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Ah, the Simple Pleasures

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In "Arthur Jumps into Fall," autumn has come to Elwood City, and specifically to the Read family yard. Yep, it's covered in leaves and Mr. Read has assigned Arthur the task of getting them raked up. He tries to pass the chore off to D.W., but Mr. Read has other work for her.

Arthur finds that doing the raking is hard work. However, he soon discovers that piles of fall leaves can be a lot of fun. And when his friends show up, they find the joys of playing in leaves together.

The back of the book includes a cool cut-out feature --- "Pal Around as Pal!" It's a Halloween mask of Arthur's dog, Pal.

Kids will like this Arthur Adventure!

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What child doesn't enjoy one of the Arthur adventures? In Arthur Jumps into Fall, Arthur's dad instructs him to rake the backyard leaves. Arthur isn't happy about the chore he's been given and suggests that his sister, D.W., help him. Alas, dad has other things in mind for D.W.

Arthur heads out to the backyard and pushes leaves around, complaining about the job. When he has a small pile, he and his dog, Pal, decide to take a break and immediately start jumping in the leaves and scattering them about.

It was fun, but the leaves must be raked. Arthur's friends stop by and in good Tom Sawyer fashion, the friends show how good raking should be done. The huge pile just begs to be used, however, and when they're done raking...well, you probably won't be surprised at what happens, but it will be a fun read.

Armchair Interviews says: Once again, Arthur entertains children in his new adventure, Arthur Jumps into Fall.