Curious George Goes to the Beach (Paperback)

by H. A. Rey (Author), Margaret Rey (Author) "This is George..." (more)

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One hot summer day, George and the man with the yellow hat go to the beach. What fun George has at the beach! What fun he has feeding the seagulls! It's fun, that is, until they fly away with something valuable and George must find a clever way to save the day.

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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.

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Product Details Reading level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 24 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (September 1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 0395978386 ISBN-13: 978-0395978382 Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.7 x 0.2 inches Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,464 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #1 in  Books > Children's Books > Sports & Activities > Sports > Water Sports > Fiction #3 in  Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Environment & Ecology > Fiction #3 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( R ) > Rey, H.A.

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• Curious George's First Day of School Book & CD (Read Along Book & CD) by H. A. Rey in Back Matter
• Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory Book & Cassette (Read Along Book & Cassette) by H.A. and Margret Rey in Back Matter
• Curious George Goes to a Chocolate Factory by H. A. Rey in Back Matter
• Curious George and the Dinosaur by Margret Rey in Back Matter

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395978386
• ISBN-13: 978-0395978382
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,464 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as the original stories, June 21, 2000

By	DANIELLE ANZAI (Japan) - See all my reviews

To date my daughter has been reading the "Curious George" books that belonged to my husband when he was a child. I was a little skeptical that the newly written stories would capture the same spirit as those written more than 30 years ago. However, my daughter absolutely loved it especially as both the storyline and the illustrations were more detailed than usual and made it fun for her to point out different things and extend into a discussion with us about beaches, lifesaving etc. Like her other "George" books she has reread this one over and over.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life's a Beach ...George!!, December 29, 2007

By	Amy E. Santos "High-Maintenance" (State of Perfection) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Curious George Goes to the Beach (Hardcover)

This book and Curious George himself takes me back to a gentler time. A time when I was young and a time when my son was young. He and I LOVE to read all about George's silly mishaps daily.

This book was an automatic favorite because we live in Rhode Island and live at the beach in the summer. So he would always take this book and his george doll down in his bag. These stories are filled with laughter and love, two things a child can't get enough of and there is usually even a good manners lesson taught to George too that they don't soon forget.

So, any of the Curious George series is a winner with our family...and we don't even live near the "man with the yellow hat". lol*

Have fun and make each night a night you read to your child...it's so important. I even read to him in the womb each night. He talked early and certainly knew my voice almost immediately.

A winner any way you look at it. : ) Thank you George.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beach Days - Fun in the Sun, July 6, 2009

By	Truth_Hungry "Alabaxter" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

Curious George Goes to the Beach brought back all the fun memories of my brother, George, and I at the beach in San Diego when we were little tykes. So fun and totally imaginable! Read it to your kidlets and your grandchildren this summer!