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適讀人群 :4-8歲 A timeless classic, this easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Now available in a paperback edition with CD. Full color.
內容簡介
Caps for Sale, a timeless classic, is now available as a musical narrative on cassette. The memorable melodies and catchy lyrics of the "Caps" songs are simple to learn and easy to sing. Recording artist Ann Marie Mulhearn brings the story to life in a new and mesmerizing way. This easy-to-read and sing-a-long story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with wonderful background sounds, mischievous monkey music and splendid arrangements. Great for card rides, nap time, bed times or anytime, the musical version of Caps For Sale will have your children listening, reading and singing along again and again.
作者簡介
Esphyr Slobodkina (the name is pronounced ess-FEER sloh-BOD-kee-nah) was born in the Siberian town of Chelyabinsk on Sept. 22, 1908.
Esphyr immigrated to the United States on a student visa at the age of 29. She enrolled at the National Academy of Design, NYC, and in the 1930s, she worked painting lamp shades and soon after murals for the WPA. Esphyr was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists, which began amid controversy in 1936.
In 1937 Slobodkina met the children's author Margaret Wise Brown. In an effort to find work as an illustrator, Slobodkina wrote and illustrated a story with collage called Mary And The Poodies to present to Brown. This began a new career for Slobodkina, who illustrated many children's stories for Ms. Brown (including Sleepy ABCs and the Big and Little series) while still continuing her work as an abstract artist.
In her autobiography, (portions available through this web-site) Ms. Slobodkina wrote, "When Margaret died, I was left without a writer, and since she always insisted that she liked the way I told my stories, I took a deep breath and began to send them to my agent." Ms. Slobodkina took her responsibility as a children's book author seriously. In her memoir she wrote: "The verbal patterns and the patterns of behavior we present to children in these lighthearted confections are likely to influence them for the rest of their lives. These aesthetic impressions, just like the moral teachings of early childhood, remain indelible."
Caps for Sale was first published in 1938. Since then it has sold more than two million copies. Today it is considered a children's book classic as generation after generation pass the story along to new readers. In sales it ranks with such classics as Good Night Moon, according to Publisher's Weekly.
Caps for Sale, won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958 and is memorialized in a painting by Ms. Slobodkina on permanent exhibition in the West Hartford Library, CT.
Ms. Slobodkina wrote and illustrated numerous other books, including Mary and The Poodies (1937), The Wonderful Feast, (1955), The Clock (1956), The Long Island Ducklings (1961), and Pezzo the Peddler and the Circus Elephant, which was first published in 1967 and was reissued in 2002 as Circus Caps for Sale, to name a few.
At the age of 88, Esphyr's primary focus became overseeing the production of musical storybook cassettes of all twenty of her children's books.
At age 90, Esphyr designed a mini museum in Glen Head, Long Island, NY (through her Slobodkina Foundation) as a place where guests can visit and view more than 200 works of art, her handmade dolls and jewelry, as well as her complete collection of children's storybooks, including some original illustrations.
Famed artist and author Esphyr Slobodkina was a leader of the abstract movement in the United States from the 1930s until her death at age 93 in July 2002.
Slobodkina's works have received high acclaim. Her paintings, sculptures and literary works are part of the collections of The Metropolitan Museum, NY; The National Gallery in Washington, D.C; The Smithsonian; The Hecksher Museum, L.I., NY (where she has a permanent wing); The Whitney Museum, NY; The Wadsworth Museum, Hartford, CT; The Northeast Children's Literature Collection, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and more.
前言/序言
綠野仙蹤:一個關於勇氣、友誼與迴傢的故事 ISBN: 978-0061121054 裝幀: 精裝 適閤年齡: 6歲以上 --- 章節導覽與內容深度剖析 《綠野仙蹤》(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)是美國作傢萊曼·弗蘭剋·鮑姆(L. Frank Baum)於1900年創作的奇幻文學經典。這部作品不僅是美國兒童文學的裏程碑,更因其後世改編的電影而成為全球傢喻戶曉的文化符號。本書以其豐富的想象力、深刻的主題探討和引人入勝的冒險旅程,至今仍吸引著各個年齡段的讀者。 第一部分:從堪薩斯到奧茲國的奇異穿越 故事的開端,將我們帶到瞭美國中西部堪薩斯州一片貧瘠的農場。主角多蘿西·蓋爾(Dorothy Gale)是一個寄居在舅舅和舅媽傢的孤兒,她唯一的慰藉是她的小狗托托(Toto)。鮑姆以細膩的筆觸描繪瞭堪薩斯生活的單調與壓抑,為接下來的奇幻遭遇做瞭鮮明的對比。 一天,一場突如其來的、毀滅性的龍捲風席捲瞭農場。多蘿西和托托被捲入風暴之中,在一陣天鏇地轉後,他們發現自己降落在一個完全陌生、色彩斑斕的國度——奧茲國(Land of Oz)。 奧茲國的初印象: 龍捲風將多蘿西的房子準確地砸在東方邪惡女巫(Wicked Witch of the East)的身上,解放瞭芒奇金人(Munchkins)。芒奇金人的善良首領贈予多蘿西那雙被壓扁女巫的魔力銀鞋(在後來的改編中常被描繪為紅寶石鞋),並指引她前往翡翠城(Emerald City),尋求偉大的奧茲巫師(The Great and Powerful Oz)的幫助,希望他能送她迴傢。 第二部分:黃磚路的召喚與旅途的開端 多蘿西踏上瞭通往翡翠城的黃磚路(The Yellow Brick Road)。這條路不僅是物理上的路徑,更是象徵著希望與追尋自我的旅程。在她的旅途中,她接連遇到瞭三個急需“奧茲巫師”幫助的夥伴: 1. 稻草人(The Scarecrow): 稻草人渴望得到“腦子”(Brains)。他聲稱自己雖然會思考,但卻感覺不到自己擁有智慧,無法勝任他自認為應有的角色。他的幽默和天真為旅途增添瞭許多樂趣,而他展現齣的策略和臨危不亂的特質,卻早已證明瞭他智慧的內在存在。 2. 鐵皮人(The Tin Woodman): 鐵皮人曾是一個勤勞的樵夫,但被邪惡女巫的詛咒變成瞭鐵皮人。他現在最渴望的是一顆“心”(Heart),因為他認為沒有愛與情感,生命便失去瞭意義。他的故事充滿瞭悲劇色彩,每一次銹住時,都需要多蘿西的油壺來潤滑,象徵著友誼的維護與關懷。 3. 獅子(The Cowardly Lion): 這是一頭體型威武、聲音洪亮的野獸,但他卻是旅途中最膽小的成員,他乞求奧茲巫師賜予他“勇氣”(Courage)。他的懦弱常常引齣滑稽的場麵,但每當同伴遇到危險時,他總能本能地挺身而齣,展現齣他潛藏的英雄氣概。 這四個角色的組閤,構成瞭一個關於“內在潛能”的完美象徵:一個尋找智慧、一個尋找情感、一個尋找勇氣,而多蘿西則在尋找歸屬感。 第三部分:翡翠城的幻象與試煉 當一行人終於抵達宏偉的翡翠城時,他們被眼前的輝煌所震撼。奧茲巫師同意幫助他們,但前提是他們必須先完成一項艱巨的任務:殺死南方邪惡女巫(Wicked Witch of the West)。 南巫是奧茲國中勢力最強、最殘暴的女巫,她擁有被魔力保護的“金頭盔”(The Golden Cap),能夠召喚飛猴(Winged Monkeys)為她服務。 對抗南方女巫的篇章: 這一部分是全書的高潮之一。多蘿西一行人必須利用他們已有的“智慧”(稻草人)、“情感驅動”(鐵皮人)和“激發齣的勇氣”(獅子)來對抗無可匹敵的敵人。最終,多蘿西並非依靠武力,而是利用一個意外的元素——水,融化瞭邪惡女巫,完成瞭任務。 第四部分:真相的揭露與自我發現 完成使命歸來後,奧茲巫師試圖用各種騙局來搪塞他們,拖延履行承諾。然而,在關鍵時刻,托托無意中掀開瞭一塊幕布,露齣瞭所謂的“偉大的奧茲巫師”的真實麵目——他不過是一個來自內布拉斯加的普通人,一個使用瞭蒸汽和機械裝置來製造神跡的馬戲團老魔術師。 核心主題的升華: 這一“真相揭露”是全書的精髓。奧茲巫師並沒有施展魔法,而是通過“言語的暗示”和“鼓勵”的力量,引導夥伴們認識到他們真正渴望的東西早已在他們自身之中: 稻草人 在處理危機時展現的策略,證明他擁有智慧。 鐵皮人 對朋友的深切關懷和在營救多蘿西時的堅韌,證明他擁有一顆溫柔的心。 獅子 在保護同伴時展現的無畏,證明他天生就是一位勇士。 奧茲巫師用“填充物”(智慧)、“絲綢心髒”(愛心)和“勇氣藥水”(勇氣藥水)來象徵性地滿足瞭他們的需求,但實際上,這些奬賞的作用是建立在他們已經擁有的能力基礎上的。 第五部分:迴傢之路與奧茲國的未來 至於多蘿西,奧茲巫師打算用他那架屬於內布拉斯加的舊熱氣球將她帶迴傢。然而,熱氣球意外起飛,多蘿西再次與傢人失散。 在絕望之際,南方的善良女巫——紫丁香女巫(Glinda, the Good Witch of the South) 齣現。紫丁香女巫揭示瞭銀鞋(或紅寶石鞋)的真正魔力:隻要佩戴者知道自己想去哪裏,並連續三次點擊鞋跟,她就能瞬間到達那個地方。 多蘿西終於明白瞭迴傢的關鍵不在於外部的魔法或巫師,而在於她內心的渴望和對銀鞋魔力的運用。她與夥伴們依依惜彆,帶著對奧茲國友誼的珍視,點擊鞋跟,迴到瞭堪薩斯熟悉的農場。 總結:永恒的主題 《綠野仙蹤》的偉大之處在於,它將一場光怪陸離的冒險,最終導嚮瞭對“自我價值”的深刻探索。它告訴孩子們,他們所尋求的一切——智慧、愛與勇氣——並非來自外部的權威或魔法,而是深植於他們自身的潛力之中。這是一個關於成長、友誼、以及最終認識到“傢”的真正意義的經典故事。