【美国人物志】谢尔·希尔弗斯坦（3/6)

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谢尔登·艾伦·希尔弗斯坦（Sheldon Allan Silverstein）是美国诗人、创作歌手、音乐家、作曲家、插画家、编剧和儿童文学作家，笔名为谢尔·希尔弗斯坦。在他的一些儿童文学作品中，他自称为谢尔比叔叔（Uncle Shelby），同时，他在部分卡通作品中的签名用的是S·S。
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Shel Silverstein
"Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back"
"The Giving Tree"
Faith Lapidus

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Shel Silverstein is best known for his books for children. However, people of all ages like his poems and stories. He published his first children's book in 1963. It is called "Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back." It is about a lion that eats hunters and lives like a human. The lion has to make some important decisions.
One year later, Shel Silverstein published what may be his most popular book. It is called "The Giving Tree." This story is about a boy and a tree that loved him. The tree gives the boy everything until it can give no more. Both adults and children have enjoyed reading this book. This book is still very popular today. It has sold more than 5,000,000 copies. Listen as Faith Lapidus reads from the beginning of "The Giving Tree."谢尔·希尔弗斯坦以他的儿童读物而闻名，可是男女老少都喜欢他的诗歌和故事。1963年，他的儿童读物的处女作出版了，名字是《拉弗卡迪奥，一只会开枪的狮子》。它是关于一只会吃猎人并且生活地像人类的狮子的故事，其中，主人翁狮子会做出一些重要的抉择。
一年后，谢尔·希尔弗斯坦又出版了一本叫做《一棵奉献树》的儿童读物，这也许是他最畅销的书了。书中讲述了一个男孩儿和一棵爱着他的树之间的故事。这棵树给了这个男孩儿它能给的一切直至耗尽生命。这本成人、儿童都很喜欢的书现在还依然畅销，已经卖出五百多万本了。下面就来听听费丝·拉皮德斯给我们从开头读读这本书吧！       
——译文来自: zlstan