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Centerburg Tales


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Centerburg Tales

Contributors:

By (Author) Robert McCloskey

ISBN:

9780670209774

Publisher:

Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:

Viking Children's Books

Publication Date:

4th May 1951

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Number of Pages:

192

Dimensions:

Width 160mm, Height 238mm, Spine 19mm

Weight:

374g

Description

A companion to Homer Price, these imaginative and outlandish tales from all-American Centerbury will leave you in stitches. There'sGrampa Hercules and his never-ending tall tales, Dulcy Dooner, the uncooperative citizen, unbusinesslike Uncle Ulysses and his friendly lunchroom, the flustered sheriff, the pompous judge, and more. In Centerburg, along with the routine of day-to-day living, the most preposterous things keep happening.But nothing fazes Homer Price!

Author Bio

Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) wrote and illustrated some of the most honored and enduring children's books ever published. He grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and spent time in Boston, New York, and ultimately Maine, where he and his wife raised their two daughters. The first ever two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Make Way for Ducklings and Time of Wonder, McCloskey was also awarded Caldecott Honors for Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer. He was declared a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. You can see some of his best-loved characters immortalized as statues in Boston's Public Garden and Lentil Park in Hamilton, Ohio.

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