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A curious monkey goes to the hospital after swallowing a piece of jigsaw puzzle.Tags
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Curious George is a classic choice for any child's library or classroom. This particular story is one of my favorites. The hospital is portrayed in a non-threatening manner with friendly doctors, nurses, and fellow patients. Some children who have had x-rays or hospital stays recently might enjoy comparing modern experiences with those in the book. The book also teaches a lesson about not eating puzzle pieces and other non-food items! Fun story, great read-aloud!
I liked this book! I felt it was a little long and I'm not sure how well it would hold a child's attention. But I think the intention was great and motivational! It teaches children to not be scared of the hospital, the shots don't hurt and that if you follow directions everything will be okay.
Curious George swallows a piece of his jigsaw puzzle and has to go to the hospital. After his operation, George cheers up the children in the ward with his antics. This is a touching story that could make hospital-bound children feel more secure and at ease.
George and his curiosity led to him swallowing a puzzle piece, visiting the hospital and getting into some trouble. George was able to make the best of his situation and make those around him a little happier while they were in the hospital as well.
36 months - I picked this up at the thrift store for 50 cents. This is one of the longer original stories. We've had so many conversations about putting things in the mouth, ears and nose that doesn't belong there this was a good reminder of why this is a "no no". My daughter really doesn't like to go to the doctor so this book hopefully, maybe, too a bit of the scariness away. We'll find out next week.
This is a book about a monkey who always finds himself being too curious. He always goes on some adventure because he is so curious. He always end up getting in trouble by his owner, the man with the yellow hat. This particular Curious George is about him ending up in the hospital because he has decided to eat a puzzle piece. The book describes how George got to the hospital and also his experience at the hospital. The book is an example of modern fantasy.
Good early-60s fright inoculation before a tonsils operation.
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Hans Augusto Rey was born on September 16, 1898 in Hamburg, Germany. He escaped to Paris with his wife after the Nazi's invaded. While in Paris, Hans's animal drawings came to the attention of French publisher, who commissioned him to write a children's book. The result, Rafi and the Nine Monkeys, is little remembered today, but one of its show more characters, an adorably impish monkey named Curious George, was such a success that the couple considered writing a book just about him. Their work was interrupted with the outbreak of World War II. As Jews, the Reys decided to flee Paris before the Nazis seized the city. Hans built two bicycles, and they fled Paris just a few hours before it fell. Among the meager possessions they brought with them was the illustrated manuscript of Curious George. The books were published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941. Curious George was an instant success, and the Reys were commissioned to write more adventures of the mischievous monkey and his friend, the Man in the Yellow Hat. They wrote seven stories in all. Their title Happy Halloween made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2013. At first, Margret's name was left off the cover because there was a glut of women already writing children's fiction. In later editions, this was corrected, and Margret now receives full credit for her role in developing the stories. H. A. Rey died in 1977 and in 1989 Margaret Rey established the Curious George Foundation to help creative children and prevent cruelty to animals. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Margarete Elisabeth Waldstein was born in Hamburg on May 16, 1906. She briefly met her future husband, H. A. Rey, when she was a young girl, but then left for Hamburg to study art. They were reunited in 1935 in Rio de Janeiro, where Rey had gone to escape the political climate in Germany. Margret convinced Hans to leave the family business, and show more soon they were working together on a variety of projects. Hans and Margret were married in Brazil on August 16, 1935, but they soon moved to Paris. It was there that Hans published his first children's book, after a French publisher saw his newspaper cartoons of a giraffe and asked him to expand upon them. Raffy and the Nine Monkeys was the result, and the debuted the mischievous monkey named Curious George. After Raffy and the Nine Monkeys was published, the Reys began a book of Curious George's own. Before the new manuscript could be published, the Reys, both German Jews, found themselves being forced to flee the Nazi occupation. From Lisbon, they made their way to Brazil and on to New York City, where they began a whole new life as children's book authors. Curious George was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1941. All the Curious George books, including the seven original stories by Margret and Hans, have sold over 25 million copies and are so popular that the original story has never been out of print. Margret Rey passed away in 1996, but not before establishing the Curious George Foundation in 1989, which gives money to children and animals. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Nicke Nyfiken på sjukhus
- Original title
- Curious George Goes to the Hospital
- Original publication date
- 1966
- People/Characters
- Curious George; The Man with the Yellow Hat
- First words
- This is George.
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