Picture: Book cover Pizza Escape is a classic French fairy tale.
The story tells of an old woman who baked a big round pie for her grandfather, but the pie was too hot. So the granny put the pie on the windowsill to cool it. But the pie didn't want to be eaten, so it rolled into the garden. On the way, he met a rabbit, a wolf and a bear. They all want to eat it, but Pie wisely said that they must first listen to a song sung by themselves. In this way, it sang and rolled, rolling faster and faster, and successfully escaped. At last he met a fox. What will the fox do to the pie? Can the pie escape successfully?
This story has a long history, catchy language and unexpected ending. It is a wonderful fable full of wisdom.
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"I'm pie, I'm pie, I'm made of wheat grains swept from the attic. Grandma asked me to cool off on the windowsill, but I'd rather roll outside!" With this song, pie escaped the rabbits, wolves and bears who wanted to eat it, but could it escape the sly fox?
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★ With a song, the pie escapes the rabbits, wolves and bears who want to eat it, but can it escape the sly fox?
★ French classic fairy tales
★ It has been popular around the world for 50 years and sold more than one million copies
French "father beaver" classic fairy tale series is a gold medal fairy tale series published by French Framarion Publishing House since 1931. This series brings together talented authors and painters, and collects the most classic fairy tales from the author's rich imagination, or from distant countries, or from the past. More than 2000 fairy tales have been published. Pizza Escape is a book published in 1950 in this series. It has been popular around the world for 60 years and is one of the most classic picture books in France.
After reading this story, children can think about the following questions:
1。 Is pie smart?
2。 How does the fox deal with pie? Why can its trick succeed?
3。 What does this story tell us?
Author Introduction
Natha Caputo (1904-1967)
Russian born French children's literature writer, judge of Jean Marcel Youth Literature Award in France. Influenced by her father, who was a journalist, she loved writing when she was young and translated Russian literary works into English. Later, he engaged in education and became a teacher in primary school, and began to create fairy tales and adapt Russian fairy tales. His main works are Pie Escape, Animals in Search of Summer, and The Archer's Story.
Pierre Belv è s (1909-1994)
Famous French illustrator. Since 1947, he has painted the classic fairy tale series of "father beaver" in France, which has been highly praised. So far, he has painted more than 50 books, including "Pizza Escape", "Little Goldfish" and "Duckling is Bad". His painting style is influenced by the folk traditions of Central Europe, which is colorful and imaginative. In 1953, he was invited to paint for teaching books, and participated in the management and teaching of the "Children under 13 Studio". Every year, he received and tutored more than 200 students to carry out art practice activities, and wrote Wonderful Art World for Teenagers, Open Eyes to See Art, and 15 Adventures of Art. He was a middle school art teacher in Paris and retired in 1982.
Translate Hu Xiaoyue
A famous contemporary translator. He is a member of the Chinese Writers Association, an expert member of the Chinese Translators Association, a director of the National Association of French Literature Studies, and a French translator. In 2002, he was awarded the "Knight of Literature and Art" Medal of Honor by the French Ministry of Culture, and in 2010, he was awarded the Second Fulei Translation Award. His main translation works include Loneliness and Meditation, Melancholy in Paris, Street Cat, Little Scar and more than 60 other books.
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Title: French "Father Beaver" Classic Fairy Tales Series: Pizza Escape
Author: Wen/[France] Nata Caputo; Figure/[France] Pierre Belves; Translated by Hu Xiaoyue
Number of words: 24000
Binding: hardcover
Printed sheet: 1.5
Page: 36
Format: 24
Price: 28.00 yuan
ISBN：978-7-5407-7834-7
Chinese Library Classification Number and Chinese Thesaurus Subject Words: Ⅰ. ① Filling... Ⅱ. ① Ka... ② Bei... ③ Hu... Ⅲ. ① Children's Literature - Picture Stories - France - Modern Ⅳ. ① I565.85
Audience: children, suitable for children aged 3-6
Published in July 2016
This book is excerpted from the French "Father Beaver" Classic Fairy Tales Series, which was selected and published under the authorization of Lijiang Publishing House.
