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When Ruby lets go of his carriage, Max races down a hill, over a bump, up in the air, down between two trees, and back into the carriage which finally stops in a pile of leaves.Tags
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I liked this book for two reasons. First, the illustrations match the writing style of the text. The bright and vivid illustrations match the positive and encouraging words that the text uses. The illustrations help the audience follow along Max's journey in the carriage. Because the illustrations use bright and engaging colors, the illustrations match the frantic chase that is happening throughout the story. I also like this book because of the language. The language is descriptive and appropriate for the targeted audience. For example, the author writes, "Ruby ran under the towels. Between two trees sailed Max. And back into his carriage" (p. 4). These prepositions provide a detailed description of Max's journey and allows the young show more audience to imagine Max as he is riding in the carriage. Overall, the big idea of this book is that family will help whenever you are in trouble. They will always be there for you to help you with your problems. show less
My kids grew up on the Max books, and my eldest learned to read by reading this one to his baby sister. Non boring board books. Fabulous.
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Rosemary Wells was born in New York City on January 29, 1943. She studied at the Museum School in Boston. Without her degree, she left school at the age of 19 to get married. She began her career in publishing, working as an art editor and designer first at Allyn and Bacon and later at Macmillan Publishing. She is an author and illustrator of over show more 60 books for children and young adults. Her first book was an illustrated edition of Gilbert and Sullivan's I Have a Song to Sing-O. Her other works include Martha's Birthday, The Fog Comes on Little Pig Feet, Unfortunately Harriet, Mary on Horseback, and Timothy Goes to School. She also created the characters of Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko, which are featured in some of her books. She has won numerous awards including a Children's Book Council Award for Noisy Nora in 1974, the Edgar Allan Poe award for two young adult books, Through the Looking Glass and When No One Was Looking, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Shy Charles. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Max's Ride
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Max Bunny; Ruby Bunny
- First words
- "Go!" said Max.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Stop!" said Max.
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- Members
- 178
- Popularity
- 183,041
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.93)
- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 3
