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Curious George (Curious George Original Adventures)
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H.A. Rey
The first adventure in this highly popular series tells how the little monkey Curious George, caught in the jungle and brought back to the city by a man in a yellow hat, can't help being interested in all the new things around him. Though well meaning, George's curiosity always gets him into trouble. Young readers can easily relate, and Rey's cheerful illustrations celebra
...morePaperback, 64 pages
Published
March 15th 1973
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(first published 1941)
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Ah, Curious George. It's been so many years since I read you that I didn't even realize you'd gotten so controversial! George is a curious little monkey who has very little impulse control (i.e. a young child) who is constantly saved and protected by the man in the yellow hat (i.e. the grown up in his life). George is a hero kids can relate to and taken this way it's a sweet story about how kids don't need to be perfect for grown ups to love them. But then again there is that inconvenient bi...more
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Totally awesome book. There's like a monkey and stuff. And there's like a dude with a yellow hat. The book's like yellow too. I reminds me of cheese. Sweet, sweet cheese.The monkey is like curious and stuff. His name's like George. He's so awesome.
i like this book.because I'm curious and like to touch things thats not mine.
Quite entertaining. I enjoyed the visual style, it reminded me of European graphic novels. I would have liked a different ending, though...
George's curiosity always gets the best of him. This monkey's curiosity led him to being caught by a man in a yellow hat in Africa. This was a friendly man who was going to take him to America to live in the zoo. George continues to cause all kinds of mischief by attempting to fly, calling the fire department, and stealing a bunch of balloons. No matter how much trouble George caused, the man in the yellow hat was still his friend and took care of him.
I believe the book is trying to h...more
I believe the book is trying to h...more
When the monkey George sees a man with a yellow hat entering his jungle, his curiosity leads him into being captured and taken to America. On board the ship and upon arriving in America, his curiosity leads him into trouble again and again, but the man with the yellow hat is always there to bail him out.
George's mischievous, adventurous approach to life (balanced by his friend's comforting and steadying presence) has made him popular with generations of children since the first book...more
George's mischievous, adventurous approach to life (balanced by his friend's comforting and steadying presence) has made him popular with generations of children since the first book...more
The simple, bright illustrations of George getting into trouble are very appealing and do a nice job of supplementing the text, although there are times where the pictures and text don't exactly match up, such as when George is taken from Africa and, while the text reads "George was sad," the picture shows him smiling as he sits next to the man with the big yellow hat. The illustrations have thick white borders, as does the text, so there's plenty of space for a reader to rest his or ...more
Rey, H.A.. Curious George. Boston: Houghton Miffin Company, 1993.
Curious George is the story of a curious monkey that gets caught in Africa by a zoo keeper, because of his curiosity, and is sent to New York City. While in New York City his curiosity gets him into a whole load of trouble. He accidentally calls the fire department while playing on the phone, takes a bundle of balloons and floats away and even gets sent to Prison. This book original print date is 1941 and has been re prin...more
Curious George is the story of a curious monkey that gets caught in Africa by a zoo keeper, because of his curiosity, and is sent to New York City. While in New York City his curiosity gets him into a whole load of trouble. He accidentally calls the fire department while playing on the phone, takes a bundle of balloons and floats away and even gets sent to Prison. This book original print date is 1941 and has been re prin...more
Curious George was a great story of adventure. The book is portrait style and the inner cover pages have a picture of George getting into trouble on a telephone wire, kind of giving readers a hint of the story. The art style seems watercolor and are very bright and the illustrator seems to use the primary colors. The type face is similar times new roman and the words are alone on a page with the picture on the separate page. The pictures are full bleed and seem to have no borders, but there is a...more
This book was one of my all time favorites when I was first learning to read, and I even remember getting a Curious George stuffed animal for Christmas one year. Now that I re-read it, the story isn't as amazing as I once remembered, but I like it for the sake that it brings back good memories. The story is a bit long for a beginning book, but it is easy to read and has a very mischeivious storyline which I'm sure kids love. The book is the first in a series about a curious monkey named George a...more
As the introduction explains, the watercolor paintings that accompany this special edition of the very first Curious George story made their way out of Paris on the back of Hans Rey's bicycle, as he and his wife, Margaret, narrowly escaped the German occupation. By way of Spain and Brazil, Rey and his work came to the United States, where cash-strapped children's publishers always required "color separation" art--i.e., a different drawing for each color. So Rey's watercolors were not u...more
I remember reading this book when I was younger. In fact, it was one of the first books I ever learned to read. I remember looking for a "Man in the Yellow Hat" every time I went to the zoo, and every monkey I saw was "Curious George". Reading it now, I find it amazing that such a simple story brought me such joy as a kid. The idea of a cute little monkey getting into all sorts of trouble was something that was not strange to me back then, but more of an everyday occurrence,...more
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Curious George has always been one of my favorite stories. It had been a while since I have read it, but when I did I fell in love with it all over again.The man ends up seeking a friendship with a very curious monkey (George). From the city to the jungle their friendship just grows deeper in the book is full of imagination along with love. I could use this book to talk about friendship. I could also use this book to talk about how even though sometimes children are ...more
Curious George has always been one of my favorite stories. It had been a while since I have read it, but when I did I fell in love with it all over again.The man ends up seeking a friendship with a very curious monkey (George). From the city to the jungle their friendship just grows deeper in the book is full of imagination along with love. I could use this book to talk about friendship. I could also use this book to talk about how even though sometimes children are ...more
The story of Curious George was much different than I remembered it. I thought he was at the zoo the whole time, but he was actually just out and about on the town until the very end. George reminded me of a real child because all little kids are curious too. They want to touch everything and get into things and are always asking questions and that is exactly what he did. He went on a little adventure for the day which is probably every kids fantasy. I know I would have loved to have a day like ...more
Curious George is an adventure filled book about a little monkey (George) who is found by the man in the large yellow hat and all of the mischief he gets into once he reaches the city. I remember liking this story a lot more when I was younger. The words are simple, but the story seemed to drag on for ages. 54 pages worth! However, my favorite part of the story was the illustrations. The art tells a story of its own, with a primary color base almost entirely made up of reds, yellows, and blues (...more
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Who could resist that cute little monkey face? The younger grades chose what color of balloon they wanted to fly away with, and I talked about when it was published, showing them where I found the copyright date and defining what that meant. I had older students find the copyright date of this book, and that of "The Carrot Seed" by Ruth Krauss, the story I read last week, and then we had a discussion about how picture book illustrations reflect the evolution of society. (What is pict...more
This classic text is a favorite of many children who love to read about the adventures of George-- the mischievous monkey. I would use this text in the classroom, to help emergent readers gain confidence with familiar books many will have at home. I would encourage this book for students needing to build fluency with high frequency words. For students who are unfamiliar with story plot, this book would building reading comprehension through making predictions. All short stories dependably a...more
This book is a classic! This story is very basic, but it is rather long for a children's picture book. Some of the material isn't appropriate for young kids because they may plant un-safe ideas into their heads such as smoking a pipe, stealing, and wreaking havoc on the city or town they're from. The illustrations are very basic and simple, mainly because this book was published in 1941. Other than these minor setbacks, I'm sure any child with a love for animals, the zoo, or is of fun-loving nat...more
We are avid Curious George fans at our house. But... this first book of the series was a disappointment when we checked it out from the library.
(If you haven't seen it, check out the Curious George television show on PBS. So cool. The narration, jazz music background and teaching about math/ science is captivating).
This book is a study in cultural change! First, George is captured and removed from his natural habitat in Africa by the man with the yellow hat. George smoke...more
(If you haven't seen it, check out the Curious George television show on PBS. So cool. The narration, jazz music background and teaching about math/ science is captivating).
This book is a study in cultural change! First, George is captured and removed from his natural habitat in Africa by the man with the yellow hat. George smoke...more
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Is Curious George a bad influence on young ones? Some reviewers have condemned his mischievous ways. I think all children are curious and can relate to George. Most children want to try new things, and mimic adults. This adorable monkey's escapades can serve as a cautionary tale ... an alternative to "curiosity killed the cat." George survives his curiosity, but he has some very close calls. There are many teachable moments in this book. I say lighten up on the monkey and enjoy h...more
This has been a child's classic for years. It is a very cute story about a mischievous monkey who gets taken from home and then gets into funny trouble along the way. It's humorous which keeps kids entertained and George will become a favorite character. It has even been made into movies and little cartoons because the books have been so successful. I think it is a great read for kids and I can't imagine someone not falling in love with the little monkey!
Curious George is a great book for independent readers, that have just started reading complete paragraphs fluently. This book contains simple sentences,dialogue, and a fun story line that in interesting to young children. Visually, I like how the book has words on one page and the illustrations on the other page. The text is on the left page without any illustrations, and the pictures are on the right page without any text. This allows children to read the text then look to the pictures to see ...more
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This is a classic child's book. I would say appropriate for about a first grade level reader because it uses very simple words, but a little more wordy for those in kindergarten. The pictures were fun to look at and went along with the story very well, gave you a clear picture of everything that was going on. It is a story about a little monkey who is very curioius about the world around him and it in turn gets him into trouble
Who didnt enjoy following Curious George as a child, that monkey is so mischevious and funny! I love books that are timeless, and this is certainly one of them. The great thing about books is you can pass them on from generation to generation and they are still enjoyable. This is a book that should be in all families collections. "Curious george the curious little monkey " the song plays in my head everytime I see this book :)
I read this today with an African-American seven-year-old who grabbed it off the library shelf. My co-reader's favorite snack is bananas, and he seems to have chosen Curious George as his personal totem. The colonialist, not to say racist, implications of the story made me squirm, but hey, the kid loved every second of it. Curious George Goes to the Hospital had him on the edge of his bus bench, too. Who am I to deconstruct?
Children relate to George and his adventures.
Maybe it's because of the television series? or the movie? George continues to crank out picture books (long after the author/illustrator has passed on).
Be careful when you "Google," "Curious George," though. There's a band of the same name, and a lot of ... uhm, errr ... curious information out there (definitely not for children, or G-rated...).
Whodathunkit?
Maybe it's because of the television series? or the movie? George continues to crank out picture books (long after the author/illustrator has passed on).
Be careful when you "Google," "Curious George," though. There's a band of the same name, and a lot of ... uhm, errr ... curious information out there (definitely not for children, or G-rated...).
Whodathunkit?
Nice illustrations, very cute. George is an endearing character, however the idea of plucking a wild monkey out of his natural habitat and sticking him in the zoo (after letting him run around in public), is hard for me to like. I was trying to remember that this book is old and thoughts on the subject were different at the time. Just a little hard for me to really enjoy.
My daughter loves curious george but this book made my daughter cry. The man with the yellow hat takes george out of Africa, to take him to a zoo, against his will and then gives him a pipe to smoke to appease him. Then George was happy. It was nothing like any of the other Curious George books I have read. I I wish I had read this book before I read it to my 3-year-old.
Funny how the original book differs from the following stories. In this book, George ends up living (supposedly permanently) in the zoo. The Man in the Yellow Hat and George both smoke pipes--does that ever happen in contemporary children's books? And because of the two-tone illustration, the hat belonging to The Man in the Yellow Hat isn't even yellow! Still, a classic.
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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. Th...more
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