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Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

author:Summer Forest Creek
The artist's task makes the impossible necessarily credible.

With the release of "Jurassic World 3", once again pulling everyone's attention back to the mysterious ancient creature dinosaur.

When british scientist Richard Owen discovered the first dinosaur fossil in 1841, human exploration of dinosaurs has never stopped, and even some people have doubted, are dinosaurs really extinct? Will they exist in some parallel space?

In fact, there is indeed a dinosaur kingdom, where people and dinosaurs walk side by side, they work and live together, coexist in harmony, and jointly construct a utopia of man and dragon.

And this country is the world created by James Guerney and the two-time Hugo Award-winning science fiction masterpiece Dinosaur Nation: The Utopia of Man and Dragon.

Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

The author James Gehr once said that the task of the artist is to make the impossible necessarily credible. In this set of books, he did exactly that.

1. Strange brain holes, rigorous science popularization, to create a beautiful dinosaur country

The book begins with "I" finding a historic sketchbook in the library, and the owners of this sketching diary are a father and son, natural scientist Professor Arthur Denison and son Will, which leads to the father and son's dinosaur adventure.

At the beginning of the sketching diary, the shipwreck survivor Arthur Denison and his son were driven to an unknown land by dolphins, and just as they were preparing to survive on a desert island, they found a strange creature that threw stones in order to protect themselves, and thus became associated with these creatures, which is indeed the diplomat and translator of the Dinosaur Kingdom, Bix.

Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

In this way, the father and son entered the dinosaur country, and they found that in this country, the dinosaurs seemed to be strong and violent on the outside, but they were gentle on the inside, they had their own plate map of the dinosaurs, there were also dinosaurs' own unique texts, huge and perfect dinosaur hatcheries, and dinosaurs' unique historical sites. In addition, dinosaurs also divide labor and cooperation, some act as messengers, some help humans transport goods, and even some dinosaurs will live under the same roof with humans to help take children and accompany children to play games, dinosaurs will exert their strong physical advantages, and humans have formed a mutually beneficial relationship.

Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

Under the author's superb painting, the dinosaurs in various looks and manners jumped on the paper, and he not only drew the dinosaur world in the eyes of human beings, but also drew the dinosaur world in the eyes of dinosaurs.

However, no one will believe that it is true to say, "I dare not lean down too close to read this book, because I am afraid that I will be planted in the book and will never come back."

In fact, the author uses a mixed technique, if you are a dinosaur fan, you will find that all the dinosaurs in the book arrange work related to their size, life habits and personality, such as pterosaurs can fly, so they act as knights of sports objects. Brachiosaurus herbivorous dinosaurs, so they would sleep in the shed at night to avoid the long sea of wandering carnivorous oxeratops. Of course, the author also used this to rehabilitate some dinosaurs, such as the oviraptorosaur who was once mistaken for stealing other dinosaur eggs, and was arranged to see the hatching eggs of the dinosaur eggs, is it particularly incredible, it is estimated that many people will wonder if he will guard himself?

In addition, the book mentions a lot of descriptions of the plants and animals of the dinosaur country, in fact, these are not invented by the author out of thin air, they are consistent with the discoveries of contemporary scientific research, and they can withstand scientific verification. For example, the structure of semi-hatched dinosaur eggs is divided into "protein, yolk sac, amniotic sac, embryo, and allicuria as depicted in the book."

Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

In fact, this stems from the fact that the author met Michael Brett-Suhrman, a paleontologist and dinosaur expert, when he created this book, and invited the author to visit the Fossil Collection of the Smithsonian Museum to learn about the latest theories. And the author has also studied archaeology and engaged in front-line archaeological excavation work, so as to ensure the authenticity and rigor of science popularization, but also let many people think that this dinosaur country is real, increasing the fun of reading.

2. The growth journey with dinosaurs reveals the secrets of the utopian kingdom

Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

Throughout the story, in addition to the experience of the father Arthur, it is also interspersed with the growth journey of the son Will. During the dinosaur expedition, the division of labor and cooperation of each dinosaur teaches children responsibilities, and when they participate in the "Habitat Partner Meeting", they learn that each area will have a combination of a human and a dinosaur, spend a lifetime monitoring all the living conditions in their district, and report the situation at the annual congress, and the conference will also give advice and help. This collective love and sense of responsibility also deeply touched the father and son.

After the meeting, they arrive in the village, where the dinosaur encourages the children to take risks and play with them, and Will meets Sylvia, whom he had previously met at the dinosaur hatchery, and together they completed their dream of flying. In the process of practicing flight, they found that the Aeolian Pterodactyl would turn around when he saw the sentry stone statue, and after exploring, he learned that the dinosaur would take the initiative to come behind the stone statue at the end of his life, admire the sacred statue, and dedicate flesh and blood to the cycle of life.

They also found that dinosaurs respected the wishes of humans and opened up a place away from dinosaurs, after all, some people need to be alone for a while to find out what they have lost and can start over.

Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

When Arthur became curious about the underworld and chose to go alone, the duplicitous dinosaur Bix, fearing for his safety, chose to go to Arthur against ancient tradition, and when Sylvia knelt on the ground and hugged Bix and said: Why don't you tell us you are going to find Arthur?

Bix said: "I don't want you to worry, there are things to do in it, and I feel that Arthur needs help."

At this time, you can really feel the strong love between dinosaurs and people, and it turns out that different species can also have a deep connection.

In many books in the past, dinosaurs are brutal images, but in this dinosaur country, all dinosaurs are full of kindness, extremely gentle in heart, they use their powerful bodies to assume social responsibilities, to selflessly give human help, which is also the reason for the existence of this utopian country.

Can you believe it? There really is a utopian dinosaur kingdom

If Miyazaki is good at healing people's hearts with such a cute and heart-warming image as Totoro, then the dinosaurs in this "Dinosaur Country: The Utopia of Man and Dragon" warm people's hearts with the contrast between their appearance and heart.

3, a good postscript, let you know the process of creation

If the content of the book is wonderful, then in the afterword, when you learn about the author's process of setting up this dinosaur world and the editorial design of the book, you sigh " There are so many secrets I haven't found." ”

The whole story of the dinosaur kingdom in the book is presented in arthur's birthday, and to be honest, when I flipped through the first page of the log, I felt that this was like a long-standing sketchbook, handwritten cursive with small illustrations of oil paintings, so that you can see the traces of history.

In fact, this is the author specifically to appreciate the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. class of 19th-century explorers sketchbook, found that most of them use cursive to take notes, with pencils and watercolors to paint, and then the author combined their own special to create, I have to say that the author completed this work, really excellent.

In addition, in the afterword, the author also explains the origin and background of his creation of the dinosaur country, which can make the reader more moved by the story. He would find models to play flower boys in dinosaur parades, consult scientists, and respect the essential characteristics of dinosaurs, such as designing a diplomat and translator Bix who didn't speak much human language.

The design and arrangement are enough to see the painstaking efforts of the author in creating this book, and it is no wonder that this book can win two Hugo Awards and many other awards.

It is also worth saying that this adventure story is not finished here, it has a total of three volumes, what kind of adventure story Arthur father and son will experience, and more wonderful waiting for you to reveal.

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