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Handy Harvey
Огород Кастора
Обаятельный бобер Кастор уже хорошо знаком многим читателям. Он умеет выращивать фасоль, печь пироги, шить, столярничать и красить, причем делает это так "заразительно", что непременно хочется всё повторить вслед за ним. В книге "Огород Кастора" Кастор вместе со своим помощником бобренком Фриппе выращивают на подоконнике фасоль. Каждый этап процесса подробно проиллюстрирован и описан, так что если в точности следовать советам Кастора, можно и самим без труда вырастить на домашнем подоконнике замечательную фасоль, чтобы в один прекрасный день приготовить ее на обед.
36 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
Lars Klinting
53 books7 followersLars Klinting (1948-2006) var snickaren som blev högt älskad barnboksförfattare. De sju böckerna om Castor och Frippe är enormt uppskattade, såväl i Sverige som i många andra länder. Alfabeta har instiftat ett pris till Lars Klintings minne, Castorpriset, en tävling för bilderböcker som förenar fakta och fantasi.
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Lars Klinting had his studio on Södermalm in central Stockholm, where he made drawings and illustrations of animals and plants. In the window, there would often be a stuffed bird or insects that could give a hint about what was going on in there.
Lars had always been interested in drawing, but he was not a professionally trained illustrator. Instead he was a furniture carpenter, and his plan was to continue his studies to become a teacher of crafts. But he did not pass the entry exam, so he started working as an illustrator of technical objects. Lars soon tired of this job, and in the seventies he became a school teacher. After four years of this, he decided it was time for something new so he sat down to write and draw the book "Regal the Golden Eagle" (in Swedish: "Örjan den höjdrädda örnen"). This was the story about an eagle who was afraid to fly and of a very small bird who helped him overcome his fear. Some years earlier, Lars had met the real “Regal” on an island close to Lofoten in Norway. ”Regal” lived there with his mate on a rock, and Lars passed them every day. He named the eagles "Örjan" and "Ebba", and the story started to take shape. The book was published 1982 and became a classic. He worked with children's books ever since. ”Regal the Golden Eagle” later became an animated film, which premiered in 1999 and was nominated for the Swedish equivalent of an Oscar, the Golden Bug ("Guldbagge").
Lars’ next book was "Pärlsork" (not available in English), a story about a small field mouse that wants to travel to the far-away mountains. Lars again used his interest in and knowledge of nature to describe the mouse's journey. By the time he had written his third book, "Vårdträdet", which describes the life on a farm through several generations, commissions for illustrating other writers’ books started trickling in. Among them were four of Kipling's fables, a cook-book for beginners and a book about weather. He was now an established author, and in 1987 he received the Elsa Beskow Award for his collective work.
When Lars returned to create a book of his own, the topic he chose was again birds. His own interest in birds began in the sixties when he was working in a cemetery where there were many birds and two colleagues who shared his interest. The book "My First Bird Book" is a field book for children and beginners, with text and illustrations of the 40 most common birds in Sweden. The choice of species was based on what kind of birds a child is most likely to see in the city, in parks and in gardens. In 1986, the book was selected as "Panda Book of the Year" by the WWF in Sweden. He then went on to illustrate Selma Lagerlöf's classic "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils", before continuing his nature book series with "My First Tree Book", "My First Insect Book" and "My First Animal Book". Lars felt that if you show how amazing nature is, you will be inspired to take care of it.
He continued this vision with "Harvey" the beaver. In 1995 the book "Harvey the Carpenter" was published, and it was nominated to one of the most prestigious book awards in Sweden (name of the Award). It was important to Lars to respect animals even when you make them human, and he has said that you cross the line “when you put pants on them". Harvey continued, together with his friend Chip, to show children how to sew, bake, grow, paint and fix a puncture. The Handy Harvey series became Lars' most successful, and they have been published in over 25 different languages all over the world. Between the "Harvey" books, he also illustrated a new edition of "Christmas in the stable" by Astrid Lindgren.
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Lars Klinting had his studio on Södermalm in central Stockholm, where he made drawings and illustrations of animals and plants. In the window, there would often be a stuffed bird or insects that could give a hint about what was going on in there.
Lars had always been interested in drawing, but he was not a professionally trained illustrator. Instead he was a furniture carpenter, and his plan was to continue his studies to become a teacher of crafts. But he did not pass the entry exam, so he started working as an illustrator of technical objects. Lars soon tired of this job, and in the seventies he became a school teacher. After four years of this, he decided it was time for something new so he sat down to write and draw the book "Regal the Golden Eagle" (in Swedish: "Örjan den höjdrädda örnen"). This was the story about an eagle who was afraid to fly and of a very small bird who helped him overcome his fear. Some years earlier, Lars had met the real “Regal” on an island close to Lofoten in Norway. ”Regal” lived there with his mate on a rock, and Lars passed them every day. He named the eagles "Örjan" and "Ebba", and the story started to take shape. The book was published 1982 and became a classic. He worked with children's books ever since. ”Regal the Golden Eagle” later became an animated film, which premiered in 1999 and was nominated for the Swedish equivalent of an Oscar, the Golden Bug ("Guldbagge").
Lars’ next book was "Pärlsork" (not available in English), a story about a small field mouse that wants to travel to the far-away mountains. Lars again used his interest in and knowledge of nature to describe the mouse's journey. By the time he had written his third book, "Vårdträdet", which describes the life on a farm through several generations, commissions for illustrating other writers’ books started trickling in. Among them were four of Kipling's fables, a cook-book for beginners and a book about weather. He was now an established author, and in 1987 he received the Elsa Beskow Award for his collective work.
When Lars returned to create a book of his own, the topic he chose was again birds. His own interest in birds began in the sixties when he was working in a cemetery where there were many birds and two colleagues who shared his interest. The book "My First Bird Book" is a field book for children and beginners, with text and illustrations of the 40 most common birds in Sweden. The choice of species was based on what kind of birds a child is most likely to see in the city, in parks and in gardens. In 1986, the book was selected as "Panda Book of the Year" by the WWF in Sweden. He then went on to illustrate Selma Lagerlöf's classic "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils", before continuing his nature book series with "My First Tree Book", "My First Insect Book" and "My First Animal Book". Lars felt that if you show how amazing nature is, you will be inspired to take care of it.
He continued this vision with "Harvey" the beaver. In 1995 the book "Harvey the Carpenter" was published, and it was nominated to one of the most prestigious book awards in Sweden (name of the Award). It was important to Lars to respect animals even when you make them human, and he has said that you cross the line “when you put pants on them". Harvey continued, together with his friend Chip, to show children how to sew, bake, grow, paint and fix a puncture. The Handy Harvey series became Lars' most successful, and they have been published in over 25 different languages all over the world. Between the "Harvey" books, he also illustrated a new edition of "Christmas in the stable" by Astrid Lindgren.
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November 6, 2022
Готовим Таисию к посевному сезону! Ой а зачем они переименовали главного героя? :((
February 7, 2021
Roztomilá aj poučná kniha, ktorá deti (aj mňa) naučí názvy niektorých nástrojov v dielni alebo ako sa opravuje defekt na bicykli.
November 1, 2022
عنوان ترجمهٔ فارسی: کازیمیر لوبیا میکارد
March 9, 2025
Best childhood book would recommend 10/10🤝
October 31, 2022
ta bonito. si se quiere hacer el proyecto de plantar porotos con les niñes, es un muy buen cuento de introducción u,u
February 3, 2020
All the Castor books are great. They describe the process of coming up with an idea, planning and executing everyday tasks. In quite a lot of detail. This one is about planting, growing and harvesting bean plants. Illustrations are beautiful watercolors. I know all of them almost by heart by now because they are so requested by my kid.
December 29, 2023
یک جلد از مجموعه کازیمیر کاربلد که در این جلد ، کازیمیر و دوستش فریپ با هم لوبیا میکارند و بعد از ثمر دادن لوبیا آن را میپزند و میخورند.
تصاویر جذاب و ذکر جزییات کاری که کازیمیر در حال انجام دادنش است با راهنمای تصویری ابزار مورد نیاز آن، در مجموع خیلی عالی بود و به نظرم برای آموزش مشاغل به گروه سنی بالای چهار سال خیلی مناسب است.
عنوان فارسی: کازیمیر لوبیا میکارد
تصاویر جذاب و ذکر جزییات کاری که کازیمیر در حال انجام دادنش است با راهنمای تصویری ابزار مورد نیاز آن، در مجموع خیلی عالی بود و به نظرم برای آموزش مشاغل به گروه سنی بالای چهار سال خیلی مناسب است.
عنوان فارسی: کازیمیر لوبیا میکارد
August 22, 2022
Mily navod pre deti na... majstrovanie, pestovanie a opravu defektu :)
January 30, 2020
Nikdy by mi nenapadlo, že budem dieťaťu čítať opis pracovného postupu ako super zábavné dielko, ale je to tak. Táto knižka rovnako ako Šikovný bobor Karol šije, pečie a maľuje sú obľúbené pred spaním aj kedykoľvek počas dňa. Každý postup je rozkreslený krok za krokom v nádherných realistických kresbičkách. Dokonca sa do nich zmestili aj minipríbehy. Ako napríklad nevydarený piknik pri oprave defektu alebo oslava Karolových narodenín a pečenie torty.
Nadšený malý čitateľ aj v reálnom živote zbožňuje pomáhať svojim rodičom pri akejkoľvek činnosti, možno aj v tom je tajomstvo úspechu týchto kníh.
Vek nadšeného malého čitateľa: 2 roky (a tri mesiace)
Nadšený malý čitateľ aj v reálnom živote zbožňuje pomáhať svojim rodičom pri akejkoľvek činnosti, možno aj v tom je tajomstvo úspechu týchto kníh.
Vek nadšeného malého čitateľa: 2 roky (a tri mesiace)
August 18, 2008
I was helping in Circ and saw this book. Just the illustration on the cover was too cute to pass up. I loved the illustrations. Very adorable. And it is very simple in teaching basic gardening and might get a child excited to start/work in one.
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June 1, 2010Harvey is the busiest beaver around! He wants to grow beans in this adorable picture book about gardening. There are several Harvey books (Harvey the Baker, Harvery the Carpenter, Harvey the Painter).
November 11, 2008
A cute story about planting a seed, watching it grow, and eating the results! Kids who garden (or will be gardeners) should enjoy this one, and learn something along the way.
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