Monica Perez

Review: This is a very cute story for young children. It had amazing illustrations to go with the story. This helped the reader follow along with the story and keep them involved.

Summary: The story begins with Curious George sitting on his porch and watching a pigeon. The pigeon had a little band tied around his ankle, and George was curious about what it was. He asked the man in the yellow hat and he said that they were called home pigeons and that they always return to their designated show more homes. George decided that he wanted his house to be that pigeons home so he starts to build a "tree" for him. He tries many ways to create a tree with clay and pipe cleaners, but none of them held the bird. Finally he created this ginormous "tree" out of toilet paper, baseball bats, and other objects around his house. Before he could let the bird get used to his new home, the man in the yellow hat arrived with the pigeons owner. George was very upset but as he looked back at his tree, it was covered in more pigeons than he could ever imagine.

Argument: This was a very cute story. I enjoyed reading this book, but it was hard to understand the overall message of the story. I think children would enjoy this book because many children have heard of or seen Curious George books before.

This book taught children about planning and design. show less

This is nice because George gets to show his sweet side by building a home for the pigeons--I am a fan of George but often his dolgarned curiosity pushes out everything else and the effect verges on solipsism.

Synopsis: This book tells the story of Curious George learning to recycle. He finds and recycles things around town that aren’t quite ready for the recycle bin, upsetting many neighbors. In the end the whole community can’t wait to lend a hand—and help George and the museum plant some trees! The end of the book features a list of suggested ideas for minimizing paper waste and helping the environment. Ages 4-7.

Response: Like all Curious George books, this tale is simple and saccharine. show more George gets himself into a gentle, adorable scrape and emerges unscathed with the help of the Man in the Yellow Hat. For very young children George is a great audience surrogate who can illustrate the simple lesson of using less, recycling more. show less

I believe that this would be a great book for young children. Since the book is about kites, children can easily relate to the book. The big message in this book encourages children to try new things and activities. In the book, Curious George tried to fly a kite for the first time. However, he realized that the kite was much harder to fly than he originally thought.

Summary: Bill, Curious George's neighbor, allowed Curious George to fly his kite while he helped his mother inside his house. show more Curious George had trouble flying the kite because of the strong winds and ended up flying with the kite. He was having fun until he crashed into a tree and a squirrel also get attached to the kite's string. Curious George and the squirrel both flew with the kite in the wind until a man saved them. Bill told Curious George that he was a great kite flier. However, Curious George decided it was a better idea to fly a much smaller kite. show less