书目

WeeGillis

内容简介

ACaldecottHonorBookbythecreatorsofthebelovedStoryofFerdinandWeeGillislivesinScotland.Heisanorphan，andhespendshalfofeachyearwithhismother'speopleinthelowlands，whiletheotherhalffindshiminthehighlandswithhisfather'skin.BothsidesofGillis'sfamilyareeagerforhimtosettledownandadopttheirways.Inthelowlands，heistaughttoherdcattle，learninghowtocallthemtohimineventheheaviestofeveningfogs.Intherockyhighlands，hestalksstagsfromoutcroptooutcrop，holdinghisbreathsoasnottomakeasound.WeeGillisisaquickstudy，andhesoonpicksupwhathiselderscanteachhim.Andyetheisunpreparedwhenthedaycomesforhimtodecide，onceandforall，whetheritwillbethelowlandsorthehighlandsthathewillcallhishome.RobertLawsonandMunroLeaf'sclassicpicturebookisatributetothepowersoftheimaginationandatriumphofthestoryteller'sandillustrator'sart.

作者简介

MUNROLEAF(1905–1976)wasanAmericanwriter,illustrator,andcolumnistwhosebooksforchildrenincludeMannersCanBeFunandHowtoBehaveandWhy(bothofwhichhealsoillustrated).In1936he“dashedoffin25minutes”astoryaboutabullwhopreferredflowerstobullfightsasashowcasefortheartistictalentofhisfriendRobertLawson.TheStoryofFerdinandwentontobecomeabest-sellerandthetwomencollaboratedonthreesubsequentbooks,WeeGillis(1938),TheStoryofSimpsonandSampson(1941),andAesop’sFables(1941).ROBERTLAWSON(1892-1957)wasaprolificwriterandillustratorofliteratureforchildrenandwasthefirstpersonevertoreceiveboththeNewberyandCaldecottmedals.Amonghisforty-oddbooksaresuchclassicstoriesasRabbitHill,BenandMe,andTheyWereStrongandGood.,,,

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NewYorkReviewChildren'sCollection

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