ISBN：10位［068810990X］13位［9780688109905］
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出版日期：2007-11-1
定價：￥52.00元
內容提要
Aboyfallsasleepandexperiencesseveralwordless,surrealjourneys.PWsaid,"Thisunbrokendreamscapeisartfullycarriedthroughablendingofancientandmodernmotifs;thebookisanexceptionalchoiceforchildrenandvisuallyenticingforolderreaders."Ages4-8.
Copyright1991ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.
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Grade2-5Inanoddwordlesspicturebookaboutadream,afair-hairedboyfallsasleepwhilereadinganominouslookingatlas.Ashefloatsthroughskyandslumber,theboy'sgreencheckedbedspreadistransformedintoanaerialviewoftheearth.Hethendescendsuponanenormouschessboardcompletewithmortalplayingpieces.Thismedievalwelcomingpartyleadstheyoungstertotheirmazedcastlewherehecontinueshissearch(althoughthisisnotalwaysclear)foranelusivemap.Thenamelessprotagonist'sensuingadventuresareconfusing,complicated,andillogical.Transformationsaboundinthissurrealisticuniverse.Floatingleaveschangeintoswans,fortresswallsbecomedragons,buildingfrontsturnintomountains.TheinfluenceofsuchliteraryclassicsasGulliver'sTravels,TheWizardofOz,andTheWater-Babies,alongwiththeartistryofRaphael,Escher,andSendak,isapparent.Softshadesofgreen,blue,andyellowdominatetheaction.Technicalvirtuosityisthetrademarkofthedouble-pagewatercolorspreads.Especiallynotableisthesolidityofformsandarchitecturaldetails.Whilemanyoftheillustrationsarestunning,ifsomewhatslick,theyworkbetterasindividualpiecesthanasawhole.Thisbooklacksthesequenceandlogicrequiredbyyoungchildren,anditwillhavelimitedappealamongolderchildren.JulieCorsaro,UniversityofChicagoLaboratorySchools
Copyright1988ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.
