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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
K-Gr 4-In the spring of 1811, a series of unusual events occurred almost as if in forewarning of the larger events to come. Great floods were followed by people coming down with strange fevers, a mass exodus of squirrels, and the appearance of a two tailed-comet. Then, in winter, the shakings began. Here is the tale, as seen through the eyes of a bear, of what it was like to be at the epicenter of the vast New Madrid earthquakes. Holes and fissures opened up in the Earth's crust, swallowing whatever lay near. The great Mississippi ran backward. All people, red, white, and black, prayed for salvation. Brief but fluid sentences read more like poetry than prose, while watercolor-and-ink illustrations, often in dusted, darkened tones, evoke the fear and wonder of nature's elements of earth, fire, and flood. Parker's rustic style and Carson's lyrical text are a perfect match. This is a superb book in both its words and its pictures that will be enjoyed when read quietly, but the lilting language begs to be read aloud. It's sure to spark further interest and research into the phenomenon of earthquakes.-Lisa Wu Stowe, Great Neck Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
In vivid, measured prose a bear narrates his experience of the 1811-1812 New Madrid (Missouri) earthquakes, capturing both the awe they sparked and their dangers. The bear tells of omens--floods and strange fevers--with gruff cynicism. For him ``the bother'' started one winter night when it felt ``as if Mother was rising from her sleep.'' Hot springs and geysers pour through new cracks in the earth, followed by 13 days of shaking ``like a gentle sea.'' In a final onslaught, ``the Great Bear from the Stars stepped out of the sky onto Mother's back.'' Arresting images (``a stag whose antlers were filled with crows'') pepper the text while an appealing antiquity shades the often deadpan voice of the crusty bear. Parker's hand-colored aquatints, finely sketched with strongly colored backgrounds, evoke the earth's power and spells of eerie calm. Unusually fluid lines soften the terror of the quakes while testifying to their force. A useful note on earthquakes concludes the work. Ages 5-8. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
New Madrid, Missouri A bear that witnessed the earthquakes that took place in Missouri in 1811 and 1812, as well as their aftermath, tells his story. Murky, mythic watercolor etchings add solemnity to the account, but selection of a bear as narrator seems an odd choice. From HORN BOOK 1994, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus评论
Subtitling her re-creation ``An Account of the Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 by a Bear Who Was a Witness,'' the Tennessee poet (Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet, 1989) and picture book author (You Hold Me and I'll Hold You, 1992) evokes the three massive quakes as experienced by a bear at their epicenter in New Madrid, Missouri. Her narrator behaves like a bear and refers matter-of-factly to the earth as ``Mother,'' yet is an intelligent observer and has a poet's sensitivity to language- -and, withall, his voice is so consistently imagined and so richly entertaining that the reader gladly accepts it. ``The shakings began as if Mother was rising from her sleep. She sleeps in the winter like I do. Something itched her. I was pushed from my fold in her skin.'' Later, ``Horses, cows, and other fools who want leading froze in their tracks and drowned. I swam.'' Gleaning curious facts (e.g., ``a stag whose antlers were filled with crows'') from her research, Carson sets them among more serious observations (what people of different races imagined God meant by the quakes) and the bear's sensations, which not only offer vivid close-ups of the historical cataclysm but have a pungently idiosyncratic humor. Parker's hand-colored aquatints are a splendid complement, subtly recalling old prints while conveying the earth's awesome power and the animals' unquestioning fortitude in dark, misty tones and compositions of singular beauty. A unique and extraordinary accomplishment by all concerned. Note about earthquakes. (Picture book. 5+)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Ages 5-8. Narrated by a bear, this unusual picture book presents his perceptions of a series of earthquakes that shook Missouri in the early 1800s. Carson does a fine job of reporting events and rumors through the bear narrator, and make no mistake, there's nothing precious about him. His consciousness is somewhat different than a human's, but he reports what he understands, colored by his own beliefs and centered on his own experiences. Nevertheless, he's observant of other animals and of people as well (and he has a very engaging prose style!). Parker's illustrations are impressionistic studies in ink and watercolor, with grainy shading that gives great texture and depth to the scenes. In an informative and reassuring note on the last page, Carson explains earthquakes to young children. An intriguing choice for the primary grades, this picture book could also be used with older kids to illustrate point of view in writing. ~--Carolyn Phelan