书目

Make Way for Ducklings

内容简介

ThisclassictaleofthefamousMallardducksofBostonisavailableforthefirsttimeinafull-sizedpaperbackedition.AwardedtheCaldecottMedalin1941,MakeWayforDucklingshasbeendescribedas"oneofthemerriestpicturebooksever"(TheNewYorkTimes).Idealforreadingaloud,thisbookdeservesaplaceofhonoroneverychild'sbookshelf.这是一本最仁慈的书。是的,人与自然和谐共处,是这本六十多年前创作出的、开本巨大的图画书的一个不言而喻的主题。作者用深褐色、略带那么一点暖暖的暗红色的笔触,画了一个警察拦下所有车辆,护送排成一排的鸭子过马路的温情脉脉的故事。故事一上来,就是两幅充满魄力的大鸟瞰;隔了几页,又是一连三幅恢弘壮观的大鸟瞰。它们与我们惯常见到的那种鸟瞰不同,因为画面中多了两只飞翔中的野鸭,于是便产生了一种强烈的动感,盘旋、下坠……我们好像是插上了一双翅膀,随同它们一起飞过波士顿的上空。

作者简介

RobertMcCloskey(1914-2003)wroteandillustratedsomeofthemosthonoredandenduringchildren'sbookseverpublished.HegrewupinHamilton,Ohio,andspenttimeinBoston,NewYork,andultimatelyMaine,whereheandhiswiferaisedtheirtwodaughters.Thefirstevertwo-timeCaldecottMedalwinner(forMakeWayforDucklingsandTimeofWonder),McCloskeywasalsoawardedCaldecottHonorsforBlueberriesforSal,OneMorninginMaine,andJourneyCake,Ho!byRuthSawyer.HewasdeclaredaLivingLegendbytheLibraryofCongressin2000.Youcanseesomeofhisbest-lovedcharactersimmortalizedasstatuesinBoston'sPublicGardenandLentilParkinHamilton,Ohio.

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