On such a cold day, there are no snowflakes, children who can't go out, and it's fun to read with home...
As a native of Beijing, Uncle Monkey really can't remember how many years ago the winter in Beijing was so cold. However, unlike other dan players, when Uncle Monkey froze into a popsicle in a wind of minus 19 degrees plus ten degrees, he did not think of the "North Pole", "Walking the Dog", "Wu Yifan about not going", but remembered some familiar picture books, about winter, about the cold, and about the polar region. Since everyone can't go out and play, it's better to read at home. In the record-setting winter, nestled in a warm sofa, mom and dad and baby together to read a picture book of the scene, this warm reading experience, will surely become a good memory of children's childhood.
Today, Uncle Monkey will introduce you to a few picture books that are especially suitable for reading in winter...
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1. The best thing is to read with you - "Little Reader"</h1>
A little boy living in the northern countryside, on a snowy winter day, with his good friend, a puppy, dragging his sleigh and carrying a brown suitcase, into the world wrapped in silver. At the top of the "highest peak in the world" in the mind of a little boy, he played with the puppy in the snow, drank drinks, ate bread, and then, he said "the time has come," opened the suitcase—the moment the little boy picked up the book and read the first word to the puppy, he became a "little reader." Snowflakes falling in the sky form the shape of letters. In the cold season, on the top of a snow-covered hill, a little boy and a puppy snuggle up and read a book together – what a beautiful scene.
Everyone will agree that a child who can treat his pet as a friend must be a loving person. Uncle Monkey said that children who can take books as friends will have a childhood full of happy memories, and children who can read aloud as a way to express and convey love simply have an angelic beauty. "Little Reader", text [Beauty] Amy Hirst, Picture [Beauty] Loren Castillo, translator Zhou Ying, Guangxi Normal University Magic Elephant published in April 2017, the introduction to this book is written by Uncle Monkey.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" >2. When winter passes, I am another year older - "Children of Ice"</h1>
The silver-clad earth, the snow-capped mountains in the distance, a small frozen river nearby, in front of a log cabin, Tom piled up a very beautiful snowman, next to a sleigh, on the ground is a circle of sleigh tracks... Tom, out of his playful nature, hopes that winter will never end, and adults look forward to the arrival of spring in order to survive. At this moment, a mysterious little boy appeared, who, like Tom, liked to play freely in the ice and snow, hoping that winter would continue. The two like-minded boys play together every day, but there is a low bell ringing in each person's ear— Tom's bell is that the family can no longer withstand the long winter; and the bell of the Son of Ice is that his father, the god of winter, is anxiously looking around for him, so that he can quickly return the frozen earth to the spring god who has been late for a long time.
In this special winter, Tom not only gained a friendship, but also experienced an important lesson in growing up - self-sacrifice. To keep his grandmother warm, Tom chopped his own skis and demolished the ladder of the treehouse for firewood. Tom learns the secret of the Children of Ice and Snow, and in order to return spring to the earth, the two agree to meet again early next winter. In this long winter, Tom learned: people should follow the laws of nature, respect nature, and cherish life and friendship. "Children of Ice", by Angela McElith, by Graham-Baker Smith, translated by Zhang Wan, published by Anhui Children's Publishing House in January 2017, is a guide to this book written by Uncle Monkey.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 3. Everything is beautiful because love exists - "Phantom Snow Station"</h1>
Remember Naokata Mase's seamount line? That "Travel by Tram" is a beautiful experience that many families can't forget in their parent-child reading, every time they turn the page, the 360-degree scenery will bring our eyes a powerful visual impact. How many children are because of this picture book, and for the first time in their lives, they have the impulse to "walk away and travel". What does the seamount line look like in winter? What magical things will happen? Naokata Mase created a more intimate fairy tale for us——
One night, the fox found a night walker frozen by the tram track here, and in order to let the passing tram find him and stop to rescue him, the fox cast a magical spell to make a non-existent "snow station" appear out of thin air... Since then, this magical snowfield station has occasionally appeared in front of passengers, and passengers on the Haishan Line have become good friends with the Fox family. Naokata Mase put the brilliance of human nature on a small fox and used the warmest fantasy to construct a magical station full of love in the desolate snowfield. This picture book, especially the healing department. Phantom Snow Field Station, text/picture [Day] Naokata Seto, translated by Peng Yi and Zhou Longmei, published by 21st Century Publishing House.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > 4. Cold, can't stop the brave heart of mankind - "Polar Rebirth"</h1>
In 1914, the Englishman Shackleton arrived on the Antarctic continent with a group of fearless warriors on a ship called the Perseverance. Shackleton wanted to create a feat— to complete the first human expedition through the South Pole and across the entire Antarctic continent. But perseverance was trapped by ice floes, and the warriors could not reach the South Pole. Shackleton could only lead his team to build camps on the ice fields, hunt and fish, and endure the long dark winters of Antarctica. Even more unfortunately, as the climate grew colder, the pressure on the ice floes grew, eventually crushing the Perseverance, and the team members were completely trapped on the huge ice floes, drifting with the currents... The 28 team members have experienced a year-and-a-half-long alpine ice field adventure, and one by one, they have all walked out of the Antarctic. Although they were unable to cross the Antarctic continent, they used their unity, bravery, perseverance, wisdom and sacrifice to write a remarkable movement in the history books of human exploration.
Shackleton summed up the "failed" expedition as follows: "I believe that it is human nature to explore the unknown, and that stagnation is the real failure." "This "Polar Rebirth" is a rare "adventure blockbuster" in the picture book world, with a real historical background, many characters, special environments, plot twists, suspense, and the story is full of human brilliance and the warmth of partners. Polar Rebirth : Shackleton's Epic Journey to Antarctica, by William Greer, translated by Deng, published by Dolphin Media in September 2015.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >5. How to put a book, a penguin, and the whole of Antarctica into the "refrigerator" – The Penguin Ice Book: Where is My Home? 》</h1>
Our books are all in the bookcase and on the shelves, but there is a special picture book that must be put in the refrigerator or freezer, otherwise you will not be able to read it. Want to see this book "Where is My Home?" We need to put it in a plastic box and put it in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator. After about 15 minutes, take it out and look at it, the blue ocean, the white glacier, the orange sunset, the little penguin's black back, the red mouth and claws... However, as the temperature rises, we will find that the color is gradually fading, and the picture is fading little by little. After reading the second time, the third time, the edge place turned white, and in more than 10 minutes, the little penguins disappeared on the screen.
The book uses a very high-tech material technique, temperature-sensitive color-changing inks. This ink is sensitive to temperature, and only at low temperatures will it show a distinct color, and as the temperature rises above 0 degrees, the color will gradually fade. The ten minutes of reading the Ice Book correspond to the future decades of Antarctic glaciers. The rise in the temperature of the ice book in the room symbolizes the warming of the global climate. Our contemporary writers and editors are so clever that they can skillfully use modern material technology to tell children the story of global warming. I believe that our children will be smarter, and when they grow up, they will be able to come up with a good way to deal with climate change and solve the contradiction between human material needs and the carrying capacity of natural resources and the earth's environment. Where is My Home? "Jin Jiehu, Lin Shan/Wen, Liu Hao/E, Penguin Random (China) Planning, Hunan Children's Publishing House, May 2018.