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Centerburg Tales

More Adventures of Homer Price

More Adventures of Homer Price

More Adventures of Homer Price

By Robert McCloskey

By Robert McCloskey

By Robert McCloskey

By Robert McCloskey

By Robert McCloskey

By Robert McCloskey

By Robert McCloskey
Read by John McDonough

By Robert McCloskey
Read by John McDonough

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Oct 27, 1977 | ISBN 9780140310726 | Middle Grade (8-12) *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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May 04, 1951 | ISBN 9780670209774 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Oct 27, 1977 | ISBN 9781101663042 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Aug 06, 2019 | 275 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Centerburg Tales

    Centerburg might be your town. Grampa 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—they are all as American as they come. But there’s a subtle and delightful difference. In Centerburg, along with the routine of day-to-day living, the most preposterous things keep happening.

    But nothing fazes Homer Price! Ragweeds taller than fire ladders, music that sets a whole town dancing—he solves these problems calmly and efficiently. Homer Price is a boy with a good supply of common sense—and ingenuity!

    Homer’s Grampa Hercules is a delightful old rascal and his extravagent reminiscences of his youth are the starting point of many of the episodes. The chapter titles are as enticing as the chapters themselves: The Hide-a-Ride, Looking for Gold, Ever So Much More So, Experiment 13, Grampa Hercules and the Gravitty-Bitties, Pie and Punch and You-Know-Whats.

    Mr. McCloskey’s characters have warmth and kindness and a healthy curiosity; but they are not above a few minor faults and foibles. They are unmistakenably alive. Like Mr. McCloskey himself, they are perpetually amused by the everyday hazards and discrepancies around them.

    About Centerburg Tales

    A companion to Homer Price, these imaginative and outlandish tales from all-American Centerbury will leave you in stitches. There’s Grampa 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!

    About Centerburg Tales

    Centerburg might be your town. Grampa 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—they are all as American as they come. But there’s a subtle and delightful difference. In Centerburg, along with the routine of day-to-day living, the most preposterous things keep happening.

    But nothing fazes Homer Price! Ragweeds taller than fire ladders, music that sets a whole town dancing—he solves these problems calmly and efficiently. Homer Price is a boy with a good supply of common sense—and ingenuity!

    Homer’s Grampa Hercules is a delightful old rascal and his extravagent reminiscences of his youth are the starting point of many of the episodes. The chapter titles are as enticing as the chapters themselves: The Hide-a-Ride, Looking for Gold, Ever So Much More So, Experiment 13, Grampa Hercules and the Gravitty-Bitties, Pie and Punch and You-Know-Whats.

    Mr. McCloskey’s characters have warmth and kindness and a healthy curiosity; but they are not above a few minor faults and foibles. They are unmistakenably alive. Like Mr. McCloskey himself, they are perpetually amused by the everyday hazards and discrepancies around them.

    About Centerburg Tales

    A companion to Homer Price, these imaginative and outlandish tales from all-American Centerbury will leave you in stitches. There’s Grampa 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!

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    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… More about Robert McCloskey

    About Robert McCloskey

    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… More about Robert McCloskey

    About Robert McCloskey

    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… More about Robert McCloskey

    About Robert McCloskey

    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… More about Robert McCloskey

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Paperback | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Oct 27, 1977 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780140310726

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Hardcover | $18.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    May 04, 1951 | 192 Pages | 6 x 9 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780670209774

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Oct 27, 1977 | 192 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781101663042

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Aug 06, 2019 | 275 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593103692

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