Children's Fiction Toys, Dolls, Puppets
George Most Wanted
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2005
- Category
- Toys, Dolls, Puppets, Friendship, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551434728
- Publish Date
- Sep 2005
- List Price
- $6.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554696253
- Publish Date
- Sep 2005
- List Price
- $0.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 6 to 8
- Grade: 1 to 3
- Reading age: 6 to 8
Description
George Most Wanted is the second of three books in the George series
At the end of The True Story of George, George, a small plastic man, went for a ride on a rocket and flew apart. Now, with Katie and Mackenzie’s help, all his parts must find each other. But his head has been frozen deep in a bag of blackberries. Will he ever be whole again?
The story of George comes to a close in George, the Best of All!
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
About the authors
I was born in East York in 1948, the daughter of a Canadian soldier and his Dutch war bride. I graduated from the University of Toronto and became a teacher of lots of things, but mostly of art and English. I guess I have taught thousands of Toronto's great kids over the years and they have taught me too.As a child I read widely. I liked all sorts of fairy tales and animal stories by authors like the Brothers Grimm and Thornton Burgess. Maida's Little Shop by Inez Haynes Irwin was also a favourite. I have two children, Katie and Mackenzie, who gave me ideas for stories while they were growing up. Kate had a little plastic guy and I wrote a set of books about this toy from two different perspectives. Sometimes I get ideas from things I do. I like to build sand sculptures on beaches and I wrote a picture book once about finding a dragon shape in the sand. Other ideas seem to fall into my lap when I'm busy with something else. If I don't commit those to paper right away, they vanish. I'd like to do some art for one of my books. Sometimes when I can't sleep, I draw or paint a bit of a scene from one of my stories. Maybe I'll be brave enough to submit these to a publisher one day. I still live in Toronto, in a little bungalow with lots of big maples and a skunk or two. Mackenzie is here with his dog, and my daughter Katie often comes to visit.
Awards
- Short-listed, CLA Book of the Year for Children nominee
- Short-listed, Canadian Library Association (CLA) Book of the Year for Children
Excerpt: George Most Wanted (by (author) Ingrid Lee; illustrated by Stephane Denis)
Chop, chop! Bits of the night flew everywhere. George tried to steer the rocket, but he had no hands. How could he steer the rocket without his big strong hands? He stepped on the brakes, but he had no shoes. How could he stop the rocket without his shiny red shoes? George looked down. His jumpsuit was gone. His body was gone. And so was his rocket. All he saw was a big dark planet. He was going to crash!
Editorial Reviews
"A fun little chapter book that will delight young readers. Recommended."
CM Magazine
