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Lost and Found (The Boy #2)
What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long and difficult in the boy’s rowboat. There are storms to brave and deep, dark nights.To pass the time, the boy tells the penguin stories. Finally, they arrive. Yet instead of being happy, both are sad. That’s when th...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
December 29th 2005
by Philomel
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This is the sweetest book. I would say this is a perfect book with many good lessons about friendship for young children. I also think this is a great books for anyone (teens, young adults and older). It has lovely illustrations. A true delight.
The premise is that a boy opens his door to find a penguin. He works to find out whether the penguin is lost, and to where should he be returned. Ultimately boy and penguin travel to the South pole. Boy leaves penguin on ice floe only to realize that the...more
The premise is that a boy opens his door to find a penguin. He works to find out whether the penguin is lost, and to where should he be returned. Ultimately boy and penguin travel to the South pole. Boy leaves penguin on ice floe only to realize that the...more
3.5 STARS The penguin is so cute! A nice story about friendship.
This is about a boy who one day opened his front door to find a penguin there. The boy didn’t know where he came from, or who the penguin belonged to. The boy assumes that the penguin is sad, so decided to take a journey to the South Pole to take the penguin back. They rowed all the way there, and when they got there the boy said goodbye and left the penguin behind. They both felt sad that they were not together. So they both rowed back to find each other in the sea. This is a book about two unl...more
Someone will come and get you when you need them most.
‘Lost and Found’ is a picture book by Oliver Jefffers. It is an interesting tale about an unlikely friendship between a boy and a penguin he finds outside his front door. The boy assumes the penguin must be lost, so they embark on a journey to find out where in the world the penguin comes from. However the boy soon realises that the penguin is not lost but just in need of friendship.
The story is heart-warming and anyone who has been in a situation in a new setting or environment and feels a bit...more
The story is heart-warming and anyone who has been in a situation in a new setting or environment and feels a bit...more
Lost and Found is a simple tale about a boy and a penguin and their growing friendship.
One day the penguin just turns up at the boys house and the boy presumes he is lost so takes him to the lost and found office. Once they reach the office he discovers no one is missing a penguin. The boy then goes on a journey to try and find out where the penguin has come from. As you follow the character Oliver Jeffers tells the story with a humourous tone that will amuse children and adults – lines such as...more
One day the penguin just turns up at the boys house and the boy presumes he is lost so takes him to the lost and found office. Once they reach the office he discovers no one is missing a penguin. The boy then goes on a journey to try and find out where the penguin has come from. As you follow the character Oliver Jeffers tells the story with a humourous tone that will amuse children and adults – lines such as...more
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers is a simple tale about a boy and a penguin and how their relationship develops. At the beginning of the story the penguin turns up at the boy’s front door looking sad. The boy presumes that the penguin is lost so he brings him to the lost and found office where he discovers that no one is missing a penguin. The boy then decides that he has to help the penguin find his way home and rows all the way to the South Pole. As the boy floats away the penguin looks even m...more
Nov 21, 2012
Amy Musser
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One day a boy finds a penguin, a very sad looking penguin that follows him everywhere. The penguin doesn’t say a word, but the boy thinks he must be lost and sets out to find the penguin’s home. After asking many unresponsive birds to tell him where penguins live, the boy finds the answer in a book: the South Pole! But how to get there? He tries the harbor, but he can’t make himself heard over the loud horn of the gigantic ship. So the boy and the penguin pull out a row boat and pack it with man...more
'There once was a boy… and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep.'
I first saw this as an animated adaption on TV and was so impressed I decided to read the book, I was not disappointed. This is a story about a boy finding a penguin on his doorstep and eventually deciding to help the penguin find his way home. The boy does not know why the penguin has arrived and as the story goes on, they strike up a relationship that neither expected to happen.
I loved this book because of it's simplicity, t...more
I first saw this as an animated adaption on TV and was so impressed I decided to read the book, I was not disappointed. This is a story about a boy finding a penguin on his doorstep and eventually deciding to help the penguin find his way home. The boy does not know why the penguin has arrived and as the story goes on, they strike up a relationship that neither expected to happen.
I loved this book because of it's simplicity, t...more
A really affecting story that considers friendship and the notion of loneliness and being lost. This book is beautifully illustrated with amazing attention to detail of facial expression to convey emotions and feelings.
Lost and Found tells the story of a little boy who discovers a penguin at his front door and sets out to return him home, believing that this is the best thing to do and what the penguin would like him to do. The boy soon realises that maybe returning the penguin home was not what...more
Lost and Found tells the story of a little boy who discovers a penguin at his front door and sets out to return him home, believing that this is the best thing to do and what the penguin would like him to do. The boy soon realises that maybe returning the penguin home was not what...more
Lost and Found pop up edition is simply magical, the story and the illustrations are fantastic, they move round and change to flow beautifully with the story.
One day a boy finds a penguin at his doorstep, he thinks he must be lost, so sets out to find where he comes from. The little boy sets out on his adventure in his row-boat, to the South Pole, to bring the poor little penguin home.
In the end he goes back to find the penguin because he realises he isn't lost, he's just lonely. The whole sto...more
One day a boy finds a penguin at his doorstep, he thinks he must be lost, so sets out to find where he comes from. The little boy sets out on his adventure in his row-boat, to the South Pole, to bring the poor little penguin home.
In the end he goes back to find the penguin because he realises he isn't lost, he's just lonely. The whole sto...more
The Way Back Home is a fantasy story written for young children. The story features many fantastical events that are enjoyably absurd and whimsical. I think just about all the rules of physics are broken, and it can be fun and revealing to ask young children their views on the events depicted. In the story, a boy finds an aeroplane in his cupboard and takes it on a test flight. The plane rises higher and higher and higher till the boy is flying in outer space. While happily flying in outer space...more
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers is a short book full of mesmerising illustrations. It is a story of a young boy who finds a penguin, the boy presumes that the penguin is lost and wants to go home. They then have some humorous illustrations of different ways the boy tries to bring the penguin back to the North Pole which children would fund amusing.
When the boy finally gets the penguin to the North Pole he leaves him there. However, on his journey home he realises that he misses the penguin, tha...more
When the boy finally gets the penguin to the North Pole he leaves him there. However, on his journey home he realises that he misses the penguin, tha...more
Lost and Found is a fantastic picture book written by Oliver Jeffers. It won Blue Peter Book of the Year in 2006, which immediately indicates its appeal to children. It tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin and doesn't know where it came from. The penguin follows him around everywhere and determined to help him, the little boy finds out that the penguin lives in the South Pole and sets off in his rowing boat to leave him home. When they reach the South Pole, the little boy...more
This is a story about a little boys who finds a penguin on his doorstep. The boy thinks the penguin is a lost and goes about trying to discover where the penguin came from. Along his journey the boys asks the birds if they know where he came from but they do not answer, he also asks his rubber duck who just floats away. The little boy discovers that penguins come from the South Pole and decides he is going to try to bring the penguin back.
They get in his little boat and make their way to the So...more
They get in his little boat and make their way to the So...more
We found the book Up and Down at our local library and discovered that it was one of four books about a little boy and his adventures. We had already read How to Catch a Star, but we had not yet read this one, so we put it on hold. We really enjoyed the "boy and his penguin" angle and we wanted to see how they met, which is the story in this book. It's a sweet story about friendship and we really enjoyed reading it together. I looked for the movie version, but haven't found it yet. Now that we'v...more
A cute tale of friendship. The moral of the story is about loneliness and for me it covered deeper issues of communication and false assumptions. The unnamed boy befriends an unnamed penguin who he assumes finds him because he is lost. The boy tries everything he can to help the penguin find his home but, when they reach Antarctica, the penguin is sadder than ever. It's only then that the boy realizes that the penguin wanted a friend all along and how much he enjoyed his time with the penguin. I...more
Feb 28, 2011
Sam Grace
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
ppl looking for read-aloud books, books about friendship and child adventure
Recommended to Sam by:
Revolutionary Grounds
A solid, simple, visually awesome and extremely well-written read aloud book. This is my second Jeffers book (the other is in Spanish too) and he really has a distinctive voice, one which is perfectly suited for kids and adults. For example, when the boy is trying to find out about where the penguin is from, he goes and asks the bird in the trees for help and they don't answer. "Some birds are like that," the text says. It is one I can easily imagine reading over and over (it has great pacing to...more
Lost and found is a book about a boy who finds a penguin at his doorstep. He concluded the penguin must be lost, so he takes it to the lost and found shop. No one was missing a penguin, so he decides to return the penguin to the South Pole. During their journey the pair became good friends and when it was time to say goodbye they were both sad. As the boy rows his boat to return home, he looks back and realises the penguin is not lost, he just needs a friend.
I would recommend this beautiful pict...more
I would recommend this beautiful pict...more
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers is a simple tale about a boy and a penguin and their growing relationship. The boy presumes the penguin is lost and takes him to the lost and found office where he finds out the penguin is not missing. The boy then goes on to discover where the penguin came from and searching in the library for help, he discovers penguins come from the South Pole so he decides to take the penguin back home. He builds a boat, packs his things, and off the boy and penguin go throug...more
This is a heart warming story about a young boy who finds a penguin. The boy assumes the penguin is lost and tries to help get him back home to the South Pole. The boy and the penguin have many adventures along the way and the boy tells him all kinds of stories. Once the young boy has returned the penguin to South Pole the boy begins his journey home alone. However, he feels something he has never felt before (loneliness). The boy then realises that the penguin must have felt the same way and go...more
What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long and difficult in the boy’s rowboat. There are storms to brave and deep, dark nights.To pass the time, the boy tells the penguin stories. Finally, they arrive. Yet instead of being happy, both are sad. That’s when the boy realizes: The penguin hadn’t been lost, it had merely been lonely!
I absolutely loved, loved, loved this book! The amazi...more
I absolutely loved, loved, loved this book! The amazi...more
A magical tale of friendship and loneliness. For children aged 3+
This book is about the beautiful friendship of a boy called Oliver and a...penguin!
The story begins when penguin turns up at Oliver's house. Oliver assumes that penguin is lost and takes him to the lost and found office. He found that nobody had reported a lost penguin.
Oliver then goes on a journey to find out where penguin had come from.
They reach the south pole, as Oliver assumes that is what penguin wanted. In his attempt to l...more
This book is about the beautiful friendship of a boy called Oliver and a...penguin!
The story begins when penguin turns up at Oliver's house. Oliver assumes that penguin is lost and takes him to the lost and found office. He found that nobody had reported a lost penguin.
Oliver then goes on a journey to find out where penguin had come from.
They reach the south pole, as Oliver assumes that is what penguin wanted. In his attempt to l...more
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers is a simple tale about a boy and a penguin. One day a mute penguin shows up on the boy’s door. The boy presumes the penguin to be lost. He tries to help the penguin by bringing it to a lost and found office to find its owner, to no avail. The boy exhausts all other alternatives available to him but still cannot find the penguin’s owner. He then assumes that the penguin simply wants to go back home to the South Pole, so the two of them set off on their journey. Th...more
The penguin is so adorable and the illustrations (which at first didn’t appeal to me all that much, except for the penguin) grew on me. I especially liked the wild sea picture with the huge wave and the lightning, and the whimsical one when first seeing the South Pole.
The story is a cute one about friendship, and the reader/listener will learn a little bit about real penguins too, even though the story itself is a fantasy. I love how concerned the boy is for the penguin’s welfare and does the r...more
The story is a cute one about friendship, and the reader/listener will learn a little bit about real penguins too, even though the story itself is a fantasy. I love how concerned the boy is for the penguin’s welfare and does the r...more
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers.
This is a beautifully illustrated book about a boy and a penguin. The little boy firsts meets the penguin on his doorstep. The boy believes the penguin looks sad and thinks he may be lost, so decides to research where his home may be. The book follows the boy on his travels to reach the South Pole to guide the penguin home. When the penguin and the boy reach the South Pole the boy realises the penguin still looks sad. The boy leaves the penguin but soon also star...more
This is a beautifully illustrated book about a boy and a penguin. The little boy firsts meets the penguin on his doorstep. The boy believes the penguin looks sad and thinks he may be lost, so decides to research where his home may be. The book follows the boy on his travels to reach the South Pole to guide the penguin home. When the penguin and the boy reach the South Pole the boy realises the penguin still looks sad. The boy leaves the penguin but soon also star...more
A well illustrated and colourful picture book, which would be appropriate for EYFS to early Key Stage 2. The book tells of how a boy finds a penguin that is sad. The boy presumes the penguin is lost, so the boy researches where penguins come from. From his research the boy discovers penguins are from the South Pole, so they both embark on a long journey to the South Pole. When the boy leaves the penguin at the South Pole he notices the penguin is still sad. The boy and the penguin are reunited,...more
I got one of the books in this series, Up and Down, for my nephew Felix - he's too young for it yet of course but honestly, these books are irresistible! This is the first one in the series about a little boy and his penguin friend, and tells the story of how they met. Namely, that one day a little boy found a penguin at his door. He tries to help the penguin find his home, going so far as to sail to Antarctica in his little row boat, but the penguin doesn't want to leave him - they've become be...more
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Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers is about a boy that takes a "lost" penguin to the South Pole, then realizes the penguin was just lonely and looking for a new friend, not lost.
Jeffers' beautiful illustrations are simple, sweet, and support the text. The expressiveness of the character's features and figures is oustanding with the body language communicated well. My favorite images are penguin at door, rowboat testing, storms at sea, realized mistake, missing each other, and last 3 pictures.
Just...more
Jeffers' beautiful illustrations are simple, sweet, and support the text. The expressiveness of the character's features and figures is oustanding with the body language communicated well. My favorite images are penguin at door, rowboat testing, storms at sea, realized mistake, missing each other, and last 3 pictures.
Just...more
This gives off the vibe of a special, classic fable, like there's more going on than just the unexpected friendship story. After all, there is the epic quest And the last page reminds me of the cover of (some editions of) Life of Pi (which I haven't read, but I've heard could be called a mystical fable).
But whatever is going on, I'm missing. To me it just seems like a plain old cute book, nothing special. And so that's how I rated it. I will, however, look for more by the author.
But whatever is going on, I'm missing. To me it just seems like a plain old cute book, nothing special. And so that's how I rated it. I will, however, look for more by the author.
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Oliver Jeffers makes art.
From figurative painting and installation to illustration and picture-book making, his work has been exhibited in New York, Dublin, London, Sydney, Washington DC, Belfast and elsewhere.
A co-founder of the art collective OAR, their exhibitions include 9 days in Belfast, book and the award winning BUILDING.
Illustration clients include Orange UK, Lavazza, Sony PSP, RCA Recor...more
More about Oliver Jeffers...
From figurative painting and installation to illustration and picture-book making, his work has been exhibited in New York, Dublin, London, Sydney, Washington DC, Belfast and elsewhere.
A co-founder of the art collective OAR, their exhibitions include 9 days in Belfast, book and the award winning BUILDING.
Illustration clients include Orange UK, Lavazza, Sony PSP, RCA Recor...more
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