Curious George Flies a Kite [Hardcover]

Margaret Rey (Author), H. A. Rey (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

George's adventures with bunnies, fishing poles, and a powerful kite are told in a simplified text suitable for first-graders to read themselves.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Sure-fire stuff." School Library Journal, Starred

About the Author

Hans Augusto Rey was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1898. As a child, he spent much of his free time in that city's famous Hagenbeck Zoo drawing animals. After serving in the army during World War I, he studied philology and natural science at the University of Hamburg. He then married Margret Rey and they moved to Montmartre for four years. The manuscript for 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. 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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston; First Edition edition (1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395169658
• ISBN-13: 978-0395169650
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #734,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Primer for Younger Children who are Advanced Readers - a review of "Curious George Flies a Kite", February 29, 2008

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curious George Flies a Kite (Curious George - Level 1) (Paperback)

Unlike many other Curious George books, this one is meant for kids to read for themselves. The Accelerated Reading designation is given as 2.7 which means the text is suitable for children reading at an advanced Second Grade level. [2.7 translates as a book that some average and mythical child should be able to read when in the 7th month of 2nd Grade. It can be enjoyed by people of any age, of course.]

My own observations about this book as a primer, is that it is sort of long, and at nearly 80 pages, although there isn't a ton of text on each page, I doubt most youngsters will be able to get through it in one sitting. But on the plus side, at our house we found it engaging and funny and it kept my son motivated to keep plugging away until it was done.

Conclusion ::: Although written as a primer for fairly advanced youngsters - at the almost 3rd Grade level - the actual plot may be too babyish for more precocious children. It was perfect though for my son who is now 6. He was laughing and chuckling throughout the book and was very motivated to keep going.

Pam T~

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, January 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Curious George Flies a Kite (Curious George - Level 1) (Paperback)

No, your kids won't learn how to save the world from this book but it will make them laugh and they'll enjoy reading it. I think the lesson here is more that despite getting into trouble for being a silly little monkey, George can always count on the unconditional love of the Man in the Big Yellow Hat.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Curiousity Gets the Better of This Monkey Everytime, May 3, 2005

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Zachary Hackett (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Curious George Flies a Kite (Curious George - Level 1) (Paperback)

George the Monkey lives in the house of the man with the yellow hat. Monkey's are curious, George is very curious, so they call him Curious George. One day the man with the yellow hat had to go out. He told Curious George to stay in and play with the ball. Of course, George found a reason to go out and have a little adventure. He played with a baby bunny, almost got in trouble when he lost him, but he came up scheme to get him back. He saw a fat man go fishing, tried it too and fell in the lake. He helped a boy get a kite out of a tree, then tried to fly the kite himself. The wind came up and all of a sudden Curious George was carried aloft, holding onto the kite string for dear life. Fortunately the yellow hat man came home, got a helicopter and was able to save Curious George so that he could live happily ever after with his new baby bunny pet.

The lesson here is, of course, "Curiosity Killed the Cat," or in this case almost killed the monkey. You can also make a case for your toddler that if George had minded the Yellow Hat Man, he wouldn't have gotten himself in such trouble. This book is just a bit old for my almost three-year-old son, but he loves it nevertheless. Devon knows his letters already, knows they make words and he knows what words are. This, among many other books for early readers, will have him literate before Kindergarten. What a fun way to teach a child to read.