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Pelley, Kathleen T.

Magnus Maximus, A Marvelous Measurer

32 pp. | Farrar | April, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-34725-3 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by S. D. Schindler. Magnus Maximus loves to measure things: "wetness and dryness, nearness and farness," etc. Unfortunately, Magnus "forgot about everything else." A pair of broken glasses, a little boy, and a day at the beach teach him to balance work and life's pleasures. Crisp illustrations, which place the action in what looks like a nineteenth-century British setting, are a perfect match for the restrained tale.
Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

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