Arthur Loses His Marbles

by Stephen Krensky and Marc Brown

Book Overview

Arthur's Grandma Thora, a marbles champion, trains him for the first- ever Elwood City Marbles Tournament, but does not tell him that she will compete against him.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316127116
• ISBN13: 9780316127110
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Like Watching an Uncut DVD

That's how I feel when reading one of Stephen Krensky's adaptions of the "Arthur" stories. He manages to do justice to the entire story, while also adding new details and bits of information to make it even more interesting. Unlike some books based on TV series, major plot or character details aren't changed and you don't feel like you're missing anything.In this story, Arthur and his friends discover the game of marbles. Arthur and Buster find that there's a fun game to be played with them after Muffy dismisses the collection she received as a useless birthday present. Arthur learns that his Grandma Thora was champion player and starts taking lessons from her, but finds that she didn't teach him everything.Fans who saw the original television story will once again be pleased with Krensky's ending. It keeps to the moral of the story, while at the same time adding something new. Another great addition to the Arthur Chapter Book series.