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The Miniature World of Marvin & James

By Elise Broach & Kelly Murphy
The Miniature World of Marvin & James by Elise Broach & Kelly Murphy digital book - Fable

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Join Marvin the beetle on a hilarious adventure in the tiny world of bugs! In this Masterpiece Adventure, James is going on vacation for a week, leaving his best friend Marvin at home. Marvin has to play with his annoying cousin, Elaine, and the two quickly find themselves getting into all sorts of trouble—even getting trapped inside a pencil sharpener! As Marvin starts to worry about his friendship with James, he wonders if James will still be his friend when he gets home or if he'll have found a new best friend.

Perfect for beginning readers, Miniature World of Marvin & James is the first book in a companion series to bestselling author Elise Broach's Masterpiece Adventures. With engaging illustrations and relatable themes of friendship, this early chapter book will delight kids who love tiny worlds, beetles, bugs, and exciting adventures.

A Christy Ottaviano Book

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“Kids LOVED. Immediately asked for the next one. Great picture to text ratio for younger ones. Finished in 20 min.”

About Elise Broach

Elise Broach is the New York Times bestselling author of Masterpiece, Shakespeare’s Secret and Desert Crossing, Missing on Superstition Mountain, the first book in the Superstition Mountain Trilogy, as well as several picture books. Her books have been selected as ALA notable books, Junior Library Guild selections, a Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book, a New York Public Library Best Book for the Teenage, an IRA Teacher’s Choice, an E.B. White Read Aloud Award, and nominated for an Edgar Award, among other distinctions.

Ms. Broach holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Yale University. She was born in Georgia and lives in the woods of rural Connecticut, walking distance from three farms, a library, a post office and two country stores.

Kelly Murphy

Kelly Murphy has illustrated many books for children including Masterpiece, Alex and the Amazing Time Machine, and the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist books. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

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