Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School 歪歪小学的荒诞故事：算术难题

图书标准信息

• 作者 Louis Sachar（路易斯·查尔） 著
• 出版社 Scholastic
• 出版时间 1997-01
• ISBN 9780590457262
• 定价 46.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 89页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Wayside School

【内容简介】

Everyonetakeoutyourspellingbooks,saidMrs.Jewls.It'stimeforarithmetic.SueissoexcitedforherfirstdayatWaysideSchool.ButthingsatWaysidearefarfromnormal-andSue'steacher,Mrs.Jewls,iscompletelywacky.Sheexpectsthestudentstoaddandsubtractwords!Suehasneverheardofanythingsoridiculous.Sheknowsaddingapplesplusorangesisimpossible...orisit?AnythingcanhappenatWaysideSchool.

【作者简介】

ChildhoodMemories
Aswriterofbooksforelementaryschoolstudents,LouisSachartriestorecallwhatitfeltlikeforhimtobethatage.Despitethenotionthattimeshavechanged,hethinksthatkidsingradeschoolarebasicallythesameastheywerewhenhewasyoung.
Forexample,inEastMeadow,NewYork,whereSacharwasborn,heremembershavingtokeepawayfromthewoodsacrossthestreettoavoidtheolder,toughkidswhoplayedthere.Lookingbacknow,hethinksthosetoughkidswereprobablyonlyelevenortwelveyearsold!WhenSacharturnednine,hisfamilymovedtoOrangeCountyinCalifornia,which,atthetime,wasmostlyorangegroves.Hecutthroughtheorangegrovesonthewaytoschool,andhadorangefightsonthewayhome.

ThePathtoBecominganAuthor
Itwasn'tuntilhighschoolthatSacharbegantolovereading.Incollege,hedevelopedaparticularinterestinRussianliteratureandsomehowgottheridiculousambitiousnotiontolearnthelanguageandreadhisfavoriteRussianauthorsintheoriginallanguage.AftertakingoverayearofRussian,herealizeditwasstillGreektohim.SachardroppedoutofRussianclassandtriedtofigureoutwhatclassheshouldtakeinstead.Ashewanderedacrossthecampus,hesawanelementaryschoolgirlhandingoutpiecesofpaper.Hetookonefromher.Itread:'Help.Weneedteachers'aidesatourschool.Earnthreeunitsofcredit.'

Priortothattime,Sacharhadnointerestwhatsoeverinkids.However,hesigneduptobeateacher'saidebecauseheneededtotakesomethingotherthanRussian,anditsoundedeasy.Itturnedouttobenotonlyhisfavoriteclass,butalsothemostimportantclassSachartookduringhiscollegecareer.Afterhewasattheschoolforawhile,hewasaskedtobethe'NoonTimeSupervisor.'Itwashisjobtowatchoverthekidsduringlunch.Sacharplayedgameswiththekidswhoallcalledhim'Louis,theYardTeacher.'

TheStoryBehindSidewaysStories
AroundthattimeSacharcameuponInOurTownbyDamonRunyon,abookofveryshortstoriesaboutdifferentcharactersinatown.ItgavehimtheideaforSidewaysStoriesfromWaysideSchool,whichisabookofshortstoriesaboutdifferentkidsinaschool.Allthekidsarenamedafterkidsheknewattheschoolwhereheworked.'LouistheYardTeacher,'isalsoacharacter.Sacharsayshehadmorefunwritingthatbookthananyofhisothers,becauseitwasjustahobbythen,andhenevertrulyexpectedtobepublished.

ACareerChoice
SidewaysStoriesfromWaysideSchoolwaspublishedjustasSacharbeganlawschool.Forsixyearshestruggledovertryingtodecidebetweenbeinganauthororalawyer.Duringthetimethathefinishedlawschoolandtookajobasalawyer,Sacharwrotethreemorechildren'sbooks.Hisdecisionhadbeenmade.Sacharhasbeenanattorneysince1981,buthaschosentodevotehistimetowritingchildren'sbooks.