内容简介
CecilyG.isalonelygiraffewhofindsherselfbefriendedbyninemonkeys—includingeveryone’sfavoritecuriousmonkey!Togethertheysharemanyadventures—fromskiingtosailingtotheheroicsavingofCecily’shouse.ThisfirststoryfeaturingCuriousGeorgeshowcasestheadventureandhumorreadersloveabouttheReys’stories.ThiseditionofthebookincludesLouiseBorden’sengagingafterwordthatplacesCecilyG.inhistoricalcontextvis-a-visthedevelopmentofCuriousGeorgeandtheReys’personalimmigrationjourney.Alonelygiraffeteamsupwiththenineplayfulmonkeys.
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.