دوچرخه سواری خانم آرمیتاژ

Mrs. Armitage

by Quentin Blake, حمیده شرزه‌ئی (Translator)

خانم آرمیتاژ داشت بیرون از خانه دوچرخه‌سواری می‌کرد. سگ او، بریک اسپیر، هم کنارش می‌دوید. یک جوجه تیغی از عرض جاده رد می‌شد. خانم آرمیتاژ زنگ دوچرخه‌اش را به صدا درآورد: درینگ! درینگ!
خانم آرمیتاژ با سگ و دوچرخه‌اش به گردش می‌رود و در طول راه متوجه کمبودهای دوچرخه‌ی خود می‌شود مثل انواع بوق، سطل و صابون برای شستشوی دست، جعبه ابزار، سبدی که توی آن برای خود و سگش غذا بگذارد، صندلی مخصوص برای سگش، چتر برای جلوگیری از آب و باران، رادیو ضبط برای سرگرمی و… اما کدام دوچرخه تحمل این همه بار را دارد؟
این داستان واقعی با نگاهی طنز به ظرفیت مشخص و خاص هر چیز اشاره دارد و ضمن جلب توجه مخاطب به این امر مهم به خلاقیت و تفکر برای رفع نیازها نیز می‌پردازد. تصاویر به صورت طرح‌هایی رنگی و ساده به خوبی مکمل طنز موجود در متن است و حتی گاهی نیز فراتر از متن پیش می‌رود.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Humor, Fiction, Transport, Food, School

30 pages, Paperback

First published May 23, 1987

About the author

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators.

Reviews

[Hilary · Rating 4 out of 5]

This picture book was requested again and again when my children were small. Mrs Armitage goes for a bike ride with her very cute dog, Breakspear. She finds ways to make additions to her bike, a dog seat, a mouth organ, some umbrellas, a sail.... until it goes wrong. A fun read with lots of details to look at in the illustrations.

Read on open library.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A funny book about Mrs Armitage's bicycle. She thinks of new ways to improve the bike until one day it's all too much and it falls apart. Great for kids just learning to riding their bikes independently.

[Nikta Khoraman · Rating 4 out of 5]

خانم آرمیتاژ و نقاشی‌‌‌ها بی‌نظیرن:))

[Melika Khoraman · Rating 5 out of 5]

عاشق نقاشی هاش شدم.

[Arghavan · Rating 5 out of 5]

[معصومه توکلی · Rating 5 out of 5]

عنوان ترجمه فارسی: دوچرخه سواری خانم آرمیتاژ

[Amit Tiwary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book. Arhat loved it so much and then all of us too :-).

[Amelia Rees-Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book,
Good starting base for lessons
Teaching about cliff hanger
Great pictures

[Reihane · Rating 2 out of 5]

فقط یه کلمه می‌تونم بگم
وا :/
دو ستاره رو هم واسه خاطر تصویرگری‌های بامزه‌ش و صندلی بانمکی که واسه سگش درست کرد دادم.

[Sadia Mansoor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely a fun read! Mrs. Armitage is never satisfied :D
Find out why... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPQ7d...

The illustrations in this book reminds me of Roald Dahl books. . . quite similar!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have chosen to review this book because I remember being read the story of Mrs Armitage and her bike when I was in year 2 of primary school and thoroughly enjoyed it.

The story features Mrs Armitage and her little dog, Spearbrake. Mrs Armitage is a quirky older lady and decides to adapt and improve her bike to suit a variety of her needs. Her bike gradually becomes more and more unconventional (and ridiculous!) throughout the plot.

I remember that after listening to the story (when I was in school) we did a lot of follow up work designing our own inventive bikes, with quirky ideas from the story such as umberellas on the handles bars and ideas from our own imagination. It was great project as the book provides an innovotive way in to art and design and it's a funny book that will amuse the children too.

Also worth mentioning is that it is written and illustrated by Quentin Blake, so the pictures really add to the humour of the story.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my Reception class children's favourite book for a couple of months. They loved the repetition of "what this bicycle needs" and the noises of the horns. We tried customising a scooter in the playground to see what would happen (it fell over, but nobody was on it), and they enjoyed recording advice to Mrs Armitage on bike customisation. Lovely.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a wonderful picture book! The illustrations grow in complexity as the the story develops which really suits Quentin Blake's style. Blake's enjoyment in drawing is highly contagious and you feel that with every detail. Mrs Armitage is a smashing role model for any child. Essential reading for children and adults alike.

[Iqra Fiaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mrs Armitage is a character full of bright ideas about how to improve her bike. On her journey, she encounters various difficulties involving her bike so she goes above and beyond to make her bike bigger and better than before. However...she does end up going a bit too far in the end.

This story is a great one to read with children because it is a text which explores many aspects of grammar such as speech, tense and different sentence structures. Therefore, it could be used as a hook or context for further learning to take place.

It is also be used across the curriculum. For example, in Design and Technology it could be used as a hook for a lesson where children would be exploring functional design choices.

As well as all the above, Quentin Blake is a wonderful author who provides many hidden details within the illustrations.

Overall, a great text that would be great in the classroom.

[Adrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mrs Armitage was out on her bicycle.
Breakspear the dog ran alongside.
A hedgehog walked across the road.
Tring! Tring! Went Mrs Armitage on the bell.

Another of today's finds and another addition to our growing Quentin Blake collection.

I do like these Mrs Armitage children's books. They are suitably silly and a lot of fun. I am also sensing a theme! Mrs Armitage is a bit of a disaster, always trying to improve things until it overwhelms or collapses.

Here she sets out on an sunny afternoon's cycle but soon realises the bike needs some of her unique modifications to make things 'better'! But all does not go to plan!

A solid 3 1/2 stars.

[Simona~ pagine_e_inchiostro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recensione a cura della pagina instagram pagine_e_inchiostro:
Un magico libro illustrato dal grande illustratore per l’infanzia Quentin Blake per mostrarci un’altra divertente avventura di Mrs Armitage.
In Mrs Armitage on wheels, assistiamo al genio della protagonista che, progressivamente, modifica la sua bici per renderla adatta ai suoi viaggi e alle sue esigenze. Il lettore non può che assistere divertito, osservando una nuova bici prendere vita, che assume sembianze sempre più creative, fino ad arrivare ad un finale inaspettato.

“Blake is beyond brilliant… I’ve never met a child who doesn’t love Quentin Blake”, Daily Telegraph

[Liza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi everyone! I'm working for a Russian website Papmambook.ru dedicated to children's books and children's reading. We've been building the English version of the website and recently published an article on Mrs. Armitage on Wheels. The author talks about how the book helps a child both to build their love for reading and their confidence. Here's the link if you want to check it out.

[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maravillosas ilustraciones sueltas y ligeras de Quentin Blake. Acompañadas de un texto igualmente espontáneo y divertido.

Además, llama la atención el carácter "feminista" de sus historias protagonizadas esta y otras - como La señora Marina o Los bolsillos de Lola, por ejemplo-por mujeres aventureras, independientes y originales.

[Dianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

humorous....reminds me of the same concept as If you give a mouse a cookie....there is always something more needed to make it perfect. In the case of Mrs. Armitage, she needs just one more thing to make her bike ride perfect.

She starts on a simple ride with a simple bike with one little bell. Her dog is running beside her.

[Tui Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of those books I read over and over again to my own children, as well as the ones I taught and never tired of it myself. I also think of it as a cautionary tale. As a cyclist for many years, I often considered adding "stuff" to my bike but decided, "maybe not," whenever I remembered Mrs Armitage. I think I still have a copy on my bookshelves somewhere.

[Lizzie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to my son at bedtime.
Lots of funny additions to Mrs Armitage's bike! It's just a bit of a shame I had to stumble over Mrs Armitage's name every time as it's a bit of a mouthful!
Lovely illustrations.

[Jennifer B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

That Mrs. Armitage is certainly one inventive lady!

[Clare Bewick-Fairy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember this book from my childhood. Found it recently and will be reading to my daughter. Great storyline with nice repeats to grab children.

[James Koppert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic Blake drawings and a jolly good fun story. We loved this.

[Wayne Farmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant little story by Quentin Blake - he obviously learnt a lot from Roald Dahl. My 8-month old found the horns and crash hilarious!

[C (one.chapteratatime) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mrs. Armitage and her dog steal my heart. Every time.

[Ginger Beer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breakspear! is in our daily usage now. We just love Mrs Armitage

[Steven Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

A funny little book which the children at school love to read.

[Alina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny and well illustrated, it kept my daughter's interest and she read it herself over and over again. Five stars from a five year old.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mrs Armitage is amazing. Breakspear is amazing. The illustrations are beyond amazing.