Merry-Go-Round (World of Language)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ruth Heller 著；Ruth Heller 绘
• 出版社 Puffin
• 出版时间 1998-02
• ISBN 9780698116429
• 定价 66.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 48页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Withhumor,style,andsuccinct,admirableprecision,HellersummarizeseverythingmostpeoplewilleverneedtoknowaboutthisparticularareaofgrammaràAtreasure.--KirkusReviewsItslush,exuberant,full-colorartworkwillgrabkids?attention,evenifthey?resittingatthebackoftheclassroom.--BooklistHersubject,madeinterestingbyarhymingtextandbrilliantlycoloredpicture,willappealtoeveryone.--HornBookQ&A-RuthHeller-APaperstarProfileHowdidyoubecomeinterestedinwritingbooksforchildren?Ilovedreadingtomyownchildren,andwhentheystartedschool,IbecametheP.T.A.librarychairman.Iwastheonewhogottopickandchooseandspendanicefatbudgetfortheelementaryschoollibrary.IfeelasthoughI?vebeensurroundedbychildren?sbooksforyears.Isupposethisandmystrongartbackgroundarewhatpromptedmytryingtowrite.Whatisthebiggestinfluenceinyourstyleofwriting,andhowhasitchangedsinceyoufirstbegan?HillaireBelloc,GilbertandSullivan,EdwardLearùIgrewupreadingallofthem.Ilovetheirrhythm,andIlovedreadingDr.Seusstomychildren.Noquestion,theseweremyinfluences.IthinkI?vebecomewordier,notquiteasminimalandsuccinctasIusedtobe.Whatmadeyoudecidetowriteaseriesonthepartsofspeech?TakeapeekatthebackendpaperofthehardcovereditionofACacheofJewels.You?llseethatIcommittedmyself,inprint,towritingabookforeachpartofspeech.HereIam,tenyearslater,thankfullycompletingtheverylastbookinthisseries.Itwillbepublishedin1998.Doyoubeginwiththewordsorpictureswhenyouaredevelopingabook?Howdoesthesecondpartcometogether?ThefirststepistodecidewhatIamgoingtosayoneachpage.ThenIcanbegintovisualizemyillustrations.Thewordsdictatewhattheillustrationwillbe,butthatstillgivesmemanyoptions.Sometimesthetwocometogethereasily,sometimesnot.Ifnot,Ipursuenewresearchmaterialuntilsomethingclicks.Didyoulearnanythingnewaboutthepartsofspeechwhilewritingthesebooks?IlearnedmanythingsIhadforgotten,andsomenewinformationandrulesthatIhadneverknown.IalsolearnedthatthetextbooksthatIusedforresearchweredifficulttounderstandandsomewhatboring,andthatIamguiltyoffrequentmisuseoftheEnglishlanguage.Howdoyouchoosetheimagesinyourbook?AnartteacheroncetoldmetofallinlovewithwhateverIwasdrawing.SoIchooseimagesthatIlove:candy,icecream,butterflies,seacreatures,carousels,jewels,etc.Rhymingtextandillustrationspresentexplanationsofthevarioustypesofnounsandrulesfortheirusage.

【作者简介】

AfterreceivingafineartsdegreefromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyandcompletingtwoyearsofgraduateworkindesignattheCaliforniaCollegeofArtsandCraftsinOakland,RuthHellerbeganhercareerdesigningwrappingpaper,cocktailnapkins,greetingcards,andcoloringbooks.Afterfiveyearsofrejectionandonecompleterevision,Heller'sfirstbook,ChickensAren'ttheOnlyOnes,aboutegg-layinganimals,waspublishedin1981.Itwassosuccessfulthatthesequel,andsecondbooktobepublished,AnimalsBornAliveAndWell(1982),aboutmammals,quicklyfollowed.In1983and1984,herthirdandfourthtitles,TheReasonForAFlower(aboutplantsthathaveseedsandflowers)andPlantsThatNeverEverBloom(aboutplantsthatdonot)werepublished.Shethenbeganworkonacollectionofsixbooks,theHowToHideseriesoncamouflageandthemagicofthisphenomenoninnature,whichcoveredtheentireanimalkingdom--insects,birds,mammals,amphibians,reptiles,andseacreatures.