＂Monumental.”—The New York Times Book Review
＂Visually exciting.”—Publishers Weekly
＂A memorable, thought-provoking book.”—The Horn Book
＂Outstandingly handsome...an excellent vehicle for
discussion.”—Kirkus Reviews
＂[A] powerful story.”—School Library Journal
＂A remarkable book.”—The Hungry Mind Review
＂Bunting takes a serious subject...and makes it understandable
for children.”—Instructor
內容簡介：
A noted author Fly Away Home, 1991 brings all her empathy
and creative skill to another timely topic: an inner-city riot.
Standing well back from their window, Daniel and his mama watch
looters steal TVs and break into Kim''s market. When it quiets down
the two fall asleep, only to be roused: their building is burning,
so they escape, through ravaged streets, to a shelter. Though
Bunting offers no reasons for the violence, she succinctly
describes the mob''s psychology. Mama explains, ``...people get
angry. They want to smash and destroy. They don''t care anymore
what''s right...After a while it''s like a game,'''' while Daniel
observes, ``They look angry. But they look happy, too.'''' The story
is rounded out with a touch of reconciliation: Mama has''t
patronized Kim''s market ``...it''s better if we buy from our own
people'''' but, after Daniel''s cat and Mrs. Kims'' make friends at
the shelter, the people realize that they, too, could be friendly.
Diaz''s art--rough-edged acrylic paintings mounted on collages of
paper, burnt matches, and materials that might be found blowing on
a California street--is extraordinarily powerful. Defined in heavy
black, the expressionistically rendered faces are intense with
smoky shades and dark, neon-lit color. An outstandingly handsome
book that represents its subject realistically while underplaying
the worst of its horrors; an excellent vehicle for discussion.
Picture book. 4+ -- Copyright 1994, Kirkus Associates,
LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover
edition.
關於作者：
EVE BUNTING has written over two hundred books for children,
including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by
David Diaz. She lives in Southern California.
David Diaz has illustrated numerous award-winning books for
children, including Smoky Night by Eve Bunting, for which he was
awarded the Caldecott Medal; The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, which
received a Newbery Honor; and Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T.
Bernier-Grand, a Pura Belpré Honor Award winner. An illustrator and
graphic designer for more than twenty-five years, he is also a
painter and an accomplished ceramic artist. Mr. Diaz lives in
Carlsbad, California.
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