Curious George at the Aquarium

By H. A. Rey and Margret Rey

The man with the yellow hat takes George to a magical, undersea world where fascinating new friends await.

Beluga whales! Sea lions! Sharp-toothed piranhas! Curious George at the Aquarium is a lively story based on H. A. and Margret Rey’s popular primate and painted in the original watercolor and charcoal style. The aquarium is the perfect place for a little monkey to get into big trouble. Splash!

Praise for the Curious George books

“What distinguishes the George stories is where the trouble is—almost never in a person, never in humanity. George lives in a super benign world, even if it is often strange and unfamiliar to him. This is different than living in a world that is familiar but crowded with evil or indifference . . . George is at once an impossible monkey, a fantasy, and also, simply, one of us.” —The New Yorker

“Curious George certainly deserves a spot on the shelf, and these engaging stories will provide a good exercise in imagination and creativity.” —The Horn Book

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Sep 3, 2007
• ISBN: 9780547740652

H. A. Rey

H. A. Rey and his wife, Margret, first introduced the world to the bighearted, fun-loving, mischievous hero Curious George in 1941, and young readers have been in love with him ever since. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS, and Pretzel and the Puppies, based on their picture books, is a streaming series on Apple TV+. curiousgeorge.com; pretzelandthepuppies.com

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Reviews for Curious George at the Aquarium

[bnlmoore · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is about George the monkey and how he went to an aquarium to look at different types of sea animals such as sharp toothed piranhas, seahorses, red octopi, starfish, and an urchin. George was also very curious so at one point in the story he place in hand in one of the tanks and a crap came up and bit his finger. From that point on George did not like being at the exhibit. He still was curious so he ended up in the penguin living area where he accidentally let all the penguin escape. In all the commotion George saved one of the baby penguins from drowning and became a new hero at the aquarium. This was a very cute story and is a great book for teaching students different animals and even personification as well as fantasy verse realism.

[nmhale_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

George and The Man with the Yellow Hat visit an aquarium, where George has lots of opportunities to be curious. While the man is buying tickets, George hears enticing noises and can't restrain himself; he jumps over the wall and starts exploring. He sees whales, piranha, a cranky crab, and eventually scrambles into a penguin enclosure. The workers aren't happy about his being there, but when George opens the door to leave, all the penguins escape instead. Everyone is so busy catching them that they don't notice the baby penguin fall in the water. Good thing George is there! He jumps in and saves the chick that can't yet swim. George is a hero again.The story follows typical Curious George formula: he follows his curiosity, falls into trouble, and performs some good act that makes everyone forget his mistake. This story, though, was wordier than the book about taking a train. The action took too much time to develop. Nonetheless, I do love aquariums, so I appreciated George's desire to wander through all the wonders. Also, my daughter's attention never wavered, and she is a picky critic. Clearly, the story isn't boring, even if it could be more concise. A typical book of the series. If your child likes Curious George, this is an easy choice.