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HMH Books for Young Readers (2016), Edition: Reprint, 96 pages
Description
Story tells how Margret and H.A. Rey escaped from Nazi-occupied France in 1940, carrying in their bicycle baskets the manuscripts that would become their beloved picture books about Curious George, the little monkey.
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Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2010)
Triple Crown Awards (Nominee — 2008)
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 2006)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2007)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2007-2008)
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LibraryThing member STBA
This delightfully written story tells how Margret and H.A. Rey escaped from Nazi-occupied France in 1940,
carrying in their bicycle baskets the manuscripts that would become their beloved picture books about Curious
George, the little monkey.
carrying in their bicycle baskets the manuscripts that would become their beloved picture books about Curious
George, the little monkey.
LibraryThing member KilmerMSLibrary
This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of Margaret and H.A. Rey and their escape from Paris during World WarII.
LibraryThing member Turrean
Good part of a WWII unit
LibraryThing member Othemts
This brightly-illustrated book tells the true story of the creators of Curious George, Margret and H.A. Rey. Much like their monkey creation, they had to escape from some sticky situations. The couple lived in Paris on the verge of World II and made their escape from the city by bicycle hours
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before the German army marched in. It's a fascinating story, and this book left me wanting to know more. Show Less
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
A picture book biography of Margret and H.A. Rey, focusing on their experience during World War II trying to escape the Nazi invasion. There is suspense and drama here; even as the Reys enjoy stays on the countryside and seashore there is a foreboding sense hanging over it all. Their escape is
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exhausting and desperate. We also get a sense of how H.A. Rey worked on his books. Illustrations by Drummond bring to mind the "Curious George" illustrations; there are also collages of period photographs, pictures of the Reys and reprints of diary entries and letters. You get the sense that the Reys not only enjoyed life but were sturdy and resourceful as they biked and trained from France to Portugal, sailed to Brazil and then to the U.S. Show Less
LibraryThing member jothebookgirl
Tales of great adventures and escapes always seem to capture our imaginations, and make us believe that anything is possible. Perhaps that's one of the reasons that the adventures of Margret and H.A. Rey is so tantalizing. And in this adventure, we also have the added benefit of saving a famous
They never had children of their own and she died in 1996.
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manuscript from almost certain destruction. There is hope still that these bits of history will be saved, even when war and devastation strikes.They never had children of their own and she died in 1996.
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ISBN
0544763459 / 9780544763456