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适读人群 :7岁及以上 这本《玛蒂尔达》通过小神童女孩玛蒂尔达的故事,把孩子们带入一个个奇幻而又快乐的美妙世界,相信这是一部让你拿起来就放不下的书,请随着玛蒂尔达一起感受吧!
内容简介
For most kids, “The Trunchbull” is pure terror, but for Matilda, she's a sitting duck. Annotation Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
你肯定想象不出,像玛蒂尔达的父母那样庸俗、势利、卑鄙的家伙,怎么会生出玛蒂尔达这样可爱的小神童。她5岁时就把大多数经典作家的作品读完了!你也肯定想象不出,玛蒂尔达上学的学校里有一个怎样可怕的校长。她常常恶狠狠地说:“我一直弄不明白,小孩子为什么这样讨厌。他们是我生活中的祸害。他们像虫子,越早消灭越好。”不过你不必担心,神奇女孩玛蒂尔达自有对付的办法。
作者简介
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head', sustained as an RAF pilot during WW2. Roald Dahl is one of the most successful and well-known of all children's writers. His books include CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, THE BFG and MATILDA. Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four.
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.
After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.
Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.
Quentin Blake is a well-known artist whose work has made him popular on both sides of the Atlantic. He has illustrated most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books as well as many others. He lives in London, where he teaches illustration at the Royal College of Art.
罗尔德·达尔(Roald Dahl,1916年9月13日—1990年11月23日),是挪威籍的英国杰出儿童文学作家、剧作家和短篇小说作家,作品流传于大人或小孩中,极为知名。 他比较著名的作品有:如《詹姆斯和大仙桃》、《查里和巧克力工厂》、《好心眼的巨人》、《女巫》、《了不起的狐狸爸爸》、《玛蒂尔达》等等,其魔力超越语言和国界,同时他本人的传奇经历也像童话里的人物一样赋有神奇力量,成为“哈梅林的魔笛手”(The Pied Piper of Hamelin),凡是读过其书的孩子全都情不自禁迷倒在他创造的畅快淋漓的魔力世界,无一幸免。
昆汀·布莱克(Quentin Blake) 是当代英国儿童文学界最负盛名的插图画家和作家,2013年新年,80岁的他被授予爵士爵位。
他于1932年出生,16岁时出版了第一本画集,中学毕业以后,进入剑桥的唐宁学院学习英文专业。在服过兵役以后,先后进入了伦敦大学和切尔西艺术与设计学院进修硕士文凭课程。
早期他的插画工作多是为成人杂志、书籍,直到1960年才开始与文字作者合作,投入儿童图画书的插画工作。1968年昆汀有了第一部自写自画的作品《派克的小提琴》。1981年,他自写自画的作品《光脚丫先生》(Mister Magnolia)荣获英国图书馆协会所颁发的凯特·格林纳威奖。1999年对他而言更是实至名归的一年,成为英国第一位儿童文学桂冠作家(Children’s Laureate),2002年又获得国际儿童读物最高奖项:国际安徒生大奖,此外,他还获得过惠特布雷德奖、波隆那国际儿童书展最佳童书奖等。
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精彩书评
Dahl's latest piece of madcap mayhem is a story filled with the elements that his fans cravesardonic humor, the evilest of villians, the most virtuous of heroines, and children who eventually defeat those big bad grown-ups. In this book, Matilda isn't just smart, she is ``extra-ordinary. . .sensitive and brilliant,'' reading Great Expectations as a four year old. Unfortunately, her TV-addict parents neither recognize nor appreciate their daughter's genius. Neglected Matilda finds mentors in librarian Mrs. Phelps and teacher Miss Honey, a woman as sweet as her name implies. Miss Honey, Matilda, and other students are tormented by the child-hating headmistress Trunchbull. Trunchbull has also cheated orphaned niece Miss Honey out of her rightful inheritance, leaving the teacher in extreme poverty. Having practiced revenge techniques on her father, Matilda now applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of Trunchbull and restore Miss Honey's financial security. If the conclusion is a bit too rapid, the transitions between Matilda's home and school life a bit choppy, and the writing style not as even as in some of Dahl's earlier titles, young readers won't mind. Dahl has written another fun and funny book with a child's perspective on an adult world. As usual, Blake's comical sketches are the perfect complement to the satirical humor. This may not be a teacher's or principal's first choice as a classroom read-aloud, but children will be waiting in line to read it.
--Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Lib . , Wis.
前言/序言
好的,这是一份关于其他儿童文学作品的图书简介,旨在详细介绍其内容、主题和受众,同时避免提及您提到的《玛蒂尔达》: --- 《秘密花园》 作者: 弗朗西丝·霍奇森·伯内特 (Frances Hodgson Burnett) 译者: [此处填写常用译者名称,例如:张爱玲/李清] 出版社: [此处填写经典出版社名称,例如:人民文学出版社/外研社] 装帧: 精装/平装 适合年龄: 8岁及以上 一、故事的起点:从印度到荒凉的庄园 《秘密花园》的故事始于一个被遗忘的角落——印度,那里是玛丽·连诺克斯(Mary Lennox)的童年世界。玛丽是一个被宠坏、脾气暴躁、面色蜡黄的小女孩,她的父母是忙碌的英国殖民者,对她几乎不闻不问。一场突如其来的霍乱夺走了她父母的生命,年仅十岁的玛丽突然成了孤儿。她被送往遥远的英国,投奔从未谋面的叔叔——阿奇博尔德·克雷文先生(Mr. Archibald Craven),住在广袤而阴郁的斯卡伯勒(Scarborough)附近的“哑林庄园”(Misselthwaite Manor)。 这座庄园,正如其名,充满了阴郁和神秘的气息。它坐落在荒凉的约克郡旷野之上,常年被海风和浓雾笼罩。克雷文先生因亡妻之死而悲痛欲绝,常年深居简出,庄园里也弥漫着一种死气沉沉的氛围。玛丽初到之时,发现自己被扔进了一个冰冷、空旷的世界,没有玩伴,只有刻板的仆人,她依然是那个骄横任性的孩子。 二、发现的线索与内心的变化 在庄园的巨大花园中,玛丽发现了一把生锈的钥匙和一个尘封已久的秘密——一座被严密封锁了十年的秘密花园。这座花园是她婶婶、也就是克雷文先生的亡妻最喜爱的地方,自从她意外去世后,克雷文先生便让人将花园的门锁上,并把钥匙藏了起来。玛丽的内心深处,一个被压抑的好奇心被激发了。 在老园丁本·韦瑟斯塔夫(Ben Weatherstaff)和充满生命力的女仆玛莎·索伊(Martha Sowerby)的引导下,玛丽开始接触真实的自然世界。她不再是那个躲在房间里发脾气的女孩,而是开始学着自己去探索、去劳动。她与本·韦瑟斯塔夫的交流,让她第一次感受到了来自劳动人民的真诚和对自然的敬畏。 在春天到来的契机下,玛丽找到了秘密花园的入口,并开始着手清理杂草、松土、播种。这个过程不仅仅是物理上的劳动,更是她内心世界转变的隐喻。她强健了体魄,皮肤恢复了红润,脾气也变得开朗起来。她从一个被社会和家庭环境毒害的孩子,逐渐蜕变成一个充满生命力、懂得关爱他人的女孩。 三、神秘的表弟与另一个秘密 随着花园的复苏,玛丽的探险脚步将她引向了庄园里另一个更深的秘密——她的表弟科林·克雷文(Colin Craven)。科林是庄园主人的儿子,一个和玛丽一样被娇惯的孩子,但不同的是,他被认为身患重病,终将夭折。他常年卧床,脾气比玛丽更糟,坚信自己是个“瘸子”,终有一天会死。 起初,玛丽对科林的出现感到厌烦,但当她意识到科林和自己曾经一样虚弱和孤僻时,她决定用自己的新力量去帮助他。玛丽带着科林来到秘密花园,最初,她只能用善意的谎言来引诱他。当科林第一次踏入那片充满生机的土地时,他的精神受到了极大的震撼。 四、治愈的力量:自然、友谊与信念 在秘密花园里,三个孩子——玛丽、科林和庄园里那个淳朴的当地男孩迪肯·索伊(Dickon Sowerby)组成了“三人小队”。迪肯是玛莎的弟弟,他对动植物有着近乎魔法般的亲和力,他带来了工具、知识和无尽的乐观。 在迪肯和玛丽的鼓励下,科林开始尝试站立、行走。他们共同照料着花园的成长,他们的友谊也在这片生机盎然的土地上生根发芽。科林逐渐摆脱了“重病”的心理阴影,他学会了相信自己,相信自然界蕴含的强大生命力。他不再是那个只会尖叫和哭泣的脆弱男孩,而是恢复了健康的体魄和开朗的性格。 五、和解与庄园的重生 花园的奇迹最终也感染了庄园的主人——克雷文先生。在一次偶然的苏格兰之旅后,他带着深深的悔恨回到了庄园,却意外地听到了花园里传来的孩子们的笑声。他怀着恐惧和希望的心情推开了那扇尘封已久的门,看到了久违的、充满生命力的景象:他的儿子科林,正健康地站在阳光下,与玛丽和迪肯一同欢笑。 父子间的隔阂在爱与奇迹中消弭,克雷文先生终于放下了对亡妻的执念,重新拥抱生活。整个哑林庄园,也随着秘密花园的复苏,从一片死寂和阴霾中彻底解放出来,充满了生机与希望。 六、主题与永恒的魅力 《秘密花园》不仅仅是一个关于发现一个隐秘空间的故事,它更是一部深刻探讨治愈、成长与人与自然关系的经典之作。作品通过细腻的笔触,展现了: 1. 自然的力量: 强调了阳光、空气、劳动和生命力对身心健康的不可替代的作用。 2. 友谊的救赎: 友谊和关爱如何打破孤僻和冷漠的壁垒。 3. 积极信念的重要性: 阐述了“信念”本身可以催生奇迹,尤其是在对儿童心理的影响上。 这部作品语言优美,情节引人入胜,是献给所有渴望发现生活中美好与希望的读者们的一份永恒礼物。它告诉我们,每个人心中都有一座可以被唤醒的“秘密花园”,等待着我们用爱与劳动去重新发现和照料。