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Mousenet #2
Mousemobile
Life is good for the four humans in Cleveland who know that mice have evolved into possibly the smartest species on earth. Eleven-year-old Megan and her cousin Joey have great summer jobs at the mouse-powered factory that makes Thumbtops-the tiny computers mice use to spread the word about climate change.
But suddenly, the Big Cheese, leader of the Mouse Nation, needs their help. There's trouble at his Headquarters in California. The four humans rush to the rescue, only to find themselves on a crazy road-trip-with way too many mice. Their journey takes them clear across the country, always just one step ahead of the mysterious enemy. Will the humans save the Mouse Nation, so mice can continue their fight for the health of the planet?
Get ready for the exhilarating sequel to Mousenet ! This updated take on the classic mouse tale is charmingly illustrated and filled with friendship, humor and heart.
But suddenly, the Big Cheese, leader of the Mouse Nation, needs their help. There's trouble at his Headquarters in California. The four humans rush to the rescue, only to find themselves on a crazy road-trip-with way too many mice. Their journey takes them clear across the country, always just one step ahead of the mysterious enemy. Will the humans save the Mouse Nation, so mice can continue their fight for the health of the planet?
Get ready for the exhilarating sequel to Mousenet ! This updated take on the classic mouse tale is charmingly illustrated and filled with friendship, humor and heart.
288 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2013
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About the author
Prudence Breitrose
14 books11 followersGrew up in Winnie-The-Pooh country. Studied modern languages at Cambridge University, then went into journalism on magazines (including one for children under six)and newspapers, then into British television as a producer and director.
After moving to California and marrying a Stanford professor, I worked as a writer in health education until I had a dream that confused computer mice with the real thing, and I started work on Mousenet.
After moving to California and marrying a Stanford professor, I worked as a writer in health education until I had a dream that confused computer mice with the real thing, and I started work on Mousenet.
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June 3, 2019I enjoyed the first book in the series. Gave it 4 **** but not feeling anything for this one. Still a cute idea but for some reason the writing is getting on my nerves.
February 9, 2024
ADORABLE
November 7, 2013
Mousemobile is a children's book written by Prudence Breitrose and illustrated by Stephanie Yue. This sequel to Mousenet is scheduled for release on October 15 2013. I did not read the first book, but think other readers new to the series will be able to catch up to the larger story as quickly as I did. In this book, there are exactly four humans that know mice have evolved to become extremely smart. Two of those humans are eleven-year-old Megan and her cousin Joey, who have summer jobs in mouse-powered factory that makes Thumbtops (the tiny computers mice use). When the Big Cheese, leader of the Mouse Nation, needs their help in California the four humans rush to the rescue. Soon they are on a crazy road-trip-with way too many mice and just one step ahead of the mysterious enemy. Can the humans save the Mouse Nation so that mice can continue their fight for the health of the planet, and will Megan ever be able to share the secrets about mice with her mother?
Mousemobile is full of fun and adventure. The entire Mouse Nation is in danger, all because of a few mice becoming a little too fond of human luxuries. There are aspects of a mystery, as readers and the characters work to figure out just who is following the main characters, who their enemy is, and how they keep finding them. There is also the story of friendship and family with Megan, Uncle Fred, Joey, Jake, and the rest of the human characters. I liked that the mice have personalities that are just as large and varied as the humans that they communicate with. The each have challenges to face and some growth, but not so much that it takes away from the adventure of the story.
I found the journey of the Mousemobile to be as fun, fast, and furry read that I would recommend to the middle grade set. Readers that enjoy animals, adventure, environmental activism, and technology will particularly enjoy this book. I think that if I had read Mousenet first I would have enjoyed this volume even more, and look forward to rectifying that lack as soon as possible.
Mousemobile is full of fun and adventure. The entire Mouse Nation is in danger, all because of a few mice becoming a little too fond of human luxuries. There are aspects of a mystery, as readers and the characters work to figure out just who is following the main characters, who their enemy is, and how they keep finding them. There is also the story of friendship and family with Megan, Uncle Fred, Joey, Jake, and the rest of the human characters. I liked that the mice have personalities that are just as large and varied as the humans that they communicate with. The each have challenges to face and some growth, but not so much that it takes away from the adventure of the story.
I found the journey of the Mousemobile to be as fun, fast, and furry read that I would recommend to the middle grade set. Readers that enjoy animals, adventure, environmental activism, and technology will particularly enjoy this book. I think that if I had read Mousenet first I would have enjoyed this volume even more, and look forward to rectifying that lack as soon as possible.
February 15, 2014
Mousemobile has a cute premise. Mice have evolved and are behind the scenes of human society, manipulating people to do what they want. Fortunately, they have only the earth's best interests in mind.
My 10-year old son enjoyed the book, and insisted that I read it, too.
The characters were engaging, and the story world was really fun. The idea that most mice don't talk (they use sign language) really made for some fun moments. But also neat to have a few mice who have learned human speech.
My only complaint is that the author is constantly preaching a message. It's as bad as a Christian book that barely tells a story while beating you over the head with "Jesus died for your sins!" Only this time, the message is, "Humans are killing the planet with global warming and must be saved from themselves by another, more noble evolved species!"
The villains of the story are people who don't believe humans are responsible for the climate changes. Any "science" that says global warming isn't happening or isn't because of humans is tossed aside as bogus. The evolved mice are held up as wiser than humans, though they don't show much evidence of being different in terms of personality and moral failings.
So the story, while cute, ends up being a thinly-veiled tool for indoctrinating kids with the message of human-caused climate change. I suppose that could make it a fun way to introduce a current social/scientific topic to kids of a certain age, but I'd prefer it weren't so dogmatically one-sided.
Recommendation: If you believe there might be other causes for climate change, you might want to have a talk with your kids after they read this, just to let them know there are varying opinions in the scientific community. It's a good chance for a learning moment and exploring some of the different opinions on the topic.
My 10-year old son enjoyed the book, and insisted that I read it, too.
The characters were engaging, and the story world was really fun. The idea that most mice don't talk (they use sign language) really made for some fun moments. But also neat to have a few mice who have learned human speech.
My only complaint is that the author is constantly preaching a message. It's as bad as a Christian book that barely tells a story while beating you over the head with "Jesus died for your sins!" Only this time, the message is, "Humans are killing the planet with global warming and must be saved from themselves by another, more noble evolved species!"
The villains of the story are people who don't believe humans are responsible for the climate changes. Any "science" that says global warming isn't happening or isn't because of humans is tossed aside as bogus. The evolved mice are held up as wiser than humans, though they don't show much evidence of being different in terms of personality and moral failings.
So the story, while cute, ends up being a thinly-veiled tool for indoctrinating kids with the message of human-caused climate change. I suppose that could make it a fun way to introduce a current social/scientific topic to kids of a certain age, but I'd prefer it weren't so dogmatically one-sided.
Recommendation: If you believe there might be other causes for climate change, you might want to have a talk with your kids after they read this, just to let them know there are varying opinions in the scientific community. It's a good chance for a learning moment and exploring some of the different opinions on the topic.
October 7, 2013
Mousemobile is the follow up to Prudence Breitrose's Mousenet. In this installment, Megan and Joey and Jake and Fred are still the only humans who know about the evolution of the mouse nation. They are working diligently with their mouse partners to create thumbtops and save the planet. Unexpectedly, they are called to a meeting with the Big Cheese in mouse headquarters. It seems the Mouse Nation is under attack and drastic measures have to be taken. What measures? Why a giant, gas-guzzling RV of course! Megan and Uncle Fred rescue the mice at mouse HQ and start a cross-country journey with an RV with 2445 mice in an RV. They are pursued by a stranger in a green truck and worried about a spy in their midst. There are car chases, near misses, espionage and strange anti-climate change cults in the woods. Of course everything is going to work out fine. Perpetrators will be caught, minds will be changed and mouse will move.
I actually liked this book a bit more than the first one. While the premise is still pretty silly, I do appreciate a road trip book. Just picturing this giant RV with mice all over it made me smile. Even with the silliness, there is still the message about climate change that comes through loud and clear. I think there are more adventures to come in this story as Mouse HQ is now located at the thumbtop factory and everyone is in one place.
I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley.com.
I actually liked this book a bit more than the first one. While the premise is still pretty silly, I do appreciate a road trip book. Just picturing this giant RV with mice all over it made me smile. Even with the silliness, there is still the message about climate change that comes through loud and clear. I think there are more adventures to come in this story as Mouse HQ is now located at the thumbtop factory and everyone is in one place.
I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley.com.
March 19, 2013
If the goal of science and engineering is to build better mousetraps then the goal of Prudence Breitrose is to build better mice. This she certainly did in Mousenet, her charming first book about Silicon Valley mice so evolved they have created working computers and a complete functioning society; all their rodent size. Now, there is Mousemobile, the second and even more fun book about this Mice Nation. Still centered around world climate change, this new book is crammed full of the everyday dangers of discovery and threatened survival for this vulnerable,valuable clan. The pages are filled with the perils of identity theft, road chases, and kidnapping from anti-global warming forces, killer exterminators and stalking exploiters. But with the help of a Jeepful of movie action heroes, the select humans who are Mouse Nation confidantes get the assorted mice and human problems properly and satisfactorily sorted out ,as British-born author Breitrose might term it. Although targeted for a younger reader, the lessons and wisdom in Mousemobile should be required reading for us all and Mousemobile is a definite candidate for a delightful and important Disney-type film.
--Terry Galanoy
October 13, 2013
When Megan gets a panicky message from the Big Cheese, she knows there's trouble. Someone has blown the whistle and exterminators are headed to HQ. Now Megan and her uncle must figure out how to rescue all the mice. Their plan involves and RV capable of transporting more than 2,000 mice and a cover story that they are robots performing at Great America. So begins a cross country chase as groups opposed to global warming target Mouse Nation. But Talking Mouse 3, a.k.a. Trey, and Megan will stop at nothing to save the mice, stop global warming, and get a Thumbtop in every paw. This is such a cute series with mice who know as much about computers as humans. They e-mail, use credit cards, order from Amazon.com, use Google maps, and navigate cyberspace. They love the Disney movie Ratatouille and quote Shakespeare. What is not to like?
February 28, 2019
Language - G, Sexual Content - G; Violence - G
Megan is working for her uncle Fred this summer, trying to help mice save the planet. Mice everywhere have been working diligently in trying to cool down the earth, and they are receiving human support now that they've let Megan in on their secret. Unfortunately, Mouse Nation HQ is in danger--someone is sabotaging everything they're working so hard to accomplish.
Some of the characters are very exaggerated, like caricatures, which gave the book a less-real feel. However, the whole concept is a little out there, so it's hard to justify being annoyed about the caricatured state of the characters. Maybe it feels more acceptable if the prequel is read first. Overall, though, it's a cute read despite its ridiculousness, and the illustrations are magnificent.
Reviewed for https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/
Megan is working for her uncle Fred this summer, trying to help mice save the planet. Mice everywhere have been working diligently in trying to cool down the earth, and they are receiving human support now that they've let Megan in on their secret. Unfortunately, Mouse Nation HQ is in danger--someone is sabotaging everything they're working so hard to accomplish.
Some of the characters are very exaggerated, like caricatures, which gave the book a less-real feel. However, the whole concept is a little out there, so it's hard to justify being annoyed about the caricatured state of the characters. Maybe it feels more acceptable if the prequel is read first. Overall, though, it's a cute read despite its ridiculousness, and the illustrations are magnificent.
Reviewed for https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/
September 30, 2015
Cute book...good for 4th and 5th grade level. I did like the first one better but will read the third....Happy Reading :)
November 6, 2014
I loved the super smart mice and the global warming and climate change theme, but the people just did not hold my attention. After two attempts at finishing the story, I quit.
January 28, 2015
My 11 year old son loves this series. About this book he says, "I love this book because it's about saving the planet, about climate change, and that's why I love it. It was also funny."
December 31, 2014
A great followup to the first book. Read it out-loud to the kids and the whole family had fun reading it.
May 17, 2015
Awesome book
July 6, 2015
The story is cute enough, but the preaching about climate change is really heavy-handed.
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