Arthur's Nose (An Arthur Adventure)

By Marc Brown

Book Overview

After 25 years of Arthur adventures, enthusiastic readers still agreewith the conclusion of the very first book about this Everychild aardvark:"There's a lot more to Arthur than his nose." This 25th anniversary editionincludes, in addition to the original story, Arthur's Nose, a scrapbookof fun facts, photos, and letters all about the evolution of Arthur over theyears. Readers can compare photos of author Marc Brown's family with pictures ofArthur and his family. (Note the spooky similarity between Brown's sister,Bonnie, and Arthur's sister, D.W.--Brown doesn't deny it!). In a letter to hisfans, Brown describes how Arthur came to be, and how he has developed over theyears. A special illustrated section demonstrates just how much this friendlyfellow's nose has changed, from a long, droopy, aardvarky nose in 1976,gradually shortening over the years to his nearly nonexistent schnoz today.Arthur has also acquired glasses and a much sunnier disposition over the lastquarter century.In Arthur's Nose, first grader Arthur decides that he doesn't like hisnose. He goes to the rhinologist to change it, but ultimately decides, to therelief of his friends and family, "I'm just not me without my nose!" Luckily forreaders today, Arthur is still Arthur, even without the original elongatedproboscis. Fans of Arthur's FirstKiss, ArthurAccused!, Arthur and theCrunch Cereal Contest, and the many other Arthur titles, will bethrilled to get a peek behind the scenes in this very special edition. (Ages 4to 8) --Emilie Coulter

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316110701
• ISBN13: 9780316110709
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.1" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 1 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Writing Possibilities!

This new edition of Arthur's Nose is as wonderful as the original, but now it's even more useful to teachers! In the front of the book, Marc Brown has included pages from his original manuscript and shown how he had to edit and revise things. What a great motivator for young writers learning that revision and editing are a part of writing. There is also a gallery of photographs from Marc's own family and Arthur's life over the years. An additional page of fun facts and all of the incarnations of Arthur's nose over the years, as well as a letter to readers, complete the additional pages of this anniversary edition.Just like Peanuts characters, and others with whom we, or our children, grew up, Arthur's looks have changed over the years. What a great classroom discussion these changes could prompt! I could envision this discussion taking place, with more mature reasoning, from first to sixth grade, and I wouldn't hesitate to use the book as a writing springboard in those same grade levels.

Sweet book!

I really thought it was a sweet book. I wonder though, if there was nothing wrong with Arthur's nose, why did the author change it for his other books? It sends the wrong message.

Arthur's First Appearance

Of all the characters that have a book for every first, every problem, every holiday, Arthur is my favorite. Unlike some other series, the Arthur books don't bang you over the head with the moral of the story. It's there, but woven so subtly into the story that you discover it on your own.When I first saw Arthur in his present incarnation, I thought he was some sort of a mouse. He's actually an aardvark. He looks more like an aardvark in the earliest book. That's the problem: Arthur doesn't like his long aardvark snout.His family loves Arthur and his nose. But the kids at school, who are all different types of animals, sometimes make fun of his nose, so Arthur decides to change it. He visits a rhinologist (who is a rhino, of course), and tries out different pictures of noses. Would he be happier with a rabbit's nose? A chicken's? An armadillo's? Finally, he decides to stick with the nose he's got.It's a great message for any kid who feels a little different. But, look at Arthur today. What happened to that long snout? No matter, he's still my favorite. As author Marc Brown put it in the first book, "There's more to Arthur than his nose."

Lockport Students LOVE the Arthur Books!!

We are first graders in Lockport, NY. We love the Arthur the Aardvark books, especially Arthur's Nose. Our first grade teacher, Mrs. Haak, read the story to us. Jacob, Marisa, Nicholas, and Cory think the best part of the book is when Arthur tries on all the different noses. Javeon's favorite part is when Arthur tries on the rhino nose. We will get more Arthur books out of the library!

Tells kids its okay to be yourself

Arthur decides he doesn't like his nose and he wants a new one. But when he goes to pick one out, he decides he likes his own nose the best. My children love this book. It tells kids that you don't have to be like everyone else. Arthur's nose is different, but it's still a great nose.