基本信息·出版社：Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing ·页码：128 页 ·出版日期：2008年01月 ·ISBN：1416950176 ·条形码：9781416950172 ·版 ...
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基本信息·出版社：Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
·页码：128 页
·出版日期：2008年01月
·ISBN：1416950176
·条形码：9781416950172
·版本：Mti
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：The Spiderwick Chronicles
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After their parents' divorce, the Grace kids - twins Jared and Simon and theirolder sister Mallory - move with their mom to the decaying old mansion belongingto their ancient great-aunt Lucinda, who has been sent off to an asylum. Butbefore they can even unpack, Jared begins to notice that they're not alone inthe house. There's something living there with them. His investigationseventually lead to an old book filled with pictures of fantastic creatures -
Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You - and an even bigger mystery - the disappearance of his great-great-uncle and Lucinda's father, Arthur Spiderwick.
作者简介 Holly Black spent her early years in a decaying Victorian mansion where her mother fed her a steady diet of ghost stories and books about faeries. Her first book,
Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, was an ALA Top Ten Book for Teens, received starred reviews in
Publishers Weekly and
Kirkus Reviews, and has been translated into twelve languages. Her second teen novel,
Valiant, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, a
Locus Magazine Recommended Read, and a recipient of the Andre Norton Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She lives in Amherst, Massachusetts. Visit Holly at www.hollyblack.com.^Tony DiTerlizzi is the author and illustrator of Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-this-World MoonPie Adventure, as well as the Zena Sutherland Award winning Ted. In 2003, his brilliantly cinematic version of Mary Howitt's classic The Spider and The Fly received stellar reviews, earned Tony his second Zena Sutherland Award, and was honored as a Caldecott Honor Book. In addition to picturebooks, Tony's art has graced the covers of such well-known fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien, Anne McCaffrey, Peter S. Beagle, and George Bear. He has also made significant contributions to Dungeons and Dragons and Wizards of the Coast's Magic; The Gathering. Most famously, he is known as part of the dymamic duo behind the New York Times best selling serial the Spiderwick Chronicles. His first chapter book, Kenny & the Dragon was published in August 2008 and debuted as a New York Times Best Seller. He lives with his wife, Angela and their daughter in Amherst, MA Visit Tony on the world wide web at www.diterlizzi.com.
编辑推荐 Amazon.com The first book in a beautifully produced series of five,
The Field Guide sets up the story of the Grace children--13-year-old Mallory and 9-year-old twins Jared and Simon--who with their mother move into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate only to quickly find themselves sucked into a dark and fascinating world of faeries.
Superficially, the Spiderwick Chronicles smack of Lemony Snicket, with its "true story" setup and breathless warnings ("Go away/close the book/put it down/do not look"). But Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black owe no one for the intensely absorbing world they've created. Black certainly showed fey promise in her slightly freaky debut and DiTerlizzi has weird cred to spare, from his zany Jimmy Zangwow to countless credits for the Magic: The Gathering card game.
By combining their ample skill with thoughtful art direction and demanding production values, the duo has succeeded in creating a series with irresistible appeal. Each book promises a quick read, snappy plot progression, and dozens of DiTerlizzi's imaginative pen-and-ink drawings. So if you're drawn to The Field Guide at all, you might as well save yourself the trouble and make sure you have the second book (The Seeing Stone handy. (Ages 6 to 10) --Paul Hughes --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Review
"With their evocative gothic-style pencil drawings and color illustrations, rhyming riddles, supernatural lore, and well-drawn characters, these books read like old-fashioned ripping yarns." -- New York Times Book Review
"The books wallow in their dusty Olde Worlde charm: Faeries! Dumbwaiters! Attics! But then, reading has an old-fashioned charm too." -- Time magazine
"Appealing characters, well-measured suspense and an inviting package will lure readers...younsgters may well find themselves glancing over their shoulders." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
