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Redwall de Brian Jacques

Redwall

Autor Brian Jacques
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2002 – vârsta de la 10 ani

Ne-a atras atenția felul în care prima pagină din Redwall ne transpune instantaneu într-un moment de lectură tihnită, ideal pentru a fi împărtășit cu voce tare seara, înainte de culcare. Observăm cum Brian Jacques nu scrie doar o simplă poveste cu animale, ci construiește o epopee în miniatură, unde miza este supraviețuirea unei comunități pașnice în fața tiraniei. Premisa este captivantă: ucenicul șoricel Matthias, un personaj stângaci și visător, trebuie să se transforme în eroul de care Abația are nevoie pentru a-l înfrunta pe Cluny cel Cumplit. Recomandăm această lectură pentru ritmul său alert, dar și pentru momentele de răgaz pline de umor și detalii senzoriale despre festinurile și viața cotidiană a personajelor. Părinții care au citit cu plăcere The Wind in the Willows vor aprecia și această carte pentru modul cald în care sunt portretizate micile creaturi, însă Redwall adaugă o dimensiune eroică și o structură narativă mult mai dinamică. Față de Martin the Warrior, care explorează originile legendare ale eroului, acest volum de debut se concentrează pe descoperirea curajului interior în fața unor provocări aparent insurmontabile. Ilustrațiile color ale lui Troy Howell punctează momentele cheie, oferind repere vizuale care îi ajută pe tinerii cititori să navigheze prin complexitatea lumii din Pădurea Mossflower.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780142302378
ISBN-10: 0142302376
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 128 x 202 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Penguin Young Readers Group

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte părinților care caută o poartă de intrare în genul fantasy pentru copii de peste 8-10 ani. Cititorul câștigă o lecție valoroasă despre cum determinarea și bunătatea pot învinge forța brută. Este un roman care cultivă vocabularul și imaginația prin descrieri bogate, oferind o aventură clasică în care onoarea și prietenia sunt busolele morale ale personajelor.

Despre autor

Brian Jacques (1939–2011) a fost un scriitor englez renumit pentru capacitatea sa de a crea lumi fantastice vibrante, inspirate parțial din experiențele sale diverse de viață, de la marinar la prezentator radio. Seria Redwall, care l-a consacrat la nivel internațional, a început ca o poveste scrisă special pentru copiii de la o școală pentru nevăzători, fapt care explică bogăția detaliilor descriptive și senzoriale din proza sa. Opera sa, care include și serii precum The Rogue Crew sau The Sable Quean, rămâne un reper în literatura pentru copii, fiind tradusă în numeroase limbi și adaptată pentru televiziune.

Descriere scurtă

Perfect for fans of C. Alexander London's "The Wild Ones, "and" Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH."
The question in thisfirst volume is resoundingly clear: What can the peace-loving mice of Redwall Abbey do to defend themselves against Cluny the Scourge and his battle-seasoned army of rats? If only they had the sword of Martin the Warrior, they might have a chance. But the legendary weapon has long been forgotten-except, that is, by the bumbling young apprentice Matthias, who becomes the unlikeliest of heroes. Teeming with riddles, humor, unforgettable characters, and high-bounding adventure, the original Redwall, the launching point for a series that has captured the world's attention, features seven full-color illustrations by renowned illustrator Troy Howell. This new paperback edition is a must-have for both longtime fans and first-time readers."

Notă biografică

"I sometimes think it ironic for an ex-seaman, longshoreman, truck driver, policeman, bus driver, etc., to find success writing children's novels," said Brian Jacques (pronounced "Jakes"). Yet it is all too true. With the publication of his first children's book in 1987, the award-winning Redwall, Jacques' fresh talent has received exceptional praise from reviewers in the United States and England. Newbery Award winner Lloyd Alexander called it "a fine work, literate, witty, filled with the excitement of genuine storytelling. Young people will surely be captivated. I hope they give their elders a chance to share the delights." A well-known radio personality in his native Liverpool--as well as an actor, stand-up comic, and playwright--Brian Jacques was the host of "Jakestown" on BBC Radio Merseyside. Ever the performer, Jacques was well-known for applying his acting and entertainment background to his lively presentations to legions of young fans at schools across the United States and England.
Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England on June 15th, 1939. Along with forty percent of the population of Liverpool, his ancestral roots are in Ireland, County Cork to be exact.
He grew up in the area around the Liverpool docks. His interest in adventure stories began at an early age with reading the books of: Daniel Defoe, Sir Henry Rider Haggard, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Thomas Malory, Robert Michael Ballantyne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Kenneth Grahame. He attended St. John's School, an inner city school that had its playground on the roof. On his first day at St. John's, at the age of ten, he had an experience that marked his potential as a writer. When given an assignment of writing a story about animals, he wrote about the bird that cleaned a crocodile's teeth. The teacher could not, and would not, believe that a ten year old could write that well. When young Brian refused to falsely say that he had copied the story, he was caned as "a liar". He had always loved to write, but it was only then, that he realized that he had a talent for writing.
Some teachers at St. John's proved to be good role models. As Mr. Jacques recalls:
"My favourite teacher was Mr. Austin Thomas. He looked like Lee Marvin. Big Man. A Captain in World War II. He came to school on a big bush bike with the haversack on back. He was a man's man. Always fair. I was fourteen at the time when Mr. Thomas introduced the class to poetry and Greek literature. (Because of him, I saved seven shillings and sixpence to buy The Iliad and The Odyssey at this dusty used book shop.)"
This interest in poetry extended to Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Goldsmith.It was also at St. John's that Brian met a teacher, Alan Durband (who also taught two Beatles, Paul McCartney and George Harrison), who, more than thirty years later would bring about a major change in his life.
After Brian finished school at fifteen, he set out to find adventure as a merchant seaman. He travelled to many far away ports, including New York, Valparaiso, San Francisco, and Yokohama. Tiring of the lonely life of a sailor, he returned to Liverpool where he worked as a railway fireman, a longshoreman, a long-distance truck driver, a bus driver, a boxer, a bobby (Police Constable 216D), a postmaster, and a stand-up comic.
Penguin mourns the passing of celebrated children's book author Brian Jacques