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The Bellmaker: A Tale from Redwall Paperback – February 9, 2004
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New York Times bestselling author Brian Jacques masterfully recounts more woodland adventures in the seventh epic in the beloved Redwall series!
It has been four seasons since Mariel, the warrior-mouse daughter of Joseph the Bellmaker, and her companion, Dandin, set off from Redwall to fight evil in Mossflower. Nothing has been heard of them since. Then one night, in a dream, the legendary Martin the Warrior comes to the Bellmaker with a mysterious message. Clearly, Mariel and Dandin are in grave danger. Joseph and four Redwallers set off at once to aid them. As they push over land and sea, they cannot know the terrible threats they face. Will the Bellmaker and his companions arrive in time to help Mariel and Dandin?
Perfect for fans of T. A. Barron’s Merlin saga, John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series, and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series.
"This is storytelling at its best."—School Library Journal
- Reading age10 years and up
- Print length336 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level5 - 6
- Lexile measure900L
- Dimensions5.08 x 0.95 x 7.75 inches
- PublisherFirebird
- Publication dateFebruary 9, 2004
- ISBN-100142400300
- ISBN-13978-0142400302
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"For the seventh volume of the Redwall series, Jacques sticks to the tried-and-true formula action aplenty and a huge cast of woodland creatures that has won him such a dedicated following . . . A seemingly endless stream of cliff-hangers and dazzling combat winds its way through lovingly described forest feasts."—Publishers Weekly
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- Publisher : Firebird; Reprint edition (February 9, 2004)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 336 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0142400300
- ISBN-13 : 978-0142400302
- Reading age : 10 years and up
- Lexile measure : 900L
- Grade level : 5 - 6
- Item Weight : 9.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.08 x 0.95 x 7.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #107,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #286 in Children's Mouse & Rodent Books
- #2,837 in Children's Fantasy & Magic Books
- #3,662 in Children's Action & Adventure Books (Books)
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A well-known radio personality in his native Liverpool--as well as an actor, stand-up comic, and playwright--Brian Jacques (1939-2011) was the host of "Jakestown" on BBC Radio Merseyside. Ever the performer, Jacques was well-known for applying his acting and entertainment background to his lively presentations to legions of young fans at schools across the United States and England. Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England on June 15th, 1939. Along with forty percent of the population of Liverpool, his ancestral roots are in Ireland, County Cork to be exact. He grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks. His interest in adventure stories began at an early age with reading the books of: Daniel Defoe, Sir Henry Rider Haggard, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Thomas Malory, Robert Michael Ballantyne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Kenneth Grahame. He attended St. John's School, an inner city school that had its playground on the roof. On his first day at St. John's, at the age of ten, he had an experience that marked his potential as a writer. When given an assignment of writing a story about animals, he wrote about the bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The teacher could not, and would not, believe that a ten year old could write that well. When young Brian refused to falsely say that he had copied the story, he was caned as "a liar". He had always loved to write, but it was only then, that he realized that he had a talent for writing. "My favourite teacher was Mr. Austin Thomas. He looked like Lee Marvin. Big Man. A Captain in World War II. He came to school on a big bush bike with the haversack on back. He was a man's man. Always fair. I was fourteen at the time when Mr. Thomas introduced the class to poetry and Greek literature. (Because of him, I saved seven shillings and sixpence to buy The Iliad and The Odyssey at this dusty used book shop.)" This interest in poetry extended to Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Goldsmith. It was also at St. John's that Brian met a teacher, Alan Durband (who also taught two Beatles, Paul McCartney and George Harrison), who, more than thirty years later would bring about a major change in his life. After Brian finished school at fifteen, he set out to find adventure as a merchant seaman. He travelled to many far away ports, including New York, Valparaiso, San Francisco, and Yokohama. Tiring of the lonely life of a sailor, he returned to Liverpool where he worked as a railway fireman, a longshoreman, a long-distance truck driver, a bus driver, a boxer, a bobby (Police Constable 216D), a postmaster, and a stand-up comic. Jacques passed away in February of 2011 at the age of 71.
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消息の知れぬ娘を案ずるJosephの夢に勇者Martinが現れ、Redwallの4人の仲間を連れ、南へ旅立つよう告げる。
今また悪が、平和を愛する動物たちを苦しめている。Redwallの勇者達よ、Southswardの地を解放せよ!
Joseph the Bellmaker(マウス)… 老いてなお逞しい、鐘作りの名工。
Finnbarr Galedeep(ラッコ)… Josephたちと旅することになった、経験豊かな頼れる海の男。
Slipp & Blaggut(ラット)… Josephたちに船を奪われてしまった海賊の頭&頭の弱い下っ端。
Foxwolf & Silvamord(キツネ)… Southswardを侵略した、キツネの夫婦。
Geal Squirrelking(リス)… Foxwolfに城を奪われ、幽閉されている。
Mariel & Dandin(マウス)… 旅から旅へ、弱きを助け強きを挫く戦いを続けている。Gealの家族を助けるが、かわりにFoxwolfに捕えられ、城に幽閉されてしまう。
相変わらず面白い。盛り沢山の冒険活劇を堪能しました。
本作で特に良かったのが、海賊Blaggutのエピソードです。このシリーズでは、動物の種類ごとにある程度の性格づけがされていて、この辺のお約束も楽しみのひとつなのですが、「悪役の動物は常に悪いヤツ」なのは単純すぎると思っていました。
Blaggutは、悪役であるラットなのに善良な心を持っています(バカだけど)。彼の存在が、単純な勧善懲悪の平板さから物語を救い、これまでにない深みを与えているように思いました。