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Summary
In this springtime adventure based on the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show, George and Steve find themselves in a sticky situation when they accidentally eat all of Betsy's delicious honeycomb for her Earth Day presentation about bees. Now they need to find a way to replace the honeycomb before Betsy gets back from dance class. They head to an Earth Day fair in the park, where they learn all about bees, beehives, and how bees make honey. All they need to do is make their own beehive and they'll have plenty of homemade honeycomb! But will they be able to attract enough bees in time for Betsy's presentation? Includes two activities that reinforce the concepts in the story.
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Author Notes
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 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)
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 1-3-Curious George discovers that bees are excellent builders when his friend Betsy shares her honeycomb with him and Steve. But when George and Steve eat it all up, they go in search of more and meet a beekeeper who shows them how to build a hive. George helps to create more honeycomb in his signature mischievous style. Betsy is thrilled with the results. This is a standard easy reader with clear text and illustrations depicting the characters antics. Additionally there are two simple but fun activities at the end of the story. A solid addition to an easy-reader section.-Melisa Bailey, Harford County Library System, MD (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
George and Steve eat all of their friend's honeycomb, so they turn a kitchen cabinet into a beehive hoping to attract bees. The inclusion of bee facts is forced in both the Spanish and English texts. Based on a television episode and accompanied by unsubtle illustrations, the disjointed plot ends on a mildly amusing note. Two related activities are appended. [Review covers these Green Light Readers titles: Curious George: A Home for Honey Bees and Jorge el curioso: Un hogar para las abejas / Curious George: A Home for Honeybees.] (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.