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Lesson 5
Part 2
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1 While millions of people know Curious George,
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not many people know about the careers of his creators.
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How did they create one of the world's most famous monkeys?
4 Hans Augusto Rey was born in Germany in 1898 to Jewish parents.
5 He grew up a few blocks from a zoo.
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So he developed a lifelong love for animals and drawing.
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7 He met a young Jewish girl, Margret, at her sister's birthday party.
8 Later, Margret left her hometown to study art, and they lost touch for a while.
9 In 1935, Hans and Margret met again in Brazil.
10 Hans was doing some family business.
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11 Margret was escaping the political climate in Germany.
12 They decided to start working together.
13 They soon fell in love and got married in August.
14 In 1936, Hans and Margret traveled to Paris, France.
15 They enjoyed Paris so much that they decided to stay there.
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16 Then Hans had a chance to publish some of his animal drawings in a French magazine.
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17 His drawings became quite popular.
18 That made the publisher decide to publish Hans' first children's book,
19 Raffy and the Nine Monkeys, in 1939.