| Mr. Gumpy's Outing Contributor(s): Burningham, John (Author), Burningham, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0805013156 ISBN-13: 9780805013153 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1990 Annotation: "Mr. Gumpy's scow becomes a miniature ark when he takes two children and one each of various domestic animals for a ride".--Kirkus Reviews. Full color., Boston Globe/Horn Book Award; Kate Greenaway Medal; New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book; Parents' Choice Award for Paperbacks. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Manners & Etiquette - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - General - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships, & Underwater Craft |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 77159507 |
| Lexile Measure: 490 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.6" W x 9.8" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 29237 Reading Level: 1.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mr. Gumpy's Outing is a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner and an American Library Association Notable Children's Book. In England, illustrator John Burningham, with Mr. Gumpy's Outing, became the first artist ever to win England's Kate Greenaway Medal twice. Mr. Gumpy lives by a river. One sunny day he decides to take a ride in his small boat. It is such a perfect idea, for such a perfect summer day, that he soon has company: first the children, then the rabbit, the cat, the dog, the pig, the sheep, the chickens, and still others until-- Mr. Gumpy's outing comes to an inevitable but not unhappy, conclusion. Come for a ride another day, says Mr. Gumpy at the book's end. And young readers will return again and again to this sprightly story with its clever, captivating illustrations that reflect the sunlit quality of a lazy summer afternoon. An ALA Notable Children's BookA New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book A Child Study Association Children's Book of the Year A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year |
Contributor Bio(s): Burningham, John: - John Burningham is a highly acclaimed author and illustrator with numerous books to his credit. With Mr. Gumpy's Outing, he became the first artist ever to win England's prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal twice. He lives in England.Burningham, John: - John Burningham is a highly acclaimed author and illustrator with numerous books to his credit. With Mr. Gumpy's Outing, he became the first artist ever to win England's prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal twice. He lives in England. |