Tomie's Little Mother Goose [Board Book]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Tomie dePaola 著；Tomie dePaola 绘
• 出版社 Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
• 出版时间 1997-05
• ISBN 9780399231544
• 定价 67.20元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 16页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Overtwenty-fourwonderfulrhymesandverses--takenfromIonaandPeterOpie'sclassicversions--willreachanevenyoungergroupofchildreninthischarmingnewboardbookthatlovinglybringstoplainedtheirpeacefulintentionstothetribestheymetalongtheway.WhentheyfinallyreachedthePacific,Sacagaweasharedintheirtriumph.UsingthejournalsofLewis,Clarkandothermembersoftheexpedition,award-winningauthorJudithSt.GeorgebringstolifethestoryofthisremarkablewomanandhercontributiontooneofAmerica'sgreatjourneysofexploration.Acollectionoffamiliarnurseryrhymes,including"Baa,Baa,BlackSheep,""TheThreeLittleKittens,"and"WeeWillieWinkie."

【作者简介】

TomiedePaolaBestknownforhisaward-winningpicturebookStregaNonaandforthe26FairmountAvenueseriesofchapterbooks,TomiedePaolaisoneofthemostprolific--andbeloved--author/illustratorsinthefieldofchildren'sliterature.BiographyBornin1934intoalargeextendedIrish/Italianfamily,TomiedePaolareceivedhisarteducationatBrooklyn'sPrattInstituteandtheCaliforniaCollegeofArts&Crafts.Althoughhealwayswantedtocreatechildren'sbooks,hespentseveralyearsapplyinghistalentstothefieldsofeducation,theater,andgraphicdesign.Inthemid-1960s,hereceivedhisfirstcommissiontoillustrateachildren'ssciencebook.Ayearlater,hepublishedhisfirstoriginalpicturebook,TheWonderfulDragonofTimlin.Today,heisoneofthemostprolific--andbeloved--author/illustratorsinchildren'sliterature.Inadditiontoillustratingstoriesbyotherwriters,DePaolahascreatedartworkforcollectionsofpoetry,nurseryrhymes,holidaytraditions,andfolkandreligioustales.But,heismostfamousforbooksofhisowncreation,especiallyStregaNona("GrandmaWitch"),thebelovedstoryofanoldwomanwhouseshermagicalpowerstohelpthepeopleofhersmallItalianvillage.Writtenin1975,thisCaldecottHonorwinnerisstilldelightingchildrentoday.DePaolaadmitsthattherearestrongautobiographicalelementsinmanyofhisbooks(NanaUpstairs&NanaDownstairs,TheArtLesson,Stagestruck),butnowhereisthismoreevidentthanin26FairmountAvenue,aseriesofcharmingchapterbooksbasedonhisConnecticutchildhood.Takingitsnamefromtheaddressofhisfamilyhome,theseriescapturestheexperiencesandemotionsofayoungboygrowingupinthelate1930sandearly'40sintheshadowofWorldWarII.Thefirstbookintheseriesreceiveda1999NewberyHonorAward.DePaolaandhisworkhavebeenrecognizedwithmanyhonors,includingtheSmithsonianMedal,theKerlanAwardfor"singularattainmentinchildren'sliterature,"theCatholicLibraryAssociation'sReginaMedal,andseveralawardsfromtheSocietyofChildren'sBookWritersandIllustrators.In1999,theNewHampshireStateCouncilontheArtsbestowedondePaolatheLotteJacobiLivingTreasureAwardforthebodyofhiswork.GoodToKnowTomiedePaola'snameispronouncedTommydePOW-la.Betweencollegeandgraduateschool,dePaolaspentashorttimeinaBenedictinemonasterybeforedeterminingthatreligiouslifewasnotforhim.Usingacombinationofwatercolor,tempera,andacrylic,dePaola'sartisticstyleisbestdescribedasfolk-traditional.DePaola'sfavoritepaintersandstrongestartisticinfluencesareMatisse,Giotto,andBenShahn.Hometown:ConnecticutandNewHampshireDateofBirth:九月15,1935PlaceofBirth:Meriden,CTWebsite:http://www.tomie.com/main.html