Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics)
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Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics) by Robert Mccloskey
Welcome to Centerburg Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk.
The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) wrote and illustrated some of the most celebrated children's books ever published. Both Make Way for Ducklings and Time of Wonder were awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of the year, and Blueberries for Sal and One Morning in Maine were named Caldecott Honor Books. McCloskey grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, the setting for Homer Price, his portrait of a quintessential American boyhood. He studied art at Vesper George School of Art in Boston, and continued his studies at the National Academy of Design in New York. He was awarded the Prix de Rome, but delayed his study abroad until after World War II. Subsequently he and his wife, Margaret Durand, moved to Maine, where their two daughters were raised, and where McCloskey found inspiration for many of his books. Robert McCloskey's ducklings are immortalized as bronze statues in Boston's Public Gardens, and are visited by countless children. He leaves a legacy of books that have proved enduringly beloved.
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ISBN 13 | 9780142404157 |
ISBN 10 | 0142404152 |
Title | Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics) |
Author | Robert Mccloskey |
Series | Puffin Modern Classics |
Condition | Unavailable |
Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
Year published | 2005-12-29 |
Number of pages | 160 |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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