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适读人群 :7岁及以上 ReviewEvidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze of the early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer? Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh ... Big Friendly Giant! This BFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a London street, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away with her to giant land. And he's not really all that B when compared with his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being such an oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers, and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he's blowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way is that for a G to behave?
The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable character creations. Whether galloping off with Sophie nestled into the soft skin of his ear to capture dreams as though they were exotic butterflies; speaking his delightful, jumbled, squib-fangled patois; or whizzpopping for the Queen, he leaves an indelible impression of bigheartedness. (Ages 9 to 12)
ReviewDahl's elemental fix on kids' consciousness gets this off to a surefire shivery start, with orphan Sophie, awake st the witching hour, snatched from her bed by a giant hand and carried off to a land of giants clear off the last page of the atlas. But Sophie's kidnapper is really friendly (hence BFG for Big Friendly Giant) and does not eat humans as she had feared, but occupies himself gathering and dispensing dreams. He also expresses himself in a mixed-up, cutesy manner that is simply tiresome. Nearby, however, are nine still-bigger giants who do eat humans ("I is a nice and jumbly giant" but "human beans is like strawbunkles and cream to those giants," says the BFG) - and it's to protect the world from them that Sophie and the BFG hatch a scheme: He will mix a dream from his collection and send it to the Queen of England to apprise her of the threat; then, when she awakens, Sophie will be on her windowsill, and the BFG waiting in the garden, to convince her that the dream is true. And so it is that we find Sophie and the BFG breakfasting with Her Majesty . . . and the BFG violating all decorum, even to letting fly a glumptious whizzpopper (kids would call it a fart). Nevertheless the Queen is impressed and sends off her military men, who, under the BFG's direction, rope the sleeping giants and haul them back by helicopter to be imprisoned in a giant pit. This is all told in Dahl's higgledy-piggledy home-made manner, which is rarely disarming here despite the pandering. And it's hard to find the bumble-tongued BFG endearing. (Kirkus Reviews) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
内容简介
“Well, first of all, “ said the BFG, “human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.” Sophie discovers that giants not only exist, but that there are a great many of them who like to guzzle and swallomp nice little chiddlers. But not the Big Friendly Giant. He and Sophie cook up an ingenious plot to free the world of troggle-humping —— forever. Performed by Natasha Richardson Annotation Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
这个童话讲的是一个女孩和一个巨人的故事。巨人国里,一般巨人都长得很高,都有50英尺,只有一个巨人显得很矮,仅仅是25英尺,所以其他巨人从来不认为他是巨人,而叫他“小矮子”。不同的是,50英尺巨人们是要吃人的,吃人的时候就像嚼豆子,他们称人为“人豆子”。 而小矮子巨人却是个不吃人的好心眼儿巨人。他只吃难吃的大鼻子瓜,所以有点发育不良。他会制造梦。当别的巨人每天晚上跑到世界各地吃人的时候,他却悄悄地来到小朋友的窗前,把好梦用小号吹进孩子们的头脑里去。可是小朋友却从来不知道他的存在。直到有一天,一个名叫索菲的小女孩发现了他。他怕被别的巨人发现,就把索菲带回了巨人国,藏在自己的洞里,为了保护索菲,他勇敢地和喝血巨人斗志斗勇。他收藏了几千几万个梦。他带索菲去梦乡捕捉甜美的梦,也把恶梦紧紧的封在瓶子里,以免它们跑到小朋友的头脑里去。索菲差点儿被坏巨人吃掉,是好心眼儿巨人保护了她。他热情又天真,而且很听索菲的话,他还经常把索菲放在他的耳朵里带着她飞。为了阻止其他巨人继续吃人,他和索菲一起为女王配制了一个逼真的梦,成功的说服了女王,并最终制服了巨人。
作者简介
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head', sustained as an RAF pilot during WW2. Roald Dahl is one of the most successful and well-known of all children's writers. His books include CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, THE BFG and MATILDA. Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four.
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.
After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.
Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.
Quentin Blake is a well-known artist whose work has made him popular on both sides of the Atlantic. He has illustrated most of Roald Dahl’s children’s books as well as many others. He lives in London, where he teaches illustration at the Royal College of Art.
罗尔德·达尔(Roald Dahl,1916年9月13日—1990年11月23日),是挪威籍的英国杰出儿童文学作家、剧作家和短篇小说作家,作品流传于大人或小孩中,极为知名。 他比较著名的作品有:如《詹姆斯和大仙桃》、《查里和巧克力工厂》、《好心眼的巨人》、《女巫》、《了不起的狐狸爸爸》、《玛蒂尔达》等等,其魔力胜过语言和国界,同时他本人的传奇经历也像童话里的人物一样赋有神奇力量,成为“哈梅林的魔笛手”(The Pied Piper of Hamelin),凡是读过其书的孩子全都情不自禁迷倒在他创造的畅快淋漓的魔力世界,无一幸免。
昆汀·布莱克(Quentin Blake) 是当代英国儿童文学界负盛名的插图画家和作家,2013年新年,80岁的他被授予爵士爵位。
他于1932年出生,16岁时出版了一本画集,中学毕业以后,进入剑桥的唐宁学院学习英文专业。在服过兵役以后,先后进入了伦敦大学和切尔西艺术与设计学院进修硕士文凭课程。
早期他的插画工作多是为成人杂志、书籍,直到1960年才开始与文字作者合作,投入儿童图画书的插画工作。1968年昆汀有了一部自写自画的作品《派克的小提琴》。1981年,他自写自画的作品《光脚丫先生》(Mister Magnolia)荣获英国图书馆协会所颁发的凯特·格林纳威奖。1999年对他而言更是实至名归的一年,成为英国一位儿童文学桂冠作家(Children’s Laureate),2002年又获得国际儿童读物著名奖项:国际安徒生大奖,此外,他还获得过惠特布雷德奖、波隆那国际儿童书展十佳童书奖等。
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精彩书评
"Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake are uncanny in their understanding of what children like to read and see. Sophie, an eight-year-old orphan, is kidnapped by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) and taken to Giantland, where [her] alliance with the BFG and the queen of England results in the capture of the nine evil giants. Children will enjoy this book."
--The New York Times Book Review
前言/序言
好的,这是一份针对一本与《好心眼儿巨人》(The BFG)内容无关的图书的详细简介,旨在提供一个独立、引人入胜的故事梗概。 --- 《星辰遗迹的守护者》 作者:伊芙琳·里德 (Evelyn Reed) 类型:奇幻冒险,青少年文学 适合年龄:10岁及以上 第一部分:寂静的呼唤与古老的契约 故事始于艾尔维斯·科尔宾(Elara Corbin)的生活,一个生活在被时光遗忘的边陲小镇——“灰岩镇”的十四岁女孩。灰岩镇坐落在宏伟的“恸哭山脉”脚下,终年笼罩在一种宁静而略带压抑的氛围中。艾尔维斯并非普通的孩子,她拥有一种不为人知的特质——她能听到“沉默之声”,那是古老石头和被遗忘之物发出的低语。 她的父母是镇上的钟表匠,过着日复一日、精确到秒的生活。然而,艾尔维斯的心却被镇子边缘那座被禁止靠近的“沉睡之塔”所吸引。传说中,塔内封印着一个强大的、能够改变季节的魔法核心,但自从三百年前的“大寂静”事件后,塔就被一道无形的屏障封锁了。 一个深秋的夜晚,当月亮悬挂如同一枚冰冷的银币时,艾尔维斯听到了她从未听过的清晰声音——不是低语,而是一段古老的、带着回音的歌谣。这歌谣将她引向了镇子图书馆最隐秘的角落,那里存放着一本用鞣制得极其柔软、泛着微光的皮革装订的书籍——《星辰编年史》。 翻开书页,映入眼帘的不是文字,而是闪烁的星图和晦涩难懂的符号。在解读(或者更准确地说,是被引导着去理解)这些符号的过程中,艾尔维斯发现了一个惊人的秘密:她所属的科尔宾家族,是远古的“星痕守望者”的最后血脉,他们的使命是维护宇宙能量在地球上的平衡,防止“虚空裂隙”的扩大。 而歌谣正是启动沉睡之塔中“星辰之眼”的钥匙。 第二部分:裂隙的阴影与不情愿的盟友 艾尔维斯的发现很快引来了不速之客。一股名为“蚀影”的黑暗势力开始渗透灰岩镇。蚀影并非实体生物,它们是能量的腐蚀,以恐惧和遗忘为食,它们的目标正是星辰之眼,意图利用其力量将世界拉入永恒的虚无。 在逃离蚀影第一次突袭时,艾尔维斯意外遇到了一个极不情愿的伙伴——一个自称“凯(Kael)”的流浪炼金术士。凯身材瘦削,总是穿着一件几乎与他所处环境融为一体的灰绿色斗篷,他对魔法嗤之以鼻,只相信精确的化学反应和机械原理。他起初接近艾尔维斯,是为了夺取那本《星辰编年史》,他坚信这本书中记载了一种能够净化被腐蚀金属的配方,以此来偿还一笔巨大的债务。 然而,当凯亲眼目睹蚀影如何轻易地吞噬掉他精心准备的防御性烟雾弹时,他被迫接受了艾尔维斯所言的真实性。两人达成了一个脆弱的同盟:艾尔维斯需要凯的知识来破解古老的机械陷阱和能量导管,而凯则需要艾尔维斯的星痕力量来对抗那些超乎常理的黑暗力量。 他们的旅程充满了危险与摩擦。凯的理性思维与艾尔维斯的直觉感知常常产生冲突。在穿越“低语沼泽”时,他们必须依靠凯精确计算出毒雾的扩散速度,同时艾尔维斯必须用意念安抚那些被虚空能量扭曲的植物,否则他们就会被困在原地。 第三部分:深入核心与远古的考验 最终,艾尔维斯和凯抵达了沉睡之塔的入口。塔身由一种陌生的、散发着微弱蓝光的矿石铸成,触手冰冷,充满着未知的压力。 进入塔内,他们发现这不是一座普通的建筑,而是一个巨大的、失灵的能量枢纽。塔的内部结构如同一个错综复杂的宇宙模型,无数发光的管道和齿轮静静地等待着重启的指令。 他们必须完成“三项考验”才能到达星辰之眼: 1. 时间的迷宫: 他们被困在一个时间流速不稳定的区域。艾尔维斯必须学会同时处理不同时间线上的信息,而凯则需要利用他对手表机芯的理解,制造出一个能够短暂稳定本地时间流的装置。 2. 信念的熔炉: 在这个考验中,他们面对的是自己内心最深的恐惧和不信任。艾尔维斯必须直面她对家族使命的恐惧,而凯则要承认他过去因贪婪而犯下的错误,并学会信任一个“非科学”的盟友。 3. 共鸣之桥: 他们来到了一处深渊,唯一的通路是两块漂浮的石板,它们只会在心跳频率完全同步时才会连接。这要求两人放下彼此的防御,真正地理解对方的存在价值。 在完成考验的过程中,他们发现蚀影的首领——一个被称为“无形君主”的存在,正在利用能量导管,试图将塔内的力量引导至一处地脉薄弱点,以发动一次全球性的虚空裂隙。 第四部分:黎明前的对决与遗产的继承 在塔顶,艾尔维斯终于找到了星辰之眼——一个巨大、脉动着星光的水晶球。无形君主现身,它没有固定的形态,只是一团不断吞噬周围光线的阴影。 战斗不再是物理层面的对抗,而是意志和能量的交锋。无形君主试图用虚无感和绝望感淹没艾尔维斯,动摇她的决心。凯则充当了至关重要的后援。他利用从塔内收集到的特殊矿物,混合着他炼金术知识中关于“稳定剂”的理解,迅速调制出能够暂时驱散蚀影的稳定光束,为艾尔维斯争取时间。 艾尔维斯明白,她不能只是“启动”星辰之眼,她必须成为它的“导管”。在最后关头,她接受了星痕守望者的全部力量,她的身体闪耀着与星辰之眼同步的光芒。她将自己对家园和同伴的强烈情感,注入到能量洪流中,形成了一股纯净、强大的“生命回响”。 这股回响击溃了无形君主,将其从世界能量网络中彻底剥离。随着力量的释放,沉睡之塔发出了最后一声悠长的嗡鸣,随即归于平静。灰岩镇恢复了它原本的宁静,但镇上的人们感到空气中弥漫着一种久违的清新感。 尾声:新的秩序 战斗结束后,艾尔维斯并没有选择独自承担所有的责任。她和凯一起回到了灰岩镇。凯放弃了对编年史的追逐,转而对星辰之眼后的机械结构产生了浓厚的兴趣,他开始研究如何用更稳定的方式来“维护”能量平衡,并设立了一个比任何钟表都精准的监测系统。 艾尔维斯继承了“守护者”的职责,但她不再是一个孤独的战士。她和凯成为了新的“平衡者”,一个掌握古代星辰魔法,一个精通现代(或她那个时代)的机械学。 灰岩镇的钟表匠之女,最终成为了宇宙秩序中的一颗新星,而那本古老的皮革书,静静地躺在塔顶,等待着下一次历史的召唤,但这一次,它知道,它不再是孤单的。故事的结尾,是充满希望的:世界虽然危机四伏,但总有愿意站出来,用智慧和勇气去守护它的人。 --- (字数:约1550字)