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Paddington returns from Peru and tries his hand at such things as the stock market, barbering, and even ballet; but he decides he would rather be his bear self.Tags
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Here's Paddington once more, just returned from a visit to Darkest Peru and his Aunt Lucy's birthday celebration at the Home for Retired Bears. Now that Paddington is home with the Browns, he's free to cause his usual kind of trouble: dabbling in the stock market, trying a career as a barber, even taking a turn at the ballet. But the promise of international fame doesn't turn this bear's head. Not for long, at least. Indeed, it's far better to be simply a bear called Paddington.
Although he really enjoyed the last chapter with the Russian ballet dancer, I think my son's interest in this series is flagging. This works for me as I'm ready for a break anyway. We've read so much Paddington lately, I'm starting to dislike marmalade, and I've never even had it before.
Paddington returns from Peru and tries his hand at such things as the stock market, barbering, and even ballet; but he decides he would rather be his bear self.
Paddington has a knack for "smelling out things", and his sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads him into many adventures. Whether it's lending a paw to a famous Russian ballet dancer, or serving baked elastic instead of "Baked Alaska" this bear is as trouble-prone and funny as ever.
Author of over one hundred books, many of them for children, Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1926, but he grew up in Reading. On leaving school at the age of fourteen, he spent a year in a lawyers office before joining the BBC as an engineer. During the war he served with both the RAF and the army, and it was in 1947, while stationed in Cairo, that he wrote his first short story. Its acceptance by London Opinion sowed the seeds show more of a future career, but before becoming a full-time writer he was to spend many happy and fruitful years as a BBC television cameraman
One snowy Christmas Eve he was taking refuge in Selfridges when he came across a small toy bear, literally left on the shelf. Bought as a stocking filler for his first wife, Brenda, it was to act as the inspiration for A Bear Called Paddington, first published in 1958.
In 1997 Michael Bond was awarded the OBE for his services to children's literature. show less
Author of over one hundred books, many of them for children, Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, in 1926, but he grew up in Reading. On leaving school at the age of fourteen, he spent a year in a lawyers office before joining the BBC as an engineer. During the war he served with both the RAF and the army, and it was in 1947, while stationed in Cairo, that he wrote his first short story. Its acceptance by London Opinion sowed the seeds show more of a future career, but before becoming a full-time writer he was to spend many happy and fruitful years as a BBC television cameraman
One snowy Christmas Eve he was taking refuge in Selfridges when he came across a small toy bear, literally left on the shelf. Bought as a stocking filler for his first wife, Brenda, it was to act as the inspiration for A Bear Called Paddington, first published in 1958.
In 1997 Michael Bond was awarded the OBE for his services to children's literature. show less
After a good vacation and a restful sea voyage, a person likes to get back to his work. Paddington returns from a visit to Peru ready for anything.
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Thomas Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England on January 13, 1926. He dropped out of school at the age of 14. During World War II, he served in both the Royal Air Force and the British Army. He sold his first short story in 1945 to the magazine London Opinion. Over the next decade, he had numerous short stories published and radio show more plays performed. After the war, he joined the BBC Radio and later worked for BBC-TV as a cameraman from 1947 to 1965. He gave his wife a teddy bear for Christmas in 1956. She it named Paddington after the London train station near their home. His first book, A Bear Called Paddington, was published in 1958. He became a full-time author in 1965. He wrote more than 25 Paddington books including Paddington Here and Now and Paddington's Finest Hour. He chronicled his life with Paddington in his autobiography, Bears and Forebears. His other works included A Day by the Sea, Something Nasty in the Kitchen, and Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Carbon Footprint. He was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1997 and then a commander of the order in 2015, for services to children's literature. He died after a short illness on June 27, 2017 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Paddington at Work
- Original title
- Paddington at Work
- Original publication date
- 1966-09-01
- People/Characters
- Paddington Bear; Mr Brown; Mrs Brown; Mrs Bird; Jonathan Brown [in Paddington series]; Judy Brown (show all 8); Mr Gruber; Mr Curry
- First words
- Paddington woke with a start and after blinking several times in order to accustom his eyes to the evening light, peered round the deck of the liner Karenia with a puzzled expression on his face.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"And all that leaping about," added Mrs Bird. "If you ask me it's much better to be simply a bear who likes his marmalade." "Especially," said Jonathan, amid general agreement, "if you happen to be a bear called Paddington."
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- Children's Books, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .B6368 .P — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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