Big Anthony His Story

Big Anthony His Story

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作者: Tomie dePaola 著

出版社: Penguin

出版时间: 2012-06

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780698118935

定价: 52.30

装帧: 平装

开本: 32开

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 32页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

FansofTomiedePaola'skindlyStregaNonawilllovethischarminglookattheearlydaysofhergood-heartedbutclumsyhelperBigAnthony.Fromthedayheisborn,BigAnthonyneverpaysattention.Asaboy,heleavesthegatesofthefarmopenandalltheanimalsescape.Asayoungmanofftomakehisfortuneintheworld,heaccidentally"fixes"theleaningTowerofPisa.WillItalysurvivethehilariousmishapsofBigAnthony?"ReadersofallagescanbegratefulthatdePaolacontinuestopracticehismagicsowell."-TheNewYorkTimesBookReview"BigAnthonyandStregaNonacertainlyqualifyascelebritiesintherealmofpicturebooks,andthislatestinstallmentwillbringsmilestothefacesoftheiryoungfans."-SchoolLibraryJournal.BigAnthony,well-meaningbutinattentive,journeysaroundItalycausingoneproblemafteranother,beforemeetingStregaNona. 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
内容简介:
FansofTomiedePaola'skindlyStregaNonawilllovethischarminglookattheearlydaysofhergood-heartedbutclumsyhelperBigAnthony.Fromthedayheisborn,BigAnthonyneverpaysattention.Asaboy,heleavesthegatesofthefarmopenandalltheanimalsescape.Asayoungmanofftomakehisfortuneintheworld,heaccidentally"fixes"theleaningTowerofPisa.WillItalysurvivethehilariousmishapsofBigAnthony?"ReadersofallagescanbegratefulthatdePaolacontinuestopracticehismagicsowell."-TheNewYorkTimesBookReview"BigAnthonyandStregaNonacertainlyqualifyascelebritiesintherealmofpicturebooks,andthislatestinstallmentwillbringsmilestothefacesoftheiryoungfans."-SchoolLibraryJournal.BigAnthony,well-meaningbutinattentive,journeysaroundItalycausingoneproblemafteranother,beforemeetingStregaNona.
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

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