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Tells the story of a country cricket with unique musical talents who lands in the middle of New York's Times Square where he and his newfound friends, Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat, put his unique musical skills to use and bring joy to the citizens of New York.

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Main Author: Selden, George, 1929-1989
Corporate Author: Macmillan Audio
Other Authors: Williams, Garth (Illustrator), Shalhoub, Tony, 1953-, Wilson, Laura
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [New York] : [Macmillan Audiobooks], [Â2008]
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Children's audiobooks.
Cats > Juvenile fiction.
Times Square (New York, N.Y.) > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Tells the story of a country cricket with unique musical talents who lands in the middle of New York's Times Square where he and his newfound friends, Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat, put his unique musical skills to use and bring joy to the citizens of New York.
Item Description:Compact disc.
Unabridged.
"A Macmillan audiobook from Farrar, Straus and Giroux."
Physical Description:2 audio discs (2.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience:490
Production Credits:Produced by Laura Wilson.
ISBN:9781427204455
1427204454
Author Notes:George Selden Thompson was born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 14, 1929. He graduated from Yale University in 1951 and studied in Rome for a year on a Fulbright Scholarship. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 15 children's books and 2 plays under the name George Selden. His first book, The Cricket in Times Square, was published in 1960. It won a John Newbery Medal in 1961 and was made into an animated film in 1973. His other works include Tucker's Countryside, The Old Meadow, and Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse. He died from complications from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on December 5, 1989 at the age of 60.

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