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Visited by millions of people every year, the Grand Canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is also a multi-story home to all kinds of animals and plants. The award-winning team of The Ever-Living Tree brings to life the awesome story of one of our country's greatest national treasures, with breathtaking illustrations and illuminating prose.
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出版社周刊评论
Armchair travelers are in capable hands as a perceptive author-artist team (The Ever-Living Tree) conducts a picture-book tour of a glorious national landmark. Vieira whittles her vast subject down to size by taking a "day in the life" approach, beginning with the drama of an early morning lightning storm and continuing on through the arrival of visitors and a five-hour mule trek down to the canyon floor. Whether describing the grandeur of the scenery, the geologic history embedded in the canyon's rock layers, the traces left behind by the Havasupai and Anasazi, or plant and animal life, the author incorporates the details into a fluid text lit up by vivid prose: spires and buttes stand "like sentries on the plateau"; steep riverbanks are "the roots of mountains." Like Vieira, the aptly named Canyon is adept at defining not only the grand vistas but also the close-focus scenery. Although the almost surreal pinks, lavenders and smoky reds and oranges for which the site is famous look overbright at times, his paintings are otherwise meticulous as they capture the abundant wildlife and unique geology. Shifting perspectives add interestreaders look out across the canyon, up at the sky from the river and then down on a trio of mules winding around a treacherous corner. A thumbnail history of the site concludes this invigorating trip. Ages 5-8. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
The wonders of the Grand Canyon are depicted in detailed illustrations that feature fluorescent shades of pink, orange, and purple. The text points out the history in each boulder and butte and how numerous species thrive in this harsh terrain. At the book's conclusion, a page gives canyon facts while another shows and names the strata of cliff rocks and when they were formed. Ind. From HORN BOOK 1997, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
The team behind The Ever-Living Tree (1994) takes readers on a simulated five-hour pack-mule trip from rim to floor of the Grand Canyon--through millions of years of geological deposits--and acquaints them with the ecology of the chasm carved by the Colorado River. Dawn breaks through the clouds of an early thunderstorm, summoning rim-dwelling coyotes out to hunt and eagles to soar above ""the peaks, valleys and trenches where ancient mountains once stood,"" a dizzying vista aptly caught in all its pastel splendor in panoramic spreads. The trail winds in pictorial close-ups past archaic rock paintings, bighorn sheep, Anasazi granaries now homes to squirrels, and other flora and fauna to the bottom, where trekkers can rest in a bunkhouse and mules can be corraled by the river. The return trip will take seven hours; Vieira makes plain that the canyon continues to change, day by day and over millions of years. Endpapers supply names and dates of rock layers; a timeline provides an additional frame of reference. A good general introduction to the subject. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 3^-5. This picture-book exploration of the Grand Canyon begins with a pre-dawn storm, then follows a mule trail as it wends its way down the canyon, showing different sights along the way as the day progresses. The words and pictures maintain a quiet, dignified tone that captures the wonder visitors feel when they see this "seventh wonder of the natural world," and nicely chosen details keep the narrative interesting. The pictures are especially striking, complete with the textures, colors, light, and perspective that visitors might be treated to on a steep mule trail, all gloriously realized. The book concludes with a time line, and the endpapers show labeled layers of Grand Canyon rock. An excellent choice for armchair traveling or for preparing for a real-life trip. --Susan Dove Lempke