sorman0110's review against another edition
5.0
An amazing true story about the creators of Curious George. They literally bicycled their way out of France when the nazis invaded. Finally ended up in New York and the rest is history. An awesome read!
imaclogger23's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
shutterjess's review against another edition
5.0
Thus children's book was a wonderful story. I had no idea how close Curious George was to never being published!
wilsonmamaof3's review against another edition
I enjoyed this book. It is a wonderful and brave story of the Rey's journey to America during the Holocaust.
melissapalmer404's review against another edition
3.0
Book #76 Read in 2018
The Journey That Saved Curious George
This tells the true story of how the creators of Curious George had to escape from the Nazis and how they ended up living in America. It also shows the evolution of Curious George. A quick read, this would make a nice read out loud in elementary classes. I borrowed this book from the public library.
The Journey That Saved Curious George
This tells the true story of how the creators of Curious George had to escape from the Nazis and how they ended up living in America. It also shows the evolution of Curious George. A quick read, this would make a nice read out loud in elementary classes. I borrowed this book from the public library.
meitaeryanti's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Dalam buku ini, penulis menelusuri jejak bagaimana Margret dan H.A. Rey melarikan diri dari Paris saat invasi NAZI ke Perancis pada Perang Dunia II. Harta yang paling mereka jaga saat itu adalah naskah buku The Adventures of Fifi yang menjadi naskah awal cerita Curious George.
Dilengkapi dengan ilustrasi dan foto-foto, buku sepertinya ditujukan untuk pembaca muda. Dengan mengikuti perjalanan Margret dan H.A Rey pembaca bisa sambil mempelajari apa yang terjadi di Perancis pada masa itu.
Penulis menyusun buku ini berdasarkan catatan pribadi keduanya yang disimpan di the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection di the University of Shouthern Mississippi dan wawancaranya dengan sejumlah orang yang tahu Margret dan H.A Rey selama mereka tinggal di Perancis.
barbie16's review against another edition
5.0
To all lovers of Curious George, this is a must read!
I never knew the story of Margret and H.A. Rey's escape from Paris, but this book tells the story and tells it well. The illustrations are beautiful and very reminiscent of Rey's own drawings in his books. Their harrowing four month escape from Paris to New York City (quite a bit done on bicycle!) is a fascinating story of perseverance. There are so many tragic losses due to WWII but I and many many others are more than happy that the Reys made it so Curious George could be created. I love how the monkey himself saved them from ridicule!
I never knew the story of Margret and H.A. Rey's escape from Paris, but this book tells the story and tells it well. The illustrations are beautiful and very reminiscent of Rey's own drawings in his books. Their harrowing four month escape from Paris to New York City (quite a bit done on bicycle!) is a fascinating story of perseverance. There are so many tragic losses due to WWII but I and many many others are more than happy that the Reys made it so Curious George could be created. I love how the monkey himself saved them from ridicule!
heisereads's review against another edition
4.0
A fascinating story of how the authors of Curious George escaped from Europe during WWII, thus saving their manuscript to eventually be published. Borden's verse writing tells their timeline well, and the illustrations combined with primary source documents, enhance the effect.