Famous picture book artists join with Mitsumasa Anno to show what's happening during a 24 hour period in his or her country (US, Japan, Kenya...) and a story ties the scenes all together in the middle of the page. I wish the bottom half were all southern hemisphere countries, to illustrate the differences in weather. The concept of this great and it would tie in nicely with a unit about time and be good for lap reading, but as a story time choice, it would not be engaging. Grades 2+
本书讲述的是一个小男孩裘明亚因遭遇海难、漂流到南太平洋一个无人岛上、向八个国家的孩子求救的故事。因为这八个孩子分属不同国家、不同时区,因此,书中的每一个跨页都可以看到小裘明亚和八个孩子同时出现,只不过每个孩子处于不同季节、不同的时间、有着不同的肤色、不同的打扮、不同的娱乐方法、不同的……看完八个国家小朋友的一天,你的孩子会有什么想法?相信他一定可以走出自我的世界,认识、了解、接纳和尊重别人,并以另一种正面的态度去看待地球上其他的民族与文化。正如本书的编者安野光雄在写给小读者的信中所说的:“制作这本书,是希望随着你们一天天长大,能学习更开阔的视野和胸襟,学习以友善的态度去对待世界各地的人们。”
By Anno Mitsumasa, Hardcover, Simplified Chinese Characters, 44 pages, 8.25"x10.25"