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Curious George's First Day of School
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| Part No: | 0618605649 |
| Manufacturer: | HMH Books |
| MFG Part: | HO-0618605649 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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- ISBN13: 9780618605644
- Condition: New
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It's the first day of school and George has been invited to Mr. Apple's class to be a special helper! George is just the right monkey for the job-that is, until he starts to make his usual mischief. A mixture of red and yellow paint makes orange . . . a mixture of yellow and blue makes green. . . . and a mixture of all the paint colors makes a big mess! After a speedy adventure up and down the halls of the school, George and Mr. Apple clean up the classroom-with a little help from George's new friends.
| Great memory keeper book | 2010-09-01 | 5 / 5 |
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| I bought this book to commemorate my son starting pre-school. I also read it to my preschool class the first day! It is a super easy read, that doesn't have a lot of words so it keeps the kids attention |
| Unimpressive new Curious George story | 2009-02-13 | 2 / 5 |
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This book, written relatively recently and drawn by Anna Grossnickle Hines pales in comparison to the longer and more involved stories of Curious George from Rey's early portfolio. George faces no serious crisis, and his curiosity is unportrayed.
The story begins with George and his friend eating breakfast and preparing to go to school. Where the story could have used this situation to explore the anxiety of first-time school children, the author simply puts George in the position of teacher's assistant. Then, the kids all play happily and George helps them. To this point, the story is wholly uninteresting, unfortunately.
What happens next is the typical "George gets curious" plot point, except that George doesn't seem curious about what he is doing. He mixes paints to make new colors and ends up making a big mess. He is never really portrayed as being curious about what colors are to be created, nor is he very curious about anything else.
After the mess, the teacher does nothing of importance, neither scolding George for his curiosity nor assuring him that everything is fine. Of course George feels like he needs to help, so he goes straight to the janitor's closet to get a mop and ends up spilling water everywhere. Again, George is not portrayed as curious, only bumbling.
In the end, all the kids feel sorry for George and help him clean up the mess. George gets the praise of the principal and janitor and everyone goes home happy.
The story is short, trite, and not true to the Curious George character. I did not like the book. It is a pale shadow of other Curious George books like Curious George goes to the Hospital and Curious George Takes a Job. It's not terrible, but it really doesn't have much going for it. |
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| Good book. It's one of the older George stories and drawings, not one of the newer George stories and drawings. |
| Curious George | 2007-11-15 | 5 / 5 |
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I love all the curious George books. Who Doesn't?
author of "Hobo Finds A Home" |
| Curious George is always good | 2006-09-03 | 5 / 5 |
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| This is a character enjoyed by my [...] grandson, especially now that he is also starting school. It arrived in excellent condition and was packaged well.Good job. |
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