Children's Book

IF 0.3 4区教育学 Q4 BIOLOGY

American Biology Teacher Pub Date : 2010-04-01 DOI:10.1525/ABT.2010.72.4.12.C

David S. Lee

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Stormy's Return. By Bob Palmatier . 2008. Mittentails Press (ISBN 9780615233871). 94 pages. Softcover. $$19.99. ““ We called him tortoise because he taught us .”” ——Lewis Carroll, 1865 The storyline is simple. A spotted turtle finds his way home after being relocated to another wetland by a well-intentioned naturalist. Stormy meets some interesting creatures in his travels and is reunited with his former pond mates. The end. OK, I gave away the plot. There is no romance, violence, celebrity news, unexpected twist, or even a villain. Why would anyone read this? Well, this is one reason we write and read book reviews. You will be taken by the illustrations. The 33 paintings in this children's book are simple and straightforward, eye-catching and compelling. I purchased several as prints to decorate my cluttered office. Far from precise, two-dimensional, and not particularly detailed, they are nevertheless rich and filled with life. Colorful, happy sketches, landscapes populated with familiar wetland plants and animals, species portraits that are surreal and stylized, yet easily recognizable; pink-bellied amphiumas and yellow-bellied bluegills, living in their natural settings with cattails, chickadees, mud turtles, red-admiral butterflies, tumble bugs, and sweetgums. Do you want to know more about these plants and animals? In the back of the book, a 12-page illustrated glossary provides a brief paragraph about each. And here is the best part: this is a true story based on an experience of the author. Oh, all right, real spotted turtles probably don't sit about in their wetland habitats yelling out to each other ““Who's got spots?”” ““We do, we do!”” …

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孩子们的书

暴风雨的回归。鲍勃·帕尔玛蒂尔著。2008. Mittentails出版社(ISBN 9780615233871)。94页。平装。$ 19.99美元。“我们叫他乌龟，因为他教会了我们。”——刘易斯·卡罗尔，1865一只斑龟在被一位好心的博物学家安置到另一片湿地后，找到了回家的路。斯托米在旅途中遇到了一些有趣的生物，并与他以前的池塘伙伴团聚。最后。好吧，我泄露了情节。没有浪漫、暴力、名人新闻、意想不到的转折，甚至没有反派。为什么会有人读这个?这就是我们写和读书评的原因之一。你会被插图迷住的。这本儿童书中的33幅画简单明了，引人注目，引人入胜。我买了几幅版画来装饰我杂乱的办公室。它们远不是精确的、二维的，也不是特别详细，但却很丰富，充满了生命。色彩丰富，快乐的速写，熟悉的湿地植物和动物的景观，超现实和程式化的物种肖像，但很容易识别;粉腹amphiuma和黄腹蓝鳃鱼，与香蒲、山雀、泥龟、红海军上将蝴蝶、翻滚虫和甜菊一起生活在它们的自然环境中。你想了解更多关于这些植物和动物吗?在书的后面，一个12页的图解词汇表提供了一个简短的段落。最棒的是:这是一个基于作者亲身经历的真实故事。哦，好吧，真正的斑点龟可能不会坐在它们的湿地栖息地里对着对方大喊“谁有斑点?”" " " " "是的，是的!”“……

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American Biology Teacher BIOLOGY-EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

CiteScore

0.80

自引率

20.00%

发文量

108

期刊介绍： The American Biology Teacher is an award winning and peer-refereed professional journal for K-16 biology teachers. Articles include topics such as modern biology content, biology teaching strategies for both the classroom and laboratory, field activities, and a wide range of assistance for application and professional development. Each issue features reviews of books, classroom technology products, and "Biology Today." Published 9 times a year, the journal also covers the social and ethical implications of biology and ways to incorporate such concerns into instructional programs.