▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁Africa <0x0A> </s> ▁Bad ▁Day ▁at ▁River b end ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁children ' s ▁book ▁by ▁American ▁writer ▁Chris ▁Van ▁All s burg . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁quiet ▁day ▁at ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁River b end , ▁local ▁sh er iff ▁Ned ▁Hard y ▁he ars ▁that ▁a ▁strange ▁matter ▁is ▁covering ▁many ▁citizens . ▁When ▁he ▁heads ▁out ▁to ▁investigate , ▁he ▁finds ▁the ▁local ▁stage co ach ▁driver ▁covered ▁in ▁this ▁mass ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁speak . ▁Dist ra ug ht ▁but ▁unw illing ▁to ▁surrender , ▁Hard y ▁heads ▁on ▁and ▁finds ▁more ▁people ▁covered ▁in ▁this ▁subst ance . ▁Event ually ▁he ▁is ▁himself ▁covered ▁in ▁this ▁subst ance ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁move ▁or ▁speak . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁then ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁strange ▁matter ▁was ▁none ▁other ▁than ▁c ray on ▁scri bb les , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁color ing ▁book ▁left ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁boy ▁who ▁gets ▁tired ▁and ▁leaves . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁children ' s ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁HMS ▁And rom eda ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁She ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁H M ▁D ock yard ▁Port sm outh . ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 8