What reading level is The Mouse and the Motorcycle?
The Mouse and the Motorcycle: A Harper Classic
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Word Count |
|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 – 8 | Grades 2 – 6 | 22416 |
When did the mouse and the motorcycle come out?
The book was released as a selection of the Weekly Reader Children’s Book Club (Intermediate Division) and won the William Allen White Children’s Book Award in 1968. Cleary went on to write two more books featuring the Ralph S. Mouse character in the following decade, and a film adaptation of The Mouse and The Motorcycle was produced in 1986.
Who are the characters in the mouse and the motorcycle?
The story and characters were inspired both by Cleary’s son, who while recovering from a fever played with miniature cars and motorcycles, and by a neighbor who had shown Cleary a small mouse that had been trapped in a bucket.
Where was the missing motorcycle in the mouse and the motorcycle?
Keith discovers his missing motorcycle in the wastebasket. Although Ralph’s mother worries that he is in contact with humans, Keith shows Ralph how to start the motorcycle—make an engine-like noise—and lets Ralph ride it at night. While Keith and his family explore California, Ralph recklessly rides the motorcycle through the depths of the hotel.
What did Ralph find in the mouse and the motorcycle?
Ralph is able to find an aspirin tablet and borrows Keith’s toy ambulance to retrieve it. When Ralph is successful, Keith’s health is restored, one of the hotel’s housekeepers had even found his motorcycle among the linens from which Ralph escaped.
What’s the plot of the mouse and the motorcycle?
Plot summary. Ralph longs for a life of danger and speed, wishing to get away from his relatives, who worry about the mice colony being discovered. One day a boy named Keith Gridley and his family visit the hotel on their way through California. Keith leaves a toy motorcycle on his bedside table.
Keith discovers his missing motorcycle in the wastebasket. Although Ralph’s mother worries that he is in contact with humans, Keith shows Ralph how to start the motorcycle—make an engine-like noise—and lets Ralph ride it at night. While Keith and his family explore California, Ralph recklessly rides the motorcycle through the depths of the hotel.
Where does Ralph from the mouse and the Motorcycle Live?
Ralph is a mouse who lives in the run-down Mountain View Inn, a battered resort hotel in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California.
Who is the publisher of the mouse and the motorcycle?
First edition Language English Series The Mouse and the Motorcycle Publisher William Morrow Publication date 1965