The Cricket in Times Square

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Author:

Selden, George

Read by:

Shalhoub, Tony

ISBN:

978-1-4272-2875-8

Publication Date:

Jun 2012

Publisher:

Findaway World, LLC

Book Format:

Pre-recorded MP3 player

List Price:

USD $34.99

Book Description:

Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought hed seen it all. But hes never met a cricket before, which really isnt surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York Citythe Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. Hed be there still if he hadnt followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someones picnic basket. Now, like any tourist in the city, he wants to look around. And...
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Book Details

Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.4 x 7.3 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:	0.4 Pounds

Author Biography

Selden, George (Author)

George Selden Thompson was born in Hartford, Connecticut on May 14, 1929. He graduated from Yale University in 1951 and studied in Rome for a year on a Fulbright Scholarship. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 15 children's books and 2 plays under the name George Selden. His first book, The Cricket in Times Square, was published in 1960. It won a John Newbery Medal in 1961 and was made into an animated film in 1973. His other works include Tucker's Countryside, The Old Meadow, and Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse. He died from complications from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage on December 5, 1989 at the age of 60.

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