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Arthur, For the Very First Time Paperback – January 22, 2002

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Arthur Rasby is ten years old and having the worst summer of his life. His parents don't listen to him, so he writes everything down -- everything that's real -- in his journal. But when he goes to stay with his Great-Aunt Elda and Great-Uncle Wrisby on their farm, his world is turned upside down. For the first time Arthur wonders what's real and what's not.

His aunt and uncle do things Arthur's parents would never do -- like climbing out windows to sit in trees, singing to their pet pig, and speaking French to a pet chicken. Life on the farm happens much too fast to write down -- sometimes wonderful, sometimes terrible. Arthur begins to understand there is more than one way of seeing and doing and loving. And he realizes there's a whole world just waiting to be discovered.

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The Newbery Medal-winning author's first book tells of a boy's spending the summer away from home, and how he learns to look at the world in different ways. Ages 8-11.
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Arthur Rasby is ten years old and having the worst summer of his life. His parents don't listen to him, so he writes everything down -- everything that's real -- in his journal. But when he goes to stay with his Great-Aunt Elda and Great-Uncle Wrisby on their farm, his world is turned upside down. For the first time Arthur wonders what's real and what's not.

His aunt and uncle do things Arthur's parents would never do -- like climbing out windows to sit in trees, singing to their pet pig, and speaking French to a pet chicken. Life on the farm happens much too fast to write down -- sometimes wonderful, sometimes terrible. Arthur begins to understand there is more than one way of seeing and doing and loving. And he realizes there's a whole world just waiting to be discovered.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (January 22, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0064402886
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0064402880
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 660L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.21 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.15 x 0.34 x 7.6 inches
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2014
    Arthur is upset because his mother is going to have a baby and he doesn't want to share her with anyone. His parents send him to stay with relatives for the summer hoping he can get a break from the city and Uncle Wrisby and Aunt Elda live in a beautiful home surrounded by trees, a stream and a few farm animals. And best of all they have a chicken who loves to do tricks and responds to commands given in French. Arthur has a summer full of adventure that all kids will love hearing about, including the birthing of baby piglets. This book is also wonderful as a class read-a-loud.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2013
    I have used this book in my fourth grade classroom and so have read it many times. It is filled with warm, interesting characters and the story line is very appropriate and engaging. It's a great read for adults as well as children, a good opportunity for parents to share quality literature with their children.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2002
    I have seen better books that Patricia MacLachlan has written, but this book was okay. It's about a boy who was sent to his geat aunt and uncle. They are very strange. They sit on very tall trees, speak french to their chicken and sing to their pig who is pregnant. It was an okay book
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2014
    Very original characters that we liked a lot. They were funny, nice, loving and insightful. We were a little disappointed with the ending. It came too soon!
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2016
    I really liked this book it was part of a book club i also liked Sarah plain and tall it was very touching
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014
    Good book.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2005
    this is one of these books that you just have to read over the summer. there's something about the writing style that is both classic and highly orginal, and the story itself is very enjoyable.

    it's one of those young adult books about a rural childhood that is so unassumingly well written that its characters and story are beyond believable. details like the uncle who plants a garden with nothing but rows of onions and roses lend a kind of surreal pleasure to the book, and still leave you sniffing the air for a ghost of summer earth and sky, even if you're reading this book indoors.

    the character of Arthur is so recognizable and disarmingly bright and observant that i think young readers will instantly identify with him. there's something of an unbreakable wonder in the way that Arthur sees the world, but he's bright enough to still be somewhat guarded. all the characters are wonderfully written, really.

    this is a great, well written young adult's book, and should not be missed.
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