Gerbils have long felt disrespected. Why? Because although they are much smarter than mice, they've never had as much publicity. There's no Mickey Gerbil at Disneyland-no gerbil Despereaux or Stuart Little. Gerbils have never starred in children's books wearing clothes, and living in well-furnished accommodation. That all changes when some proud, free gerbils meet Joe, a ten-year-old boy whose father is an inventor. And his latest invention is the Nanozap, a machine that can shrink things to gerbil size. Can the gerbils ...
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Gerbils have long felt disrespected. Why? Because although they are much smarter than mice, they've never had as much publicity. There's no Mickey Gerbil at Disneyland-no gerbil Despereaux or Stuart Little. Gerbils have never starred in children's books wearing clothes, and living in well-furnished accommodation. That all changes when some proud, free gerbils meet Joe, a ten-year-old boy whose father is an inventor. And his latest invention is the Nanozap, a machine that can shrink things to gerbil size. Can the gerbils get their paws on this machine, and use it to raise their status to that of the fully-furnished mouse? Even if they might have to shrink Joe in the process?
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Thereâ��s no Mickey Gerbil. Gerbils never get to star in childrenâ��s books or drive cars and are never depicted as knights rescuing princesses. In short, gerbils feel disrespected. But everything changes for the gerbils when Joe Newmanâ��s father invents the Nanozap â�" a device that can shrink anything to the perfect size for these slighted rodents. A group of gerbils, with the help of Joe and a gerbil so smart heâ��s known as Einstein, sneak to the Nanozap and begin shrinking. But when messages from Lord Travis, the gerbil leader, suddenly change tone, itâ��s up to this unlikely group to save the gerbilsâ�� world!
In ââ?¬Å"Zapped,ââ?¬Â? Prudence Breitrose paints a world with the brush of a gerbil and the pigment of a ten-year-old boy. When Joe is speaking, I truly feel like Iââ?¬â?¢m talking to a ten-year-old, like when he says:
Hey, that was safe to say, because physics didn't happen until high school, and I was just coming up on fifth grade. Mom said she didn't think I'd want to work with Dad because wasn't I going to be a writer? But Dad ruffled my hair the way he sometimes does and gave me some ribs from his plate, even though I was way too full to eat them.
And when the gerbils are talkingâ�"well, I canâ��t say Iâ��ve heard gerbils talk before, but Breitrose makes me feel like thatâ��s changed. A good example of this is:
'There's no way they'll do anything useful for us now,' he said. 'They'll just shrink stuff to show they can do it, then they'll unshrink it. In case you hadn't noticed, humans mostly like things to be the right size for them. Not for gerbils.'
Breitrose works the dialogue perfectly, leaving out the occasional comma to match the way a kid would write, then shifts it when the gerbil is narrating, weaving the thread of a gerbil�s brain into a pattern that makes the gerbils into relatable characters.
ââ?¬Å"Zappedââ?¬Â? is a well-written and entertaining book. I would love for a chapter or two from the ratsââ?¬â?¢ perspective, as well. I would like to know more about why rats hate gerbils and more about why gerbils get no respect in the world of rodents.
ââ?¬Å"Zappedââ?¬Â? by Prudence Breitrose is a funny, exciting, and well-written book, relatable to all who enjoy adventure and/or animals! Filled with excitement and charged with energy, Breitrose has created a world that is accessible to all. I would recommend this Nanozapped book to an audience aged 7 and above. If you enjoy adventure, youââ?¬â?¢ll love this book as much as I did!
