Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.
一个比房子还高的钢铁巨人入侵田野,它吃掉了有刺的铁丝网,毁掉了拖拉机和犁。农民们十分困惑恐惧,必须不惜一切代价阻止这个饥饿的铁人……在充满想象力的故事背后,休斯就人们如何面对新生事物,提出了各种问题。
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Ted Hughes 1930-1998 was born in Yorkshire. His first book, The Hawk in the Rain, was published in 1957 by Faber Faber and was followed by many volumes of poetry and prose for adults and children. He received the Whitbread Book of the Year for two consecutive years for his last published collections of poetry, Tales from Ovid 1997 and Birthday Letters 1998. He was Poet Laureate from 1984, and in 1998 he was appointed to the Order of Merit. Andrew Davidson graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1982 and his exquisite woodcuts and engravings have been in demand ever since. He has worked on an extraordinarily broad range of commissions, from Royal Mail stamps to Wimbledon''s Centre Court doors and, of course, books.