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From the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley's enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: no two snowflakes are alike; and each one is startlingly beautiful. His story is gracefully told and brought to life in lovely woodcuts, giving children insight into a soul who had not only a scientist's vision and perseverance but a clear passion for the wonders of nature. "Of all the forms of water the tiny six-pointed crystals of ice called snow are incomparably the most beautiful and varied." -- Wilson Bentley. SNOWFLAKE BENTLEY won the 1999 Caldecott Medal.
An unintended experiment in Yellowstone National Park, in which an ecosystem is devastated and then remarkably rehabilitated, provides crucial lessons about nature’s intricate balancing act. In the 1800s, hunters were paid by the American government to eliminate threats to livestock on cattle ranches near Yellowstone National Park. They did such a good job that, by 1926, no gray wolf packs were left in the park. Over the following decades, virtually every other part of the park’s ecosystem was affected by the loss of the wolves — from the animals who were their prey, to the plants that were the food for that prey, to the streams that were sheltered by those plants — and the landscape was in distress. So, starting in 1995, in an attempt to reverse course, the government reintroduced gray wolves to the park. Over time, animal populations stabilized, waterways were restored and a healthy ecosystem was recreated across the land. It’s a striking transformation, and a fascinating tale of life’s complicated interdependencies. Jude Isabella’s thoroughly researched, expert-reviewed text and Kim Smith’s beautiful nature art bring science to life in this captivating story of renewal. Readers will recognize just how complex an ecosystem is and learn about the surprising interconnectedness of its members. Biodiversity, ecosystems, the food chain, habitats, needs of living things and the importance of human stewardship of the environment are all covered through this real-life example, offering direct links to earth and life science curriculums. Food web info
Die cut pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book from the "Queen of the concept book"--an intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation. How many kinds of green are there? There's the lush green of a forest on a late spring day, the fresh, juicy green of a just-cut lime, the incandescent green of a firefly, and the vivid aquamarine of a tropical sea. In her newest book, Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book author Laura Vaccaro Seeger fashions an homage to a single color and, in doing so, creates a book that will delight and, quite possibly astonish you.
雨林和海洋那几张画面尤其美丽。用色大胆丰富但不会眼花缭乱，大量生物的细节和环境又完全对得上，很快乐地在每一幅画里辨认不同气候下的特有生物。不过我最最喜欢的还是最后一页。“And I think I see my silver boat, floating in the moonlight, drifting past my window once more.”
有点年头的绘本，我从
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借的。一开始还吐槽这种把所有动物都拟人化赋予人类感情的表现手法太过人类中心并且从另个角度来看未免也太地狱了。（小猪骄傲地说我的肉最多真的好吗！）不过换个角度想，在那个时代把动物认作是伙伴且着力表现它们和人类的牵绊也未尝不是坏事。而且画面表现确实细腻，到后来我也有点被打动。尤其是这张动物们坐摩天轮，脸上表情真是生动极了。
另外它多少也展现了早期还没有大规模工业化的家庭农场的细节，还是很有趣的。
还学会了一个用法，几穗玉米是叫 several ears of corn。
以及插播冷笑话：
A: Can you keep a secret? Come out to the field and I’ll tell you.
B: No! Not out in the field. You can’t tell a secret out in the field. It’s a field of corn. There are too many ears!
Watch the wind blow through beautiful scenes of each month of the year.
Charming illustrations and fun, engaging rhymes will enchant toddlers as they learn about the wind; holding kites high in the spring, pushing sailboats in the summer, tossing leaves around in the fall, and making snowflakes dance in the winter. Hanna Konola's illustrations are popular the world over. A Year with the Wind received The Most Beautiful Books of 2016 prize awarded by the Finnish Book Art Committee.
Lily, a young snowshoe hare, is surprised to notice the leaves changing color in her forest home. She hears from a passing flock of birds that “Winter’s coming.” Lily doesn’t know who or what winter is, but it must be frightening. Why else would the birds be escaping south? And it must have an enormous appetite. Why else would the squirrel be hiding his food? And why would the caterpillar curl up and freeze as solid as an acorn? As Lily learns the ways in which her forest friends prepare for winter’s arrival, she becomes more and more worried about what she should be doing. Finally, the brown bear points out that Lily has been preparing without even knowing it: her fur is thickening and turning white to help her camouflage in the changing weather. This fascinating story introduces the ways in which different animals adapt to survive winter and is complemented by illustrations in a mix of collage, drawing, and digital montage.
一只春天出生、从未见过冬天的 snowshoe hare 逐渐认识冬天的故事。秋天部分金灿灿，美丽极了。还学到了不同动物过冬的小知识。（一看好多北美物种就猜作者应该是美国或者加拿大，果然。）
About The Stranded Whale
Tender and heartrending, Jane Yolen’s clear-eyed tale of a child’s effort to rescue a beached whale evokes a fierce love of wildlife and a universal sense of loss.
Sally and her brothers are walking home from school along the dunes in their Maine town when they come upon an enormous whale. He’s stranded on the beach. Her brother runs for help, and many people rally to respond, but the tide is going out quickly and the whale is just so big. Still, Sally is able to sit near the whale’s massive eye and tell him he’s beautiful and strong, and that she will miss him no matter what happens. Master storyteller Jane Yolen and illustrator Melanie Cataldo have created an authentic portrait of vulnerability that is at once spare, moving, and honest.
It gave out a huge sigh
like wind off the ocean.
The sigh smelled like seaweed,
like lobsters in Dad’s traps,
like gutted fish on the pier.
And then it was gone, just like that.
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