The Journey That Saved Curious George by Louise Borden & Allan Drummond, ill. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

Illustrators H.A. and Margret Rey are living in Paris when Hitler invades France. They head south on bicycle, train, and eventually ship with few belongs besides their children's book manuscripts.

    - ISBN 978-0618339242

    - Media: Watercolors and real-life documents (journal entries, photographs, original illustrations)

    - Rating: 4Q/4P

    - Curricular Connections: Grades 5-8, Biography, History/Social Studies

DPower 7/31/09

The Journey that Saved Curious George by Louise Borden and Allan Drummond, ill.  Boston, MA: 

     Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005.  ISBN 0-618-33924-8

Culminating in their war-time escape from France, with the first Curious George manuscript in their bicycle basket, this book shares the history of children's book team, Margaret and H.A. Rey.  Many photographs and illustrations help tell the story.

Illustrations:  Watercolor on Paper

Themes:  WWII, Curious George author's Margaret & H.A. Rey

5Q/4P

ggolden

7/13/09

Borden, L. (2005). The journey that saved Curious George: the true wartime escape of Margret and H.A. Rey. Illustrated by Allan Drummond. NY:  Houghton Mifflin.

This is more than the biography of the Jewish husband-and-wife team that brought Curious George to life.  With an eye for every detail in photographs, illustrations, captions, and text, and a commitment to research and documentation, Borden and Drummond have translated the Reys’ 1940’s escape on bicycles from war-torn Paris, an early Curious George manuscript in their pack, into a story with an intensity that would interest even readers who are unfamiliar with the inquisitive monkey.

Curricular connection:  WWII/Grade 10/HSS 10.8

Artwork: Mixed-media including photographs and ink-and-watercolors in a scrapbook style

Subjects: Refugees; Nazi persecution; Authors; Children’s literature

Category: Non-fiction 813

Age Level Recommendation: Middle School

Rating: 4Q/3P

AAS 5-3-08

ISBN-13: 978-0-618-33924-2