Free Fall [Hardcover]梦幻大飞行 ISBN9780061567414
作者: Wiesner
出版社:HarperCollins 2008年02月
简介:
In this wordless picture book, akin to David Wiesner’s 2007Caldecott medal winning FLOTSAM, a young boy falls asleep whilelooking at an atlas. As he dreams, he is transported to the farawayplaces he imagines and meets chess pieces that come alive, afriendly dragon and pigs on parade. Just when danger seemsimminent, he is rescued by a falling leaf that sweeps him into theair and transforms into a swan, who lands him safely in his bed.Free Fall is David Wiesner’s first wordless picture book ever, andis now available again in trade hardcove
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BY THREE-TIME CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER DAVID WIESNER: Wiesner hasbeen honored with the Caldecott Medal for his books TUESDAY (1992),THE THREE PIGS (2002) and FLOTSAM (2007). He won Caldecott Honorsfor FREE FALL (1989) and SECTOR 7 (1999). WIESNER IS A HANSCHRISTIAN ANDERSON NOMINEE FOR 2007! FREE FALL WAS WIESNER’S FIRSTCALDECOTT HONOR! CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF FREE FALL: FREE FALL wasfirst published by HarperCollins in 1988. 2008 marks the 20thbirthday of FREE FALL. EXCELLENT REVIEWS: “A classic example offantasy and adventure.” -ALA Booklist “This unbroken dreamscape isartfully carried through a blending of ancient and modern motifs;the book is an exceptional choice for children and visuallyenticing for older readers.’’ -Publisher’s Weekly HIGH SALES FORFREE FALL: ? Hardcover = 28,245 ? Library = 20,375 ? Paperback =84,693 STRONG SALES FOR WIESNER TITLES: TUESDAY has sold more than111,000 copies; THE THREE PIGS more than 104,600, and FLOTSAMnearly 83,000 copies. BEST-SELLING FLOTSAM: FLOTSAM has been on theNew York Times Bestseller List for 45 weeks! BACK AGAIN!: Thehardcover edition of FREE FALL was first published in 1988, but hassince gone out of print. We are happy to bring it back in Fall2008. NEW COVER ARTIST OF THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: David Wiesnerhas created the new jacket art for the classic children’s fantasyseries THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, now on sale! Paperback editionswith Wiesner’s cover art will go on sale January