Friends Go Adventuring [Library Binding]

Helme Heine (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Setting off for some high adventure when farm life gets too boring, Charlie Rooster, Johnny Mouse, and Fat Percy the Pig rescue a goose princess from a fox, return a lost calf to its mother, and discover a buried treasure.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"Heine endows this tale with a childlike exuberance as he embraces a busy day bursting with the most unlikely happenings," said PW of the madcap antics of Charlie Rooster, Fat Percy and Johnny Mouse, who first appeared in Friends. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-Charlie Rooster, Fat Percy, and Johnny Mouse return in this sequel to Friends (McElderry, 1982). Tired of the monotonous routine on the farm, they "...set out in search of adventure in the great, wide world." They rescue a goose princess and her sisters from a fox; encounter a band of pirates and a trained shark in the Red Sea; and meet up with a cannibal (a chef wielding a carving knife). By the end of the day, hungry and tired, they ride home on an elephant's back and then regale all the stay-at-homes with tales of their adventures. Heine uses a conversational storyteller's voice and keeps the plot moving at a brisk pace. Kids will love the outrageous details, and parents will appreciate some of the sly bits he throws in. His artwork has gotten a bit sketchier and more impressionistic over the years. And his watercolors are great: colorful, lively, and intrinsically funny. Like James Stevenson, he does a lot with a little: complex bits of character and emotion are conveyed with just a few brushstrokes. A worthy successor to the first book and a "must-have" for most libraries.?Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Topeka Bindery (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613078233
• ISBN-13: 978-0613078238
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,469,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Scary book, October 7, 2007

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Antonio's Mama (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Friends Go Adventuring (School & Library Binding)

The illustrator is very talented with watercolors, and I thought the story was fine until the page in which the cat was making mouse traps using a guillotine, a noose, spikes, etc. The friends go on to meet geese that are held captive (about to become slaves), sword wielding pirates, and a freaky chef cannibal with a huge knife - do I really want to explain slavery or cannibalism to my little boy? Lots of violent images. No thanks. The cannibal image is enough to fuel nightmares for anyone, not just a child.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book, February 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Friends Go Adventuring (School & Library Binding)

I read this book to my daughter one evening and we giggled together for the longest time. It is a very cute story about the friendship of a rooster, pig and mouse, and Helme Heine's illustrations are just whimsical and silly and fun. He is a master of subtlety in the characters' facial expressions and gestures, has a great eye for unique perspectives and angles, and the gentle tones of the watercolors complement the text beautifully. This can be said not only of this book, but of everything by Helme Heine. I highly recommend Mollywoop and Friends, which are two of his other books that feature these same lovable characters, but don't stop there. I have yet to read one of his books that wasn't a first-rate work of art.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Friends Go Adventuring, January 28, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Friends Go Adventuring (School & Library Binding)

When my daughter and I read Friends, which also written and illustrated by Helme Heine, she really likes this book. She asked me to read it again, and again. She likes Johnny mouse, fat Percy and Charlie rooster who are good friends and do anything together.The text is simple but kids like those adventures. The pictures are also colorful and attractive. Now she had the second book about the three friends' adventures. She is really enjoy listening the story and seeing the pictures. Let her imagine she goes adventuring with Johnny,Percy and Charlie.