内容简介
Zack's classmate Andrew Clancy is always bragging. Everyone knows he's a big liar. But suddenly, Andrew is having trouble hiding the fact that he isn't telling the truth, and every time he tells another whopper, his butt grows bigger-will it ever stop?
作者简介
Dan Greenburg has known success as a humorist, a novelist, a journalist, a screenwriter, and a playwright. Now he has turned his considerable talent to writing an original new series of books for a younger audience. Inspired by his own son Zack, for whom the hero of his new series, The Zack Files, is named, Greenburg has combined his love of humor, his interest in things paranormal, and his talent for writing to create books that kids like Zack will want to read. With 18 books to his credit, Dan Greenburg's work has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 22 countries. His best-selling titles for adults include How to Be a Jewish Mother, How to Make Yourself Miserable, Scoring, Love Kills, How to Avoid Love and Marriage and Exes. His previous books for children include Young Santa, The Bed Who Ran Away From Home, Jumbo the Boy and Arnold the Elephant. His articles have appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, Ms., Time, Newsweek, Life, New York magazine, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Playboy, and have been reprinted in 33 anthologies of humor and satire in the United States and England. Born and raised in Chicago, Dan Greenburg received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, and his M.A. from UCLA. He is the father of Zack, a teenage son, who played the title role in the motion picture, LORENZO'S OIL, and served as the inspiration for The Zack Files. Mr. Greenburg lives in Westchester County, New York.
精彩书评
Children's Literature Zack's classmate Andrew Clancy brags and lies. During the police polygraph test, which Zack challenges Andrew to take, Andrew's butt starts to grow whenever he lies. Next, Zack gets stuck with Andrew as his science fair partner. For their project, the twosome plan to pedal a two-seater bicycle attached to a generator with the hope of creating enough electricity to light up a light-bulb message. But on the eve of the fair, Andrew has told too many lies and his ever-growing butt threatens to put the kibosh on the boys' project. Humor abounds in this title, from the names of characters (i.e. Detective Stufflebean) to the various words used to refer to Andrew's posterior (i.e. labonza). Davis's black-and-white caricature drawings, which appear one per chapter, enhance Greenburg's comical text. This is the 28th book in the early novel series called "The Zack Files." Children who are drawn to the Captain Underpants books but not able to read them independently are likely to enjoy this book. 2002, Grosset & Dunlap/Penguin Putnam Inc, — Carol-Ann Hoyte School Library Journal Gr 2-4-Zack's science-fair partner is the school's worst liar. No matter what yarn anyone tells, Andrew has to top it-in spades. Suddenly, in the midst of one of his whoppers, Zack notices that his friend's pants seem to be getting tighter- and tighter- and r-r-rip! Like Pinocchio, Andrew is showing physical reactions to fibbing. However, instead of his nose, it's his hind end that is growing. Before long, the boys' project-a bicycle-powered electrical generator-is in jeopardy. Andrew's seat can't fit on it! Zack must get his friend back to normal-and convince him to stick to the facts in the future. Amusing cartoon drawings illustrate Andrew's posterior problem without slipping over into gross details. Adults may find the preoccupation with backsides just a tad distasteful, but fans of the series expect a degree of lighthearted irreverence. The off-the-wall humor and underlying emphasis on honesty will appeal to transitional and reluctant readers.-Elaine E. Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, IL Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
前言/序言
绿野仙踪 (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) 作者: L. 弗兰克·鲍姆 (L. Frank Baum) 译者: (此处省略具体译者信息,以模拟真实图书简介的侧重点) 出版社: (此处省略具体出版社信息) 装帧: 精装/平装(视具体版本而定) 适读年龄: 8岁及以上 --- 简介: 在广袤的堪萨斯州平原上,生活着一个名叫多萝西的活泼开朗的小姑娘。她与她的叔叔亨利和婶婶艾姆住在灰蒙蒙的农舍里,唯一的慰藉是她忠诚的小狗托托。生活本应平静,然而,命运的齿轮在一次突如其来的、堪比飓风的巨大旋风中被无情地拨动了。 那场龙卷风将多萝西的家连根拔起,带着她和托托飞越了千山万水,最终,连同那座小小的房子,一同降落在了遥远而充满奇幻色彩的“奥兹国”(Land of Oz)。不幸的是,多萝西的房子正好砸中了东方邪恶的巫师——东之恶女巫(Wicked Witch of the East),将她当场毙命。 这场意外的“空投”事件,让多萝西意外地成为了芒奇金人(Munchkins)的解放者。芒奇金人热情地拥抱了这位来自“遥远之地”(Outside World)的英雄,并送给她一双闪耀着奇特魔力的鞋子——那是被压在房子底下的东之恶女巫留下的宝贝。然而,这双鞋子的真正魔力,多萝西尚未知晓。 多萝西渴望回到堪萨斯,回到她所熟悉的蓝色天空和干燥的土地下。芒奇金人告诉她,实现这个愿望的唯一希望,就是去翡翠城(Emerald City),觐见那位声名显赫、无所不能的魔法统治者——伟大的奥兹巫师(The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz)。 于是,一场漫长而充满未知的旅程开始了。多萝西紧紧牵着托托,沿着铺满亮黄色砖块的“黄砖路”(Yellow Brick Road)向前走去。这条路是通往翡翠城的唯一指引,但它蜿蜒曲折,穿过田野、森林和危险的荒野。 在旅途中,多萝西结识了一群同样心怀梦想、急需帮助的伙伴: 稻草人 (The Scarecrow): 他渴望拥有智慧和大脑。他被挂在玉米地里,饱受乌鸦的嘲笑,坚信自己因为没有脑子而无法思考。他加入了多萝西的队伍,希望能让奥兹巫师赐予他真正的智慧。 铁皮人 (The Tin Woodman): 他曾经是一个活生生的人类,却被邪恶女巫的诅咒变成了铁皮人。他希望能得到一颗心,因为他觉得没有心就无法真正地去爱与感受。 胆小的狮子 (The Cowardly Lion): 他是森林中的“百兽之王”,拥有威严的外表和洪亮的吼声,但他内心深处却充满了恐惧和懦弱。他渴望获得勇气,成为一个真正的国王。 这四位截然不同的旅伴,为了各自的愿望,相互扶持,共同面对奥兹国中层出不穷的奇遇与挑战。他们穿越了可怕的罂粟花田,那里的香气足以让人沉睡不醒;他们躲避着凶猛的野兽和阴险的魔法;他们也见识了翡翠城那令人目眩神迷的奢华景象。 然而,当他们最终到达翡翠城,见到了那位传说中的奥兹巫师时,却发现这位统治者并非想象中那样强大和神秘。巫师提出了一个近乎不可能完成的任务:他们必须先去摧毁西方那令人生畏的、统治着一群“飞猴”和“四魔女”的——西之恶女巫 (The Wicked Witch of the West)。 摧毁邪恶巫师无疑是九死一生的考验。西之恶女巫的魔力强大,她对任何胆敢入侵她领地的人都毫不留情。多萝西、稻草人、铁皮人和狮子必须运用他们一路走来所积累的智慧、友谊和内在的力量,去面对这位终极的敌人。 这个过程中,他们不仅要与外在的邪恶势力抗争,更要深入探索自身的本质。稻草人会发现,思考比拥有“大脑”更重要;铁皮人会明白,爱并非源于一颗有形的器官;而狮子也会意识到,勇气早已潜藏在他的血液之中。 《绿野仙踪》 不仅仅是一个关于魔法和冒险的故事,它更是一部探讨自我发现、友谊的力量和内在潜能的永恒经典。鲍姆以其天马行空的想象力,构建了一个色彩斑斓、充满象征意义的奇幻世界,揭示了一个深刻的道理:我们所追寻的“礼物”——无论是智慧、心灵还是勇气——往往早已存在于我们自身之中,等待着被发掘和相信。 跟随多萝西和她的伙伴们,踏上这段寻找回家的路,你也会在奇妙的旅途中,找到属于你自己的“黄砖路”和内心的力量。这是一部献给所有相信童话力量、渴望冒险精神的读者的不朽之作。 --- (此版本简介侧重于经典文学的深度解析和角色成长主题,避免提及任何现代或特定类型的流行文化元素,力求展现一本经典童书的厚重感和永恒魅力。)