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Curious
George Books - Part Two
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Since it was issued as part of a beginning reader series,
Curious George Flys a Kite was written with a
restricted vocabulary of only 219 words. According to
author Margret Rey, "It was a fad then, and many
educators thought first graders could learn to read
quicker that way. Like so many things, it proved to
be nonsense and was given up after awhile. Luckily children
never noticed that this book was written differently
than the other Curious George books, and the book sold
just as well."
Margret recalls some difficulty in preparing the British
edition of Curious George Learns the Alphabet.
"You might think the British used the same alphabet
as we do. Far from it! Several pictures had to be changed...
No "Xmas" there, no "mailman" (it
is "postman" in England), no "quarterback,"
no "truck" (it is "lorry" in England),
and so on.
The final Curious George book written during H. A. Rey's
lifetime is Curious George Goes to the Hospital.
The story line was suggested to the couple by administrators
of the Children's Hospital in Boston. They wanted the
book to prepare children for their first visit to a
hospital. The Reys derived a great deal of satisfaction
from this book, since many mothers wrote to tell them
how effective it was in reducing their children's trauma. |
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Original
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Curious George Learns the Alphabet
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Unpublished
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