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Title: Tough Boris by Mem Fox, Kathryn Brown ISBN: 0-15-201891-3 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: and beautiful illustrations
Comment: Mem Fox's _Tough Boris_ is a picture book about Boris Von Der Borch and his gang of pirates. The text is very simple. Basically, it simply states "Boris was greedy." for one pair of pages, and then "All pirates are greedy." on the next pair, and then substitutes other words for greedy, like "massive," and "scruffy," etc.
The pictures tell the story, though. Boris and his group find a treasure chest, filled with treasure and a violin. The crew drags the treasure chest aboard the ship, and divvies up the loot. A boy steals the violin from Boris's room, and Boris seeks the boy out for punishment. The boy plays the violin so well, however, that Boris has him spared. Next, Boris' pet parrot dies, and gets a solemn and appropriate burial at sea, in the violin case. Boris and all the pirates are very sad, and, as the text states, "all pirates cry."
This book required repeated readings with my 3-year old to get the whole story. The simple text says so little, but in the end the text complements the illustrations well.
Kathryn Brown's illustrations are wonderful. The colors are bright, and the renderings of the pirates are fantastic. They are the best pirates I've seen in over a dozen pirate picture books. While I'm at it, I'll salute the author and illustrator together for creating a pirate picture book which doesn't include any battles, swordplay, cannons, or gunplay.
I give _Tough Boris_ 5 stars.
ken32
Rating: 5
Summary: More Than Just A Book About A Pirate
Comment: All of the other reviews focus on this book describing a pirate who has feelings besides just being tough. But this book is MUCH more! It lets children know that death/saddness happens to everyone and it is ok to be sad and cry about it, that crying is a good way to express yourself. It is a good book to prep children for the inevitable things that happen in life...it should be read often...before something inevitable happens. I read this book often in my preschool class and found that the girls enjoyed the story just as much as the boys.
Rating: 3
Summary: See Both Sides
Comment: This is a simple but sweet story about a pirate who is many things in addition to being tough. My three year old loves this book.
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Title: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox, Julie Vivas ISBN: 091629126X Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Koala Lou by Mem Fox, Pamela Lofts ISBN: 0152000763 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: 28 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Night Noises by Mem Fox, Terry Denton ISBN: 0152574212 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Possum Magic by Mem Fox, Julie Vivas ISBN: 0152632247 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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Title: Whoever You Are by Mem Fox, Leslie Staub ISBN: 0152164065 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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