Illus. in full color. "While other mice are gathering food for the winter, Frederick seems to daydream the summer away. When dreary winter comes, it is Frederick the poet-mouse who warms his friends and cheers them with his words."--Wilson Library Bulletin. "A splendid achievement."--(starred) School Library Journal.

[美] 李欧•李奥尼 1910 年 5 月出生于荷兰阿姆斯特丹，父亲是比利时犹太商人，母亲是女高音歌唱家。因家在美术馆附近，舅舅们又是建筑师、画家和艺术品收藏家，所以他从小就得以浸润在浓郁的艺术氛围之中。13 岁起，他随家人辗转美国、意大利。1935 年获得经济学博士学位。1945 年，欧洲掀起反犹太浪潮，他们被迫举家走避美国。 李奥尼是一个才华横溢、不受拘束的艺术天才，绘画、雕刻、平面设计、印刷、陶艺、摄影......样样精通，曾任美国《财富》杂志设计主管长达 10 年。其间，他多次在欧洲和美国举办个人画展、设计展，并曾担任美国平面造型艺术学会主席、1953 年度国际设计大会主席。1955 年获美国平面造型艺术协会最佳广告制作美术指导奖、1956 年获建筑联盟金牌奖。1984 年获颁美国平面造型艺术学会奖时，他受到这样的评价 ：他通过自己的艺术创作...(展开全部)

While the other field mice work to gather grain and nuts for winter, Frederick sits on a sunny rock by himself. “I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days,” he tells them. Another day he gathers “colors,” and then “words.” And when the food runs out, it is Frederick, the dreamer and poet, whose endless store of supplies warms the hearts of his fellow mice, and feeds their...(展开全部)

The Prussian king Frederick II (1712–1786) is perhaps best known for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, and Russia during the Seven Years’ War (1756–1763), a feat that allowed Great Britain to limit its engagement on the Continent and emerge as the world’s leading colonial power, as summed up in William Pitt’s fam...(展开全部)

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KATE WILLIAMS Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. He loved the flute, and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature, forming a long-lasting but turbulent friendship with Voltaire. He was a military genius and enlarged the borders of his empir...(展开全部)

1904年11月28日，南希•米特福德出生于伦敦。她是里兹代尔男爵二世家族的长女，下面有五个妹妹，包括戴安娜•莫斯利夫人、德文郡公爵夫人黛博拉（Deborah）和杰西卡。在自传《荣耀与背叛》（Hons and Rebels）一书中，杰西卡向世人描述了米特福德家族的历史。米特福德姐妹在“咆哮的20年代”（Roaring Twenties）和伦敦的战火中长大成人，并因她们的美貌，她们身上那股上流社会的玩世作风以及政治方面的忠贞不二而闻名于世。南希曾为《女士》（The Lady）和《星期日泰晤士报》（Sunday Times）撰写过专栏文章，也曾创作过一系列流行小说，其中包括《追逐爱情》和《恋恋冬季》。这两部作品详细叙述了拉德利特（Radlett）六姐妹各自的上流社会恋情。在20世纪50年代，南希开始创作历史人物传记。她的作品《太阳王》记述了路易十四的生平...(展开全部)

1904年11月28日，南希•米特福德出生于伦敦。她是里兹代尔男爵二世家族的长女，下面有五个妹妹，包括戴安娜•莫斯利夫人、德文郡公爵夫人黛博拉（Deborah）和杰西卡。在自传《荣耀与背叛》（Hons and Rebels）一书中，杰西卡向世人描述了米特福德家族的历史。米特福德姐妹在“咆哮的20年代”（Roaring Twenties）和伦敦的战火中长大成人，并因她们的美貌，她们身上那股上流社会的玩世作风以及政治方面的忠贞不二而闻名于世。南希曾为《女士》（The Lady）和《星期日泰晤士报》（Sunday Times）撰写过专栏文章，也曾创作过一系列流行小说，其中包括《追逐爱情》和《恋恋冬季》。这两部作品详细叙述了拉德利特（Radlett）六姐妹各自的上流社会恋情。在20世纪50年代，南希开始创作历史人物传记。她的作品《太阳王》记述了路易十四的生平...(展开全部)

As a young man Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been taught to read by his slave owner mistress, and he would go on to become one of the major literary figures of his time. His very existence gave the lie to slave owners: with dignity and great intelligence he bore witness to the brutality of slavery. Initially...(展开全部)

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, dominated the 18th century in the same way that Napoleon dominated the start of the 19th - a force of nature, a caustic, ruthless, brilliant military commander, a monarch of exceptional energy and talent, and a knowledgeable patron of artists, architects and writers, most famously Voltaire. From early in his reign he was already a legendary...(展开全部)