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The Great Escape: Or, the Sewer Story. Hardcover – January 1, 1973

by Peter Lippman (Author)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 27 ratings
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  1. Publisher
    Golden Books
  2. Publication date
    January 1, 1973
  3. ISBN-10
    0307135756
  4. ISBN-13
    978-0307135759
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Golden Books (January 1, 1973)
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0307135756
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0307135759
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 27 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best children's books ever!
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014
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One of the best children's books ever!! Probably best understood by ages 5 & older.
The pictures are wonderful! The book tells the funny story (old wives tale) of how baby alligators are captured in Florida & sold to tourists who then take them to big cities like NY. When the babies grow too big they are flushed down the toilet & end up living in the sewers. The
alligators are very smart & plot & plan how to get home to Florida. How they do that makes for a wonderful funny & heart warming story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A True Classic!
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2017
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Had this book when I was a kid in the hospital. The creativity, imagination and illustrations all go towards the book's magic. Enjoyed it as much now as I did back then!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2013
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I remember taking this book out of the library at least a million times with my first library card: it was hand typed by our librarian and cost 10 cents and 2 weeks to laminate it! Wonderful memories of reading with my brother.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2015
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so wonderful!
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E. Glazer
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book From My Childhood
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2019
I remember reading this as a young child and absolutely loving it to pieces.

I managed to somehow keep it at my parents house until adulthood - and then began reading it to my own children, 6 and 4.

They love it, and few things bring me as much joy as sharing this with my own children; and watching my 6 yr old read it herself!

Truly a little bit of wonder in this thing we call life...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Needs to be re-printed!!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2021
This book was my kids' favorite when they were small - 1973 and 1974. We read it over and over again! My copy is warped and I, too, hoped to get a new copy for my grandchildren! I will see what I can do to keep it in one piece!
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OHmom
5.0 out of 5 stars We loved this book so much as kids growing up in NYC
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017
We loved this book so much as kids growing up in NYC. Why oh why is it out of print??? It was so much fun reading about alligators in the sewers, plotting to be free. I'd have loved to get this for my own kids, now grown, and would recommend it to kids growing up anywhere.
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StephenW
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it growing up
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2018
Wish this was still in print, loved it growing up!
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