内容简介
The classic tale of a peddler, some monkeys and their monkey business.
作者简介
Esphyr Slobodkina (the name is pronounced ess-FEER sloh-BOD-kee-nah) was born in the Siberian town of Chelyabinsk on Sept. 22, 1908.
Esphyr immigrated to the United States on a student visa at the age of 29. She enrolled at the National Academy of Design, NYC, and in the 1930s, she worked painting lamp shades and soon after murals for the WPA. Esphyr was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists, which began amid controversy in 1936.
In 1937 Slobodkina met the children's author Margaret Wise Brown. In an effort to find work as an illustrator, Slobodkina wrote and illustrated a story with collage called Mary And The Poodies to present to Brown. This began a new career for Slobodkina, who illustrated many children's stories for Ms. Brown (including Sleepy ABCs and the Big and Little series) while still continuing her work as an abstract artist.
In her autobiography, (portions available through this web-site) Ms. Slobodkina wrote, "When Margaret died, I was left without a writer, and since she always insisted that she liked the way I told my stories, I took a deep breath and began to send them to my agent." Ms. Slobodkina took her responsibility as a children's book author seriously. In her memoir she wrote: "The verbal patterns and the patterns of behavior we present to children in these lighthearted confections are likely to influence them for the rest of their lives. These aesthetic impressions, just like the moral teachings of early childhood, remain indelible."
Caps for Sale was first published in 1938. Since then it has sold more than two million copies. Today it is considered a children's book classic as generation after generation pass the story along to new readers. In sales it ranks with such classics as Good Night Moon, according to Publisher's Weekly.
Caps for Sale, won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958 and is memorialized in a painting by Ms. Slobodkina on permanent exhibition in the West Hartford Library, CT.
Ms. Slobodkina wrote and illustrated numerous other books, including Mary and The Poodies (1937), The Wonderful Feast, (1955), The Clock (1956), The Long Island Ducklings (1961), and Pezzo the Peddler and the Circus Elephant, which was first published in 1967 and was reissued in 2002 as Circus Caps for Sale, to name a few.
At the age of 88, Esphyr's primary focus became overseeing the production of musical storybook cassettes of all twenty of her children's books.
At age 90, Esphyr designed a mini museum in Glen Head, Long Island, NY (through her Slobodkina Foundation) as a place where guests can visit and view more than 200 works of art, her handmade dolls and jewelry, as well as her complete collection of children's storybooks, including some original illustrations.
Famed artist and author Esphyr Slobodkina was a leader of the abstract movement in the United States from the 1930s until her death at age 93 in July 2002.
精彩书评
A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business, this absurd and very simple story has become a classic, selling hundreds of thousands of copies since its first publication in 1940. A peddler walks around selling caps from a tall, tottering pile on his head. Unable to sell a single cap one morning, he walks out into the countryside, sits down under a tree, checks that all the caps are in place, and falls asleep. When he wakes up, the caps are gone--and the tree is full of cap-wearing monkeys. His attempts to get the caps back generate the kind of repetitive rhythm that 3- and 4-year-olds will adore.
--Richard Farr
"From an old folk tale [the author] has fashioned this bright picture book, infusing it with a humor which seems to have sprung from her own hearty enjoyment of the troubles of a peddler with a abnd of monkeys."
--The New York Times
前言/序言
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适合亲子阅读。其实我感觉孩子们在不识字的时候,看英文和中文的图书都是一样的,只是中西方的表达方式和教育方向有一些不同,多多阅读国外的经典故事更能让孩子们全面成长。
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人,最可怕的是灵魂空虚和精神萎缩,只有读书才能充实灵魂和不断生长的精神。高尔基曾说过:“书籍是人类进步的阶梯”。笛卡尔也说过:“读一本好书,就是和许多高尚的人说话。”莎士比亚说过:“生活里没有书籍,就好像没有阳光;智慧里没有书籍,就好像鸟儿没有翅膀。”我喜欢在灿烂的阳光中,在膝盖上摊开一本书,闻着薄薄的纸上散发出淡淡油墨的清香,一旁放上一杯水,听着风儿吹开书页的美妙歌声。%D%A%D%A在读书中成长,可以放飞你的心绪;在读书中成长,可以感受你的心境;在读书中成长,可以打开你的心结。当我打开书的时候,就会听到许多声音:有智者娓娓的谈心;有勇士激昂的呐喊;有恬美如秋月的月光曲;有壮烈如大潮的交响乐;有秋天春花凋零的叹息;有小鸟归巢的快乐啾啾。每当双休日,只要一有时间,我就会跑到书店去看个痛快。是啊,当你需要帮助时,书会伸出援助之手;当你感到痛苦时,书会为你抚平伤口;当你在布满荆棘的人生之路上迷失方向时,书犹如一座灯塔,为你指明航向。学无止境 ,只有我们勤奋学习,多看课外书,才能开阔我们的眼界,才能培养我们的情操。在成长中,我们要学多少知识和本领,在成长中,随时随地都有我们可以学习的知识。书是智慧的结晶,是人类进步的阶梯,更是人们的精神粮食。读书,就是一次与大师的对话,与智者的交流,是一次难得的精神之旅,会让人收获非浅。%D%A%D%A我爱读书,书像一位充满智慧的老人,不断地启迪着我,教育着我,又像是一位真诚的朋友,跟我面对面交谈。朋友,梅花香自苦寒来,只有付出,才有收获,如果你坚持不懈在书的海洋里遨游,就会尝到更多阅读的甜头。读书使我成长敞开窗户,轻风吹起,整个房间都溢满了书的香味。古人云:“读书破万卷,下笔如有神”。是啊,范仲淹曾经划粥充饥来读书,最终写出了脍炙人口的一篇文章——《岳阳楼记》,好奇妙。俄国作家别林斯基说的好:“好的书籍是最宝贵的珍宝”。对啊,文学家陶渊明最喜欢读书,每次对书中的内容有所领会时,就会高兴的忘记吃饭,所以我们应该好好读书、多读书、读好书,因为书是最贵的珍宝。钱泳也说过:“读万卷书,行万里路。”的确,古时候的文学家宋濂不畏严寒的借别人的书来读,大冷天的手指都不能屈伸了还依然坚持用手把书抄下来。看来,读书真的可以增长许多知识,读过一本好书,就象交了一个益友,所以,我们一定要读好书,多读书。无论是世界名著还是现代小说都会使我们产生许多不同的感触。我们都会同情高尔基令人发指的童年生活和鲁滨孙在荒岛上的遭遇;还有羡慕孙悟空一个跟头就翻了十万八千里;还有祥子从一个亲切、上进的车夫变成了一具失去灵魂的行尸走肉的经历。每当夜晚,我怀里都会揣着一本名著品读。敞开窗户,轻风吹起,整个房间都溢满了书的香;月光如水,窗外洁白的夜来香随之摇曳,香味祢谩了书房,书香掺拌着花香,让这夜更幽雅了。
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非常有意思的书,配合自己找的音频,很生动了,建议购入
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一、花山崖画
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还没看,囤书中,这么美,应该好看
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花山崖壁画与左江其他地方的崖壁画有极其相似之处。基本图像有四种:一、正身人像;二、侧身人像;三、动物形象;四、圆形物象。此外,尚有所谓“羊角纽钟”物(1个),三角棱形物(3个)。根据新修的《宁明县志》统计,整个花山崖壁画,正身人像能看清的有350个。基本上为方头粗颈形与圆头细颈形两种。身高多在0.6米至1.5米左右(最小的仅0.1米.最大的2.4米)。都做蛙形半蹲状,双手屈肘向上伸,手指三个五个不等。有的头上有倒八字形饰物。少数人像腰间佩剑或环首刀,脚下有动物。
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非常超值,确实值得购买
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人,最可怕的是灵魂空虚和精神萎缩,只有读书才能充实灵魂和不断生长的精神。高尔基曾说过:“书籍是人类进步的阶梯”。笛卡尔也说过:“读一本好书,就是和许多高尚的人说话。”莎士比亚说过:“生活里没有书籍,就好像没有阳光;智慧里没有书籍,就好像鸟儿没有翅膀。”我喜欢在灿烂的阳光中,在膝盖上摊开一本书,闻着薄薄的纸上散发出淡淡油墨的清香,一旁放上一杯水,听着风儿吹开书页的美妙歌声。%D%A%D%A在读书中成长,可以放飞你的心绪;在读书中成长,可以感受你的心境;在读书中成长,可以打开你的心结。当我打开书的时候,就会听到许多声音:有智者娓娓的谈心;有勇士激昂的呐喊;有恬美如秋月的月光曲;有壮烈如大潮的交响乐;有秋天春花凋零的叹息;有小鸟归巢的快乐啾啾。每当双休日,只要一有时间,我就会跑到书店去看个痛快。是啊,当你需要帮助时,书会伸出援助之手;当你感到痛苦时,书会为你抚平伤口;当你在布满荆棘的人生之路上迷失方向时,书犹如一座灯塔,为你指明航向。学无止境 ,只有我们勤奋学习,多看课外书,才能开阔我们的眼界,才能培养我们的情操。在成长中,我们要学多少知识和本领,在成长中,随时随地都有我们可以学习的知识。书是智慧的结晶,是人类进步的阶梯,更是人们的精神粮食。读书,就是一次与大师的对话,与智者的交流,是一次难得的精神之旅,会让人收获非浅。%D%A%D%A我爱读书,书像一位充满智慧的老人,不断地启迪着我,教育着我,又像是一位真诚的朋友,跟我面对面交谈。朋友,梅花香自苦寒来,只有付出,才有收获,如果你坚持不懈在书的海洋里遨游,就会尝到更多阅读的甜头。读书使我成长敞开窗户,轻风吹起,整个房间都溢满了书的香味。古人云:“读书破万卷,下笔如有神”。是啊,范仲淹曾经划粥充饥来读书,最终写出了脍炙人口的一篇文章——《岳阳楼记》,好奇妙。俄国作家别林斯基说的好:“好的书籍是最宝贵的珍宝”。对啊,文学家陶渊明最喜欢读书,每次对书中的内容有所领会时,就会高兴的忘记吃饭,所以我们应该好好读书、多读书、读好书,因为书是最贵的珍宝。钱泳也说过:“读万卷书,行万里路。”的确,古时候的文学家宋濂不畏严寒的借别人的书来读,大冷天的手指都不能屈伸了还依然坚持用手把书抄下来。看来,读书真的可以增长许多知识,读过一本好书,就象交了一个益友,所以,我们一定要读好书,多读书。无论是世界名著还是现代小说都会使我们产生许多不同的感触。我们都会同情高尔基令人发指的童年生活和鲁滨孙在荒岛上的遭遇;还有羡慕孙悟空一个跟头就翻了十万八千里;还有祥子从一个亲切、上进的车夫变成了一具失去灵魂的行尸走肉的经历。每当夜晚,我怀里都会揣着一本名著品读。敞开窗户,轻风吹起,整个房间都溢满了书的香;月光如水,窗外洁白的夜来香随之摇曳,香味祢谩了书房,书香掺拌着花香,让这夜更幽雅了。
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据发现早慧的孩子都有一个共同的特点,就是喜欢阅读,古今中外,也有不少因为儿时喜欢阅读而最终走上成功道路的名人。对于孩子来说,阅读不仅仅是一种从阅读内容中获取有用信息的一种方式,而且还是构成他们日常生活的一项重要内容,是促进孩子的人性健康发展的有益方式。孩子在阅读对象的潜移默化之下会慢慢的形成良好的道德感、审美感和意志力。换句话说,阅读对于孩子的情商发展是十分有利的。我们都知道,情商对于一个正在成长的孩子来说,有的时候甚至会比智商更加重要。一个智商高的孩子,如果没有坚强、乐观的性格以及正确的人生观和世界观的辅助的话,是很难真正获得成功的。而这些品格都是应该从小培养的。目前很多家庭也越来越重视幼儿阅读能力的培养,但也要注意方式方法。兴趣是最好的老师,在培养幼儿阅读能力中也是如此,想让孩子爱上阅读,首先要培养孩子的阅读兴趣。1、选择孩子感兴趣的图书;2、父母自己必须喜欢读书;3、让幼儿在游戏中阅读;4、将故事表演出来。可见,阅读是帮助孩子情商发展的一种有效的方式,是引导孩子健康成长的一种重要的方法。优秀的阅读作品会对孩子的情商发展产生不可预计的作用,它们往往具有很强的道德感染力,有一种洗涤心灵、催人向上的力量。