Centerburg Tales

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101663049
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Centerburg Tales written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1977-10-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centerburg might be your town. Grampa Hercules and his never-ending tall tales, Dulcy Dooner, the uncooperative citizen, unbusinesslike Uncle Ulysses and his friendly lunchroom, the flustered sheriff, the pompous judge—they are all as American as they come. But there's a subtle and delightful difference. In Centerburg, along with the routine of day-to-day living, the most preposterous things keep happening. But nothing fazes Homer Price! Ragweeds taller than fire ladders, music that sets a whole town dancing—he solves these problems calmly and efficiently. Homer Price is a boy with a good supply of common sense—and ingenuity! Homer's Grampa Hercules is a delightful old rascal and his extravagent reminiscences of his youth are the starting point of many of the episodes. The chapter titles are as enticing as the chapters themselves: The Hide-a-Ride, Looking for Gold, Ever So Much More So, Experiment 13, Grampa Hercules and the Gravitty-Bitties, Pie and Punch and You-Know-Whats. Mr. McCloskey's characters have warmth and kindness and a healthy curiosity; but they are not above a few minor faults and foibles. They are unmistakenably alive. Like Mr. McCloskey himself, they are perpetually amused by the everyday hazards and discrepancies around them.

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142404152
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics) written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-12-29 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk. The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations!

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780606010900
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Centerburg Tales written by Robert McCloskey and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1977-10-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Further adventures of Homer Price, including those in which a juke box sets the whole town singing against its will and in which a mad scientist develops weeds that overrun the town.

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0670209775
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Centerburg Tales written by Robert McCloskey and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1951-05-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion to Homer Price, these imaginative and outlandish tales from all-American Centerbury will leave you in stitches. There's Grampa Hercules and his never-ending tall tales, Dulcy Dooner, the uncooperative citizen, unbusinesslike Uncle Ulysses and his friendly lunchroom, the flustered sheriff, the pompous judge, and more. In Centerburg, along with the routine of day-to-day living, the most preposterous things keep happening. But nothing fazes Homer Price!

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 014050978X
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989-03-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whenever Burt Dow, who lives in a snug little house on the Maine coast, sets out to sea, his pet giggling gull goes along. But this time, it will take all his might and some plain old ingenuity to save him and the gull from a raging storm.

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 067005934X
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Make Way for McCloskey written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From those famous ducklings to Homer Price's delicious donuts, generations of children have grown up delighting in the timeless stories of Robert McCloskey. Here, for the first time, all of his published works--Make Way for Ducklings, Blueberries for Sal, Lentil, Time of Wonder, One Morning in Maine, Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man, Homer Price and Centerburg Tales--are brought together. With biographical information and photographs, and an introduction by renowned critic Leonard Marcus that outlines McCloskey's career and his unforgettable contribution to children's literature, this collection is an in-depth look at the life and work of an extraordinary children's book legend.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Centerburg Tales written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Further adventures of Homer Price, including those in which a juke box sets the whole town singing against its will and in which a mad scientist develops weeds that overrun the town.

Author : Keith Robertson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140341447
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Henry Reed, Inc. written by Keith Robertson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1989-05-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Reed has arrived in Grover's Corner--and the town will never be the same. While spending the summer with his aunt and uncle, Henry comes up with a sure-fire money-making project: Henry Reed, Inc., Research. Henry's neighbor, Midge Glass, has an even more sure-fire hit: Reed and Glass, Inc. Now with Henry's ingenious mind and Midge's practical reasoning, Reed and Class Inc. turns into a huge success--while creating more bewildering and outrageous schemes than the townfold could have imagined.

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140502874
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lentil written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1978-04-27 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Lentil wants to learn to sing, but no matter how hard he tries he can’t sing on key. He can’t even pucker his lips to whistle! So Lentil learns to play the harmonica instead and beautifully carries his tune through the winding streets of Alto, Ohio. Lentil masters his craft just as the beloved Colonel Carter returns to town and the Alto residents decide to plan a special celebration. But Old Sneep, the grouchiest man in town, doesn’t want anyone celebrating Colonel Carter’s homecoming. When Old Sneep stops the welcoming parade in its tracks, Lentil’s music turns out to be just what Alto needs. Robert McCloskey, the Caldecott-winning author and illustrator of Make Way for Ducklings, brings readers this delightful two color picture book.

Author : Robert McCloskey
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140564349
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Make Way for Ducklings written by Robert McCloskey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1999-02-01 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Robert McCloskey's unusual and stunning pictures have long been a delight for their fun as well as their spirit of place."—The Horn Book Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arive safely at their new home. This brilliantly illustrated, amusingly observed tale of Mallards on the move has won the hearts of generations of readers. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children in 1941, it has since become a favorite of millions. This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston is available for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition. Make Way for Ducklings has been described as "one of the merriest picture books ever" (The New York Times). Ideal for reading aloud, this book deserves a place of honor on every child's bookshelf. "This delightful picture book captures the humor and beauty of one special duckling family. ... McClosky's illustrations are brilliant and filled with humor. The details of the ducklings, along with the popular sights of Boston, come across wonderfully. The image of the entire family proudly walking in line is a classic."—The Barnes & Noble Review "The quaint story of the mallard family's search for the perfect place to hatch ducklings. ... For more than fifty years kids have been entertained by this warm and wonderful story."—Children's Literature