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A review by saidtheraina
The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey by Louise Borden
5.0
This book was SO FUN to talk about with students.
Basically, I hooked them with Curious George ("DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE THIS MONKEY? CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THIS MONKEY? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS MONKEY IS?"), cracked a corny joke ("Is this a real monkey? No, silly! This is a DRAWING of a monkey!") and then told the story on pages 44-45. Depending on the ages of the kids (3rd grade? 6th grade?) I'd give more or less context regarding WWII.
It really is an unbelievable story (they're actually making a documentary about it and everything!).
I was initially put off by the almost-poetry-like layout of the text on the page, but found the story so engaging it completely stopped bothering me. I love love loved the inclusion of lots of primary sources. It's actually very surprising how well the primary sources, original illustrations, and Rey illustrations blend together. And I don't remember it being made clear who was responsible for the layout here - was it the illustrator, or some other unnamed graphic designer? If it was a third party, they deserve serious kudos.
Killer killer killer yes.
Basically, I hooked them with Curious George ("DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE THIS MONKEY? CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THIS MONKEY? DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS MONKEY IS?"), cracked a corny joke ("Is this a real monkey? No, silly! This is a DRAWING of a monkey!") and then told the story on pages 44-45. Depending on the ages of the kids (3rd grade? 6th grade?) I'd give more or less context regarding WWII.
It really is an unbelievable story (they're actually making a documentary about it and everything!).
I was initially put off by the almost-poetry-like layout of the text on the page, but found the story so engaging it completely stopped bothering me. I love love loved the inclusion of lots of primary sources. It's actually very surprising how well the primary sources, original illustrations, and Rey illustrations blend together. And I don't remember it being made clear who was responsible for the layout here - was it the illustrator, or some other unnamed graphic designer? If it was a third party, they deserve serious kudos.
Killer killer killer yes.