發表於2024-12-26
Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. When she was seven, she moved with her family to her father's boyhood home in Switzerland. Here Monica continued with grade one, the big difference being she didn't understand a word anyone was saying!
The big adventure lasted only a year. Monica and her family moved back to British Columbia to live in the small town of Chilliwack in the heart of the Fraser Valley. Monica's parents operated a delicatessen, where Monica and her four siblings worked, each in their turn.
Monica was now in grade two and speaking English all the time, which suited her better. She wasn't the kind of girl who always had her nose in a book or kept a diary of all the great girl things she was doing, and she never won a spelling bee!
Monica was an outdoor girl. She loved recess and playing marbles or dodge ball, red rover or baseball. After school, Monica climbed trees, played baseball even in the rain, and rode her bike all over town. On weekends, she took her younger sister and brother to the movies.
Monica loved comic books. They gave her a chance to practice her reading! Nancy and Sluggo and the Superheroes were special favourites.
Monica lived the life of a free-range kid. She had plenty of time to go where she wanted, to sit under a tree and daydream, and to have adventures.
Monica still didn't read much, even in high school. She did love the illustrated classic comic books and had the entire collection of almost 200. These comics gave her an intimate knowledge of the great works of literature in the English language.
If Monica didn't especially like to read or write, how did she get started as a writer? She loved music, especially the music of the sixties and the lyrics of poets like Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell. When she was sixteen, Monica heard the words of Paul Simon in his song "The Boxer" and those of Joni Mitchell in her song "Both Sides Now," and she was blown away.
Monica was glued to the radio and records, going over the poetry of the lyrics in her mind. She had long ago put away comic books and taken up the guitar. She soon became hooked on the passion and poetry of the wonderful song writers of the day--Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Laura Nyro, and many more. Monica was also studying poetry in school and was soon reading the great poets, because she wanted to, not because she had to.
Monica started to write her own poems and, after high school, studied creative writing at the University of Victoria. In her final year, she took a course in children's literature. She loved it so much, she began to write for children. In 1992, she published her first book, a picture book about an orange cat, called I Hate You, Marmalade!
Monica Kulling lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Escape North!: The Story of Harriet Tubman 嚮北逃!哈麗雅特·塔布曼的故事 [平裝] [7-9歲] 下載 mobi pdf epub txt 電子書 格式 2024
Escape North!: The Story of Harriet Tubman 嚮北逃!哈麗雅特·塔布曼的故事 [平裝] [7-9歲] 下載 mobi epub pdf 電子書也許是因為像這樣的故事看得多瞭,我開始喜歡幻想,我喜歡做夢,因為有許多在現實生活中不能完成的事在夢裏都能實現。我並且相信,善良的人都會有好報,像灰姑娘,像白雪公主,等等。
評分物美價廉服務好物流快不錯
評分價格實惠,買瞭好多這個係列的書。。。。。。。
評分非常好。送貨上門,價格還很優惠瞭
評分非常好。送貨上門,價格還很優惠瞭
評分好書大傢讀,京東配送快,孩子很喜歡。
評分這套分級讀物很不錯,這是第四級的,需要有一定英文基礎的纔能讀
評分我還記得其中有一個小鴨子的故事,故事中的主角醜小鴨齣生在一個鴨子的傢庭,兄弟姐妹都長者一身金燦燦的羽毛,而它卻與眾不同,長者一身黑黝黝的羽毛,因此不受大傢的歡迎,十分自卑。後來,它長成瞭一隻美麗的白天鵝。這個故事如果不仔細的閱讀,隻會覺得它是一個普通的童話故事,要是好好的去體會它的意境,你就會認為裏麵蘊藏著一個道理。童話中的醜小鴨因自己的外錶醜陋,遭到瞭周期所有人對它的鄙視。可它並沒有在意,隻管自己努力做事。慢慢地它長大瞭,憑著自己的纔能,變成瞭一隻漂亮的白天鵝。這個故事告訴瞭我們一個道理,一個人身處逆境時,不能消沉,不能自卑,要勇於奮鬥,纔有可能改變自己的處境。
評分好書大傢讀,京東配送快,孩子很喜歡。
Escape North!: The Story of Harriet Tubman 嚮北逃!哈麗雅特·塔布曼的故事 [平裝] [7-9歲] mobi epub pdf txt 電子書 格式下載 2024