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Name: The journey that saved Curious George
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Author: Louise Borden

📘 The journey that saved Curious George by Louise Borden

In 1940, as the German army advanced, Jewish German siblings Hans and Margret Rey fled their Paris home in a harrowing bicycle journey to Southern France, carrying only their children's book manuscripts and memories of their past. Using Hans Rey’s pocket diaries and other archival materials, Louise Borden reconstructs the brothers’ wartime experiences and the birth of the world‑famous Curious George. The book presents a detailed travel journal style narrative, complete with full‑color illustrations by Allan Drummond, original photographs, ticket stubs, and other ephemera that bring the Reys’ journey to life for both new readers and longtime fans.

First publish date: 2005

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Louise Borden

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