Everyone laughs when Horton the Elephant offers to sit on Mayzie
bird''s egg while she goes on holiday. Horton''s kindness and
faithfulness are sorely tested when he, and the egg, are kidnapped
and sold to a circus -- but his reward for being faithful is more
wonderful than he could ever have dreamed! With his unique
combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,
Dr Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learn
to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic
Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK''s top ten favourite
children''s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly
half a billion books sold worldwide. As part of a major rebrand
programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr Seuss''s best-selling
books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designs
incorporate much-needed guidance on reading levels. The standard
paperbacks divide into three reading strands -- Blue Back Books for
parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding
readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older,
more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Yellow Back book.
關於作者:
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to millions
of his fans as Dr. Seuss is quite simply the most
beloved children’s book author in the world.
Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr.
Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four
generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped
millions of kids learn to read.
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts, on
March 2, 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1925, he
went to Oxford University, intending to acquire a doctorate in
literature.
Geisel published his first children''s book, And to Think That I Saw
It on Mulberry Street, in 1937, after 27 publishers rejected
it.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, an Academy Award, three Emmy
Awards, three Grammy Awards, and three Caldecott Honors, Geisel
wrote and illustrated 44 books. While Theodor Geisel died on
September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of
children of all ages to explore the joys of reading.
苏斯博士,二十世纪最卓越的儿童文学家、教育学家。一生创作的48种精彩教育绘本成为西方家喻户晓的著名早期教育作品,全球销量2.5亿册,曾获美国图画书最高荣誉凯迪克大奖和普利策特殊贡献奖,两次获奥斯卡金像奖和艾美奖,美国教育部指定的儿童重要阅读辅导读物。另有苏斯婴童生活中心。