Yong Read has recommended the latest version of Mitchell Ender's portfolio to everyone a few years ago, and we found that many people in the mall backstage are ordering several sets of sets. Yes, the collection of works of the German master of fantasy literature is a gift book for children aged 8-16, which is very suitable.
Mitchell Ender is a household name in the European children's book world, just like Hans Christian Andersen, and is recognized as the greatest master of fantasy literature of the twentieth century. Phoenix Reading once commented: "Readers around the world will never forget this immortal pioneer and tireless dreamer." His collection of works has a high score of 9.1 in the Douban Reading section.
Some of his works have also been selected into the Mainland "Catalogue of Reading Guidance for Primary School Students of the Textbook Development Center of the Basic Education Curriculum of the Ministry of Education" and the "Graded Reading Bibliography of Chinese Primary School Students".
Among them, "The Turtle" was selected as a must-read book for Tsinghua;
"The Turtle" and "Ophelia's Cinema" were selected for the close mother tongue graded reading list;
"The Big Rhinoceros with Bare Ass" and "The Turtle" were also selected for the 2020 China's Most Beautiful Picture Book Exhibition.
Yue Ran once wrote a specific text recommending the work of Mitchell Ender, in which she wrote:
"Mitchell Ender is a well-deserved master of fantasy literature. In his philosophical, symbolic manuscripts, you'll encounter fragment after piece of imagination so implicit in your subconscious and far beyond your verbal expression. I often look at his manuscripts and think, 'Yes, I had such a dream.' I've fantasized about such a scene. I'm there, I'm in his pen! ’ ”
In addition to long-form children's literature, Ender has created many short stories, the most outstanding of which are illustrated by a number of well-known German illustrators with different styles, and published in the form of short stories and picture books.
Therefore, children who are a little younger can now read the master's illustrated collection of classic short works - this set of "Mitchell Ender Classic Picture Book" (Bridge Edition) gift box that is solemnly recommended to you today!
Mitchell Ender Classic Picture Book
(Bridge Edition Gift Box)
(All 10 volumes)
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Age 5 years+
Author: [de] Mitchell. favor
Illustrated by: [de] Manfred Schlütte,
Walker. Friedrich et al
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There are a total of 10 picture books + 1 picture book in the box. The classic short works included in the income are all high-scoring works.
Ophelia's Shadow Theater (Douban 9.2)
"The Big Rhinoceros with Bare Ass" (Douban 8.9)
"The Turtle" (Douban 8.5)
"The Elf Who Eats Nightmares" (Douban 8.1)
"Willie's Question" (Douban 8.2)
"Football Match between Flies and Elephants" (Douban 7.8)
"Cloth Doll" (Douban 8.0) "Trick-or-Treating School" (Douban 8.0)
"The Fleeing Flannel Bear", "The Obedient Dragon and the Noisy Butterfly"
At the same time, it is also a book that elementary school dolls like and compete to read.
In these 10 volumes, it contains Ender's most well-known "Turtle", "Ophelia's Shadow Theater", etc., and also includes the first domestic publishing of "The Good Dragon and the Noisy Butterfly", which is very meaningful.
Whether it is "The Turtle" that "always meets the grand celebration", or "The Fleeing Cloth Bear" that "knows the meaning of life will be happy", or "Ophelia's Shadow Theater" that tells everyone that "everyone has their own theater", and "The Football Game of Flies and Elephants", which reminds the proud and arrogant to "don't think of yourself differently"... These works are full of whimsy and profound philosophical thinking, and the themes are also very broad — about love, courage and perseverance, and so on.
Ender does not use too many brushstrokes to describe the darkness of the world and the ugliness of human nature, but pays attention to promoting good character, and uses simple words to convey a wealth of life philosophy and life experience.
Interestingly, while Mitchell Ender himself said he was opposed to "the idea that there is a special kind of literature for the sake of children," he was a recognized master of children's literature.
Many children's literature works, adults will feel a little naïve when reading it, but reading Mitchell Ender's works does not feel this way at all. It is because his works never fool children, but are full of mature, serious and wise thoughts!
He tells the confusion that adults face and the difficulties that children will face in the future. Reading more of his works is also very helpful for cultivating children's independent thinking ability and observation and analysis ability.
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The poet Walcott once said, "We must prepare our intellect for reading the works of the great modern poets." This sentence is equally suitable for giving to Mitchell likes. Ender's readers.
The most unique thing about Mitchell Ender's work is that it is full of philosophical thinking and speculative spirit on practical issues. His picture book may only take a few minutes to read, but it is worth reading repeatedly and reminiscing for a long time.
One of the most famous is the "Turtle" on the cover of the box.
Turtles
Ender's most inspirational picture story: it turns out that as long as you are on the road, you will not fail after all.
The turtle Tao Tao heard that the Lion King XXVIII was going to have a wedding, and Tao Tao decided to attend.
Although he was ridiculed and stopped by other animals, took many wrongful roads, and even accidentally learned that the Lion King XXVIII had cancelled the wedding, Tao Tao still moved forward in silence. Finally, Tao Tao finally arrived to attend the wedding of the Lion King XXIX.
During his journey, he encountered countless people and things that made him give up, but he always respected his inner decisions and did not give up.
The sentence "As long as you persist, you can always go step by step!" Although simple, it is the philosophy of a child's life.
This is naturally a story of perseverance, but the story is not about persistence or victory. After all, the turtle pottery did not catch up with the wedding of the lion king XXVIII.
However, persistence is still meaningful, because around the corner of life, we will encounter another beautiful accident.
This is the Zen meaning of life that the turtle tells us: maybe blindly insisting on the original intention may eventually become a stubborn obsession that cannot take us to the destination, but as long as we start, as long as we persist, there will be a meaning beyond the end.
Just like on the back cover of the book, Teacher Mei Zihan said: "It turns out that as long as you go on the road, you will always encounter a grand celebration." "The turtle tells such a story of self-search for meaning, and the process itself is often where the meaning lies.
But Tao Tao's choice must be right?
Ender's story has always been speculative and is ideal for discussion with children:
• Should we praise Tao Tao's perseverance, or should we not learn from him to be so stubborn and stupid, but to do something almost impossible?
• Maybe Tao Tao's insistence would be an empty one, what if there was no wedding of The Lion King XXIX at all?
• What if Tao Tao went the wrong way and couldn't find the wedding scene at all?
• Maybe Tao Tao missed out on a lot of other good things in order to attend the wedding?
• What would you do if you were a potter?
A good work is usually also a work with unlimited room for discussion.
Everyone can have their own ideas about the story and read out their own life answers.
The other three volumes, "Willie's Questions," "School of Trick-Or-Treating," and the latest edition of "The Dragon and the Noisy Butterfly," are light-hearted and witty, all of which are cute fairy tales.
"The Dove Dragon and the Noisy Butterfly", about children being labeled wrong and actively tearing off the label, is a very important lesson for them in life.
Ender's books are suitable for children of different ages, such as the above-mentioned light-hearted fairy tale works, 4 years old +, 5 years old + can be read together; And like "The Big Rhinoceros with Bare Ass", "The Turtle", "Ophelia's Shadow Theater", etc., it is suitable for primary school students and above to adults to read, and reading at different ages will have different gains.
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The translation of this set of books is particularly smooth and light to read, and The translation of Teacher He Shan is indispensable. At that time, Mr. He's 9-year-old daughter liked this set of books very much, so Mr. He devoted himself to the translation of this set of books with unprecedented enthusiasm. The daughter reads and gives her opinion word for word, so that the translation is very close to the child's tone, and has been observing with the child's eyes and feeling with the child's heart. When children read, they will have a strong sense of participation.
The Chinese words are also a good model for young readers to accumulate writing materials. Whether it is writing scenes, objects, or psychological descriptions, they are extremely flexible and can stimulate children's infinite imagination. For example, the passage "Football Game of Flies and Elephants" -
The velvety deep blue night sky is reflected in the quietly flowing river.
Every now and then he blinked his friendly little eyes, shook his huge head, and thought emotionally: ...
There is also "The Good Dragon and the Noisy Butterfly", the language is particularly rhythmic, very rhyming, very suitable for the reading habits of younger children -
There is also an unmissable message on the back cover, that is, the introduction written by the famous children's literature writer and critic Mei Zihan for each book, which helps children deepen their understanding of the works of the master.
The audio supporting this set of books is also very careful, such as "The Turtle", Tao Tao every time he talks to an animal and passes through a place, he is correspondingly accompanied by a musical score.
There are determined marches, cheerful Tarantella dances, low bruce dances, sunny Boogie songs, and different pieces of music depict Tao Tao's mood vividly and cutely.
Children can listen to music, read stories at the same time, and immerse themselves in the meaning of taotao travel - "on the road, every day, there will always be a grand celebration".
The book is also accompanied by musical scores, and children who are learning to play the piano can also try to play it themselves.
The composer of the composition, Wilfrid Schiller, won the Strauss Prize, which is rare in Chinese and foreign picture books. In the Mitchell Ender Classic Picture Book, these scores are played and made into qr codes.
On the back cover of each book, you can also scan the code to listen to the audio story of the whole book. Especially those stories with a relatively large amount of text, you can play audio when parents and children read, liberating the voice of the old mother ~ ~
After talking so much, let's review the key points of this set of books: the beautiful and smooth writing of the children's book writers, the exquisite words and sentences, the abundant imagination that flows like the water of the clear spring stream and the inexhaustible depth of philosophical ideas in the book, and the german illustrator Manfred Schlütte, who has won the children's book illustration award, and the high-level and eloquent illustrations of the German illustrator Manfred Schlütte, who has won the children's book illustration award... Give your child's extracurricular reading to such an excellent children's book master to guide, parents can rest assured of a hundred!
Now I can also receive two classic children's literature works that the publisher has given away in a limited quantity: Gorky's "Childhood" and the Masterpiece of British Literature Kenneth's "The Wind in the Willows" (limited quantities, while supplies last).
In addition, this set of books also participates in our 618 book special full reduction activities, which is very cost-effective!
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