Manuelo, the Playing Mantis

by Don Freeman

Paperback, 2006

Status

Available

Local notes

E Fre

Barcode

6592

Publication

Puffin Books (2006), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages

Description

A praying mantis who longs to make music gets help from a spider named Debby Webster.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 8.88 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member elkeursin
This one is great! Especially because I want baby to learn how to play the cello one day.
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
My favorite Freeman book so far; yes, even better than Corduroy. I love how Manuelo persists in following his dream, even making sacrifices for it, and how he forgives the other critters who had teased him and lets them join him to play as an orchestra. But these themes are presented
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matter-of-factly; this story is not at all preachy.
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Pages

32

Rating

½ (10 ratings; 3.5)
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