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Title: Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen, Mark Buehner ISBN: 0-688-07887-7 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 April, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (22 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fun story complemented by superb illustrations
Comment: Before there was Harry Potter, there was Harvey Potter, gentleman balloon farmer. Jerdine Nolen's story is fun and plays off a child's natural curiosity. The story is great--a little girl spies on the farmer of a balloon farm to figure out exactly how he grows those balloons (and, of course, it turns out that he uses good old-fashioned magic). But what really makes this book a stand-out are Mark Buehner's superb illustrations. Slyly employing a style and upright look that recalls both Grant Wood and Edward Hopper, Buehner turns the volume up by using super-saturated colors--perfect for a book about magic and balloons. There is almost more humor and wonder in the pictures than in the text. I highly recommend this book, especially for budding artists. The pictures are just a joy to gaze upon and enjoy.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best children's books out there
Comment: My son (3-1/2 years old) and I love this book. It is absolutely delightful. The colorful illustrations, the hidden images, the story itself...it's wonderful. The text demands to be read outloud and is completely appropriate. We read it several times a week and I look forward to it each time. I highly recommend it!
Rating: 5
Summary: Did you ever wonder where balloons really come from?
Comment: First, for the record, Harvey Potter was out there on his balloon farm raising balloons in all shapes, sizes, and colors several years before his more famous English cousin Harry found a stone of a philosophical or sorcerous nature. First time author Jerdine Nolen explains to young readers where balloons really come in this delightfully imaginative tale and the answer is "Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm," which is an actual U.S. Government Inspected Balloon farm. Everybody in town is curious about how Harvey works such wonders with his "latex thumb," which inspires a young girl to climb up a tree late one night to see how Harvey does works his magic by the light of a full moon.
Harvey Potter reminds me somewhat of Willy Wonka, probably because both would end up on most people's short list of jobs they wish really existed. The other parallel will be clear once you read this imaginative little story. Mark Buehner's rich acrylic artwork does a wonderful job of capturing the rich colors of all the balloons on Harvey Potter's farm, making you understand exactly why "Pleasin' Purple" and "Orange-Ray Sun" called what they are called. More importantly, both the simple text and the vibrant drawings bring the characters in this tale alive. The most important similarity between Harvey and Harry is that both tales are magical. Nolen has crafted a wonderful story for young readers, even if they do not live near a balloon farm.
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Title: The Escape of Marvin the Ape (Picture Puffins) by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner ISBN: 0140565035 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra Barracca, Sal Barracca, Mark Buehner, Phyllis J. Fogelman ISBN: 0803706715 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: May, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck, Mark Buehner ISBN: 0060088605 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Barnyard Song by Rhonda Gowler Greene, Robert Bender ISBN: 0689840543 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Superdog : The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner ISBN: 0066236207 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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