Merle the High Flying Squirrel

by Bill Peet

Book Overview

For use in schools and libraries only. Unhappy about the noise and clutter of the city, a squirrel travels west to find peace and quiet in the forest of giant trees he has heard about. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395184525
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Length: 30 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

fun adventure

When we borrowed it from the library, this was the 1st Bill Peet book my daughter & I read. We thoroughly enjoyed it & donated a copy to her school library. Merle longs to see the world beyond his neighborhood & sets out on adventure. The trip turns out to be more than he expected, but he achieves his goal & enjoys much scenery on the way. My daughter was 4 when I wrote my initial review; now she is almost 7. The tale of Merle's journey is just as appropriate for a preschooler as a new reader in elementary school. This book inspired us to look for Bill Peet whenever we are shopping for bks at stores or libraries. We have donated several titles to her school library. The children love the stories themselves, & the sometimes rhyming. I love the humor & the sometimes morals.