Synopses & Reviews
In this springtime adventure based on the Emmy Awardand#8211;winning PBS TV show, George and Steveand#160;find themselves inand#160;a sticky situation when they accidentally eat all of Betsy's delicious honeycomb for her Earth Day presentation about bees. Now they need to find a way to replace the honeycomb before Betsy gets back from dance class. They head to an Earth Day fair in the park, where they learn all about bees, beehives, and how bees make honey. All they need to do is make their own beehive and they'll have plenty of homemade honeycomb! But will they be able to attract enough bees in time for Betsy's presentation? Includes two activities that reinforce the concepts in the story.
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Review
and#160;andquot;A solid addition to an easy-reader selectionandquot;--School Library Journal
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In this Green Light Reader based on Curious George, the Emmy Awardand#8211;winning PBSand#160;TV show, George and Steveand#160;find themselves inand#160;a sticky situation when they accidentally eat all of Betsyand#8217;s honeycomb. Will their homemade beehive produceand#160;more honeycomb in time for Betsyand#8217;s Earth Day presentation about bees?
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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?
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At a birthday party, Curious George discovers how hard it is to hit a pinata without being able to see. He sets out on a trek around the city with the help of Charkie, the dog, to explore using his other senses. When he returns to the party, George applies his heightened senses to make a direct hit at the pinata!
Activities include fun suggestions for exploring your senses and a five senses quiz.
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Curious George watches Jumpy the squirrel bury an acorn in the yard. Upon learning that Jumpy is storing food for later, George decides to do the same. The man with the yellow hat comes home to find the kitchen empty and its contents buried in the yard! Itandrsquo;s time to teach George about what things grow and what donandrsquo;t. George finally gets it right when he grows a beautiful sunflower from a seed.
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Curious George and his friend are going on vacation on an airplane. At check-in, the ticket clerk gives George a toy airplane to play with, but he soon loses it and has a few adventures trying to find it again. What an exciting start to his vacation! Learning concepts: modes of transportation Level one in Houghton's new Curious George reader line means that the text is minimal and simple, perfect for readers learning to sound out words while looking at the art for visual clues.
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Curious George cant wait to ride the Turbo Python 3000 with his friends Betsy and Steve at the amusement park. But he is not tall enough! Will George figure out how to ride the roller coaster before the end of the day?
Learning concepts: measurements, height Level one in Houghton's new Curious George reader line means that the text is minimal and simple, perfect for readers learning to sound out words while looking at the art for visual clues.
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When his friend Bill asks George to mind his model boat, George accidentally sinks the boat right before a model boat competition.
Experimenting with the buoyancy of his toys, though, George is able to construct another boat that floats. Level one in Houghtonand#8217;s new reader line means that text is minimal and simple, perfect for readers learning to sound out words and looking at art for visual clues.
Activities include making a paper boat and experimenting with buoyancy.
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George is excited about his new rug, but happiness gives way to dread when he accidentally spills grape juice on it. George tries everything he can think of to clean the stain, with hilarious results!
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Curious George is invited to play mini golf with his friend Steve. When George gets the highest score he thinks he has won until Steve explains the rulesand#151;the person with the lowest score is the winner. George decides to practice, and he creates his own golf course at home, then challenges Steve to play his version of mini golf. Full-color activities: Make your own mini golf course and birthday countdown calendar.
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Curious George goes to a dog show and comes home with the winning contestants. When George becomes curious about how many dogs are in the apartment, he devises a clever way to find out. This early reader explores the concepts of counting and grouping.
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Curious George loves a good windy day. There are many things he can practice flyingand#151;like a kite. Now if only he doesnand#8217;t get too carried away! This early reader explores the concepts of flight and experimentation.
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With the help of the man with the yellow hat, Curious George plants and grows carrots in a little garden plot of his own. When his carrots are finally ready to be pulled from the ground, George decides that his prize carrot is too perfect to eat. But when George stumbles upon his friend Bill's pet bunnies lost and hungry, he doesn't hesitate to share his carrot to help save the day.
George's food-growing adventure has an environmentally friendly theme and includes fun facts about locally grown foods and a delicious recipe for carrot muffins.
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George is taking pictures of wild animals and their tracks for his photo collection. While looking for the fawn his friend Bill spotted, he finds an unusual set of tracks. George thinks he has discovered dinosaur footprintsand#8212;which would make the perfect addition to his collection! In hopes of getting a photo, he attempts to lure the dinosaur with food, but quickly remembers that some dinosaurs are not friendly. Eventually George discovers the real culprit behind the tracks and itand#8217;s not what he expects!
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After learning about hibernation, George decides that the best way to spend the cold winter months is the way that bears do itandmdash;fast asleep! But first itandrsquo;s too bright in his room; then itandrsquo;s not cave-like enough; and then itandrsquo;s too loud. When George finally does get to sleep, he wakes up to discover that he slept only one night, not the whole winter! Will George be convinced that winter can be a wonderland of fun after all?
Includes a question-and-answer activity on hibernation as well as a craft project to make your own teddy bear cave.
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In this Green Light Reader based on Curious George, the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show, George decides to set up his own lemonade stand to earn money for a new soccer ball. But with a line around the block and dwindling supplies, will George figure out how to satisfy all his customers and earn enough money for a new soccer ball?
About the Author
The Reys were born in Hamburg, Germany. Hans Augusto Rey (1898-1977) met his wife-to-be, Margret (1906-1996), at a party in her fatherand#8217;s home in Germany; when he first caught a glimpse of her, she was sliding down the banister. In their twenties and thirties they lived in Paris and in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans sold bathtubs in villages along the Amazon River. Eventually Cambridge, Massachusetts, became the Reysand#8217; home and community. Throughout their lives the Reys created many lively books together, including SPOTTY, PRETZEL, and lift-the-flap books such as HOW DO YOU GET THERE? The manuscript of the first Curious George books was one of the few items the Reys carried with them on their bicycles when they escaped from Paris in 1940. Eventually, they made their way to the United States, and CURIOUS GEORGE was published in 1941. Their incorrigible little monkey has become an American icon, selling millions of books and capturing the hearts of readers everywhere. CURIOUS GEORGE has been published in many languages, including French, German, Japanese, Afrikaans, and Norwegian. Additional Curious George books followed, as well as such other favorites as CECILY G. AND THE NINE MONKEYS and FIND THE CONSTELLATIONS.