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内容简介

Little Willy has a big job to do. When his grandfather falls ill, it is up to Willy alone to save their farm from the tax collector. But where can a ten-year-old get five hundred dollars in a hurry? Then Willy sees the poster for the National Dogsled Race. The race pits Willy against the best dog teams in the country, including the Indian Stone Fox and his five beautiful Samoyeds, who have never lost a race. And Stone Fox wants the prize money as badly as Willy does. Willy's dog, Searchlight, is every bit as fast as the competition, and Willy knows the terrain better than anyone. But can one boy and one dog be a match for the unbeatable Stone Fox?

作者简介

John Reynolds Gardiner, an engineer by profession, has also worked as a writer adapting children's stories for television.

A native of Los Angeles, he has lived in West Germany, Central America, and the state of Idaho, where he first heard the legend that is the basis for Stone Fox, his first published work. He is also the author of Top Secret and General Butterfingers.

Mr. Gardiner lives in Huntington Beach, California, with his wife, Gloria, and their three daughters: Carrie, Alicia, and Danielle.

Marcia Sewall, the author and illustrator of many award-winning picture books, is a lifelong resident of New England.

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"The idea for this story came from a Rocky Mountain legend thatwas told to me in 1974 by Bob Hudson over a cup of coffee atHudson's Cafe in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Gardiner's note is not part ofthe story, but it does reflect the down-to-earth tone andatmosphere that pervade the story. The legend turns out to be asentimental one, and you can see the outcome halfway through - butnot just as it transpires. Gardiner makes his version the story often-year-old little Willie, who fives on a potato farm with hisgrandfather and his smart, lightning-fast dog Searchlight. Onemorning Grandfather just stops speaking and refuses to get out ofbed. If it weren't for Searchlight insisting on being hitched tothe plow, little Willie could never harvest the potatoes - but thetwo of them do, in ten days. Then tittle Willie discovers that thefarm will be confiscated for $500.00 owed in back taxes - that'swhy his Grandfather has given up on life! - and he finds outshortly afterwards about a dogsled race that costs $50.00 to enterbut pays the winner $500.00. There aren't many entries this year,with the undefeated Indian giant Stone Fox and his team of Samoyedsas one of the contestants; but Willie and Searchlight have made therun hundreds of times, and Willie knows he can win. There won't bea calm pulse at the starting line, or a dry eye at the finish - asSearchlight gives her all and Stone Fox determines the outcome. Andwhen you're not out on the run with Willie, you're listening to thestory at Hudson's Cafe. Needless to say, little Willie's world isright up Sewall's alley."

"The idea for this story came from a Rocky Mountain legend that
was told to me in 1974 by Bob Hudson over a cup of coffee at
Hudson's Cafe in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Gardiner's note is not part of
the story, but it does reflect the down-to-earth tone and
atmosphere that pervade the story. The legend turns out to be a
sentimental one, and you can see the outcome halfway through - but
not just as it transpires. Gardiner makes his version the story of
ten-year-old little Willie, who fives on a potato farm with his
grandfather and his smart, lightning-fast dog Searchlight. One
morning Grandfather just stops speaking and refuses to get out of
bed. If it weren't for Searchlight insisting on being hitched to
the plow, little Willie could never harvest the potatoes - but the
two of them do, in ten days. Then tittle Willie discovers that the
farm will be confiscated for $500.00 owed in back taxes - that's
why his Grandfather has given up on life! - and he finds out
shortly afterwards about a dogsled race that costs $50.00 to enter
but pays the winner $500.00. There aren't many entries this year,
with the undefeated Indian giant Stone Fox and his team of Samoyeds
as one of the contestants; but Willie and Searchlight have made the
run hundreds of times, and Willie knows he can win. There won't be
a calm pulse at the starting line, or a dry eye at the finish - as
Searchlight gives her all and Stone Fox determines the outcome. And
when you're not out on the run with Willie, you're listening to the
story at Hudson's Cafe. Needless to say, little Willie's world is
right up Sewall's alley." 
--Kirkus Reviews

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