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Medvídek Pú Winnie-The-Pooh in Czech: A Translation of A. A. Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh Into Czech

Winnie-the-Pooh is the most popular children's book in the world. This translation of Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1958 in Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia.

This translation of this book into Czech́ is by Hana Skoumalová. She was the translator of more than twenty books from English into Czech including books by Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter Scott, Virginia Wolff, Gertrude Stein and Lewis Carroll. She was born Hana Skoumalová, roz. Duxová, on July 23, 1903 in Český Brod in the Czech Republic. She died on October 18, 1999 in Prague. The illustrator of the Czech edition of this book was Jaromír Zápal. He was the writer and illustrator of several children's books. He was born on March 18, 1923 in the small town of Brandýs nad Orlicí in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. He died on December 5, 1984 in Prague. This translation of Winnie-the-Pooh follows the original book closely, but does add the translator's own minor variations. Czech́ is a language read and spoken by eleven million people. It is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group. It serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak. Czech is a member of the West Slavic sub-branch of the Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. This branch includes Polish, Kashubian, Upper and Lower Sorbian and Slovak.

The purpose of this book is to help Czech́ speakers learn English and to help English speakers learn Czech́. To have a translation as close as possible to the original is the most useful. The name for Winnie-the-Pooh in Czech́ is Medvídek Pú or Pú for short. The Rabbit is Králíček. Christopher Robin is Kryštůfek Robin. Ishi Press has reprinted translations of Winnie-the-Pooh into 35 languages thus far. We have published it in Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cebuano, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Yiddish, Hindi, Urdu, Khowar, Kalasha and Latin. We have six more languages lined up. This translation into Czech́ is part of project to translate Winnie-the-Pooh into other languages. The idea is children need to learn to read at an early age and the best way to teach them to read is to provide reading materials that they find interesting. Children around the world laugh when they see Winnie-the-Pooh saying and doing silly things. Since Winnie-the-Pooh is the most popular children's book world-wide, translating this book into the different languages of the world will be conducive to teaching children to read in those languages.

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Medvídek Pú Winnie-The-Pooh in Czech: A Translation of A. A. Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh Into Czech

Winnie-the-Pooh is the most popular children's book in the world. This translation of Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1958 in Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia.

This translation of this book into Czech́ is by Hana Skoumalová. She was the translator of more than twenty books from English into Czech including books by Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter Scott, Virginia Wolff, Gertrude Stein and Lewis Carroll. She was born Hana Skoumalová, roz. Duxová, on July 23, 1903 in Český Brod in the Czech Republic. She died on October 18, 1999 in Prague. The illustrator of the Czech edition of this book was Jaromír Zápal. He was the writer and illustrator of several children's books. He was born on March 18, 1923 in the small town of Brandýs nad Orlicí in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. He died on December 5, 1984 in Prague. This translation of Winnie-the-Pooh follows the original book closely, but does add the translator's own minor variations. Czech́ is a language read and spoken by eleven million people. It is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group. It serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak. Czech is a member of the West Slavic sub-branch of the Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. This branch includes Polish, Kashubian, Upper and Lower Sorbian and Slovak.

The purpose of this book is to help Czech́ speakers learn English and to help English speakers learn Czech́. To have a translation as close as possible to the original is the most useful. The name for Winnie-the-Pooh in Czech́ is Medvídek Pú or Pú for short. The Rabbit is Králíček. Christopher Robin is Kryštůfek Robin. Ishi Press has reprinted translations of Winnie-the-Pooh into 35 languages thus far. We have published it in Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cebuano, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Yiddish, Hindi, Urdu, Khowar, Kalasha and Latin. We have six more languages lined up. This translation into Czech́ is part of project to translate Winnie-the-Pooh into other languages. The idea is children need to learn to read at an early age and the best way to teach them to read is to provide reading materials that they find interesting. Children around the world laugh when they see Winnie-the-Pooh saying and doing silly things. Since Winnie-the-Pooh is the most popular children's book world-wide, translating this book into the different languages of the world will be conducive to teaching children to read in those languages.

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Medvídek Pú Winnie-The-Pooh in Czech: A Translation of A. A. Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh Into Czech

Medvídek Pú Winnie-The-Pooh in Czech: A Translation of A. A. Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh Into Czech

Medvídek Pú Winnie-The-Pooh in Czech: A Translation of A. A. Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh Into Czech

Medvídek Pú Winnie-The-Pooh in Czech: A Translation of A. A. Milne's Winnie-The-Pooh Into Czech

Overview

Winnie-the-Pooh is the most popular children's book in the world. This translation of Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1958 in Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia.

This translation of this book into Czech́ is by Hana Skoumalová. She was the translator of more than twenty books from English into Czech including books by Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter Scott, Virginia Wolff, Gertrude Stein and Lewis Carroll. She was born Hana Skoumalová, roz. Duxová, on July 23, 1903 in Český Brod in the Czech Republic. She died on October 18, 1999 in Prague. The illustrator of the Czech edition of this book was Jaromír Zápal. He was the writer and illustrator of several children's books. He was born on March 18, 1923 in the small town of Brandýs nad Orlicí in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. He died on December 5, 1984 in Prague. This translation of Winnie-the-Pooh follows the original book closely, but does add the translator's own minor variations. Czech́ is a language read and spoken by eleven million people. It is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group. It serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak. Czech is a member of the West Slavic sub-branch of the Slavic branch of the Indo-European language family. This branch includes Polish, Kashubian, Upper and Lower Sorbian and Slovak.

The purpose of this book is to help Czech́ speakers learn English and to help English speakers learn Czech́. To have a translation as close as possible to the original is the most useful. The name for Winnie-the-Pooh in Czech́ is Medvídek Pú or Pú for short. The Rabbit is Králíček. Christopher Robin is Kryštůfek Robin. Ishi Press has reprinted translations of Winnie-the-Pooh into 35 languages thus far. We have published it in Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Cebuano, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Yiddish, Hindi, Urdu, Khowar, Kalasha and Latin. We have six more languages lined up. This translation into Czech́ is part of project to translate Winnie-the-Pooh into other languages. The idea is children need to learn to read at an early age and the best way to teach them to read is to provide reading materials that they find interesting. Children around the world laugh when they see Winnie-the-Pooh saying and doing silly things. Since Winnie-the-Pooh is the most popular children's book world-wide, translating this book into the different languages of the world will be conducive to teaching children to read in those languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9784871877954
Publisher: Ishi Press
Publication date: 10/28/2017
Edition description: Large Print
Pages: 70
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.14(d)
Language: Czech

About the Author

It seems strange that A. A. Milne would have not have wanted to be associated with one of literature�s most beloved characters. Having achieved some success as a playwright and novelist, he aspired to be more than only an author of children�s books.

However, Milne�s books -- Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, and the verse collections When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six -- are hardly typical of most stories for kids. They remain among the smartest of the genre, and were likely written as much for himself as for his young son, Christopher. Infused with a sly wit, they contain humor that only an adult can appreciate; indeed, some of the poems in When We Were Very Young first appeared in the satiric magazine Punch, where Milne was an editor.

Rendered by illustrator Ernest H. Shepard in quaint, warm watercolors, Pooh and friends Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Eeyore, and Piglet star in stories about playing games and helping friends in and around their home near �100-Aker Wood.� In one instance of Milne�s ironic humor, a sign outside Owl�s residence reading �PLES RING IF AN RNSER IS REQIRD� is attributed to Pooh�s boy companion Christoper Robin, �who was the only one in the forest who could spell.� The books are written with sophistication and a certain amount of dry British wit, employing turns of phrase (�customary procedure,� �general remarks�) not usually found in children�s stories.

The volumes of verse range over a wider collection of themes, with Pooh appearing in just a few poems. Most of them offer a young person�s perspective on subjects such as imaginary friends, feigning illness, and going to the zoo; and it�s evident how Milne�s work prefigures that of Dr. Seuss (From Going to the Zoo: �There are biffalo-buffalo-bisons/A great big bear with wings/There�s sort of a tiny potamus/A tiny nossarus too�). Other poems feature cowardly knights, buffoonish Sirs, and other fantasy figures.

Little of Milne�s work for adults, which included the autobiography Year In, Year Out and his first novel, Lovers in London, can be easily found in print. One adult title, however, is still being published: the pleasing Gosford Park-style Red House Mystery.

Pooh, meanwhile, continues to grow as a powerful franchise, with modern-day titles, animation, and games that are almost as delightful as Milne�s original texts -- but not quite.

Hometown:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Date of Birth:

January 18, 1882

Date of Death:

November 6, 1318

Place of Birth:

Hampstead, London

Place of Death:

Cotchford Farm, Sussex, England

Education:

Trinity College, Cambridge University (mathematics), 1903

Website:

http://www.penguinputnam.com
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