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Title details for Doctor De Soto by William Steig - Available

Doctor De Soto

by William Steig
William Steig
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"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain.Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animals—that is, animals who have a taste for mice. But one day a fox shows up and begs for relief from the tooth that's killing him. How can the kindhearted De Sotos turn him away? But how can they make sure that the fox doesn't give in to his baser instincts once his tooth is fixed? Those clever De Sotos will find a way.

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  • Release date

    September 1, 2003

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781339051819
      • File size: 10159 KB
      • Duration: 00:21:09

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 560
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 5, 1990
      A somewhat unusual--and ravenous--patient is outfoxed by the resourceful mouse-dentist in this sly tale of mischief. Ages 3-up.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      It does say on the sign outside his establishment that animals dangerous to mice will not be admitted. Yet, on one fateful day, Mrs. De Soto prevails upon her husband, Dr. De Soto the dentist, to admit a bandage-wrapped fox. The buzzer is pressed, and Fox is in! What is a mouse to do when a fox imagines a delicious dinner of mouse after the dental work is complete? Stanley Tucci delights in bringing the scheming fox and the clever De Sotos to life. Dr. De Soto's directives as the surgery proceeds are clipped; the descriptions of Fox's despicable character matter of fact. Fox's voice is sickly, and his sotto voce pangs of conscience slimy. Tucci also accentuates Steig's remarkable language--for example, the secret formula that might "permeate the dentine"! A.R. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.6
  • Lexile® Measure:560
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)

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