A young mouse convinces a mouse professor to help him find an ancestor's treasure that has them building a deep sea submarine and discovering the treasure was notes on an invention - the light bulb.

Poikkeuksellisen komea kuvitus tässä kirjassa! Hiirulaisten seikkailua ihmiselämän rinnalla on hauska seurata ja samalla kirja opettaa jotain ihmis(hiiri?)kunnan teknisestä kehityksestä.

Torben Kuhlmann is back with another intricately-illustrated mouse adventure (following "Lindbergh" and "Armstrong"), this time telling the story of the invention of the lightbulb -- though not as you'd expect. This extra-long picture book is a large format, printed on thick paper. Block out some time to pore over the double-page spreads which advance a story that includes research, experimentation, and perseverance (don't let being small stop you from aiming high!). The illustrations are rich with mechanical detail and gorgeous shifts in lighting. Backmatter includes Historical Facts and a short bio of Thomas Edison.

I adored it.

A little mouse, Pete, wants to find his ancestor's treasure. The problem is that all the little mouse knows is that his ancestor sailed across the Atlantic and was never heard from again. He asks Professor Mouse to help him and together they find the ship that the mouse sailed on. Unfortunately the boat sank in the middle of the ocean, presumably with the treasure on board. Just like so many other mice, the Professor and Pete are very clever. It requires a lot of experimentation, research and a trip to the museum, but they build a mouse submarine that allows them to get to the bottom of the ocean and retrieve the treasure. They also discover what happened to Pete's ancestor - don't worry, he had a happy ending. He was rescued from the ship, just like all the human passengers.

The text can be a bit long, depending on the child, but the illustrations and plot make up for it. It's a cute story and the detailed watercolor and ink illustrations are just gorgeous.

Lumoava, vanhojen saturomaanien henkeä. Huumoria sopivasti kuvissa. Ihana yllätys!

The illustrations in this book are simply stunning. There is also a lot of science and facts involved while Pete works to build mouse-sized diving bell and later a submarine, in the search of his ancestor's sunken treasure. This is a very long book with a lot of words, so it would be great to read aloud to an older child (or one with a lot of patience). It's also divided into chapters of just a few pages each, so maybe reading a chapter at a time would work well for a child who can't sit still long enough to make it through the whole book.

Beautiful art work and such a cute story!