塞尔玛·拉格洛夫著的《骑鹅历险记(英文朗读版)(英文版)》讲述了：Thisbook,whichisthelastedworkofSwedensgreatestfictionwriter—SelmaLagerlof,waswrittenforuseinschoolas“supplementaryreading,”withspecialideaofintroducingsuchsubjectsaswouldbeeducativeaswellasentertainingtothemindsofchildren.In1902theauthorreceivedacommissionfromtheNationalTeachersAssociationtowriteabookforpublicschools.ShedevotedthreeyearstoNaturestudyandtofamiliarizingherselfwithanimalandbirdlife.Shehassoughtouthithertounpublishedfolkloreandlegendsofthedifferentprovinces.Theseshehasingeniouslywovenintoherstory.TheWonderfulAdventuresofNilsissowellknowninSwedishculture.Ithasbeentranslatedintomanylanguagesandusedforschoolsassupplementaryreading.