THE SPARROWS OF STONEHENGE
Book ID/图书代码： 11710421C00005
English Summary/英文概要： The Sparrows of Stonehenge is a new, previously unpublished children’s book by the author of the well-known children’s book Corduroy. Created in the year before he died, Freeman’s rough dreamlike expressive images and simple text tell the story of how Stonehenge came to be – from the point of a sparrow family who have for generations lived in this ancient stone circle. Don Freeman always moved in new directions with his illustrative techniques, making this new book an adventure for readers of all ages!
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这部由著名儿童读物大家绘制的插画作品，弗里曼创作于他去世前的一年，他大胆地，梦幻般的富于表现力画面，和简单的文字，讲述巨石阵是如何形成的故事——从一个麻雀家族几代生活在这个古老的石阵的角度娓娓道来。作者擅于将他解说性的手法运用于新的故事发展走向，让这部新书成为所有读者受众群的一次探寻之旅！(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Don Freeman was born in San Diego, California, in 1908. At an early age, he received a trumpet as a gift from his father. He practiced obsessively and eventually joined a California dance band. After graduating from high school, he ventured to New York City to study art under the tutelage of Joan Sloan and Harry Wickey at the Art Students’ League. He managed to support himself throughout his schooling by playing his trumpet evenings, in nightclubs and at weddings.
Gradually, he eased into making a living sketching impressions of Broadway shows for The New York Times and The Herald Tribune. This shift was helped along, in no small part, by a rather heartbreaking incident: he lost his trumpet. One evening, he was so engrossed in sketching people on the subway, he simply forgot it was sitting on the seat beside him. This new career turned out to be a near-perfect fit for Don, though, as he had always loved the theater.
He was introduced to the world of children’s literature when William Saroyan asked him to illustrate several books. Soon after, he began to write and illustrate his own books, a career he settled into comfortably and happily. Through his writing, he was able to create his own theater: "I love the flow of turning the pages, the suspense of what’s next. Ideas just come at me and after me. It’s all so natural. I work all the time, long into the night, and it’s such a pleasure. I don’t know when the time ends. I’ve never been happier in my life!"
Don died in 1978, after a long and successful career. He created many beloved characters in his lifetime, perhaps the most beloved among them a stuffed, overall-wearing bear named Corduroy.
Don Freeman was the author and illustrator of many popular books for children, including Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy, and the Caldecott Honor Book Fly High, Fly Low.
Format:HARDCOVER
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