The PATCHWORK GIRL of OZ

图书标准信息

• 作者 L. Frank Baum（莱曼·弗兰克·鲍姆） 著；John R. Neill 绘
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1995-03
• ISBN 9780688133542
• 定价 261.50元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 346页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Books of Wonder

【内容简介】

Inthisdazzlingtale,L.FrankBaumprovesonceagainhispowertodelightandenchantreadersofallages.FollowtheadventuresofacharmingnewbandofcharactersastheyexplorethewondrouslandofOzanddiscoverthatyoulearnmorebytravelingthanbystayingathome.Forcedtoventureoutofthedarkforest,UncNunkieandOjotheUnluckycallontheCrookedMagician,whointroducesthemtohislatestcreation:alivinggirlmadeoutofpatchworkquiltsandcottonstuffing.ButwhenanaccidentleavesbelovedUncNunkieamotionlessstatue,itisuptoOjotosavehim.Inhissearchforthemagicingredientsthatwillrestorehisuncletolife,OjoisjoinedbythePatchworkGirlandbytheconceitedGlassCat,whoboastsofherhardrubyheart,theresourcefulShaggyMan,andthelovableblock-headedWoozy,whosetailhairsarejustoneofthethingsOjoneedstorescueUneNunkie.AstheytraveltotheEmeraldCity,homeofthewiseandpowerfulOzma,theymeetDorothy,thekindandsensiblegirlfromKansas;thegallantScarecrow;and,ofcourse,Toto.ButnooneprovesmoreloyalthanthespiritedPatchworkGirl,who,althoughshewasbroughttolifeasaservant,isdeterminedtoseethewideworldforherself."ThePatchworkGirlofOz"hascaptivatedreadersforovereightyyears.Now,inthisstunningnewedition--featuringallfifty-oneofJohnR.Neill'soriginalfull-colorplatesaswellaseightyblack-and-whiteillustrations--awholenewgenerationcandiscoverthebeautyandwonderofOzthathavemadethisclassicseriesanenduringfavorite.FollowtheadventuresofacharmingbandofcharactersastheyjoinDorothyandtheScarecrowtoexplorethewondrousLandofOz.Meetalivinggirlmadeoutofpatchworkquilts,aconceitedGlassCat,andthelovableblock-headedWoozy.Afavoriteforovereightyyears,thisstunningfacsimileoftherarefisteditionfeaturesallfifty-oneofNeill'sfull-colorplatesaswellaseightyblack-and-whiteillustrations.ABooksofWonderClassic.

【作者简介】

L.FrankBaum,Writer,borninChittenango,NewYork,USA.Asicklychild,hestudiedathome,becameanactor(1870s),workedinthefamilyoilbusiness,thenmovedtoSouthDakota.Whileworkingasajournalistthere,hewrotehisfirstbook,FatherGoose:HisBook,publishedin1899afterhehadmovedtoChicagotoworkonatrademagazineforwindowdecorators.Itprovedasuccess;buthisnextbook,TheWonderfulWizardofOz(1900),wasevenmoresuccessful,andheadapteditforthemusicalstagein1901.AftertravellingtoEurope,hesettledinPasadena,CA(1902),whereheturnedout13morebooksintheOzseriesandmanyotherchildren'sstories,mostlyinthefantasygenre,usingpennamessuchasSchuylerStaunton,LauraBancroft,CaptainHughFitzgerald,SuzanneMetcalfe,FloydAkens,andEdithVanDyne.Althoughappreciatedprimarilyaschildren'stales,theOzbookshavealsobeenreadasincorporatingBaum'sviewsonAmericansociety.

　　莱曼·弗兰克·鲍姆（LymanFrankBaum，1856年5月15日－1919年5月6日），美国作家、演员、报纸编辑，也曾是独立电影的电影监制。他生于纽约州，父亲是个桶匠，后来到宾夕法尼亚州开采石油并发了财。鲍姆的童年是在父亲的大庄园里度过的，他从小体弱多病，受到家人的特别关照。他对童话和幻想故事的迷恋几乎到了“白日梦”的程度，父母很担心这会影响他的性格发展，决心送他去军校。军校的严谨生活并没有改善他的性格，只导致他精神崩溃。父母只好把他从军校接回家，任由他发展自己的兴趣。
　　《绿野仙踪》（TheWonderfulWizardofOz，1900年，又译为《神秘欧兹国》、《奥兹国之伟大巫师》）是他最有名的美国儿童文学著作。此书后被改编为电影《绿野仙踪》（1939年）。在《绿野仙踪》大受欢迎之后，陆续创作奥兹国相关系列作品14本。
　　他的第一本童话著作是《鹅妈妈故事集》（MotherGooseinProse，1897年），一生共有约60部著作。