This classic tale of the famous Mallard ducks of Boston isavailable for the first time in a full-sized paperback edition.Awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1941, Make Way for Ducklings hasbeen described as "one of the merriest picture books ever" (The NewYork Times). Ideal for reading aloud, this book deserves a place ofhonor on every child's bookshelf. 这是一本最仁慈的书。是的,人与自然和谐共处,是这本六十多年前创作出的、开本巨大的图画书的一个不言而喻的主题。作者用深褐色、略带那么一点暖暖的暗红色的笔触,画了一个警察拦下所有车辆,护送排成一排的鸭子过马路的温情脉脉的故事。故事一上来,就是两幅充满魄力的大鸟瞰;隔了几页,又是一连三幅恢弘壮观的大鸟瞰。它们与我们惯常见到的那种鸟瞰不同,因为画面中多了两只飞翔中的野鸭,于是便产生了一种强烈的动感,盘旋、下坠……我们好像是插上了一双翅膀,随同它们一起飞过波士顿的上空。
【作者简介】
Robert McCloskey (1914-2003) wrote and illustrated some of the most honored and enduring children's books ever published. He grew up in Hamilton, Ohio, and spent time in Boston, New York, and ultimately Maine, where he and his wife raised their two daughters.
The first ever two-time Caldecott Medal winner (for Make Way for Ducklings and Time of Wonder), McCloskey was also awarded Caldecott Honors for Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, and Journey Cake, Ho! by Ruth Sawyer. He was declared a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000. You can see some of his best-loved characters immortalized as statues in Boston's Public Garden and Lentil Park in Hamilton, Ohio.
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