Christopher Mouse by William Wise

Christopher Mouse:
The Tale of a Small Traveler
by William Wise

The journal of Christopher Mouse has been found. It is one of many such journals kept by rabbits, hamsters, and white mice. It is extremely rare to find such a journal. Now, his journal has been made available to YOU! You will learn what it is like to be a white mouse. The life of such a mouse is not always LIGHT...cheese...nuts... gentle owners...and a leisurely life, you can be sure. It is sometimes DARK... cats... cruel owners... medical laboratories... human feet... hunger... and thirst.

Come travel with this perky little mouse who is not only an adventurer but a well-educated a poet as well. His journal will take you from his safe, cozy birthplace cage into an uncertain world. It is guaranteed to make you squeak with delight!

Extension Menu
showing how Keitha Fortman, a teacher of gifted and talented students. used the Kids' Wings unit for Christopher Mouse.

Research Links for Christopher Mouse

Purring Tiger's Classroom Critters

Mouse Genetics Gizmo (FANTASTIC!)

White Mice as Pets

White Mice Finger Puppets

White Mouse Hand Puppet

What is Greenwich Village?

What is the "Bohemian period"?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Tomb of Perneb (Egyptian Section of the Museum)

Five in a Row Vocabulary Game, a Light in the Darkness bonus page!

Dudeney's Catching the Mouse Puzzle

Crochet a White Mouse!

Literary Connections:

The Tale of Despereaux,
Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo, Winner of the 2004 Newbery Medal
Kids Wings Unit in Mountains and Valleys

Comparison of Books

Poppy by Avi
The story of a courageous field mouse, Kids Wings Unit in Character Connections

MASTERPIECE by Elise Broach
Kids Wings Unit available in Download

Kids Wings 5-Star Rating:

(Symbolizing high moral character in children's literature)

Mouse Wisdom from Christopher Mouse

"Certainly the world can be grim at times, and yet, if we try, I think we can train ourselves to bear up under our burdens." Christopher Mouse's mother in Christopher Mouse by William Wise.

Just for Fun

A mother mouse and a baby mouse are walking along, when all of a sudden, a cat attacks them. The mother mouse yells, "BARK!" and the cat runs away.

"See?" says the mother mouse to her baby. "Now do you see why it's important to learn a foreign language?"

Special Thanks to Rose's Classical Page for the background music, "Anitra's Dance" from Peer Gynt Suite I

The world's greatest literature units for Christopher Mouse and 20 other award-winning children's novels are found in

Light in the Darkness is filled with cross-curriculum activities for 21 Award Winning Books featuring:

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Multiple intelligences
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One possible way to use the unit in Light in the Darkness in your class--Keitha Fortman has designed her own menu and is sharing it with us:

An Independent Menu for Talented and Gifted Students

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The Tale of a Small Traveler
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