就在小田鼠们忙着为过冬采集食物的时候,阿佛却独自坐在一旁,并且告诉大家他也在工作,只不过在采集另外一些东西。冬天漫长而寒冷,慢慢地,食物被大家吃光了,这时,阿佛拿出了他“采集”的那些东西……
小女孩莎莎喜欢编造各种稀奇古怪的事情,她一直不明白“月光”和“真实”有什么区别。在莎莎编织的“月光”中,有威风凛凛的大狮子,有可爱的袋鼠宝宝,有美人鱼妈妈,还有龙拉的战车……可是有一天,当朋友托马斯因为去寻找根本不存在的袋鼠宝宝而遭遇危险时,莎莎终于领悟了“月光”与“真实”的区别。
在英语中,“moonshine”一词既可以表示月光,又可以表示空想出来的事,因此爸爸口中所说的“假想”,在莎莎听来却总是“月光”。四届凯迪克大奖得主伊芙琳?内丝以非凡的艺术功力,成功运用黑、灰、金三色,描绘出美国北部海岸平静的渔村风光及生活于其中的孩子们内心的骚动。故事给小读者们提出了一些问题,包括如何区分想象和现实,想象有没有好坏之分等等。书中爸爸对莎莎的接纳、关怀和引导等种种表现,对面临相似问题的家长应该也有所启发吧。 Samantha (known as Sam) is a fisherman’s daughterwho dreams rich and lovely dreams--moonshine, her father says. Butwhen her tall stories bring disaster to her friend Thomas and hercat Bangs, Sam learns to distinguish between moonshine andreality.
池塘里有一条小鱼和一只蝌蚪,他们形影不离。慢慢地,蝌蚪变成了青蛙,并且离开池塘看到了外面的世界。他跟鱼讲述了自己新奇的见闻,鱼也开始憧憬起外面的世界来。有一天,他终于鼓足勇气,爬上了岸……Illus. in full color. A modern fable of a minnow who wants tofollow his tadpole friend--who becomes a frog--onto land.
那天晚上,麦克斯穿上他的狼服,开始了恶作剧。妈妈骂他:“野兽!”麦克斯说:“我要吃掉你!”结果妈妈没让他吃晚饭,把他关到了房间里。 正是在那天晚上,麦克斯的房间里长出了一片树林,海上漂来了一艘小船。他日夜航行,一个星期又一个星期,几乎用了一年的时间,到了一个野兽出没的地方。野兽们发出了可怕的咆哮,磨着它们可怕的牙齿,转动着它们可怕的眼睛,伸出了它们可怕的爪子。“别动!”麦克斯的眼睛一眨也不眨,盯着它们的黄眼睛,用魔法驯服了它们。它们全都害怕了,把他当成了野兽之王。 “现在,”麦克斯喊,“让野兽们闹起来吧!”它们又是对着月亮吼叫,又是吊在树上,等闹够了,“停!”麦克斯不让它们吃晚饭就让它们去睡觉了。
可是他这个野兽之王突然感到孤独起来,想到一个被人爱的地方去。这时,从遥远的世界的那一边,飘来了好吃的东西的香味。 他决定放弃在这个野兽出没的地方当国王了。可是野兽们喊:“哦,请不要走——我们要把你吃掉——我们如此爱你!”野兽们发出可怕的咆哮,磨着它们可怕的牙齿,转动着它们可怕的黄眼睛,伸出了它们可怕的爪子。但麦克斯还是上了他的小船,挥手说再见了。 然后他航行了一年,又回到了他自己房间的那个夜晚。他发现他的晚饭正等着他,而饭还是热的。
苏斯博士,可以说是二十世纪最受欢迎的儿童图画书作家,在英语世界里,是家喻户晓的人物。他创作的图画书,人物形象鲜明,个性突出,情节夸张荒诞,语言妙趣横生,是半个多世纪以来孩子们的至爱,同时他的书也被教育工作者推荐给家长,作为提高阅读能力的重要读物。
孩子喜欢的古怪精灵的读物,为什么也会受到教师的青昧,被列为学生提高阅读能力的重要读物呢?这与苏斯博士开始创作儿童图画书的背景有关。
二十世纪五十年代,美国教育界反思儿童阅读能力低下的状况,认为一个重要原因就是当时广泛使用的进阶型读物枯燥无味,引不起孩子的兴趣。苏斯博士的Beginner Books便应运而生。作为初级阅读资料,这些书力求使用尽可能少的简单词汇,讲述完整的故事。但远远高于过去进阶型读物的,是苏斯博士丰富的想象力、引人入胜的情节和风趣幽默、充满创造力的绘画和语言。
苏斯博士的图画书在讲述有趣故事的同时,更有一个特别的功能,即通过这些故事来使孩子们从兴趣出发轻松地学习英语。从简单的字母,到短语、句子,再到一个个故事,苏斯博士的图画书,亦是一套让孩子们循序渐进掌握英语的优秀读物。例如其中《苏斯博士的ABC》一书,就从英文的二十六个字母入手,将字母和单词配合起来讲解,同时,这些单词又组成了一个个韵味十足的句子,不断重复加深读者对字母的记忆和理解。《一条鱼两条鱼红色的鱼蓝色的鱼》和《在爸爸身上蹦来跳去》也是采取类似的方式进行单词和句子的讲解。《穿袜子的狐狸》则是充满了饶有风趣的绕口令,对诵读者来说是一个充满快乐的挑战。
苏斯博士,可以说是二十世纪最受欢迎的儿童图画书作家,在英语世界里,是家喻户晓的人物。他创作的图画书,人物形象鲜明,个性突出,情节夸张荒诞,语言妙趣横生,是半个多世纪以来孩子们的至爱,同时他的书也被教育工作者推荐给家长,作为提高阅读能力的重要读物。 《绿鸡蛋和火腿》的创作源于苏斯博士和一位朋友打赌,能否用五十个单词写成一个故事。于是便有了这本脍炙人口的书。故事是容易引起孩子共鸣的熟悉话题——要不要尝试新食物。故事情节发展激烈,一个拼命劝,一个玩命躲,最后的结局出人意料。苏斯博士的语言是节奏感很强的韵文,朗朗上口,书中所用词汇很少,而且句子结构大量重复,只置换少量单词,孩子一旦记住了第一句,后边的句子很容易读出来,让孩子颇有成就感。
The woodland animals were all getting ready for the winter.Geese flew south, rabbits and deer grew thick warm coats, and theraccoons and chipmunks lay down for a long winter nap. ComeChristmastime, the wise owls were the first to see the rainbowaround the moon. It was a sure sign that the big snow was on itsway.
三只青蛙生活在一起。一天,爱冒险的那只青蛙捡回了一颗巨大的蛋,等蛋孵好以后,他们和蛋里的“小鸡”成为了好朋友。大家一起生活一起玩耍,直到有一天,“小鸡”找到了自己的妈妈,三只青蛙很开心,不过,他们却很疑惑:“鸡”妈妈对自己孩子的叫法怎么跟他们不一样呢?Now in Dragonfly comes the tale of three colorful frogs. Onefinds a pebble.
Another declares it a chicken egg. But what happens when a babyalligator
hatches instead? "Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeatedreferences to the
friendly newborn as `the chicken.' They'll be even more tickledwhen the frogs
chuckle at the `mother chicken' who, finally reunited with heroffspring,
greets her `sweet little alligator'...In his 40th book, Lionni isin
typically fine form" (Publisher's Weekly).
佩泽提诺也叫小P,他身边的朋友都是大个子,敢于冒险,做事也很漂亮,而他自己却是个小不点儿,他总觉得自己肯定是什么人身上的一小块儿。有一天,他决定去找到答案。他问了飞毛腿、大块头、游得快、山顶汉,可大家都说小P不可能是自己掉落的一小块儿。后来,住在山洞里的智多星建议小P去砰砰岛寻找答案,于是,小P驾着小船出发了……
It only takes a little to BE BIG! Meet Clifford and Emily Elizabeth in the original Clifford book!Clifford is big. Clifford is red. But most of all, Clifford knowshow to BE A GOOD FRIEND. The BE BIG campaign invites everyone, big and small, to takeaction and raise awareness for how CLIFFORD'S BIG IDEAS can makethe world a better place. Clifford's Big Ideas are:Be a Good Friend * Share * Be Kind * Help Others * Be Truthful *Have Respect * Be Responsible * Play Fair * Work Together * Believein Yourself
Clement Hurd redrew some of his pictures for this new edition of the profoundly comforting story of a bunny’s imaginary game of hide-and-seek and the lovingly steadfast mother who finds him every time.
In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower and, when autumn returns, sending its own seeds into the wind to start the process over again.
作者简介:Eric Carle's eloquent text and brilliant collages turn the simple life cycle of a plant into an exciting story, a nature lesson, and an inspiring message of the importance of perseverance.
A toe-tapper babies will love--the classic Seussian book aboutopposites:
"Wet foot, dry foot. Low foot, high foot..."
With more than 7 million copies in print in various formatsand languages, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Is one ofthe most treasured children’s books of all time. Now, more than 40years after its first printing, this classic is finally availablein a new, affordable paperback and CD edition.
The narration, provided by Academy Award winning actress GwynethPaltrow, comes from a Grammy-nominated recording, which is sure tobring warmth and humor to children and parents alike.
A special bonus Spanish-language track is included on the audioCD.
If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?
Caldecott Award winner Make Way for Ducklings isaccompanied by a compact disc that features a lively, professionalreading of the story. Perfect for road trips or bedtime reading,story time, preschool, or home school, Puffin Storytime? willplease children and parents alike.
The Fox is after Rosie, but Rosie doesn't know it. Unwittingly,she leads him into one disaster after other, each funnier than thelast. To enjoy Rosie's walk as much as Rosie, does, just lookinside!
这天,母鸡萝丝走出鸡舍去散步。它没有发现,一只狐狸从后面悄悄跟了上来。
萝丝穿过农家院子,身后的狐狸扑了上来。可它一脚踩到了钉耙,钉耙一个反弹,狠狠地打到了它的脸上。
萝丝绕过池塘,狐狸扑了上来,可它扑了一个空,栽到了池塘里。
萝丝翻过干草垛,狐狸扑了上来,可它一头扎了进去。
萝丝经过磨面房时脚钩住了一根线,狐狸扑上来时,上头的一袋面粉正好浇了下来。
萝丝钻过栅栏,狐狸扑了上来,可它跌到了栅栏这边的手推车里。
萝丝从蜂箱下面走了过去,可那辆手推车载着狐狸撞翻了蜂箱,狐狸被蜜蜂追得抱头鼠窜。
萝丝回到鸡舍,正好赶上吃晚饭。
About the Author
Pat Hutchins is the author-illustrator of several popular picturebooks, including Good-Night, Owl; Titch; and The Wind Blew, forwhich she won the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in London,England.
佩特·哈群斯(Pat Hutchins)
1942年6月18日出生于英国约克郡。她自幼喜欢画画,16岁那年获得了当地一家艺术学校的奖学金,三年之后进入利兹艺术学院深造,专攻插画。大学毕业后她去了伦敦,先做兼职的店员,后来加盟一家广告公司,成为了一名助理设计师。在那里她遇到了自己未来的丈夫劳伦斯·哈群斯。1965年7月21日,他俩举行了婚礼,两周后她随丈夫被派驻到位于纽约的美国分公司。
她到了纽约之后一直想从事插画工作,在麦克米兰出版公司一位编辑的建议下,她写出了《母鸡萝丝去散步》,这本1968年出版的处女作让她一举成名。她的作品色彩明媚,故事幽默、简单流畅,总是贴近孩子们的角度认真面对他们的问题,深受全世界儿童的喜爱。她的主要作品还有获英国凯特·格林纳威奖的《风吹起来》(TheWind Blew,1974)、《蒂奇》(Titch,1971)、《千变万化》(Changes, Changes,1971)、《一个猎人》(One Hunter,1983)以及《最坏最坏的妖兽》(The Very WorstMonster,1985)等三十多部。
1968年哈群斯夫妇又搬回到了英国,一直住在伦敦。她曾说儿子摩根和山姆是她取之不尽的创作源泉,现在她有了一个名叫哈里·巴斯特的孙子,这个小孙子又给她带来了新的灵感。
A warm, hilarious, witty and very personal tribute to Dad (andto dads everywhere) by the ever-brilliant and inventive AnthonyBrowne.
He's all right, my dad. He's as strong as a gorilla and happy asa hippopotamus. He's a great dancer, a brilliant singer, he'sfantastic at football and he makes me laugh. A lot. But that's notall that's great about my dad.
Illus. in color. "An exquisite picture book. A little fish,the lone survivor of a school of fish swallowed by a tuna, devisesa plan to camouflage himself and his new companions."--(starred)"School Library Journal. " 在大海的一个角落里住着一群小鱼,大家都是红色的,只有一条是黑色的。有一天,一只凶猛的金枪鱼吃掉了所有的小红鱼,只有小黑鱼逃走了。他孤身一人在海里游荡,遇到了很多稀奇古怪的生命,又高兴起来。小黑鱼又遇到的一群躲在礁石后的小红鱼,为了生存,不再躲避,他想了个好办法,教他们游成大鱼的样子,而自己来当眼睛!就这样,他们在清凉的早晨游,在明媚的中午游,把大鱼都吓跑了。
It’s Halloween, and Spot is getting ready for the big day. There are decorations to be made, games to play, and trick-or-treating to do. When all his friends come over, it’s time for the best fun of all—a costume party with pumpkin pie! With bright colors and a childfriendly oversized shape, this book is perfect for the youngest Spot fans, and perfect for Halloween fun.