女孩朵娜天生是个巨人，镇上的女孩子嘲笑她的 “ 傻个子 ” ；然而当她们上学要迟到的时候，朵娜毫不犹豫地带上她们，三步两步到了学校。朵娜长大之后，自己住在镇子附近的山岗上，有一天镇上的人们被怪物的叫声吓坏了，会是什么样的猛兽呢？朵娜决定亲自去找找看。她可以安抚飓风，也可能在着急地时候跳起来把太阳的眼睛撞青，她尊重动物朋友们的智慧，并终找到了 “ 猛兽 ” 。原来是一只调皮的小豹子，吼声在山谷中回荡被 “ 放大 ” 了 …… 危险消除了，这时候，朵娜发现镇上的人们即使对未知的猛兽心怀恐惧，也手拉着手，在寻找她。人们为这个大个子朵娜担心呢 …… Dona Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots offamilies. She loves her neighbors-she lets the children use herflowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillasfor rafts. So when a huge puma is te
A young man, brave in battle and a leader in the buffalo hunt,is too shy to speak to the woman he loves. Sad and lonely, hewanders far into the woods. There, he meets two Elk men. They givehim a a flute that the birds and animals have made for him. When heplays it, the harmony of nature is in his melodies and he speaksstraight to the heart of the girl he loves.
"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna'smother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russiadance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes,Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdressand an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For fourgenerations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy,and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are asheartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story ofher own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of theirenduring love and faith.
这是一本仁慈的书。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。 This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston isavailable for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition.Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1941, Make Way for Ducklings hasbeen described as "one of the merriest picture books ever" (The NewYork Times). Ideal for reading aloud, this book deserves a place ofhonor
在《侯佩岑为爱朗读》中，侯佩岑为孩子精选了21则童话故事。透过她的眼睛与清晰悦耳的声音，童话不只是一则则故事，还能进一步让孩子懂得尊重他人、拒绝恃强凌弱、热爱与自己不相同的人们。故事结束后，她也会就自身的教养观点与现今的社会状况，做出适合孩子的解读，开放性地引导孩子，培养孩子的思考能力与想象力。
在美国，有一位小男孩阿罗，在他天马行空的世界里，凭借着一枝彩色笔，画出了自己的无数梦想。阿罗随心所欲，阿罗心想事成，阿罗在他的世界里涂涂抹抹，描绘着他自己的各种故事。 作者巧妙地运用孩子的逻辑和语言，真切地描画出他们自由想象的历程。作品简洁生动，充满奇异幻想。简单的线条，引领儿童走入奇异的世界，有益于拓展儿童的想象力、创造力，健全儿童情感世界。阿罗梦笔生花的奇妙故事让无数读者着迷，在美国、英国、法国、德国等国家，学龄前儿童及家长几乎都读过阿罗。美国《出版商周刊》将该书评为20世纪有影响力的作品之一。 Purple crayon in hand, Harold draws a tightrope and falls intoa circus [where he has many adventures].As in the previous books,the dauntless Harold is resourceful and loveable.
