Curious George Takes a Job facts for kids
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| Author | H. A. Rey Margret Rey |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Curious George |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
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1947 |
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| Preceded by | Curious George |
| Followed by | Curious George Rides a Bike |
Curious George Takes a Job is a popular children's book written and illustrated by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey. It was first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1947. This book is the second adventure in the famous Curious George series. It tells the exciting story of George, a little monkey, as he tries out a new job washing windows.
Contents
George's Big City Adventure
This story begins right after the first Curious George book ends. George is living at the zoo. One day, he finds a key left by a zookeeper and decides to unlock his cage. He escapes into the big city!
As George explores, he finds a restaurant. His curiosity gets the best of him, and he starts eating a pot of spaghetti! The cook catches him but is impressed when George helps wash all the dishes perfectly. As a thank you, the cook introduces George to an elevator operator. This new friend offers George a job as a window washer on a very tall apartment building.
A Monkey at Work
While washing windows, George sees many interesting things inside the apartments. He spots a child who doesn't want to eat dinner and a man taking a nap. When he reaches the very top window, he notices a room being painted.
George's curiosity takes over once more. When the painters leave for lunch, he slips into the apartment. He decides to finish the painting for them!
A Jungle Room and a Chase
An hour later, the painters return. They are shocked to see that George has painted the room with a wild jungle theme! He even painted animals on the furniture covers. The painters, the elevator operator, and the apartment owner are very upset. They chase George out of the room and down a fire escape. More people join the chase as George runs through the city.
George thinks he can jump to freedom from the end of the fire escape. But he forgets how hard the street is! He lands badly and hurts his leg. Soon, an ambulance arrives to take George to the hospital. The apartment owner says George deserved it for ruining her room. The elevator operator adds that he knew George's curiosity would cause trouble.
Hospital Stay and a Movie Star
At the hospital, George is unhappy. He lies in bed with his leg in a cast, hanging above him. George's accident makes the front page of a local newspaper. The Man with the Yellow Hat sees the news and quickly contacts the hospital to claim his little monkey friend.
Once George's leg is healed, he gets out of bed. He accidentally plays with a bottle of a special liquid called diethyl ether and falls asleep. The Man with the Yellow Hat, the doctor, and the nurse find him. They wake him up with a cold shower. After this, George is taken to a movie studio! They want to film a movie about his exciting life. Later, George and all the townspeople he met watch the movie together in a theater.
