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適讀人群 :4歲及以上 The verbal puns and the wry, colorful cartoons create a funny worm's-eye view of the world in this playful picture book. There's no sustained story here, as there was in Cronin's wonderful Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (2000), but the hilarious vignettes of the worm-child with his family, friends, and enemies show the absurd in humans as much as in the wriggling creatures in the earth. When the worm forgets his lunch, he eats his homework, and he loves telling his older sister that her face will always look like her rear end. One advantage of being a worm is that he never has to go to the dentist: no cavities. "No teeth, either," says Dr. D. Kay. The pictures are both silly and affectionate, whether the worm holds a pencil or hugs his favorite pile of dirt. And there's always the elemental child appeal of how it feels to be tiny in a world of giants.
內容簡介
One small worm . one big world!
This is the diary . of a worm. This worm lives with his parents, plays with his friends, and even goes to school. But unlike you or me, he never has to take a bath, he gets to eat his homework, and because he doesn't have legs, he just can't do the hokey pokey – no matter how hard he tries.
This hysterical picture book by New York Times bestselling author Doreen Cronin and New York Times bestselling illustrator Harry Bliss tells the daily doings of a small worm in a gigantic worm world.
作者簡介
Doreen Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of Diary of a Worm; Diary of a Spider; Diary of a Fly; the Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type; and Duck for President. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
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精彩書評
"A baseball-capped crawler gives readers an episodic glimpse into the vicissitudes of his life in these hilarious diary entries. Difficulties such as having no arms, having a head that looks a lot like your rear end, and facing the dangers imposed by people digging for bait are balanced by a loving family and good friends. The young protagonist describes playing with his friend Spider, engaging in a variety of activities at school, and interacting with his parents and sister. Packed into these droll slice-of-worm-life vignettes are a few facts about earthworms and their behavior, all rendered with a dry sense of humor. The full-color watercolor-and-ink illustrations sprawl across the pages in lush earth tones. Bliss's cartoons give the worms lots of personality without overly anthropomorphizing them. The use of multiple perspectives will have children eagerly looking at the pictures to identify objects and locales. Primary-grade youngsters will especially appreciate the classroom scenes. This quirky worm's-eye view of the world makes these ubiquitous invertebrates a little more understandable and a lot more fun."
--Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
前言/序言
《風中的秘密:森林邊緣的冒險》 圖書簡介 在翠綠的山榖深處,隱藏著一片古老而神秘的森林。這片森林邊緣的小溪邊,生活著一群性格迥異的動物夥伴。故事的主人公是一隻名叫“小豆莢”的鬆鼠,它有著一雙好奇心旺盛的眼睛和一條總是微微顫動的蓬鬆大尾巴。小豆莢並不滿足於每天在熟悉的橡樹間跳躍和收集堅果,它對森林深處那片傳說中充滿奇異景象的“迷霧沼澤”充滿瞭無限嚮往。 故事開始於一個微風和煦的鞦日清晨,空氣中彌漫著泥土和成熟漿果的甜香。小豆莢發現瞭一件不尋常的事情:一串閃爍著微光的、形狀奇特的羽毛,它從未在森林中見過這樣的東西。這串羽毛似乎是從一個更遠、更神秘的地方飄落而來。老鷹“鷹眼”——森林裏最有智慧的長者——看到羽毛後,錶情變得異常凝重,他警告小豆莢,這可能是預示著“季節之輪”即將發生巨大變化的徵兆。 小豆莢的好奇心徹底被點燃瞭。它決定和它最好的朋友——一隻名叫“咕嚕”的田鼠展開一次探險,去尋找這串羽毛真正的主人,並弄清楚“季節之輪”到底是什麼。咕嚕雖然膽小,但對小豆莢忠心耿耿,它擅長挖掘和辨認各種植物的根莖,是探險中不可或缺的後勤保障。 他們的旅程首先指嚮瞭被當地動物稱為“低語之石”的巨大花崗岩群。這片區域常年被一層薄霧籠罩,傳說中,隻有心懷純淨之人纔會被風引嚮正確的方嚮。在前往低語之石的路上,他們遇到瞭第一個挑戰:一條湍急的河流。河流的對岸,是他們需要穿越的“荊棘迷宮”。 為瞭渡河,小豆莢展現瞭它驚人的攀爬技巧。它找到瞭幾根被洪水衝斷的韌性極強的藤蔓,在咕嚕的幫助下,它們小心翼翼地搭建瞭一個簡易的繩索橋。在渡河的過程中,它們差點被一股突如其來的漩渦捲走,幸虧小豆莢反應迅速,抓住瞭一塊突齣水麵的石頭,纔得以脫險。這次經曆讓它們明白瞭團隊閤作的重要性,也讓咕嚕對自己的勇氣有瞭一個全新的認識。 穿過荊棘迷宮後,他們發現瞭一片色彩斑斕的蘑菇林。這些蘑菇散發著柔和的光芒,引導著它們走嚮低語之石。然而,蘑菇林並非一片祥和。它們遭遇瞭“影行者”——一群以在陰影中移動為生的甲蟲。甲蟲們並不具有攻擊性,但它們守護著通往石群的唯一路徑,要求任何想要通過的旅人必須解開一個關於“光與影”的謎題。 謎題是:“什麼東西,白天比夜晚短,但沒有它,夜晚就無法到來?” 小豆莢冥思苦想,咕嚕則忙著觀察周圍蘑菇的光影變化。最終,小豆莢靈光一閃,想起瞭清晨的露珠,它迴答是“影子”。甲蟲們滿意地讓開瞭路。 到達低語之石後,他們發現羽毛的主人——一隻美麗而優雅的,從未在本地齣現過的“彩翼蝶”。彩翼蝶告訴小豆莢,它並不是故意留下羽毛,而是因為在穿越迷霧沼澤時,它的一隻翅膀被一種奇異的粘液沾染,飛行受到瞭影響。它此行的目的是尋找一種隻生長在沼澤深處的“月光草”,用以淨化翅膀上的粘液。 彩翼蝶解釋說,“季節之輪”並非災難的預兆,而是指森林中能量的平衡周期。最近的粘液汙染,正是由於沼澤深處的水源被某種未知的力量乾擾,導緻自然界的平衡暫時失調。彩翼蝶請求小豆莢和咕嚕幫助它找到月光草,因為隻有本地的生物纔更容易避開沼澤中的陷阱。 接下來的旅程更加驚險。迷霧沼澤終年彌漫著濃厚的霧氣,能見度極低,地麵泥濘濕滑,充滿瞭會發齣巨大聲響的“陷阱泥潭”。在這裏,小豆莢的敏捷和咕嚕的鑽地本領完美結閤。小豆莢利用高處的樹枝觀察路徑,並用尾巴嚮下方傳遞信號;咕嚕則負責測試地麵的承重力,標記齣安全的路徑。 在沼澤深處,他們不僅找到瞭月光草,還發現瞭汙染源頭:一塊被遺棄的、閃爍著不自然光芒的金屬碎片。這碎片散發齣的微弱能量正在緩慢地改變沼澤的生態。在彩翼蝶的指引下,小豆莢和小豆莢閤力將金屬碎片推入瞭沼澤中一個早已乾涸的深洞裏,並用泥土和苔蘚將其徹底覆蓋。 隨著汙染源被清除,迷霧開始散去,月光草散發齣的清香彌漫開來,彩翼蝶的翅膀恢復瞭光彩。它感謝瞭兩位勇敢的探險傢,並承諾會告訴所有遠方的同伴,這片森林是安全且充滿友善的。 當小豆莢和咕嚕帶著疲憊但滿足的心情迴到傢園時,鞦日的天空比以往任何時候都更加澄澈。它們帶迴來的不僅僅是探險的故事,更是關於勇氣、友誼以及維護自然平衡的深刻理解。森林恢復瞭它原本應有的寜靜,而小豆莢和咕嚕也明白,真正的冒險,往往是為瞭保護它們所珍愛的一切。它們的故事,成為瞭森林裏新的傳說,激勵著下一代的小動物們勇敢地探索世界的邊界。 這本書,描繪瞭友誼的力量,成長的必經之路,以及對自然世界的好奇心與責任感。它充滿瞭奇思妙想的場景設計,細緻入微的自然觀察,以及溫馨感人的夥伴情誼。