Includes: Arthur's Mystery Envelope; Arthur Makes the Team; Arthur Accused!; Arthur and the Lost Diary
Four popular Arthur stories available in this one audio collection!
Arthur's Mystery Envelope: A Marc Brown Arthur Chapter Book #1— It looks like trouble when the principal asks Arthur to take home a large envelope marked "confidential".
Arthur's Makes the Team: A Marc Brown Arthur Chapter Book #3—Arthur worries that he won't be able to play little league baseball as well as all his friends and faces lots of teasing until someone discovers teamwork.
Arthur Accused: A Marc Brown Arthur Chapter Book #5—When the quarters which Arthur has collected for Mrs. MacGrady's charity drive disappear, Buster attempts to solve the mystery and prove his friend's innocence.
Arthur and the Lost Diary: A Marc Brown Arthur Chapter Book #9— When Arthur finds Sue Ellen's lost diary at the library, he wonders whether or not to read it before he returns it to her.
The ARTHUR ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION provides a terrific family-listening experience. Younger listeners will sympathize with the typical fears and aspirations of elementary-school-age children, and parents will recognize themselves in the characterizations of the adults in Arthur's world. In each of the stories, "Arthur Accused," "Arthur Makes the Team," "Arthur's Mystery Envelope," and "Arthur and the Lost Diary," Arthur comes to grips with a tangible situation: finding his niche on the baseball team, facing apprehensions about a letter sent home from the principal, or overcoming the temptation to look at someone's private possessions. Mark Linn-Baker sets a jaunty pace to move each episode along and shifts with facility from one character to the next. He creates just enough vocal differentiation to make characters distinct. Dream and imagined situations are clearly presented by the use of a voice echo. Enter Arthur's world and enjoy a glimpse of our own! A.R. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
