author: Margret Rey and H. A. Rey
about the author:
Hans Augusto "H.A." Rey (born Hans Augusto Reyersbach; September 16, 1898 – August 26, 1977), worked with his wife Margret Rey as authors and illustrators of children's books. They were best known for their Curious George series.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._A._Rey
grades k-3
summary: The man with the yellow hat captures a monkey called George in the jungle. They sail aboard a ship for a big city and George falls into the sea while imitating some birds. He is rescued and the ship finally puts into port. The man goes home with George but the monkey plays with the telephone and inadvertently calls the fire station, and is unfortunately taken to jail. Luckily, he escapes jail. Later, he tries to grab a balloon from a vendor, but takes the entire bunch and sails away high into the sky. The wind dies down and George descends, landing on a traffic signal. The man rescues him, buys all the balloons from the vendor, and takes George and the balloons to the zoo, George's new home.
My reaction: Curious George is a popular children's book with good reason. A child can relate to the mischief that George gets into. The illustrations are big and bright so that they alone can hold a childs attention and draw them back into the story.
lesson plan: Have students create their own adventure for George to go on including an illustration to match. Have students share their stories and drawings with the class.
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