Freight Train[货运火车]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Donald Crews（唐纳德·克鲁斯） 著；Donald Crews（唐纳德·克鲁斯） 绘
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1992-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780688117016
• 定价 59.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 24页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Thefreighttrainstandsstillatfirst,allowingreaderstocountthecars,nametheircoloursandidentifytheirfunctions.Thenthetrainpicksupspeed,zoomingacrossthepageinablurofcolour,speedandsound.

【作者简介】

DonaldCrewsistherenownedcreatoroftwoCaldecottHonorbooks,FreightTrainandTruck.AmonghisotherenormouslypopularbooksaresuchfavoritesasNightattheFair,SailAway,Bigmama's,Shortcut,andSchoolBus.Heandhiswife,AnnJonas,liveinNewYork'sHudsonRiverValley.

DonaldCrewsgrewupinNewark,NewJersey,andsaysthatallthroughhischildhoodthemembersofhisfamilywerealwaysdoingsomethingwiththeirhands.Hewasalwaysdrawingpictures.Now,intheoldfarmhousewhereheliveswithhiswife,thenotedauthorandillustratorAnnJonas,DonaldCrewsisstilldrawingpictures.

AftergraduatingfromNewYorkCity'sCooperUnion,Mr.Crewsspentthreeyearsworkingasadesigner.HewasassistantartdirectorofDancemagazine,onthestaffofasmalldesignstudio,anddidfreelanceworkasabook-jacketdesigner.Butin1962hewasinductedintotheArmy,andforatimehisartisticpursuitsweresetaside.Astheendofhiseighteen-monthmilitarystintinGermanyapproached,heassignedhimselftothetaskofwritingandillustratingachildren'sbooktoaddtohisportfolio.TheresultwasthebrilliantconceptbookWeRead:AtoZ(Harper&Row,1967),which,nearlytwentyyearslater,wasreissuedbyGreenwillowBooks.TenBlackDots,acountingbook,camenext,andthenseveralbooksforwhichhedidillustrationsonly.Buttheturningpointcamein1978,whenGreenwillowpublishedFreightTrain,apicturebookinspiredbyMr.Crews'schildhoodtraintripsfromNewarktovisithisgrandmotherinFlorida.ItwasnamedaCaldecottHonorBook.Sincethen,Mr.Crewshascreatedseveralotherhighlyacclaimedpicturebooks(includingTruck,a1981CalclecottHonorBook),allpaintedintheflat,cleancolorsandbright,unambiguousshapesthatarethehallmarksofhisstrikinggraphics.

WhenDonaldCrewsisaskedwhyhefocusesonpicturebooks,hefrequentlyanswers,"Whynot?"Allthetoolsnecessaryforthecreationofanypieceofartarealsoelementsinasuccessfulpicturebook.Mr.Crewschoosesasubject,exploreswaystodevelopthesubjectvisually,writesastory,thenproduceshisfinishedillustrations.Andthefinalaudience,thechildren,tellhimthattheylikewhathedoes.Whynot,indeed!