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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780140564402
ISBN number: 0140564403
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 40
Printing Date: November 01, 1998
Publishing house: Puffin
Age index: Ages 4-8
Sale Popularity Level: 188371
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Generations of children have read, re-read, and loved Ezra Jack Keats's award-winning, classic stories about Peter and his neighborhood friends. Now, for the very first time, Peter's Chair, A Letter to Amy, and Goggles! are available in paperback exclusively from Puffin. A well-loved character, a familiar childhood situation, and an urban setting are the components of this winning picture book, one of Keats's best. -- Booklist Ezra Jack Keats (19161983) was the beloved author and/or illustrator of over eighty-five books for children.
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This book was very special to my brother and I as we grew up. We were attending an Elementry School in Knoxville Tn, (Brickey to be exact) and this was one of the books we both enjoyed very much. It was made even better when we discovered the school libary also had Goggles on tape as well, read by Rosie Greer,(which was very cool, even thinking about it now) with a light jazz keyboard soundtack that ran in the background that made the drama in the book even more fun. The art of course is very first rate and fits this classic story. A fun book to read aloud...many, many times in a row.
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Like so many, I am familiar with Keats all-too-awesome "Snow Day" which featured the very first colored character in a picture book. As enchanting as it was, it did not have the same emotional depth as this book that takes to the unsnowed inner cities and the tense relationship between young boys and the older, tougher ones. It's a simple story, but the cultural aspect of it is certainly something to be admired. It may not be as entertaining as some of Keats' other pieces, but it does do a great job of expressing a culture that was not often seen at the time the book was published.
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This is a wonderful story about two good friends and their close encounter with the neighborhood "bad boys." My son very first got this book when he was two and has enjoyed reading it ever since (he is now six). Great pictures, great comraderie, encountering danger of the bullying older boys without the reader feeling threatened. I highly recommend this book.
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This is the story of two boys who find a pair of motorcycle goggles. They wear them long enough for a group of older boys to try and take them. Fortunately the boys who found the goggles are wiley enough to escape. The last line of the story is cute..."Things look fine now!"
I gave this book a 5 because of the art work. Ezra Jack Keats is so talented! Rich vibrant colors mark the illustrations of two adventurers in the city. The illustrations by Keats are appealing because of their gritty realism and exciting colors. While the pictures will appeal to children, they also captivate the imaginations in all of us. Keats records part of our society and culture as children experience them.
Everybody should experience Ezra Jack Keats.
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I think this is a great book, along with the other books in the series. My two-year old daughter likes to read the books about Peter and in fact, will turn the pages and "read" the book herself, talking about the pictures which vividly tell the story. We live in the city and I like that these books are not set in the suburbs or countryside as many children's books only show that type of lifestyle. I would not characterize these books as being set in the ghetto or inner city as other reviewers have; I think it's just a portrayal of life in the city vs. the typical idyllic children's book setting.
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