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Product Details

  • Age Range: 3 - 6 years
  • Grade Level: Preschool - 1
  • Series: Sandpiper Books
  • Hardcover: 56 pages
  • Publisher: Turtleback Books; Bound for Schools & Libraries ed. edition (March 15, 1973)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0881039926
  • ISBN-13: 978-0881039924
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,019,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsPeople, It's a children's book
By David Michael Cohen on January 11, 2003
Format: Paperback
Nothing is sacred to the spectre of political correctness, so the negative reviews of "Curious George" shouldn't surprise me. The reviews likening George's story to the African slave trade are particularly puzzling: children do not think in those terms. I suggest that the folks who complain that it glorifies illegal animal trade read it more closely. George makes a lot of innocent mistakes, he doesn't mean to be bad, but the world is too fascinating for him to resist. He needs to have an authority figure looking out for him, and although he does try to get around the authority figure everyone knows the man with the yellow hat will save George from himself in the end. Yes, George is a monkey, but he is also a metophor for children everywhere. Every child in the world can relate to George, and that is why the books have remained popular for so long.
I loved Curious George as a child, and I am happy that my children love them as much as I do. If any book in the 4-8 age bracket deserves 5 stars it is Curious George.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhat's wrong with being curious?
By R. D. Allison (dallison@biochem.med.ufl.edu) on May 30, 1999
Format: Paperback
This famous children's book was the first of seven books by Rey about a monkey who is brought to the U. S. from Africa and who seems to have a penchant for getting into trouble. But, his curiosity keeps leading into new adventures and learning new things. The Ann Arbor reviewer of Oct. 7, 1998, clearly is angry at George. If that is the case, why not use the story to teach about rule breaking? I think it is very interesting to learn that the Reys had arrived in New York in 1940, having fled from the Germans invading France. In a way, they were just like George, forced to come to a new world and a new culture. I'll bet they got into trouble every now and then just because of their innocence and their curiosity.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy daughter's favorite book
By Robert James on July 15, 2000
Format: Paperback
Curious George was one of my favorites as a child, and this book has become an obsession for my three-year old. At a time when her own curiosity has gotten her in some deep waters (literally, on one occasion), George has helped her understand her own curiosity -- and it's helped me as a parent remember how curious I was myself. You can't go wrong with Curious George!
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5.0 out of 5 starsCurious About George?
By Jacob Griswold on February 28, 2001
Format: Paperback
This book has several key characteristics that make it good for children. For instance the book is very colorful. Books with a lot of color attract kids eyes and excite them. Also this book introduces a comical character who likes to imitate what he sees others doing; this is typical of energetic children. The third is George's adventures, George often finds ways into them and out again before you are done laughing. Children tend to imagine themselves flying high in the sky with balloons or taking a ride on a ship. This character is fun for anyone who cares to remember their youth and imagination.
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3.0 out of 5 starsNot the best of the series
By gnostic student on May 23, 2013
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I remembered liking these books as a child. But this is not the one I liked. Re-reading this as an adult, this one surprised me. I remember the other books in the series telling stories about George doing mischievous things that took him on improbable adventures. This one is different in a disturbing way. It tells about how George was captured from his home in the jungle and ends with him being locked up in a zoo. While it portrays the zoo as a happy ending for George, the book left me feeling sorry for the poor little monkey. I liked some of the other curious George books better.
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3.0 out of 5 starsSuffers from being a product of its time
By Sydney on December 25, 2013
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Curious George is a great character and I thought it would be a good idea to get the original book for my toddler so he could learn where George comes from. After reading through it once, it's now in the attic until he's older. Maybe I'm too much a product of my own upbringing, but it seems like a bad idea to introduce the idea that it's okay to wander into a jungle, pluck an animal out of the wild, and bring it home with you via a long sea journey. It makes it harder to reinforce the importance of leaving wild animals (e.g. the squirrels at the park) alone, that they're different than house pets. I doubt my son knows what to make of George smoking a pipe before bed - he's never seen a pipe and we don't know anyone who smokes anymore. But I also don't think I want my toddler to believe that monkeys can be sent to prison. (Side note: why is there a balloon salesman outside the walls of a prison? That is so weird!) But when my son is older, we can bring this book out and talk about why it wouldn't be okay anymore to steal a monkey from the jungle.
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3.0 out of 5 starskidnaps a monkey (who is stated to be sad at having to leave his home)
By Amazon Customer on November 5, 2014
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Upon rereading this book as an adult for the first time, I'm actually a bit horrified at the story. American goes to Africa, kidnaps a monkey (who is stated to be sad at having to leave his home), gives him cigarettes (among other things), then sells him to a zoo with tiny cages. Still, I have fond memories of Curious George from my own childhood. It was nice to see him again, but this is a book I buried on the bookshelf and don't actively try to read to my kid.
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5.0 out of 5 starsNo complaints here
By A Customer on May 31, 2002
Format: Hardcover
This book is an excellent story. The pictures are beautiful, and it's cute and very amusing. To those who seem angered about the capturing of the monkey, jail and other aspects of this story, try taking a different perspective. All of these things are a fact of life that we can't ignore. Our children are going to be introduced to these things in some way or another. Take this book as an opportunity to take an active role. Read the story and sit down and discuss any questions your children may have. That's what being a parent and teaching is all about. The story gives you an opportunity to approach these subjects in a way that is geared towards children. My child is 3 and has asked for this story numerous times. No nightmares have occurred. But, books are just like movies. As a parent you screen it first. If you find it inappropriate for your child, then don't read them the whole series. Don't read it at all. However, my daughter and I both love it and will continue to read it over and over.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsCute

Fun book and a good introduction to George. He definitely gets into some serious trouble. I did not remember this story even though I know it was read to me when I was a kid.

Published 14 days ago by Nathan Grant
5.0 out of 5 starsLove this book and so do the kids that I ...

Love this book and so do the kids that I have read to - a wonderful book of fun and mischief!!!

Published 18 days ago by Kathleen wilson
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

nice book

Published 2 months ago by Ronald
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

My nephew love it.

Published 3 months ago by winsome
1.0 out of 5 starshappy animal being snatched away from his natural habitat

This book is about a lovable, happy animal being snatched away from his natural habitat, being locked in a prison because of who he is, then eventually ends up in a zoo. Read more

Published 5 months ago by superfuzz_bigmuff84
5.0 out of 5 starslove

classic,love it

Published 5 months ago by SROWE
5.0 out of 5 starsHe enjoyed reading it with us and learning that the book ...

Bought this book because we were calling our 7yr old grandson Curious George and he had never heard of him. Read more

Published 7 months ago by crazy
4.0 out of 5 starsloved curious George as a kid

loved curious George as a kid, now I'm reading it to my kids - its a fun book but not sure I like HOW George left Africa.

Published 9 months ago by sannashine
1.0 out of 5 starsSave it for a collection, not so great for your children.

It's a classic, yes, but there are a lot of questionable elements to this book (e.g. smoking? Really?!?) I won't read it to my child anymore.

Published 9 months ago by ss09
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

My son loved it!

Published 12 months ago by Timothy Sanders

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