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Curious George Flies a Kite (Curious George Original Adventures)
by
H.A. Rey
George's adventures with bunnies, fishing poles, and a powerful kite are told in a simplified text suitable for first-graders to read themselves.
Paperback, 80 pages
Published
October 12th 1977
by HMH Books
(first published 1958)
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My middle son is currently seven and he struggles with reading. He's great at math and science, he remembers things that blow my mind and he's got this amazing hand/eye coordination that causes me much envy...he's just not the best reader.
We've been playing a lot of phonics games lately, trying to build his confidence and get him more comfortable with reading instead of feeling frustrated because it's not clicking and yesterday he asked me if we could get some books just for him from the library...more
We've been playing a lot of phonics games lately, trying to build his confidence and get him more comfortable with reading instead of feeling frustrated because it's not clicking and yesterday he asked me if we could get some books just for him from the library...more
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I just love curious george stories. This is really long though and would not be good for a read aloud. Curious George gets curious about the small house next door after he gets tired of playing with his ball. He ventures to the small house to find that it is a house for a mother bunny and her babies. George plays with the bunny like hide and seek until he loses the bunny and has to get the mother bunny to help him find the bunny. He then brings them back to their house after they find the little...more
**This review is written in Indonesian.**
Tak salah bila saya menjuluki Margret Rey penulis buku anak-anak yang cerdik. Kisah seseru petualangan Curious George ini dituangkannya dengan begitu mengalir, tak putus sampai di akhir.
Ketika membaca judulnya tak usah cepat-cepat berharap menemukan adegan George yang selalu ingin tahu dan pria bertopi kuning tengah membuat layang-layang--kalau memang itu bayangan Anda ketika membaca judul buku ini. Dari total 80 halaman, kata layang-layang baru muncul pa...more
Tak salah bila saya menjuluki Margret Rey penulis buku anak-anak yang cerdik. Kisah seseru petualangan Curious George ini dituangkannya dengan begitu mengalir, tak putus sampai di akhir.
Ketika membaca judulnya tak usah cepat-cepat berharap menemukan adegan George yang selalu ingin tahu dan pria bertopi kuning tengah membuat layang-layang--kalau memang itu bayangan Anda ketika membaca judul buku ini. Dari total 80 halaman, kata layang-layang baru muncul pa...more
“Curious George Flies a Kite” by Margret Rey follows the adventure of a curious monkey named George whose curiosity gets him I a difficult situation involving a kite. At first the theme revolves around George playing with string. In a way kids can learn about the many different ways string is used while having following a monkey his adventures get him into trouble but is able to get out it before the story comes to a close. This story involves more than George flying a kite it also includes bun...more
George does more than just fly a kite in this picture book. First, he does some tricks with a ball. Then, he gets distracted by the bunnies in the garden and takes one out to play only to lose it a few minutes later. He uses the Mother Bunny to find the lost bunny and by then he's spying his next adventure.
Next, George fashions his own fishing pole out of a mop and baits the fish using pieces of cake. When that doesn't work, he falls into the water due to leaning too far off the dock to literall...more
Next, George fashions his own fishing pole out of a mop and baits the fish using pieces of cake. When that doesn't work, he falls into the water due to leaning too far off the dock to literall...more
Flying a kite is no picnic! The church I attended held an annual Kite Day, which, invariably was the least windy day of the year. Never could seem to get the kite off the ground for long. George tackles this problem in this addition to H.A. Rey's series.
AppleBlossom has been in love with monkeys since her first birthday, so when she discovered Curious George there was expected delight. It started with the movie Curious George 2 on Netflix Instant View, then it went on to some Green Light Readers Level 1 based on the PBS show. Now through this book I get to guide her away from just the animated illustrations and back to the original H.A. Rey illustrations and Margret Rey story.
I love the original art and story! This specific version I have is b...more
I love the original art and story! This specific version I have is b...more
makes me feel very curious. The themes are Curious George flying a kite; but also Curious George fishing; and Curious George playing with a baby bunny. The main theme is the Man with the Yellow Hat went out and told Curious George not to be too curious but he still couldn't help himself. Thankfully, on the last predicament when Curious George went up with the kite, the Man with the Yellow Hat came back in time to save him in a helicopter. I would definitely use this book for children to encoura...more
This, to me, is the high watermark for the Curious George series. Rey hits the apex of her career as we are brought through a procedural drama involving herding rabbits, fishing, and kite-flying. Although somewhat agonizing to read as an adult for its pace, it is well-suited to toddler-age kids who are interested in all the steps that it may take to do things. In this volume there is little controversy. George isn't out smoking pipes and jumping bail as shown in his origin story. In this book he...more
This is another of the Reys' wonderful Curious George series. In this story, George goes from one adventure to another -- losing and finding a baby bunny, learning how to fish, and naughtily flying a kite until he flies high above the town, only to be rescued by the Man with the Yellow Hat. George has delighted children for generations, and this makes for an enjoyable read. Unlike the later knock-off George series, this story is characterized by the Reys' carefully crafted writing and wonderful...more
Mar 22, 2011
Anna
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Children and adults of all ages; beginning readers
Shelves:
childrens
Curious George gets in trouble again following his curiosity in his neighborhood. He finds a bunny hutch and loses one of the baby rabbits and then falls in the lake while trying to fish with a mop, mop hook, and pieces of cake. Finally, while holding a kite for his neighbor boy, he flies into the air and has to be rescued by the man in the yellow hat in a helicopter!
George's ingenious solutions to his problems are satisfying and my 2 year old grandson was enthralled from start to finish.
Great f...more
George's ingenious solutions to his problems are satisfying and my 2 year old grandson was enthralled from start to finish.
Great f...more
AppleBlossom has been in love with monkeys since her first birthday, so when she discovered Curious George there was expected delight. It started with the movie Curious George 2 on Netflix Instant View, then it went on to some Green Light Readers Level 1 based on the PBS show. Now through this book I get to guide her away from just the animated illustrations and back to the original H.A. Rey illustrations and Margret Rey story.
I love the original art and story! This specific version I have is bi...more
I love the original art and story! This specific version I have is bi...more
Okay, maybe it's a stretch to review a kid's book, but every time I read this book I felt it was the most artfully crafted of the Curious George books.
I like how there are a couple episodes in the book, and the Reys segue seamlessly from one episode to the next. On one of the first pages George is looking out the window, and H.A. Rey gives you a bird's-eye view of the rest of the story--the garden, the dock in the distance and the sky beyond.
First episode. George climbs over the garden wall to...more
I like how there are a couple episodes in the book, and the Reys segue seamlessly from one episode to the next. On one of the first pages George is looking out the window, and H.A. Rey gives you a bird's-eye view of the rest of the story--the garden, the dock in the distance and the sky beyond.
First episode. George climbs over the garden wall to...more
May 22, 2012
Fjóla
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
3 - 6 year olds
Shelves:
children-s-books,
kids-boy-books
In this book Curious George flies a kite. He also does a number of other fun things, And each time he gets into trouble. It's hard to be curious. But it's fun. We love this series, just as we love the animated ones on PBS. Most little kids can relate really well to Curious George. Luckily, the man with the yellow hat is usually close by, close enough to get George out of trouble. This is a safe read for my very sensitive 3 1/2 year old. Although Curious George does get himself into many a pickle...more
This book is deceptively long. I needed to drink a glass of water afterwards. It's very cheeky and entertaining and worrisome, as George is wont to be, and there are lots of involved sub-plots. The illustrations are very eye-catching and expressive. My 3.5 year old sat captivated through the whole twenty minutes of storytelling.
My daughter loves this book because it has one of her favorite characters - Curious George. She loves it. :) The story is simple enough and the pictures are sweet. My husband even said that he thinks he had this book when he was a little boy.
Children absolutely love Curious George. However, this book is a little too long to engage students in a read aloud. It would be great for children to read on their own, though!
Quite a bit advanced for my toddler, but he sat through the whole thing and enjoyed it. He loves George. This was my book as a child and I am thrilled to pass it on.
Curious George does more than fly a kite. He plays with bunnies and fishes with a broom baited with cake. Bill gives him a baby bunny.
I've been reading this over and over to Issac, the little 2 year old I babysit, and he loves it. Kids always love a michievous character!
This story follows a lot the same basic outline of the original curious George book. I hate reading it, but my son loves it.
I love the CG books that are the old beginning reader editions--and so do my kids!
The art is so good and expressive. No wonder they're classics. Z loves them.
My four-year-old found this at the library and HAD to bring it home. And won't let me take it back yet. His older brother (8 yrs old) read it to him.
It's a cute story in typical George fashion meaning he gets into all sorts of trouble because he's so curious. But it always ends up okay. There are several 'sections' here or different stories. For the beginning reader you could split them up in these natural breaks.
My good reader read this quickly. He said it was "too easy and kinda boring", but...more
It's a cute story in typical George fashion meaning he gets into all sorts of trouble because he's so curious. But it always ends up okay. There are several 'sections' here or different stories. For the beginning reader you could split them up in these natural breaks.
My good reader read this quickly. He said it was "too easy and kinda boring", but...more
It's really long, but my daughters love it.
Frank really enjoyed this book.
My kids at work LOVED this! (:
Fiction,Children's fiction
Mar 02, 2008
Dorkus Malorkus
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
children who love monkeys. adults who wear yellow hats.
Recommended to Dorkus by:
the lady at my preschool library. boy could she pick em.
this was the first book i was taught to read. thinking back, i know that i cheated, because i just memorized how each page sounded. i wonder if i even understood the actual words being spoken... just whoa crazy picture!
i always wanted a monkey. i hear that they're super strong, easily agitated, and masturbate frequntly. oh to have the monkey's life...
oh but this book... yes, well... i'm going to rate it a decent. sure it was novel back then, but it hasn't stood the test of time like green eggs...more
i always wanted a monkey. i hear that they're super strong, easily agitated, and masturbate frequntly. oh to have the monkey's life...
oh but this book... yes, well... i'm going to rate it a decent. sure it was novel back then, but it hasn't stood the test of time like green eggs...more
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Hans Augusto Rey was born on September 16, 1898, in Hamburg, Germany. He grew up there near the world-famous Hagenbeck Zoo, and developed a lifelong love for animals and drawing. Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein (who would be known to most of the world as Margret Rey) was also born in Hamburg on May 16, 1906. The two met briefly when Margret was a young girl, before she left Hamburg to study art. The...more
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