內容簡介
When May dies suddenly while gardening, Summer assumes she'll never see her beloved aunt again. But then Summer's Uncle Ob claims that May is on her way back--she has sent a sign from the spirit world.Summer isn't sure she believes in the spirit world, but her quirky classmate Cletus Underwood--who befriends Ob during his time of mourning--does. So at Cletus' suggestion, Ob and Summer (with Cletus in tow) set off in search of Miriam B. Young, Small Medium at Large, whom they hope will explain May's departure and confirm her possible return.
作者簡介
Cynthia Rylant is the acclaimed author of many beloved books for young people, including the Mr. Putter & Tabby series, the novel Missing May, which received the Newbery Medal, and the Little Whistle series. She lives on an island in Puget Sound, Washington. ARTHUR HOWARD is best known as the illustrator of Cynthia Rylant's Mr. Putter & Tabby series. He is also the illustrator of Kathi Appelt's Bubba and Beau series and has written and illustrated three picture books of his own: Hoodwinked; When I Was Five, an ABA's Pick of the Lists and a Crayola Kids Best Book; and Cosmo Zooms, an IRA-CBC Children's Choice. He lives in New York City.
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精彩書評
"They've been a family for half of Summer's 12 years, and when her Aunt May dies, a little bit of Summer and her uncle Ob dies too--and his whirligigs go ``still as night.'' Ob's 'gigs are his ``mysteries,'' works of art that capture the essence of Storms, Heaven, Fire, Love, Dreams . . . and May. For a time, he seems to be failing, and Summer fears she'll lose him, as well. Then he claims to have been visited by May's spirit. And, stranger still to Summer, he takes a liking to that ``flat out lunatic,'' Cletus Underwood. Lunatic or no, Cletus steps unhesitatingly into the space May has left, and all three take off on a journey in search of May. It's an ill - fated journey that, nevertheless, lets Ob and Summer turn a corner in their grieving--and sets Ob free. With homely detail, Rylant plunges readers into the middle of Summer's world, creating characters certain to live long in their memories. Her tightly woven plot wastes no words; May's death and the course of her husband and niece's grieving are both reflected in and illuminated by the state of Ob's mysteries and the course of that interrupted journey of discovery. There is much to ponder here, from the meaning of life and death to the power of love. That it all succeeds is a tribute to a fine writer who brings to the task a natural grace of language, an earthly sense of humor, and a well-grounded sense of the spiritual."
--School Library Journal
前言/序言
Missing May 想念五月 英文原版 [平裝] [9-11歲] epub pdf mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
Missing May 想念五月 英文原版 [平裝] [9-11歲] 下載 epub mobi pdf txt 電子書
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這些書都還不錯,孩子喜歡
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給小孩子(上六年級瞭)課外練習閱讀用的,可能還是有些難,不認識的單詞多瞭點,慢慢來吧
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挺不錯的,比較經典,名字就很有詩意。
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大奬小說,有音頻,遂購入
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還沒看,買太多瞭,慢慢消化。
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內容很好看,懷念常伴。
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不愧是獲得瞭國際大奬的小說,今天拿到手後大概瀏覽瞭部分內容,很吸引人,很生動,封麵也很漂亮,個人很喜歡的一本書,期待期待讀完她
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原版英語係列一套買給上一年級小學的女兒的很喜歡,作為課外閱讀提高孩子的英語能力
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彆人推薦的,買來看看。