Rooster's Off to See the World

图书标准信息

• 作者 Arthur Carle 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 1999-06
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780689826849
• 定价 72.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 32页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 The World of Eric Carle

【内容简介】

Onefinemorning,aroostersetsofftoseetheworld.Soonhe'sjoinedbytwocats,thenthreefrogs,thenfourturtles,thenfivefish.Butonegroupbyone,hisnewfriendsdecidetoheadhome,leavingtheroosteraloneagain—andreadytoreturntohisowncomfortablehomeaswell.Bold,colorfulcollageillustrations,abeguilingstory,andasimpleintroductiontonumbersets,addition,andsubtractioncombinetomakeRooster'sOfftoSeetheWorldadelightforEricCarle'smanyyoungfans.Asimpleintroductiontothemeaningofnumbersandsetsasarooster,onhiswaytoseetheworld,isjoinedbyfourteenanimalsalongtheway.

【作者简介】

EricCarleChildrenlearnaboutthenaturalworldinEricCarle'soriginal,charmingbooks,whichincludeclassicssuchasTheVeryHungryCaterpillarandPapa,PleaseGettheMoonforMe.Carle'svividtissue-paperillustrationsandinnovationsinbookdesignhavemadehimanauthorwhoselongevityandcontinuedpopularityaretestamentstohisbelovedstatusamongyoungreadersandparents.BiographyEversincehebeganinnovatingthelookandfunctionofchildren'sstoriesinthelate1960s,EricCarlehasremainedanauthorwhosestoriesreliablyhitthebestsellerlistsandremainonkids'bookshelvesthroughgenerations.Hebeganasadesignerofpromotionsandads,andoneillustrationofaredlobsterhelpedjump-starthiscareer.ThelobstercaughttheeyeofauthorBillMartin,Jr.;MartinaskedCarletoillustratethenow-classic1967titleBrownBear,BrownBear,WhatDoYouSee?andacareerwasborn.BorninSyracuse,NewYorkbutbroughtbyhisimmigrantparentsbacktoGermanywhenhewassix,CarlewaseducatedinStuttgartanddesignedpostersfortheUnitedStatesInformationCenterthereaftergraduatingfromartschool.Hefinallyreturnedtothecountryhemissedsomuchasachildin1952.Heeventuallybeganprocuringworkonchildren'stitles,andfoundhimselfbecomingincreasinglyinvolvedinthem."Ifeltsomethingofmyownpaststirringinme,"hewroteina2000essay."Anunresolvedpartofmyowneducationneededreworking,andIbegantomakebooks--booksformyself,booksforthechildinme,booksIhadyearnedfor.Ibecamemyownteacher--butthistimeanunderstandingone."Hebeganhiscareerwiththe1968title1,2,3totheZoo;buthisnexttitle,TheVeryHungryCaterpillar,iswhatstillendearshimtoyoungreaderstoday.Employinghisbright,collagestyleandlendinganimmediacytothetalebymanifestingthecaterpillar'shungerinactualholesinthepages,Carlebeganwhatwouldbealongcareerofcreativeapproachestosimplestories.FromthechirpemergingfromTheVeryQuietCrickettothedelightfulfold-outpagesinPapa,PleaseGettheMoonforMe,Carle'sbooksprovidesurprisesthatmakehisstoriescomealiveinwaysthatmanytitlesforpreschoolersdonot.Carle'sstyle,withitsdiaphanous,busyandboldartwork,isperfectforengagingnewreaders.Hisstoriesarealsopopularwithparentsandeducatorsfortheirintroductionstothenaturalworldanditscycles.It'saparticularpleasuretofollowCarleintodifferentcornersoftheworldandseewhatcanbelearnedfromthecreatureswholiveinthem.GoodToKnowRegularlyaskedwherehegetshisideas,Carleisquotedonhispublisher'swebsiteasresponding:"Ofcourse,thequestionofwhereideascomefromisthemostdifficultofall.Somepeopleliketosaytheygetideaswhenthey'reintheshower.That'salwaysaveryentertaininganswer,butIthinkit'smuchdeeperthanthat.Itgoesbacktoyourupbringing,youreducation,andsoforth."Hedoessay,however,thattheideaforTheVeryHungryCaterpillarcamewhenhewhimsicallybeganpunchingholesinsomepaper,whichsuggestedtohimabookwormatwork.Hiseditorlatersuggestedhechangethebookwormtoacaterpillar,andtherestishistory.CarlewasunhappytobeinGermanywhenhisimmigrantparentsbroughthimbackthereasachild.HehatedhisnewschoolandwantedtogobacktoAmerica.Hesaid:"Whenitbecameapparentthatwewouldnotreturn,IdecidedthatIwouldbecomeabridgebuilder.IwouldbuildabridgefromGermanytoAmericaandtakemybelovedGermangrandmotherbythehandacrossthewideocean."Beforehebecameafreelanceillustratorandbeganworkingonchildren'sbooks,CarleworkedasagraphicdesignerfortheNewYorkTimesandasartdirectorofanadagency.Hometown:Northampton,MassachusettsandtheBerkshiresDateofBirth:六月25,1929PlaceofBirth:Syracuse,NewYorkEducation:AkademiederbildendenKünste,Stuttgart,1946-50Website:http://www.eric-carle.com/