Curious George's ABCs：George ABCs

图书标准信息

• 作者 Rey 著；H. A. Rey 绘
• 出版社 Houghton Mifflin
• 出版时间 1998-05
• ISBN 9780395899250
• 定价 50.80元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 24页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ReadfromAtoZalongwithGeorgeinacondensedversionoftheclas-sicCuriousGeorgeLearnstheAlphabet.Eachletterofthealphabetisusedtocreateanillustrationofsomethingthatbeginswiththatletter.

【作者简介】

H.A.andMargretReyOneofthemostmemorableandcharismaticcharactersinchildren’sliterature,CuriousGeorgewasthecreationofthetalentedhusband-and-wifeteamH.A.andMargretRey,whofledNaziGermanyforAmerica.Theirlovablemonkey(andhismischievousexploits)haveentertainedseveralgenerationsofreaders.BiographyIntheirnearly40-year-longprofessionalcollaboration,thehusband-and-wifeteamofMargretandH.A.Reycreatedoneofthemostmemorablefiguresin20th-centurychildren’sliterature:CuriousGeorge,thelittlemonkeywithaninsatiableappetiteforadventure.TheReys,likeGeorge,hadtremendouszestfortravelandnewexperience.BothwereborninGermany,H.A.(HansAugusto)in1898,andMargret(MargareteElisabethWaldstein)in1906.Althoughthetwobecameacquaintedintheirhomeland,theyfellinloveaftereachmovedtoRiodeJaneiro,wheretheymarriedin1935.TheirhoneymoonledthemtoParis,whereHanspublishedhisfirstbookforchildren,CecilyG.andtheNineMonkeys,introducingCuriousGeorgeasaperipheralcharacter.In1940theReys,bothofwhomwereJewish,fledParisastheNazismountedtheirinvasionofthecity,makingtheirwaybybicycletoSpain,bytraintoLisbon,thentoBrazil,NewYorkCity,andfinallyCambridge,Massachusetts,wheretheymadetheirhome.ThefewbelongingstheycarriedwiththemfromEuropeincludedthemanuscriptofCuriousGeorge,whichHoughtonMifflinpublishedin1941.TogethertheycreatedsixmoreclassicCuriousGeorgeadventures:CuriousGeorgeFliesaKite,CuriousGeorgeGetsaMedal,CuriousGeorgeLearnstheAlphabet,CuriousGeorgeGoestotheHospital,CuriousGeorgeRidesaBike,andCuriousGeorgeTakesaJob.LikeBabar,Bambi,PippiLongstocking,andcountlessotherchildren’sbookcharacters,Georgeis,forallpurposes,anorphan,onewhowasseparatedfromhisfamily.(Hewaskidnapped,infact,byTheManwiththeYellowHat,whohasgainedhisowndegreeoffamethroughtheseries.)Admonishedtostayhomeandbegood,Georgeinvariablyletshiscuriositygetthebetterofhimandwindsupinsomekindoftroubleeverytime:injail,onarunawaycow,kidnappedbycircuspromoters,orinthehospital.InapossiblenodtotheReys’sownhair-raisingescapefromtheNazis,everystoryinvolvesananticchasescene.Andeverystoryendsinahappyreunionwiththemanwiththeyellowhat,whoisGeorge’strainer,keeper,teacher,disciplinarian,andparentalfigure.Accordingtotheirpublisher,theReyswerenotjustawriter/designerteam.AlthoughHanswasprimarilyfocusedonideasandillustrations,andMargretonwriting,theirworkoftenoverlapped.Theresultwaspuremagic.TheCuriousGeorgebookstranscendtimeandspace,drivenbyasincereunderstandingoftheforcesthatpropelchildren:curiosity,resourcefulness,andloveofhome.GoodToKnowH.A.Reyalsoindependentlyproducedaseriesofastronomybooks(includingFindtheConstellations),andMargretwrotePretzel,aboutadachshund,andSpotty,aboutarabbit,withH.A.Rey’sillustrations.TheylivedinCambridge,Massachusettsuntiltheirdeaths,H.A.Rey’sin1977andMargretRey’sin1996.Margret'snamedoesnotappearonsomeoftheearlierCuriousGeorgecollaborationsbecause,shesaid,"WhenwefirstcametoAmericaourpublishersuggestedweusemyhusband'snamebecausethechildren'sbookfieldwassodominatedbywomen.Theythoughtitwouldsellbetter.AfteratimeIthought'whythedevildidIdothat?'Sosincethenmynamehasappearedalso."AlsoKnownAs:HansAugustoReyandMargareteElisabethWaldstein(fullnames)PlaceofDeath:Cambridge,Massachusetts;Margretdiedin1996,H.A.in1977Website:http://www.curiousgeorge.com