Curious George Gets a Medal

Curious George Gets a Medal
Author(s)	H. A. Rey Margret Rey
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Curious George
Genre(s)	Children's literature
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Publication date	1957
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Curious George Rides a Bike
Followed by	Curious George Flies a Kite

Curious George Gets a Medal is a children's book written and illustrated by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey and published by Houghton Mifflin in 1957. It is the fourth book in the original Curious George series, and tells the story of George's flight into space. The story was published only weeks before the Soviets launched Sputnik II and Rey wanted to share his interests in space travel with children.^[1]

Plot

George makes a mess with ink and a fountain pen and tries to wash it away with the garden hose, but the room fills with water and he hurries to a nearby farm to get a portable pump. He is chased by the farmer but eludes him by entering a museum. He makes another mess with a dinosaur display but Professor Wiseman wants him to go up in a space ship and then bail out. George agrees and is given a tiny space suit. At the critical moment, it is uncertain whether George will jump or not, but he does and the experiment is a success. George is carried to Earth by a parachute and is awarded a medal.

Notes

1. ^ Rey 2001, unpaged Introduction

References

• Rey, H. A. and Margaret Rey (2001). The Complete Adventures of Curious George. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-39100-7.