Gorky Rises

One fresh and fair summer day, as soon as his parents go out, Gorky sets up his...
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Author: William Steig
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Gorky Rises by Steig, William

Gorky Rises

$29.03

Gorky Rises

$29.03
Author: William Steig
Format: Paperback
Language: English

One fresh and fair summer day, as soon as his parents go out, Gorky sets up his laboratory by the kitchen sink to have another try at concocting a magic potion. This time he strikes upon the missing ingredient--half a bottle of his mother's attar of roses--and he knows it's success at last.
While he is waiting for the bubbly, glinting liquid to show what it can do, he heads over to Elephant Rock, his best spot for doing nothing. But on the way he stops to bask in the sun, soon falls asleep--and wakes to find himself floating in the immensely blue sky, clutching his bottle of magic.
There follows the most astonishing, bewildering, and bedazzling adventure a young frog could possibly have. Orbiting the globe has its ups and downs, however, and Gorky soon begins to wonder if he'll ever get back to earth. He does manage to outwit the magic; but the potion saves a last surprise until Gorky reaches Elephant Rock, just on day later than he had planned.

Gorky Rises is a 1980 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year.

Author: William Steig
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 09/01/1986
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 10.76h x 8.39w x 0.17d
ISBN: 9780374427849
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 134027 / Gorky Rises


Award: Irma S. & James H. Black Award - Winner

About the Author
William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based; the Caldecott Medal-winner Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; The Caldecott Honor book The Amazing Bone; and the Newbury Honor Books Abel's Island and Doctor De Soto. Stieg also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, including The Lonely Ones, Male/Female, and Our Miserable Life.

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