Book : La Isla De Abel - Steig, William

-Titulo Original : La Isla De Abel

-Fabricante :

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-Descripcion Original:

Naufrago en una isla inhabitada, Abel, un raton muy civilizado, prueba su ingeniosidad y resistencia hasta el limite mientras el lucha por sobrevivir y regresar a su hogar. Escrito por William Steig y amado por sus lectores, La Isla de Abel es un Libro Notable de Niños del Año 1976 seleccionado por el New York Times Book Review y un Libro Destacado del Año 1976, y un Libro de Honor Newberry de 1977. From School Library Journal Grade 3-5. A fine and faithful rendering of an unforgettable story. Steigs engaging prose and endearing characters have made the charming survival tale a classic. A chivalrous mouse is swept away from a picnic during a torrential rainstorm while trying to retrieve his wifes scarf. He is lost, separated from everything and everyone he loves, and learns firsthand the meaning of utter loneliness. Readers will love Abel for his devotion, for his galantry in the face of hardship, and for his refusal to give up hope. Through his trials, the mouse learns that he possesses fortitude, perseverance, and gumption. The delightfully happy ending is satisfying in any language.?Marisa Parish, New York Public Library Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review “With inimitable style, Steig tells the story of a mouse, Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, who gets swept away in a driving rainstorm while rescuing his wifes scarf and winds up stranded on a river island for a year. . .You cant help but give a cheer for Abel and his creator.” Starred, Booklist About the Author William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based. Steig was born in New York City. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become an artist. He attended City College and the National Academy of Design. In 1930, Steig’s work began appearing in The New Yorker, where his drawings have been a popular fixture ever since. He published his first childrens book, Roland the Minstrel Pig, in 1968. In 1970, Steig received the Caldecott Medal for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. His books for children also include Dominic; The Real Thief; The Amazing Bone, a Caldecott Honor Book; Amos & Boris, a National Book Award finalist; and Abels Island and Doctor De Soto, both Newbery Honor Books. Steigs books have also received the Christopher Award, the Irma Simonton Black Award, the William Allen White Childrens Book Award, and the American Book Award. His European awards include the Premio di Letteratura per linfanzia (Italy), the Silver Pencil Award (the Netherlands), and the Prix de la Fondation de France. On the basis of his entire body of work, Steig was selected as the 1982 U.S. candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration and subsequently as the 1988 U.S. candidate for Writing. Steig also published thirteen collections of drawings for adults, beginning with About People in 1939, and including The Lonely Ones, Male/Female, The Agony in the Kindergarten, and Our Miserable Life. He died in Boston at the age of 95.