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Curious George Rides a Bike (Read Along Book & CD)

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Curious George's new bike leads him to an extended adventure delivering newspapers, making a regatta of paper boats (there are instructions on how to make one!), and visiting a circus after wrecking the front wheel.

George is not quite as innocent here as in his other books. He's a little more like Mr. Toad, doing some things he knows he shouldn't do, and he's not always very careful. Still, his exuberance and the winning 1950's illustrations are a delight. As usual, George gets into trouble with people, but eventually he rescues one of the circus animals and is hailed as a hero.

It's true that George gets into an circus wagon with two strangers... Be sure to advise your own little monkey not to take rides with strangers. But if that upsets you, you might as well also explain that circuses are often not very animal-friendly. A little too long compared with the simple joys of other George books, but this does extend the curious monkey's adventures to somewhat older kids. Lots of action in the 48 pages, with no more than one to three short paragraphs of text per page.

In this outing, the Man in the Yellow Hat gets George a bicycle to celebrate their third-year anniversary of living together. Riding the bike in front of their home leads George into a series of adventures that take him further and further from home. He starts off by helping the newspaper boy to deliver papers, and then becomes involved in floating paper boats down a little stream. After his bicycle is damaged in an accident, a traveling circus meets George and allows him to participate in their show for the night. While at the circus, he accidentally feeds an ostrich a bugle, and then redeems himself by tracking down and retrieving an escaped bear cub.

This book is a better than the series opener, and has the added bonus of including fairly detailed instructions on how to make a paper boat out of an old newspaper. The watercolor-style pictures are engaging, and the plot keeps moving along in unpredictable ways that should keep the interest of most children.

While I'm not a huge fan of this series, this is a decent book that should appeal to most kids.

My 21 month old son adores this book. It's the longest book he's ever had us read to him, and he requests it over and over again. He can relate to the story line, it's beautifully illustrated and it's less dated than some of the "George" books.

I love using this book with my students (I remember reading Curious George as a child). There are a number of issues that my students and I talk about. We talk about responsibility (it was the newsboys job to deliver the papers...not George's), bicycle safty (George should be wearing a helmet), and stranger danger (George should not have gotten into the truck with the two men. I always make the paper boat with my students. Curious George books have held up for many, many years...I am sure that they will be around for many, many more.

This a great reproduction of a classic Curious George story just like you read as a kid. Same artwork, same story, same Curious George. The read along CD is easy to use and provides the option for your child to read the book by themselves when you aren't around. If you like Curious George or your children do snap this one up.

The book and the CD were in great condition. My kids really like and can't get enough of the CD and the book.

This is such a classic book. My husband and I love Curious George and so we purchased this item for our daughter. We had fun reading it to her and were caught up in the beautifully illustrated photos (all of us were!). Definitely buy this book. You will enjoy it for years to come. Just can't get enough of Curious George and his shenanigans.

Good for Spanish speaking kids. Not for the beginners or learners of Spanish. Good content.

the book arive before i thought it would which was great and in excellant condition

My 3 year old granddaughter loved Jorge el Curioso Monta en Bicicleta by H. A. Rey, Yanitzia Canetti. The Spanish translation was well done and she loved the story.