the journey that saved curious george by louise borden

Rey – whose full name was Hans Augusto Reyersbach – loved to draw and paint as a child, whereas Margarete Waldstein – who had wanted to become an artist – studied art and photography in a famous school in Germany. Both of them grew up in Hamsburg, and both developed an extraordinary liking to animals. The Journey – as it shall be called in this review – begins with a short narrative on the Reys’ childhoods in Germany. Hans Augusto Reyersbach and Margarete Waldstein, husband and wife, artists since birth Our curious couple, at a book signing Photographs taken by Margret ReyĪrtists Since Birth: The Makings of a Dynamic Duo. However, when I learned about this book, I was just as curious as the Reys’ little monkey. Neither did I watch a single episode of the Curious George television series. To be honest, I did not grow up in the company of Curious George. Rey,” creators of the beloved monkey in children’s literature, Curious George. Part-biographical, part-historical, The Journey That Saved Curious George narrates “the true wartime escape of Margret and H. Even a curious little monkey has a passion for reading! While I was tempted to grab several titles from the shelf, I only needed one, and found it placed neatly on a tiny shelf mounted on the wall: Louise Borden’s The Journey That Saved Curious George, illustrated by Allan Drummond. I was ready to leave when I decided to browse through the picture book section one more time. Thus, it wasn’t surprising at all that the nonfiction books were no longer where they were at the last time I was there. Borders store has been in disarray for the last few weeks, trying to get rid of their books for their storewide closing sale. Rey, written by Louise Borden and illustrated by Allan DrummondĪ Serendipitous Moment. The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. Ha! Because the library closes early on Fridays, I decided to go to Borders to find out if there was any children’s nonfiction left in-stock. Unfortunately, I haven’t paid my library fines yet so I couldn’t borrow the books. Luckily, most of them were available in our library. I found several interesting children’s nonfiction through Borders online. I initially planned to feature a memoir written by a boy soldier, but the story kind of dragged and I never made it halfway through the book. When I think of nonfiction, I think along the lines of adult-related works, biographies, compilations, essays, and so on and so forth.

This is my first official contribution to Nonfiction Monday, hosted this week by Capstone Connect. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).

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The journey that saved curious george by louise borden