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Nurk by Ursula Vernon Though Nurk is a small and somewhat timid soul, he longs to be like his fabulous grandmother Surka, the warrior shrew who had been a fighter, a dishwasher, and a pirate queen.
When an odd message seems to call for action, Nurk overcomes his timid nature and sets off in the wonderful Snailboat on a wild and weird adventure that will eventually lead him to the lair of the fearsome Grizzlemole. |
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| Library Edition |
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978-1-934180-66-2 |
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Three CDs |
| Approximate Running Time: 3¼ hours (estimated) |
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Listen to samples from this audiobook: | Sample 1 | Chapter 1, part 1 (3:18, about 4634) | | Sample 2 | Chapter 1, part 2 (3:31, about 4938) | | Sample 3 | Chapter 1, part 3 (3:42, about 5198) |
Reviews:| "The narrator, Bill Knowlton, does an excellent job of presenting the suspenseful moments. An excellent, entertaining listen for classroom use." | | — School Library Journal October, 2009 | | | | "This full-cast audio production chronicles how Nurk faces down his many fears and is able to provide help. Bill Knowlton, a tirelessly enthusiastic reader, sets up the cast's voices well. Everyone’s willingness to enjoy this small story does much to enhance the listener's pleasure in it." | | — Audiofile | | | | "This fanciful animal adventure comes alive in this full-cast production. . . . Musical passages
offer transitions and create mood. Sound effects, such as Scatterwings’ snoring and frogs’ bellowing (“like
an amphibian pipe organ”), will definitely appeal to young listeners.
" | | — Booklist September 15, 2009 | | | | Praise for the print version of Nurk: | | "Fans of Ursula Vernon's offbeat comics series Digger should check out her first children's book, Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures Of A (Somewhat) Brave Shrew (Harcourt). The title doesn't quite tell it all—it leaves out the uniquely Vernon-esque bizarreries, like the talking- salmon tree—but it sums up most of the story, in which a determined but fearful shrew sets out downriver in a caulked snail shell to answer a vague distress call sent by mail. . . . an enjoyably loopy, brilliantly creative kids' book full of fun narrative surprises…" | | — The Onion A.V. Club Comics Panel June, 2008 | | | | "Nurk shows heart aplenty in taking on a series of eldritch challenges-and he returns home afterward bolstered by a new self-assurance likely to spur him on in sequels to search for his lost grandparent. Nurk's adventure, and the tone in which it's related, will remind readers of Stuart Little's quest." | | — Kirkus Reviews April 15, 2008 | | |
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