Synopses & Reviews
When George hears about the annual boxcar derby, thereand#39;s no way heand#39;s going to miss out. George enlists the help of his friend Allie to build the winning boxcar. But the race is starting in just a few hours, and even with the help of Billand#39;s instruction manual, building a car takes a lot of work. Itandrsquo;s a race to the race as they try to get all the right car parts in time to enter the competition.and#160;and#160;and#160;This adventure based on the Emmy Award-winning Curious George PBS TV show includes bonus activities to test the effect of gravity and help reinforce the names and functions of different car parts. Find more monkey fun atand#160;www.curiousgeorge.com!and#160;
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"Christelow's watercolor and pencil illustrations show great energy and movement, peppered with just the right amount of silliness." Booklist, ALA
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Follow along with Curious George as he and his friend Allie make their own toy car wash in thisand#160;book based onand#160;the Emmy award winning televsion show.
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In this book based on the Emmy-Award winning PBS TV show, Curious George takes his first trip to an automated car wash! George and Allie have so much fun in the car as it moves through the different stages of the car wash, that they decide to make their own car wash—for toy cars! Can they find all the right supplies to recreate the rinse, wipe, suds, scrubbers, final rinse, and towel dry at the end? Includes bonus activities exploring order of sequence and the sounds machines make.
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Curious George and his friend Allie have so much fun at the local car wash, they decided to build one of their ownand#8212;for toy cars!. The young inventors assemble picnic tables, mops, tea strainers, and more until they recreate all the stages of the real car wash. This 24-page picture book, based on the Emmy Awardandlt;Nandgt;winning
Curious George PBS TV show, includes a bonus activity that encourages readers to listen toand#8212;and listand#8212;the sounds of their household machines.
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George wants to play outside, but the weather keeps changing his plans! He decides to create a weather journal by drawing pictures of the sky each day. But George soon discovers that predicting the weather isnand#8217;t easy. After rain ruins his picnic and he stays indoors on a beautiful sunny day, he decides to study wind patterns. Then the cityand#8217;s weather station loses its satellite, and the scientists turn to George for helpand#8212;but is he ready for his debut as a meteorologist? Includes a punch-out weather mobile, as well as instructions on how to make your own weather journal and how to create your own tornado!
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When Curious George meets a homing pigeon, he decides that his home, with im-provements, would be perfect for his new friend. This paperback picture book explores the concepts of planning and design.
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In this new 8x8 storybook based on the Emmy Award-winning Curious George PBS TV show, George and his friend Allie work together to build the fastest boxcar a monkey can drive, just in time for the competition! Will their boxcar race past the finish line or are they on a crash course?
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Curious George and the man with the yellow hat are planning on taking a ride in a hot air balloon, but as George climbs in, he releases the rope tethering the balloon to the ground.and#160; George and his friend, Bill, float away with the man with the yellow hat racing after them. Will they continue going higher?and#160; Or will George and his curious ways help them get back to the ground?Includes a pinwheel (wind direction) activity and hot air balloon to color and label.
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The five little monkeys and Mama are eager to get a new car. The five little monkeys clean and paint their old car until it sparkles like new. But who will buy it? Perhaps those clever monkeys can convince their cranky crocodile neighbors that what they really need is . . . yes, a car! Children will love predicting how the five little monkeys will deal with each new challenge, making this a perfect story for interactive reading. Lively verse and Eileen Christelow's inimitably comic illustrations put the five little monkeys in the driver's seat in more ways than one.
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In this book based on Curious George, the Emmy Awardand#8211;winning PBS TV show, George runs out of syrup for his Sunday morning pancakes! With the help of his friends Allie and Mr. Renkins, George learns how to turn sap from maple trees into his very own bottle of syrup.
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Sunday is pancake day, and no plate of pancakes is complete without maple syrup. But when George runs out of his favorite topping, where will he find more? With the help of his friends Allie and Mr. Renkins, George learns how to turn sap from maple treesand#160;into his very own bottle of sweet, delicious syrup! This 24-page picture book, based on the Emmy Awardand#8211;winning
Curious George PBS TV show, includes a bonus activity that helps readers identify other yummy treats that come from nature.
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Curious Georgeand#8217;s friend Bill has put him in charge of several tadpoles. George sends the tadpoles for a nice swim in the lagoon, but to his dismay, the tadpoles donand#8217;t return! Each time he goes back to the lake he tries to find the tadpoles, but he finds only tadpole-like creatures without tails . . . and with legs. A trip to the museum teaches George about the development of tadpoles into frogs, and he and Bill are happy to make the acquaintance of their new froggy friends!
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Curious George sets out to feed the ducks and accidentally heads downriver on a small raft. George and Jumpy Squirrel must find their way back home again using landmarks they recognize and by creating a simple map. Not only do they use navigational skills to find their way, but they also help a group of lost chicks get back home again, too! Activities include building your own raft and making a treasure map.
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Curious George adds a few extra zeroes to his donut order and doesnand#8217;t realize just how big his delivery problem is going to become. This paperback picture book explores the concepts of zero and counting by tens.
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Martha and friends must save Skits after he slides onto thin ice during a snow-day hockey game.
Skits is terrified of hockey pucks, but why? Helen recounts the unforgettable snowday hockey game at the root of his fear. Back when Skits was just a pup, he was eager to participate in an outdoor hockey game. But when his enthusiasm got the better of him, he chased a puck straight past the goal line and onto thin ice! Itand#8217;s a good thing that good dog Martha was there to race to the rescue!
Includes a wintry crossword puzzle.
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When Curious Georgeandrsquo;s new bath toys go down the drain, itandrsquo;s time to call the plumber. With some amazing tools (and Georgeandrsquo;s help), the toys are found and the pipes are cleared. When a second drain disaster occurs, George tries fixing it on his own, without the same success. Ultimately, George learns that the best way to keep the plumbing system working is to prevent clogs in the first place . . . and to invest in extra large (and extra fun) bath toys.
Georgeandrsquo;s latest adventure includes fun facts about how water gets to your house along with a coloring and tool-labeling activity.
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Itand#8217;s the pool party of the season! Every kid in town is going, especially with temperatures at an all-time high. But after Alice mistakes sun bronzer for sun block, Martha, Helen, and friends try to find a way for Alice to still go to the party and feel comfortable in her ownand#8212;very orange!and#8212;skin.
Includes a fun sun protection kit activity!
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The Man with the Yellow Hat brings home a birthday present for a friend, and in an effort to distract George and prevent him from opening the gift, the man gives George an orange to and#147;unwrap.and#8221; The curious monkey discovers that there are many other things to unwrap besides presents (like the bathroom walls with their peeling wallpaper!), but maybe not all of them can be rewrapped.
Full-color activities: a matching and twenty questions game, a birthday idea space, and a think-more-about-it section.
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.