Curious George Race Day (Curious George Early Reader Series)

by H. A. Rey

Overview

Curious George is helping Professor Wiseman train for a race, but she thinks running is boring. Can George find a way to show her that running is fun before the big race?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547393612
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/06/2010
Series:	Curious George Series
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	846,536
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	470L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced the world to the bighearted, fun-loving, mischievous hero Curious George in 1941, and young readers have been in love with him ever since. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS, and Pretzel and the Puppies, based on their picture books, is a streaming series on Apple TV+. curiousgeorge.com; pretzelandthepuppies.com

Place of Birth:

Hamburg, Germany; Margret in 1906, and H.A. in 1898

Place of Death:

Cambridge, Massachusetts; Margret died in 1996, H.A. in 1977

Website:

http://www.curiousgeorge.com

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the PBS-TV series"Curious George: " ** 2008 Daytime Emmy Award** "The 'George' series is nearly perfect preschool literature."—"The New York Times
"** "An inventive take on an old favorite"—"TV Guide
"** "Wholeheartedly, ironically, nostalgically whatever adverb you need to feel to the love."—"Entertainment Weekly"
** "This colorful show can't be anything but successful when the very young target audience finally gets to see its hero show up animated and on the move."—"Hollywood Reporter
"** "PBS mixes math and mischief in its snappy retelling of CURIOUS GEORGE. . . sweet-natured mayhem."—"Christian Science Monitor"
** "A nice supportive update on a very old friend."—The Boston Globe
** "Curious George is for kids, which is not to say that it's not funny, but it's for kids."—William H. Macy (narrator), "The Pittsburgh Post Gazette"
** "A delightful educational series"—"Catholic News Service"

Praise for the PBS-TV series "Curious George: " ** 2008 Daytime Emmy Award** "The 'George' series is nearly perfect preschool literature."—"The New York Times
"** "An inventive take on an old favorite"—"TV Guide
"** "Wholeheartedly, ironically, nostalgically whatever adverb you need to feel to the love."—"Entertainment Weekly"
** "This colorful show can't be anything but successful when the very young target audience finally gets to see its hero show up animated and on the move."—"Hollywood Reporter
"** "PBS mixes math and mischief in its snappy retelling of CURIOUS GEORGE. . . sweet-natured mayhem."—"Christian Science Monitor"
** "A nice supportive update on a very old friend."—The Boston Globe
** "Curious George is for kids, which is not to say that it's not funny, but it's for kids."—William H. Macy (narrator), "The Pittsburgh Post Gazette"
** "A delightful educational series"—"Catholic News Service"

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