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Synopsis
A little girl at play can fly like a bird, moo like a cow, and squirm like a worm.
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Review
Ruth Krauss and Mary Blair's I Can Fly won awards upon its first publication in 1951 and has not lost an iota of its charm. The first pages open to a girl standing on a swing, sailing high in the sky next to a bird whose feathers match her dress: "A bird can fly./ So can I." She can moo like a cow, grab like a crab, be merrier than a terrier, and pick, pick, pick like a little chick. Krauss's simple verses capture a child at play and provide wonderful rhythms for a lively, interactive read-aloud session: "Crunch crunch crunch/ I'm a goat out to lunch," Blair's playful illustrations are as exuberant as the story-poem, with their gorgeous (truly '50s!) palette and bold compositions that cleverly juxtapose the girl with her pretend animal playmates, page by page. Arms outstretched on the loops in the playground, the girl looks just like the crab with its grabby claws; eating celery at the table she mimics the goat eating flowers outside the front door. Young children will revel in the young girl's splendidly confident outlook:"Gubble gubble gubble/ I'm a mubble in a pubble./ I can play/ I'm anything that's anything./ That's MY way." We welcome this timeless classic back into print with open arms, much like an octopus might. (Baby to preschool) --Karin Snelson
From the Inside Flap
"A bird can fly.
So can I.
A cow can moo. So begins the simple, delightful rhyme by Ruth Krauss that both celebrates and encourages a child's imagination. Mary Blair's vibrant artwork, found in the Golden Books archives and newly scanned, looks as fresh as it did 50 years ago.
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- PublisherGolden Books
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0307203204
- ISBN 13 9780307203205
- BindingBoard book
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages26
- IllustratorBlair Mary
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Board book. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Blair, Mary (illustrator). May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4. Seller Inventory # G0307203204I4N00
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Board book. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Blair, Mary (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4. Seller Inventory # G0307203204I3N00
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I Can Fly (Little Golden Treasures)
Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Blair, Mary (illustrator). Signs of wear and consistent use. Seller Inventory # 3IIT7G0059XU_ns
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Condition: Good. Blair, Mary (illustrator). Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.4. Seller Inventory # 353-0307203204-gdd
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Paperback. Condition: very good. Blair, Mary (illustrator). little wear and tear. Seller Inventory # Grumpy0307203204
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