Arthur, for the Very First Time

by Patricia MacLachlan

Book Overview

Ten-year-old Arthur is having the worst summer of his life. He writes everything real in his journal but when he visits his Great-Aunt and Great-Uncle on their farm he wonders for the first time... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064402886
• ISBN13: 9780064402880
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Arthur For The very First Time

"Arthur for the Very First Time" by Patricia Maclachlanis about a boy called Arther, and his adventures at his uncles andaunts house. He met a chicken called Pauline, a girl called Moira and a pig called Bernadette and Moira's dad Moreover. Once Arther lost Pauline the chicken but he and Moira accidentally took YoYo's goose when Pauline was sleeping in the tree outside Arther's window. one day Moira and Arther wanted to take care of Pauline when she was sick and uncle Wrisby gave them the toxic(the medicine)for Pauline. Arthur said to give it a try first so they both tasted it and said grapefruit, Moira had to go home to meet the social worker, Arther and Pauline decided to come with Moira, so they drank some of the toxic the way, they were drunk and didn't ever know it when they went to moreover's house. One day Arther and Moira built a pen for Bernadette, but she didn't like it, until one one stormy day Bernadette was nowhere to be found! Arther checked everywhere until the only place was the pen Arther and Moira Built for Bernadette. She was there all right, but she wasn't breathing! Arther rapped his coat around Bernadette until they got to the place the other pigs. I think this is a very excenticly interesting book, because there are funny things, adventures, friendship, and it's like a biography for the summer at his aunts and uncles house.

At his grandparents house he has a weird summer.

In Arthur for the very first time, Arthur's parents fight somuch that they have to send him away because they don't want him tohave to listen to them fight. So they send him away to his aunt and uncle's house .At his aunt and uncle's house he has a weird summer. His aunt and uncle talk to chickens in French, his uncle sings to pigs, and his uncle grows roses and onions. He writes things down in his journal. I recommend this book becasue it has a lot of humor throughout the story. The story also has a beautiful writing style.

Arthur and his freind get drunk.

This story is about Arthur going to Uncle Wrisby and Aunt Elda's house for the summer.The reason is because his mother is having a baby. Uncle Wrisby and Aunt Elda's house is huge.There are a lot of problems in Arthur for the Very First Time.One problem is that Arthur and his friend get drunk.Another problem is that Arthur's uncle's chicken gets lost,and Arthur tries to find the chicken.I recommend everybody to read Arthur for the Very First time because amazing things happen.

There is Yo-yo's tonic lets take it.

Arthur,For The Very First Time is a really good book.First Arthur's mom sends him off for the summer.Second Arthur meets a girl that he likes and she likes him to.I recommend this book because it is interesting.The book has lots of suprises to it.I think you should read this book because I think its the best book in the Universe because its a perfect book for kids to read.

This was a humorous book that had crazy people in it!

If you like to read stories about people who love animals and have crazy adventures everyday, you will love this book! My third grade class loved it!!!