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A think crescent moon, high in the sky, shed faint white light over Dimwood Forest.
An edition of Poppy
(1995)
Poppy
printing (4)
by Avi
- 14 Ratings
- 144 Want to read
- 10 Currently reading
- 20 Have read
It is scary to look Mr. Ocax in the eyes. Especially if you are a deer mouse and only six inches long (and three inches of that is your tail). Besides, if you are Poppy you would rather be dancing in the moonlight. Instead, you have to defend yourself against the tyranny of Mr. Ocax, a great horned owl, who, compared to you, is huge.
Mr. Ocax has declared himself king of Dimwood Forest, claiming that he alone protects the mice from porcupines. In order to expand beyond Gray House (where they have lived since the farmer left), the mouse family must ask Mr. Ocax's consent. He refuses, saying that Poppy and her boyfriend did not request permission for a little dancing on Bannock Hill. That moment begins all the trouble.
Frightening trouble, as it turns out, for Poppy must come face-to-face with a dreaded porcupine and, equally alone, confront Mr. Ocax at his most fierce. It's then that Poppy learns there is no bully worse than a bully whose bluff is called.
In this charmingly pictured fable, Avi calls courage by its rightful name. And celebrates it.
--front flap
Subjects
Deer mice, golden mice, great horned owls, porcupines, salt licks, children's novels, Action & Adventure, Young adult works, Young adult fiction, Fiction, Juvenile audience, Animals, Open Library Staff Picks, Survival, White-footed mouse, Owls, Mice, Juvenile fiction, Mice -- Fiction, Owls -- Fiction, Animals -- Fiction, Survival -- Fiction, Children's fiction, Mice, fiction, Owls, fiction, Dimwood Forest (Imaginary place), Forest animalsPreviews available in: English
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The Dimwood Chronicles: Poppy
2005, Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
Paperback
in English
- printing (1)
0689837186 9780689837180
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Im Düsterwald. ( Ab 9 J.).
January 1, 2002, Ravensburger Buchverlag
Paperback
347352199X 9783473521999
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Poppy
2001, HarperTrophy
School & Library Binding
in English
- 1st Harper Trophy edition
0613033388 9780613033381
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Poppy
1997-02, Avon Books
Paperback
in English
- 1st Avon Camelot printing (17)
0380727692 9780380727698
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Poppy (Tales from Dimwood Forest)
September 1996, Perfection Learning Prebound
Unknown Binding
0780768493 9780780768499
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Poppy
First published in 1995
Subjects
Deer mice, golden mice, great horned owls, porcupines, salt licks, children's novels, Action & Adventure, Young adult works, Young adult fiction, Fiction, Juvenile audience, Animals, Open Library Staff Picks, Survival, White-footed mouse, Owls, Mice, Juvenile fiction, Mice -- Fiction, Owls -- Fiction, Animals -- Fiction, Survival -- Fiction, Children's fiction, Mice, fiction, Owls, fiction, Dimwood Forest (Imaginary place), Forest animalsPlaces
Dimwood Forest, Gray House, Bannock Hill, New HouseWork Description
At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl sat waiting. The owl's name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. With his piercing gaze, he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for the creatures he considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to cross his path . . . until the terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the moonlight . . . (source)
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Poppy
printing (4)
This edition was published in 1995 by Orchard Books in New York.
Edition Description
It is scary to look Mr. Ocax in the eyes. Especially if you are a deer mouse and only six inches long (and three inches of that is your tail). Besides, if you are Poppy you would rather be dancing in the moonlight. Instead, you have to defend yourself against the tyranny of Mr. Ocax, a great horned owl, who, compared to you, is huge.
Mr. Ocax has declared himself king of Dimwood Forest, claiming that he alone protects the mice from porcupines. In order to expand beyond Gray House (where they have lived since the farmer left), the mouse family must ask Mr. Ocax's consent. He refuses, saying that Poppy and her boyfriend did not request permission for a little dancing on Bannock Hill. That moment begins all the trouble.
Frightening trouble, as it turns out, for Poppy must come face-to-face with a dreaded porcupine and, equally alone, confront Mr. Ocax at his most fierce. It's then that Poppy learns there is no bully worse than a bully whose bluff is called.
In this charmingly pictured fable, Avi calls courage by its rightful name. And celebrates it.
--front flap
Edition Notes
"A Richard Jackson book"–Half t.p.
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