Jorge el Curioso [Hardcover]

H. A. Rey (Author), Margret Rey (Author)

Book Description

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

A Spanish translation of the original Curious George story.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Certain to be one of the most popular of the picture-book translations." School Library Journal

Language Notes

Text: Spanish (translation)
Original Language: English

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: HMH Books (June 1, 1989)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 0395170753
• ISBN-13: 978-0395170755
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,050,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More 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.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars teaching my granddaughter Spanish :), March 20, 2004

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Daniel Ford (at danford dot net) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jorge el Curioso (Curious George) (Paperback)

I bought this for my three-year-old granddaughter at Christmas. She loves it and has developed a pretty good accent (as good as mine, anyhow :) She knows what a bolsa is, and a monito and of course a sombrero amarillo. She has it firmly in mind that balloon = globo, so the globe of the world is like a balloon. Red is rojo and blue is azul.

And she hasn't yet taken to smoking a pipe :)

What's especially interesting is that she doesn't require that the story be translated, though she does like to talk about what Jorge is up to on a given page. "WHY did the man put Jorge in a bolsa?"

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as educational as advertised, January 19, 2007

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Timothy W. Crews (Chandler, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jorge el Curioso (Hardcover)

The dust jacket for this book, which you can view here on amazon by clicking "Search inside this book" advertises: "This translation has been made especially for American children who want to learn Spanish. They will find a complete vocabulary at the end of the book. In addition, some Spanish phrases and expressions that may be unknown to the beginner are translated at the foot of each page."

Strangely, the book itself does not have those features. While it is a charming book, and my children will certainly enjoy it, there is no vocabulary at the end of the book, and there are no footnotes.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Revisit Curious Jorge...in Spanish!, May 25, 2000

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This review is from: Jorge el Curioso (Hardcover)

If you like Curious George, you'll enjoy him all over again in Spanish. Jorge is unstoppable- he gets to know the city and finds a happy home at the zoo. The fun is in the trouble that he causes along the way!