Owl at Home (I Can Read, Level 2)猫头鹰在家 英文原版

图书标准信息

• 作者 Arnold Lobel（阿诺德·罗贝尔） 著；Arnold Lobel（阿诺德·洛贝尔） 绘
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 1982-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780064440349
• 定价 34.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 64页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 I Can Read； Level 2

【内容简介】

WhetherOwlisinvitingWinterinonasnowynightorwelcominganewfriendhemeetswhileonastroll,Owlalwayshasroomforvisitors!

【作者简介】

DuringhisdistinguishedcareerArnoldLobelwroteand/orillustratedover70booksforchildren.Tohisillustratingcredit,hehadaCaldecottMedalbook--Fables(1981)--andtwoCaldecottHonorBooks-hisownFrogandToadareFriends(1971)andHildilid'sNightbyCheliDuranRyan(1972).Tohiswritingcredit,hehadaNewberyHonorBook--FrogandToadTogether(1973).Buttohisgreatestcredit,hehadafollowingofliterallymillionsofyoungchildrenwithwhomhesharedthewarmthandhumorofhisunpretentiousvisionoflife.

Thoughhewasabornstoryteller--hebeganmakingupstoriesextemporaneouslytoentertainhisfellowsecond-gradersinSchenectady,NewYork,wherehegrewupinthecareofhisgrandparents.Mr.Lobelcalledhimselfa"luckyamateur"intermsofhiswriting.Viewinghimselfasaprofessionallytrainedillustrator(hereceivedaBachelorofFineArtsdegreefromPrattInstitute),hesaid,"Iknowhowtodrawpictures.Withwriting,Idon'treallyknowwhatI'mdoing.It'sveryintuitive."

InadditiontotheFrogandToadbooks,OwlatHome,MouseTales,TheBookofPigericks,andmanyotherpopularbookshecreated,Mr.Lobelalsoillustratedotherwriters'textsthatcapturedhisfancy.Heviewedthisas"somethingdifferentandchallenging."Oftenhisillustrationsforthosebooksshowedadifferentaspectofhispersonalityandhisartisticexpertise,rangingfromhismeticulousdinosaursinDinosaurTimebyPeggyParishtohischillingpen-and-inkdrawingsinNightmares:PoemstoTroubleYourSleepbyJackPrelutsky,aboutwhichBooklistwrote,"YoungreaderswillbeamazedthatthegentleLobelofFrogandToadfamecanbesocomfortablydiabolic."

In1977Mr.Lobelandhiswife,Anita,adistinguishedchildren'sbookauthorandartistinherownright,collaboratedontheirfirstbook,HowtheRoosterSavedtheDay,chosenbySchoolLibraryJournalasoneoftheBestBooksoftheYear,1977.Theythencollaboratedonthreemorebooks,ATreefulofPigs,a1979ALANotableBook;OnMarketStreet,a1982CaldecottHonorBook;andTheRoseinMyGarden,a1984BostonGlobe/HornBookHonorBook.

ArnoldLobeldiedin1987.