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| Curious George waiting to greet the children at the library. Photo by Laura Litwin |
Curious George is proof that curiosity can be messy, nerve-wracking, and potentially hazardous. Despite this fact, curiosity can also be invigorating, challenging, and lots of fun! Of course, it helps if you have a friend like the man with the yellow hat to bail you out.
Over the years, George has had many adventures. He has taken a trip to the hospital, flown in
the air with a kite, and traveled into space.
In his introductory book, George has just been taken from
his home in the jungle to live in a zoo in the city. Aboard the ship, George tries to fly like a
seagull and ends up in the ocean.
Fortunately, he is saved by the crew and makes to the city in one piece. At the home of the man with the yellow hat,
George plays with the telephone and accidentally makes a call to the fire
station. In trouble for this false
alarm, poor George lands in jail. He is
able to break out of his cell and runs out to the street where he sees a
balloon vendor. Curiosity gets the best
of him, and he winds up floating through the air hanging on to a bunch of
helium balloons. The man with the yellow
hat finds George, saves him, and takes him to a new home in the zoo.
Curious George provides inspiration to try new things. This can be as simple as reading a book about
a new topic, as interesting as reaching out to a new person to learn more about
them, as intriguing as learning a brand new skill, or as exciting as traveling
to a new and exotic location. Curiosity
about the world leads to new discoveries and adventures.
Curious George learns his lessons by trying
new things. We can too!
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