Author : Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola is the acclaimed author and/or illustrator of more than 200 books for children, including New York Times bestseller Brava, Strega Nona!, Newbery Honor winner 26 Fairmount Avenue and Caldecott Honor winner Strega Nona. Among his many awards and honors, he has received the Smithson Medal and the Regina Medal, and was designated a “living treasure” by the state of New Hampshire. He is the first author known primarily for children’s book writing to be awarded the Sarah Josepha Hale Award, a prestigious distinction given to New England writers. He lives in New London, New Hampshire.
Description :
Tomie dePaola’s stories from the momentous year his family built their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue highlight his wit, sense of humor, and strong family bonds. The book earned raves from reviewers of all ages and a Newbery Honor award.
From Publishers Weekly
Kicking off a series by the same name, dePaola's effervescent chapter book recounts some memorable moments from the author's early years, surrounded by loving family members and friends. Fans will recognize a few of the cast members from the author's various autobiographical picture books. Organized as an engaging pastiche of memories from 1938 to 1939, the story's primary focus is the snafu-plagued construction and landscaping of the dePaola family's "first and only house," in Meriden, Conn. Within this clever framework, other diverting vignettes surface: during the hurricane of 1938, dePaola's mother sprinkles holy water on a terrified neighbor for protection; young Tomie generously shares "chocolates" he finds hidden in the bathroom with his Nana Upstairs (they turn out to be laxatives); and on the first day of kindergarten, when he learns that reading is not taught until first grade, he announces, "Fine, I'll be back next year," and heads home. DePaola successfully evokes the voice of a precocious, inquisitive five-year-old everyone would want to befriend. Charming black-and-white illustrations animate the scenes and add a period flare, including a photo album-like assemblage of the characters' portraits at the book's start. Readers will also appreciate a glimpse of the artist's early debut as he draws life-size images of his family on the plasterboard walls in his new house. DePaola seems as at home in this format as he did when he first crossed the threshold of 26 Fairmount Avenue, an address readers will eagerly revisit in the series' subsequent tales. Ages 7-11.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
这本书同系列的:
* 26 Fairmount Avenue (Newbery Honor Book, 2000)
* Here We All Are
* On My Way.
* What a Year!
* Things Will Never be the Same (The War Years)
* I'm Still Scared (The War Years)
* Why? (The War Years)
* For the Duration (The War Years)
开始读: Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case Case 1 -- The Case of the Forgetful Jewel Thief
读完看解答前问了孩子为什么 EB 说 "All we need is a 150-watt lightbulb." ,还有 "But if we read between the lines, we'll find out where he hid the jewels."
读解答,提到的 Onion Juice,孩子马上联想到 Invisible Ink,必须用灯泡的热能让隐藏的文字显现。Bingo!
孩子读着EB的故事时提到和 A to Z Mysteries 这个系列的故事很相似。
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书的介绍:
Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's 10 yo star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of police, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves tem of his newest and most confounding mysteries, including a case of a missing butterfly brooch, some stolen Confederate stamps, a forgetful jewel thief, and more. With the clues given in each case, readers will have a chance to slove the mystery themselves! Interactive and chock full of interesting bits of information -- it's classic Encyclopedia Brown!作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-3-31 00:33
30-03-2011
继续读: Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case Case 2 -- The Case of the Autographed Alice in Wonderland
继续读: Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case
Case 5 -- The Case of the Missing Butterfly Brooch
Case 6 -- The Case of the Counterfeit Dough Case 7 -- The Case of the Astronaut Duck
这段时间孩子自己读了:
26 Fairmount Avenue - Here we all are. Tomie dePaola.
The Zombie Zone. Ron Roy.
Summer of the sea serpent. Mary Pope Osborne.
这段时间听过的故事:
一个Encyclopedia Brown的故事(不记得孩子自己放的是哪一个了). Donald J Sobol.
Wayside Stories Collections. Louis Sachar.
GS22 - The Secret of Cacklefur Castle. Geronimo Stilton.
The X'ed-Out- X-Ray. Ron Roy.
我自己听的:
Three cups of tea : one man's journey to change the world ... one child at a time. Young Reader Ed. Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin
Small Steps. Louis Sachar.
Bunnicula is a children's book series written by James Howe (and his late wife Deborah in the case of "Bunnicula") about a vampire bunny that sucks the juice out of vegetables. It is also the name of the first book in the series, published 1979 (ISBN 0-689-80659-0).
The story is centered on the Monroe family and their pets and is told from the perspective of their dog Harold. The Monroes find a bunny at the theater where they were watching a Dracula film. Because of this, they name him Bunnicula. Their cat Chester, however, is convinced Bunnicula is a vampire and attempts to get Harold to help save the Monroes from the perceived menace.
The full name of the first book is Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery. The second and third books of the series are Howliday Inn and The Celery Stalks at Midnight. Nighty-Nightmare followed in 1987, followed by Return to Howliday Inn in 1993. In 1999, Bunnicula Strikes Again!, was published. Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow was published in 2006, and appears to be the final book in the Bunnicula series. There is also the book "Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom," a spoof of Harry Potter.
Following the end of the Bunnicula series, James Howe began a spin-off series called Tales from the House of Bunnicula, which are 'written' by Howie, the dachshund puppy introduced into the series in Howliday Inn. There is also a series called Bunnicula and Friends: Ready To Read. They are a series of five picture books about adventures of the characters from the stories. They are aimed for beginning readers. 作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-4-15 08:29 James Howe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Howe
James Howe (born August 2, 1946, Oneida, New York) is the American author of several juvenile and young adult books, including the Bunnicula series, about a vampire rabbit that sucks the juice out of vegetables.
Bunnicula series
Main article: Bunnicula
Audiobook versions were also released featuring narrators Victor Garber and Patrick Mulvihill.
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (with Deborah Howe) (1979) (also released as a 25th Anniversary edition)
Howliday Inn (1982)
The Celery Stalks at Midnight (1983)
Nighty-Nightmare (1987)
Return to Howliday Inn (1992)
Bunnicula Strikes Again! (1999)
Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow! (2006)
Bunnicula and Friends a Ready-To-Read series
Many of these titles are re-workings of previously released Bunnicula books rewritten by James Howe for younger readers and featuring new illustrations by Jeff Mack.
The Vampire Bunny (2004)
Hot Fudge (2004)
Scared Silly (2004)
Rabbit-Cadabra (2006)
The Fright Before Christmas (2006)
Creepy Crawly Birthday (2007)
** should be 6 books in this series instead of 5 as mentioned earlier. **作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-4-15 08:45
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One dark and stormy night, the Monroes bring home a new pet: a little black-and-white rabbit. Because the Monroes found him at a Dracula movie, they name the rabbit Bunnicula. Harold the dog thinks Bunnicula is just a cute little bunny. But Chester the cat is worried.
Bunnicula sleeps all day and wakes up at night. And Bunnicula doesn't have little bunny teeth -- he has fangs. Is Bunnicula really just a harmless little bunny? Or is he something much, much more scary?
Is there a burglar on the loose? Harold, Chester, and Howie are guarding the Monroe house -- especially a batch of Mr. Monroe's famous fudge. But they fall asleep -- and wake up to discover the fudge has turned white! Has Bunnicula acquired a taste for chocolate in addition to vegetables? Chester is sure of it! But then the fudge disappears -- and it's up to Harold, Chester, and Howie to catch the thief!
It's Halloween night and spooky things are going on at the Monroe house. The wind is howling. The walls are creaking. Howie, the little dachshund, is scared silly. And Chester, of course, is sure the vampire bunny, Bunnicula, is up to something. Harold would just as soon sleep through the whole scary night, but then a witch sneaks into the Monroes' kitchen and starts stirring up a witch's brew. Will Bunnicula be its main ingredient? Before you say BOO! it's Harold, Chester, and Howie to the rescue.
The Amazing Karlovsky is coming to town, and Chester the cat is nervous. Everyone knows that magicians pull rabbits out of hats -- suppose they're vampire rabbits, like Bunnicula? Soon there could be hundreds of vampire bunnies on the loose! Chester springs into action and, with Harold and Howie in tow, is off to save the vegetables of the world -- and to turn the Amazing Karlovsky's performance into something no one will ever forget.
It's Christmas Eve, and Howie the dachshund puppy is scared. Who is this big guy in the red suit who's going to come down the Monroes' chimney with a huge sack over his shoulder? Chester isn't scared of Santa; it's the Christmas ghosts he's worried about (and, of course, Bunnicula). So when there's a loud CRASH from the basement, he and Harold have to investigate -- to make sure the Monroes have a merry Christmas, not a scary Christmas.
Harold the dog, Chester the cat, and Howie the dachshund puppy are excited for Toby's birthday. Because birthdays mean parties, and parties mean presents. And best of all -- cake.
But when the pets find seven suitcases in the room with all of the gifts, they start to worry. What could be inside? Why are there holes in them? And are they...moving?
This is one birthday present that Bunnicula fans will be eager to open!
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斑竹可别当我灌水啊,分开贴是因为我用的google chrome和论坛系统不合拍,进入编辑页面时原来的内容都变成了乱码。作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-4-22 13:36
这几天在读:
The Talking T.Rex, by Ron Roy
Sleepy Hollow Sleepover (Super Ed 4), by Ron Roy
朗读+录音:
The Talking T.Rex, Chapter 1 & 2
感觉孩子的朗读始终带着点含糊,跳字等问题。不知道是因为累了还是太久不朗读的原因。
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两本书都是 A to Z Mysteries 系列的。
The Talking T.Rex:
Meet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn’s newest–and biggest!–visitor. The kids’ old friend Jud Wheat is in town, and he’s raising funds for a dinosaur museum by taking the T. rex on tour. But after the show in Green
Lawn, all Jud’s money disappears! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose track down the cash and rescue Jud from this prehistoric pickle?
Sleepy Hollow Sleepover (Super Ed. 4):
More adventure, more illustrations, more Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose. . . . A to Z fun keeps on coming!
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Halloween in Sleepy Hollow, home of the legendary Headless Horseman. They are going to sleep in an old cabin, take a haunted hayride, and check out the Old Dutch Church. That's where some people say they've spotted the ghostly horseman. But strange things start happening that don't seem to be part of the planned spooky fun. Is there a real Headless Horseman haunting Sleepy Hollow?
The alphabet is over, but the mysteries continue in this fourth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, featuring a secret message hidden in the illustrations.作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-4-26 09:02
默读完毕:
The Talking T.Rex, by Ron Roy
Sleepy Hollow Sleepover (Super Ed 4), by Ron Roy
继续朗读+录音,读着读着就开始含糊了 :
The Talking T.Rex, Chapter 3 & 4
The invention of Hugo Cabret
读这本书的引诱工作宣告失败。
看着那4寸厚的书,孩子说什么都不愿意看,看来只好留到以后再说了。
有机会先听。
The Talking T.Rex, by Ron Roy
书到期还了,朗读和录音未能完成。孩子决定以后借其他的再重新录音。
Sleepy Hollow Sleepover (Super Ed 4), by Ron Roy
这本书的朗读倒是完成了。录音室关上房门自己录的,还录了好长的一段时间。
两天前,白天,孩子自己在房里一口气朗读并录下了5个chapters,第8-12,完成了整本书的录音。
他自己说不愿意停下来是因为故事情节很精彩紧张,所以读着读着就读完了。录音长达40多分钟,大破纪录。
最近也开始留意另一个也是由Ron Roy创作的系列故事 Capital Mysteries。
刚借了一本 Trouble at the Treasury,复习当儿偷闲,默读当中。
听了一些故事: The indoor pirates on treasure island - Jeremy Strong, read by Robert Glenister
Captain Blackpatch and his crew are as fierce as can be, but they have one weakness - they hate the sea. Join the pirates for more tales from 25 Dolphin Street, as Molly and Polly, Bald Ben and Lumpy Lawson embark on new adventures.
趣怪故事一个,听着娱乐娱乐。
Geronimo Stilton: Books #22 and #24: The Secret of Cacklefur Castle, and Field Trip to Niagra Falls - Geronimo Stilton, read by Bill Lobley
"My old friend Creepella von Cacklefur invited me to her family's spooky castle. And before I could say 'not for all the cheese in Cheddarton,' she'd mousenapped me! And holey cheese, what an adventure! I was off to Niagara Falls on a field trip with my nephew Benjamin's class. I was surrounded by mischievous young mouselets who seemed determined to send me over the Falls in a barrel!"
—Geronimo Stilton
两个音频是连着一块买来的,之前听了#22,最近把#24也听完了,还把书找来搭配着听第二遍。
Lizzie & Charley go shopping - Dyan Sheldon, read by Jill Shilling
Lizzie can't wait to go shopping with her best friend Charley. When her strange neighbour, Mrs Moscos, warns them not to go into Happy Burger they don't listen. One minute they're looking at the menu the next they find themselves on another planet trying to thwart an alien invasion!
故事内容有点搞笑,这也是吸引孩子听故事的原因。作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-5-26 12:34 标题: 回复 #23 迷糊书迷 的帖子 lulumary 2011-5-10 09:58 金钱 +2 录音室是啥配置呀 能介绍下么
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呵,不是什么特别的工具,就一个小小的带录音功能的 Creative ZEN Mozaic mp3 player,孩子自己要求关在房间朗读、录音(避免被骚扰,打断录音)。
主要是孩子喜欢把玩这个小小玩具,录音(无论好坏)还能在睡觉时把妈妈留下来陪伴(听故事)。
Capital Mysteries Series by Ron Roy
考试期间读完了 #7 Trouble at the Treasury
接着又借了
#4 A Spy in the White House
#7 Fireworks at the FBI
本来说要录下其中一本的朗读 - 妈妈和他的共读,后来因为时间用在复习中,就搁下了。
S这个星期在看 GS44 The Giant Diamond Robbery,说要试着朗读和录音。前天录了一章,感觉效果不好,答应今晚陪着一快进行朗读,看会不会好点。
W最近受同学影响,竟然看起鬼故事来了 -The Almost Complete Collection of TRUE Singapore GHOST STORIES #20,还录了一小段,可惜读的效果不怎么样,有点含糊,听起来感觉不到恐怖。
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听故事:
Who Was First?
by Rssell Freedman
read by L.J. Ganser
Hitorians still agree about the date of Columbus's voyage. But did this European adventurer discover america? We now know that certain explorers from other parts of the globe set foot on American shores long before 1492. And "discovery" takes on a different meaning when the new land already has people live in it........
重听 26 Fairmount Avenue ,几个Geronimo Stilton的故事。
还有两个调皮男孩的故事 Horrid Henry Rocks 和 Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman。每个音频含4个故事。这个系列大部分是纯听,没怎么读他的书。作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-5-26 13:16
据小朋友说,打算继续借 Famous Five 或其他 Enid Blyton 的书来看,老师推荐他们多看这个作者的书。
妈妈推荐看 Five Find-Outer系列,不知到推销成功没。作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-6-12 19:04
回来了,孩子考完试放假,尽顾玩了。
Five Find Outer 没看成,倒是开始看Horrible Science 和 Histories 的书了,还录了几段 Woeful Second World War的内容,“审阅”时我们自己都不满意,因为有些字不会读,查了图书馆目录,决定把音频借回来听、学习。
除此,断断续续的看着 Capital Mysteries 的书,幸亏这个系列没出音频,否则大概成听故事了。
If you like A TO Z MYSTERIES, you will love CALENDAR MYSTERIES, the new series by Ron Roy . The main characters are Dink's young cousin, Lucy, and Josh’s younger brothers, Brian & Bradley, and Ruth Rose's younger brother, Nate. Ron Roy has written these books especially for first and second graders. If you like mysteries, jokes, and clues, these books are for you!
作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-6-12 19:19 标题: Calendar Mysteries Series By Ron Roy Calendar Mysteries Series By Ron Roy
Calendar Mysteries is a new series of books by author Ron Roy. The main characters are Lucy, brothers Brian and Bradley, and Nate who are all about mysteries, jokes and clues – every month of the year!
Green Lawn, we have a problem! When Bradley Pinto wakes up in the night to strange lights in his backyard, he thinks there are aliens in town. When he sees three-toed footprints in the snow, he’s sure of it. His twin, Brian, and friends Lucy and Nate aren’t so certain. But then Lucy’s cousin Dink, the twins’ brother, Josh, and Nate’s sister, Ruth Rose, all disappear. Are there really aliens in Green Lawn? And where could they be taking Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose?
It's a Valentine's Day party! Bradley is passing out his class’s valentines, but one of them has no name on it. Inside, the card tells the class to look in the closet. When they open the closet door, the kids find a rabbit named Douglas in a cage! What mysterious “friend” left him there? And why? Then the bunny gets sick. It’s up to Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate to track down his owner and figure out what is wrong with poor little Douglas.
It's St. Patrick's Day in Green Lawn. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy dress up a leprechaun statue for the town’s yearly contest. They leave it out on the porch overnight, but the next morning, it’s missing! Who is behind the mischief? It will take four kids and the luck of the Irish to find out.
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose have hidden Easter eggs for the younger kids to find. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy have no trouble finding the plastic eggs. But some of the golden eggs disappear! Can the four kids track down the thief?
Twins, Bradley and Brian Pinto are getting ready to celebrate Mother's Day by treating their mom to a show by Hypo, the world's greatest hypnotist. Brian hopes that if Hypo can hypnotize his mom into loving ducks, then she will let him raise ducks in their backyard. But when the Pinto family gets home from the show, the twins' mom starts acting strange. She splashes in the bathtub for hours, she leaves corn kernels all over, and—could it be?—she quacks! Bradley thinks his mom has actually turned into a duck! How did this happen? Can Bradley and Brian, with help from their friends Lucy and Nate, turn their mom back into their mom?
Bradley, Brian, Nate and Lucy are getting ready for Father's Day. They've decided that strawberry jam from the Pintos' strawberry patch would be a great gift. But something or someone has been taking bites out of the strawberrys! Polly the Pony, Pal and the dog, and the twins' brother Josh are all suspects. If the kids can't protect the strawberry patch from the mystery chomper, they might be in a real jam! Ron Roy's sixth Calendary Mysteries book has a fan Father's Day and all the sweetness of summer.
作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-6-26 15:29
最近在同时听读 Michael Reisman的SIMON BLOOM, THE GRAVITY KEEPER。
听的津津有味,内容紧张有趣。
刚开始只是听,结果听到紧张处等不及就把书拿来看了。
From his hidden position, the Narrator introduces us to 11-year-old Simon Bloom, who, along with some friends, is lured into a mystic woods by a mischievous Breeze. It's there that Simon finds (well, he's hit on the head by) a teacher's edition of one of the Order's physics books. As he experiments with the book's formulae, he finds that the information within allows him to control gravity. But, of course, with this sort of power comes responsibilities that Simon can't even begin to imagine. Worse, the physics book Simon possesses is being sought by a traitor within the Union who has nefarious plans for the book's usage.作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-6-27 06:52 标题: Chinese Chinese Time~
ipad儿童版的孙悟空和水浒传也都在不同时段“听”完了,其中孙悟空的故事还听了两遍。唯一遗憾是孩子总是不愿意看其中文内容,只愿意听。。。。。。。。。作者: 迷糊书迷 时间: 2011-6-27 07:01 标题: 书单 - Louis Sachar 抄个书单 - Louis Sachar
论坛上有名的: The Wayside School Books:
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Wayside School is Falling Down
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger
Sidways Arithmetic from Wayside School
More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
The Marvin Redpost Series:
Kidnapped at Birth
Why Pick on Me?
Is He a Girl?
Alone in His Teacher's House
Class President
A Flying Birthday Cake?
Super Fast, Out of Control!
A Magic Crystal?
Other Books:
Holes
Stanley Yelnats' Survival Guide to Camp Greenlake
Small Steps
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
The Boy Who Lost His Face