George and Martha Back In Town

Name: George and Martha Back In Town
Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
SKU: 79460
Price: 8.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: James Marshall
ISBN: 9780395479469

By: James Marshall

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / 1988 / Paperback

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Product Description

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Five additional stories about the friendship between two hippos: "The Box," "The High Board," "The Trick," "The Job," "The Book."

Product Information

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Title: George and Martha Back In Town
By: James Marshall
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 1988

Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 0395479460
ISBN-13: 9780395479469
Ages: 4-8
Stock No: WW79460

Publisher's Description

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The humorous hippos are back in town, discovering that there can be growth in even the best of friendships.

Best friends George and Martha are back at their usual lively adventures, learning (along with young readers) that there are many ways to spend a good day with a friend.

A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence in his stories about the world’s two best friends. Each of these five brief tales is filled with humor, and James Marshall’s drawings are guaranteed to spark feelings of empathy, delight, and self-recognition.

Author Bio

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James Marshall (1942–1992) created dozens of exuberant and captivating books for children, including The Stupids, Miss Nelson Is Missing!, and the ever-popular George and Martha books. Before creating his canon of classic, hilarious children’s books, James Marshall played the viola, studied French, and received a master’s degree from Trinity College. He also doodled. It was the doodles, and the unforgettable characters that emerged from them, that led him to his life’s work as one of the finest creators of children’s books of the twentieth century. In 2007, James Marshall was posthumously awarded the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his lasting contribution to literature for children.

Publisher's Weekly

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The full weight of a meaningful friendship is once again explored through a series of stories about everyone's favorite hefty hippos. Ages 4-8. (March)

Editorial Reviews

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"Marshall's new collection of stories about the hippo friends sparkles with the warm feeling that bind George and Martha inseparably." Publishers Weekly