Curious George Gets a Medal: Gift Edition

作者 H. A.著Margret Rey著
出版社 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
出版时间 2012年1月第1版
ISBN 9780618549061
定价 78.70

内容简介

ThisspecialgifteditionoftheH.A.ReyclassicfeaturesarealmedalwithanadorableimageofCuriousGeorgeononesideandhisrocketshipontheother.Themedalhangsfromabreakawayvelcroribbon,allowingforsafeandeasyuse.Inthisclassicstory,Georgetriestowritealetter—butwhenhespillsinkeverywhereandhetriestocleanup,heinsteadfillstheroomwithsoapbubbles.Healsofreesapenfullofpigs,ridesacow,hitchesarideonapickuptruck,crashesintoadinosaur,andfinally—andmostimportantly—soarsintoouterspace,whichresultsinthehappiestdayofhislife.Hegetsamedal,ofcourse!

作者简介

HansAugustoReywasborninHamburg,Germanyin1898.Asachild,hespentmuchofhisfreetimeinthatcity'sfamousHagenbeckZoodrawinganimals.AfterservinginthearmyduringWorldWarI,hestudiedphilologyandnaturalscienceattheUniversityofHamburg.HethenmarriedMargretReyandtheymovedtoMontmartreforfouryears.ThemanuscriptforthefirstCuriousGeorgebookswasoneofthefewitemstheReyscarriedwiththemontheirbicycleswhentheyescapedfromParisin1940.Eventually,theymadetheirwaytotheUnitedStates,andCuriousGeorgewaspublishedin1941.CuriousGeorgehasbeenpublishedinmanylanguages,includingFrench,German,Japanese,Afrikaans,andNorwegian.AdditionalCuriousGeorgebooksfollowed,aswellassuchotherfavoritesasCECILYG.ANDTHENINEMONKEYSandFINDTHECONSTELLATIONS.

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