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Curious George Learns to Count from 1 to 100
Curious George is a good little monkey, and always very curious. Now George is curious about numbers. Counting from 1 to 10 is easy, but can he count all the way to 100? George has picked the perfect day to try. It’s his town’s 100th birthday today and everyone is coming out to celebrate!
With the help of his friend, the man with the yellow hat, George learns to count from 1 to 100, making his usual monkey mischief along the way. Young minds (and little fingers) will find all kinds of wonderful things to count as they turn each colorful page.
In this large format, paper-over-board book each page features familiar objects for children to count. From home (toys, shoes, plates) to the park (bugs, sticks, clouds) to school (paste, crayons, books) George finds many different things to count. A perfect book for celebrating counting, numbers and the 100th day of school.
With the help of his friend, the man with the yellow hat, George learns to count from 1 to 100, making his usual monkey mischief along the way. Young minds (and little fingers) will find all kinds of wonderful things to count as they turn each colorful page.
In this large format, paper-over-board book each page features familiar objects for children to count. From home (toys, shoes, plates) to the park (bugs, sticks, clouds) to school (paste, crayons, books) George finds many different things to count. A perfect book for celebrating counting, numbers and the 100th day of school.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
H.A. Rey
461 books207 followersHans 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. They were reunited in 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans was selling bathtubs as part of a family business and Margret was escaping the political climate in Germany. Margret convinced Hans to leave the family business, and soon they were working together on a variety of projects.
Hans and Margret were married in Brazil on August 16, 1935, and they moved to Paris after falling in love with the city during their European honeymoon. It was there that Hans published his first children’s book, after a French publisher saw his newspaper cartoons of a giraffe and asked him to expand upon them. Raffy and the Nine Monkeys (Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys in the British and American editions) was the result, and it marked the debut of a mischievous monkey named Curious George.
After Raffy and the Nine Monkeys was published, the Reys decided that Curious George deserved a book of his own, so they began work on a manuscript that featured the lovable and exceedingly curious little monkey. But the late 1930s and early ’40s were a tumultuous time in Europe, and before the new manuscript could be published, the Reys—both German Jews—found themselves in a horrible situation. Hitler and his Nazi party were tearing through Europe, and they were poised to take control of Paris.
Knowing that they must escape before the Nazis took power, Hans cobbled together two bicycles out of spare parts. Early in the morning of June 14, 1940, the Reys set off on their bicycles. They brought very little with them on their predawn flight — only warm coats, a bit of food, and five manuscripts, one of which was Curious George. The Nazis entered Paris just hours later, but the Reys were already on their way out. They rode their makeshift bicycles for four long days until reaching the French-Spanish border, where they sold them for train fare to Lisbon. From there they made their way to Brazil and on to New York City, beginning a whole new life as children’s book authors.
Curious George was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, and for sixty years these books have been capturing the hearts and minds of readers throughout the world. All the Curious George books, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans, have sold more than twenty-five million copies. So popular that his original story has never been out of print, George has become one of the most beloved and recognizable characters in children’s literature. His adventures have been translated into many languages, including Japanese, French, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Swedish, German, Chinese, Danish, and Norwegian.
Although both of the Reys have passed away — Hans in 1977 and Margret in 1996—George lives on in the Curious George Foundation. Established in 1989, this foundation funds programs for children that share Curious George’s irresistible qualities—ingenuity, opportunity, determination, and curiosity in learning and exploring. Much consideration is given to programs that benefit animals, through preservation as well as the prevention of cruelty to animals. The foundation supports community outreach programs that emphasize the importance of family, from counseling to peer support groups.
Hans and Margret were married in Brazil on August 16, 1935, and they moved to Paris after falling in love with the city during their European honeymoon. It was there that Hans published his first children’s book, after a French publisher saw his newspaper cartoons of a giraffe and asked him to expand upon them. Raffy and the Nine Monkeys (Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys in the British and American editions) was the result, and it marked the debut of a mischievous monkey named Curious George.
After Raffy and the Nine Monkeys was published, the Reys decided that Curious George deserved a book of his own, so they began work on a manuscript that featured the lovable and exceedingly curious little monkey. But the late 1930s and early ’40s were a tumultuous time in Europe, and before the new manuscript could be published, the Reys—both German Jews—found themselves in a horrible situation. Hitler and his Nazi party were tearing through Europe, and they were poised to take control of Paris.
Knowing that they must escape before the Nazis took power, Hans cobbled together two bicycles out of spare parts. Early in the morning of June 14, 1940, the Reys set off on their bicycles. They brought very little with them on their predawn flight — only warm coats, a bit of food, and five manuscripts, one of which was Curious George. The Nazis entered Paris just hours later, but the Reys were already on their way out. They rode their makeshift bicycles for four long days until reaching the French-Spanish border, where they sold them for train fare to Lisbon. From there they made their way to Brazil and on to New York City, beginning a whole new life as children’s book authors.
Curious George was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941, and for sixty years these books have been capturing the hearts and minds of readers throughout the world. All the Curious George books, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans, have sold more than twenty-five million copies. So popular that his original story has never been out of print, George has become one of the most beloved and recognizable characters in children’s literature. His adventures have been translated into many languages, including Japanese, French, Afrikaans, Portuguese, Swedish, German, Chinese, Danish, and Norwegian.
Although both of the Reys have passed away — Hans in 1977 and Margret in 1996—George lives on in the Curious George Foundation. Established in 1989, this foundation funds programs for children that share Curious George’s irresistible qualities—ingenuity, opportunity, determination, and curiosity in learning and exploring. Much consideration is given to programs that benefit animals, through preservation as well as the prevention of cruelty to animals. The foundation supports community outreach programs that emphasize the importance of family, from counseling to peer support groups.
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April 29, 2014
Since Mackers LOVES numbers and Curious George, this book is his favourite at the moment. It is, however, not a favourite of mine because it takes FFFFFOOOOORRRRRRREEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR to read.
Curious George can count to ten, but learns that he can count more than just his fingers and toes. And so begins our journey with CG around his home as he and the man in the yellow hat prepare to attend the Centennial Celebration. CG counts pretty much everything in the house and on his walk to the party. Of course, his curiosity gets the best of him and he gets into a bit of trouble along the way.
Forty-five minutes later (or maybe 20), CG takes 100 steps and runs into the arms of the man with the yellow hat and this mama takes on great big sigh and declares, "THE END!!!!!"
Curious George can count to ten, but learns that he can count more than just his fingers and toes. And so begins our journey with CG around his home as he and the man in the yellow hat prepare to attend the Centennial Celebration. CG counts pretty much everything in the house and on his walk to the party. Of course, his curiosity gets the best of him and he gets into a bit of trouble along the way.
Forty-five minutes later (or maybe 20), CG takes 100 steps and runs into the arms of the man with the yellow hat and this mama takes on great big sigh and declares, "THE END!!!!!"
November 13, 2022
I always loved Curious George as child and really enjoyed reading this to my classes.
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April 26, 2021
Great story, poor ebook formatting
5 stars for story and 3 stars for ebook format
This is a great story! I’m sure the physical book is amazing. The art is colorful and simple and the prose are easy and fun.
The main problem is ebook usability. The book has been scanned to digital with both full length panels and individual pages. Type has been added to make reading easier. The problem is that it’s not so easy for a child to use and when I try to read it to my child the flow is very clumsy and not fun for my child.
Highly recommend the physical book over the ebook.
5 stars for story and 3 stars for ebook format
This is a great story! I’m sure the physical book is amazing. The art is colorful and simple and the prose are easy and fun.
The main problem is ebook usability. The book has been scanned to digital with both full length panels and individual pages. Type has been added to make reading easier. The problem is that it’s not so easy for a child to use and when I try to read it to my child the flow is very clumsy and not fun for my child.
Highly recommend the physical book over the ebook.
March 8, 2019
Half way into the school year and students have changed so much and learned a bunch. Are you bigger now than when you first came to school for lunch? Following directions to get through the path of houses and buildings is neat. Learn a recipe for making lemonade, discover how students can make a paper airplane from a construction paper sheet. It sure is fun learning to count from 1 to 100 while taking our time. There is a map of United States and each capital students can learn to identify.
January 30, 2023
Count from one all the way up to 100 with George.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 12, 2012
ive Four years ago I wrote a rather snarky review of Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon by H.A. Rey. Most of my snark was directed towards the use of the dead author's name. At the time I had no plans on going back to school, nor dreams of being a librarian.
That has since changed and with it my feelings on ghost written books such as the latest Curious George books. There are two kinds of authors: single authors, people who can be pinpointed to a birth, a death and a specific number of books. Then there are corporate entities. These authors could be pseudonyms, ghost written books (such as the new Curious George books) or books by groups or actual corporations.
The other thing I've come to appreciate as a library student is the importance of helping readers find books. A person needs to know how many books by an author a library has. For children or parents who want to find Curious George books are going to look for H. A. Rey books. Why complicate things by having a new author especially since the original author is dead?
So that brings me to my review of Curious George Learns to Count from 1 to 100. Harriet picked out the book when she was learning her numbers from 1 to 100 in preschool. She was also reading through the original Curious George at the time so this book had a natural appeal to her.
For a beginning counting book, it's long, complicated and intricate — in good ways. More than anything it reminds me of Richard Scarry's Busy Town books in its scope and its execution. Just as I would spend hours pouring over a Richard Scarry volume as a child, so did Harriet with Curious George Learns to Count from 1 to 100.
Not only did Harriet love it, her brother did too. He had fun reading the book both to himself and with his sister.
That has since changed and with it my feelings on ghost written books such as the latest Curious George books. There are two kinds of authors: single authors, people who can be pinpointed to a birth, a death and a specific number of books. Then there are corporate entities. These authors could be pseudonyms, ghost written books (such as the new Curious George books) or books by groups or actual corporations.
The other thing I've come to appreciate as a library student is the importance of helping readers find books. A person needs to know how many books by an author a library has. For children or parents who want to find Curious George books are going to look for H. A. Rey books. Why complicate things by having a new author especially since the original author is dead?
So that brings me to my review of Curious George Learns to Count from 1 to 100. Harriet picked out the book when she was learning her numbers from 1 to 100 in preschool. She was also reading through the original Curious George at the time so this book had a natural appeal to her.
For a beginning counting book, it's long, complicated and intricate — in good ways. More than anything it reminds me of Richard Scarry's Busy Town books in its scope and its execution. Just as I would spend hours pouring over a Richard Scarry volume as a child, so did Harriet with Curious George Learns to Count from 1 to 100.
Not only did Harriet love it, her brother did too. He had fun reading the book both to himself and with his sister.
August 27, 2008
this is the WORST counting book ever! it counts from 1 each time! i'm not great with math, but i'm pretty sure that means it's about 10,000 numbers to get through the whole stinking thing. talk about ridiculous. they're just using the "curious george" brand to sell a substandard book.
September 13, 2010
The pictures are cute, but it got hard for my 23-mo-old son to make it through the whole thing. 100 is a big number! We might revisit this again when my son can count higher than 10 :)
November 6, 2012
You can never go wrong with a Curious George book!
Cute story about counting, filled with lots of fun games.
Loved that they had a recipe for lemonade and how to make a paper airplane as well :]
Cute story about counting, filled with lots of fun games.
Loved that they had a recipe for lemonade and how to make a paper airplane as well :]
August 4, 2015
Love this book! Great for the 100th day of school or just generally teaching kids to count to 100!
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