Arthur's Nose (An Arthur Adventure) (Paperback)

~ (Author) "This is Arthur's house..." (more)

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Product Description

Arthur doesn't like his nose so he went to get a new one. Which did he choose? This is a fine lesson for young ones to learn that differences are nice and that we should be happy with ourselves just the way we are.

Product Details

• Paperback: 30 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (Trumpet Special Edition) (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590162187
• ISBN-13: 978-0590162180
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,651,408 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Arthur's First Appearance, June 12, 2000

By	K. Bennett (Rolla, MO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Arthur's Nose (An Arthur Adventure) (Paperback)

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."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet book!, January 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthur's Nose (An Arthur Adventure) (Paperback)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lockport Students LOVE the Arthur Books!!, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Arthur's Nose (An Arthur Adventure) (Paperback)

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!