Christopher Cheng
Auteur de Python
Séries
Œuvres de Christopher Cheng
New Gold Mountain: The Diary of Shu Cheong, Lambing Flat, New South Wales, 1860-1861 (2005) 27 exemplaires
De Mãos Dadas 2 exemplaires
Moving with the Seasons 1 exemplaire
The melting pot : the diary of Edward, Chek Chee 1 exemplaire
PANDA E TOPO 1 exemplaire
Moving with the seasons 1 exemplaire
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I can't remember where I saw this book recommended, but this Australian import definitely seems to have slipped below the radar.
Simple paragraphs follow a female python through her hunt for prey and her life cycle. She basks in the sun, sheds her skin, stalks prey and catches a meal. Eventually she lays and incubates her eggs and when they hatch she moves on.
Each spread also contains facts about pythons; when they python is stalking a rat, the story reads "The rat stops. He scratches the ground and moves a little closer, looking for seeds to eat. Python waits no longer. Dinner!" and the factoid section, in smaller print, says "Pythons are constrictors. A python doesn't crush its prey; instead it suffocates it. (Broken bones would make it harder to eat.)"
The art is mixed media, swirling colors and shapes someone on white backgrounds, some set in jungle-like settings. On the one hand, I prefer photographs in nonfiction and and illustrations are sometimes hard to decipher. On the other hand, given the number of annoyingly squeamish parents I have to deal with (yes, I know some people have a genuine fear of snakes but I personally can't help feeling that all that girly squealing is ridiculous and just because you are scared of snakes and spiders doesn't mean you have to pass down your own phobias to your children) a little blurriness in the artwork is a Good Thing.
This book reminded me a lot of Wolfsnail in the simple, matter-of-fact text following the basic habits of a single animal. It is a little more text-heavy, although still a perfectly good read-aloud and I'd probably use it with a slightly older audience.
Verdict: Buy this one for those snake-themed outreach visits to kindergartens and first grade classrooms. Unless you have less squeamish parents than I do, I'd think twice about using it in storytime, although the picture where the python eats the rat isn't really that gruesome.
ISBN: 9780763663964; Published 2012 by Candlewick; Borrowed from another library in my consortium; Purchased for the library.… (plus d'informations)
Simple paragraphs follow a female python through her hunt for prey and her life cycle. She basks in the sun, sheds her skin, stalks prey and catches a meal. Eventually she lays and incubates her eggs and when they hatch she moves on.
Each spread also contains facts about pythons; when they python is stalking a rat, the story reads "The rat stops. He scratches the ground and moves a little closer, looking for seeds to eat. Python waits no longer. Dinner!" and the factoid section, in smaller print, says "Pythons are constrictors. A python doesn't crush its prey; instead it suffocates it. (Broken bones would make it harder to eat.)"
The art is mixed media, swirling colors and shapes someone on white backgrounds, some set in jungle-like settings. On the one hand, I prefer photographs in nonfiction and and illustrations are sometimes hard to decipher. On the other hand, given the number of annoyingly squeamish parents I have to deal with (yes, I know some people have a genuine fear of snakes but I personally can't help feeling that all that girly squealing is ridiculous and just because you are scared of snakes and spiders doesn't mean you have to pass down your own phobias to your children) a little blurriness in the artwork is a Good Thing.
This book reminded me a lot of Wolfsnail in the simple, matter-of-fact text following the basic habits of a single animal. It is a little more text-heavy, although still a perfectly good read-aloud and I'd probably use it with a slightly older audience.
Verdict: Buy this one for those snake-themed outreach visits to kindergartens and first grade classrooms. Unless you have less squeamish parents than I do, I'd think twice about using it in storytime, although the picture where the python eats the rat isn't really that gruesome.
ISBN: 9780763663964; Published 2012 by Candlewick; Borrowed from another library in my consortium; Purchased for the library.… (plus d'informations)
A day in the life of a blue and yellow diamond python on the prowl for prey in the Australian bush. Good illustrations but not enough information to leave readers more in the know about this creature.
This entire series is a wonderful way to learn history or teach it to adolescents. I find today's generations seem to recall more when they learn through other people (pop songs, celebrity gossip, etc.), so what better way to teach history than through someone else's perspective? Yes, "authentic" diaries would be "better", but would the language really hold the modern student's attention? Did the diary writer know what WOULD be important in the context of history? Probably not.
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- Œuvres
- 34
- Membres
- 277
- Popularité
- #83,813
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 11
- ISBN
- 61
- Langues
- 2
- Favoris
- 1
The author and illustrator combine beautiful, full color illustrations with a rich narrative text to present information about the Wombat in a picture book format. The author provides sidebars of informative text so as not to interrupt the flow of the story. He also provides an index and further information about the Wombat. This book could be used as reference or simply read as a story.… (plus d'informations)