Flushed Away: Movie Storybook [Paperback]

Sarah Durkee (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

From the creators of Shrek and Wallace & Gromit comes a madcap animated comedy set on and beneath the streets of London.

The story of a pampered, uptown rat named Roddy who is flushed down the toilet in his penthouse apartment and ends up in the London sewers. In the city of Ratropolis, he meets the lovely Rita, who might-or might not-help him to return home. But first, he must confront the villainous Toad and his henchfrogs who plan to take over Ratropolis. Roddy must learn a different way of life if he's to survive and save the world.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439900794
• ISBN-13: 978-0439900799
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,924,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sarah Durkee has sold skis, waited tables, been a singer and a magician's assistant, but writing is by far her favorite occupation and "The Fruit Bowl Project" the most fun she's ever had doing it. She started out as a mime (yes), then as a writer and performer in mildly offensive National Lampoon comedy revues, then moved on to writing songs for Meat Loaf. Her script and songwriting for kid's TV have earned her five Emmys (Sesame Street, Between the Lions, Dora, Arthur, Wonder Pets and others) and given her the opportunity to write for artists ranging from Kermit (brilliant frog) to Brian McKnight (brilliant human). She lives in New York City and is currently working on a book of poems for kids.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly fun!, July 31, 2006

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OZUPOIRAM - See all my reviews

This review is from: Movie Storybook (Over The Hedge) (Hardcover)

While this book is not as good as the movie, it is still mega fun to read!

5.0 out of 5 stars Flushed Away Storybook, January 6, 2009

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Coral Smith (Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flushed Away: Movie Storybook (Paperback)

My 4 Yr old Grandson hasn't put this book down. A good buy .

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Picture Storybook Delivers Exactly as Expected, February 16, 2007

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George Buttner "Agent0042" (Dayton, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Movie Storybook (Over The Hedge) (Hardcover)

Sarah Durkee, a master of writing books based on television and film, turns in another pleasing movie storybook. The "Over the Hedge Movie Storybook" tells the story of the film, in which a raccoon named R.J. finds himself in a big trouble with a bear. Now he must recruit the help of a group of animals and try to convince them that nabbing human food (and even technology) is the "gateway to the good life."

As an illustrated picture book, probably aimed at somewhat younger readers, the story is necessarily somewhat simplified. If anything, they thing I miss most is some of the development of R.J., which doesn't quite seem to come through in this version. Still, enough of the humor of the film is maintained, both in the illustrations and the book's text to make this storybook exactly what it should be.


In case you were wondering, though this book features a photo of the characters from the film on the cover, the rest of the book is illustrated in an original style by Pete Emslie with the help of Koelsch Studios. This is not necessarily a bad thing --- it can be fun sometimes to see a different illustration style and the somewhat anime / comic look adds a nice touch to this storybook.

I think fans of any age of "Over the Hedge" will enjoy this telling of the story, even if it is rather simplified.