Nursery Crimes (幼儿园的趣事)
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品牌: Arthur Geisert
基本信息·出版社：Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
·页码：32 页
·出版日期：2007年
·ISBN：0618956719
·条形码：9780618956715
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
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内容简介Jambo and Marva, as they are known in America, emigrated from France to Iowa and opened up a small tree nursery, pumpkin patch, and salvage yard. They and their twelve little piglets are skilled topiarists. Every autumn, along with all of the other nurseries in the area, they sculpt giant turkey topiaries. One morning, Jambo awakes to discover that all of their turkeys have been stolen. The clues implicate Voler, a notorious topiary thief, though unfortunately nothing can be proven. Things look grim, but Marva has a plan...
作者简介Arthur Geisert’s unique and exquisite etchings have been widely praised and exhibited at the Chicago Institute of Art, among other museums. His work is regularly selected for the Society of Illustrators’, annual Original Art exhibition, and his illustrations are now being collected by the Dubuque Museum of Art. He lives in a converted bank in Bernard, Iowa.
编辑推荐From Publishers Weekly
The little piggies in Geisert's (Oink Oink) latest porcine paean try to go to market, but are temporarily derailed in this clever caper of a picture book. French emigrants Jambo and Marva Jambonneau and their 12 piglets run a successful tree nursery in Ames, Iowa (an area famous for its nurseries), where they show off their talents as gifted topiarists and raise giant pumpkins. Each autumn, the pigs and their neighbors work overtime to meet local demand for trees trimmed into the shape of turkeys. But after the Jambonneaus put the finishing touches on their first batch of turkey trees, their masterpieces mysteriously disappear during the night. Family teamwork, Marva's quick thinking and the oversize squashes all play a part in discovering the thief just in time for a fine fall harvest sale. Geisert combines history, unique Midwestern color and fun in his simple yet snappy text. His intricate, evocative hand-colored etchings incorporate bits of bright and clunky salvage strewn about the nursery, adding character to the scenes. And his lush turkey topiaries would be a boon to any landscape. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Gr 2-5-A story about Jambo and Marva, porcine pruners whose stock of giant topiary turkeys is stolen shortly before Thanksgiving. There's not much mystery as to the identity of the perpetrator. "It looked like Voler's work. He was always suspected when topiaries were missing-," but absolute proof of his guilt is hard to determine, as he has his own collection of topiary turkeys. That is, until the first frost causes the leaves to change color. The worthy protagonists' turkeys are readily distinguishable amid the stock at Voler's because the good pigs used deciduous trees, unlike the villain's evergreens. All this silliness is really just an excuse to showcase Geisert's delightful engravings that, in a departure from his usual work, are in full color. The illustrations depict the French pigs now living in Iowa at work in the tree nursery; at rest in their house fashioned from pieces of a caboose, a school bus, a church, and other architectural detritus; and on the trail of the miscreant. This is a truly unusual Thanksgiving offering.
Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Public Library, NY
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
FromBooklist
*Starred Review* Ages 4-8. Geisert, whose picture books such asOink Oink(1993) andRoman Numerals I to MM(1996) showed his talent for drawing pigs, cuts loose here in a quirky, imaginative, dressed-animal tale told and illustrated with enormous dignity. Jambo and Marva, two hardworking pigs, bring up their 12 piglets on their tree nursery just south of Ames, Iowa, raising topiary trees and teaching their children to trim them into sculptural shapes such as turkeys, a seasonal favorite. One morning Jambo awakes to find that their topiary turkeys have been stolen. The family soon finds clues leading to Voler's place but cannot prove which turkey-shaped trees are theirs. Marva devises a clever plan for catching the notorious thief. Voler confesses, justice is served, and the topiary business flourishes. Reminiscent of Tomi Ungerer's Mellops series in its rather formal language and loving, resourceful pig family, this picture book has a gentle wit all its own. The story may take some explaining to young children, but the detailed, inventive etchings, well composed and tinted with colorful washes, will draw them right into this inviting world. Here piglets are trusted to do good, interesting work and a house can include elements such as a school bus, a red caboose, and a slide from the second floor porch into the yard.Carolyn Phelan
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Review
"The little piggies in Geisert's latest porcine paean try to go to market, but are temporarily derailed in this clever caper of a picture book. Geisert combines history, unique Midwestern colour, and fun in his simple yet snappy text...And his lush turkey topiaries would be a boon to any landscape." (Publishers Weekly)