A fire almost destroyed all the lush plants on the ground. At this time, the earth was filled with smoke and charred.
used to be lush with branches and leaves, but now it is dead silent. However, in a dead body, a plant actually emerged from the ashes, which is 推有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有有
drooping flowers that have been sleeping in the ground for 15 years. During this period when everything has not yet survived after the fire, they try hard to absorb nutrients and grow and bloom. When other plants regain their vitality, the passionate and short life of the hanging tube is about to end.
As an bulb plant, it will return to the ground until another fire wakes it up.
While my child and I were amazed at the same time, she asked a question:
15 years underground, is sagittarius really just sleeping?
Her question reminds me of a recent book by Houlang, "A Little Seed". The book uses the form of organ fold pages to vividly describe the process of a small seed nurturing, growing, and growing until it grows into a towering tree.
In the book, the author anthropomorphized small seeds, using poetic language and enthusiastic bold illustrations to show the children the life journey of the seeds breaking through the ground and then slowly growing into towering trees, so that children can understand life and feel growth.
The author of "A Little Seed" is Mar Benegas. She is not only the author of children and adult books, but also a poet. Every word in the book reveals the romance and sincerity of the poet and author.
illustration author is Noyce Camanio. After learning art, she entered the world of illustration. I like to create illustrations for books and explore the relationship between text and illustrations.
Although "A Little Seed" is a popular science book, I think it is more like a poetic philosophical book. The language in the book is not only literary, but also a bit philosophical and poetic. The illustrations are bold and enthusiastic, with red and blue contrasting colors, and while attracting attention, they also make people unable to help but think about the endless life behind life.
, Poetry-like language vividly describes the growth
Most of the text in "A Little Seed" is not about popular science, but about describing the subtle feelings of the growth of the little seed.
"I want to see what the world is like" and "Sometimes I'm afraid, sometimes I feel happy" will not affect our understanding of the author's meaning, but it is precisely because of the existence of these poetic sentences that the nurturing and growth process of small seeds is more magical.
Under the author's poetic description, the small seeds are born from birth to breaking through the ground, from seedlings to lush growth, are presented to children bit by bit. What children feel is not only the vitality of life, but also the respectable and preciousness of life.
It turns out that the small seeds buried under the ground are not just sleeping. They have been accumulating strength. They absorb cool rainwater. They wrap themselves tightly to resist the invasion of the cold wave. They are waiting for the opportunity to break through the ground and rebirth.
Finally waited for the new rain and sunshine of spring. The little seeds arched up desperately, and the roots worked hard to pierce down and then. It finally broke through the soil and came to this world.
This section about the life journey of Xiaosei underground is exactly one side of the book, and on the other side, the littlesei has broken through the soil and experienced wind and rain, slowly but not stopping until it grows into a vibrant tree, with insects and birds also settled on it.
, and because of , magpie , the small seeds of the big tree fell to the ground, so a new round of life began.
This is also the most wonderful thing about "A Little Seed". Although it is two-sided content, no matter which side you read it from, it will not affect it, because both pages describe life, but only describe different stages of life, and these two stages of life are constantly circulating, endlessly and endlessly.
read over and over again, coupled with the anthropomorphic description method, makes children feel particularly immersive when reading, and can better understand the respect and value of life.
My child and I read this sentence:
"The seedling grows while dancing.
Sometimes I am afraid, sometimes I feel happy.
It grows into a small tree."
I asked her, "Why are the seedlings sometimes afraid and sometimes happy?", she said with emotion:
"Growing up slowly is very happy, just like me, I am very happy when I grow up and make progress every day. I am afraid because I always meet There are many difficult things that cannot be learned, it is too difficult. Xiaoseed is afraid that the same is true for the same. The wind is too strong and it will be thirsty. If it encounters bald strong , it may be cut off, so it will not grow into a big tree. "
In fact, most popular science tends to be rigorous and serious, although it is also interesting. It is precisely because of this that the literary and poetic "A Little Seed" is really rare, both simple popular science and poetic and romantic.
The poet author uses childlike and sincere language to describe a life-long and long-lasting journey to children, which not only allows children to re-understand the magic of life, but also allows children to feel the flow of life in poetry.
2. fire-like illustrations vividly show life
In addition to the poetic language, the illustrations in "A Little Seed" are also really wonderful.
The large pieces of fiery red, the large pieces of dark blue, and the two strong colors collided together, making the visual effect so eye-catching!
The life journey of the small seeds underground is mainly fiery red. Large areas of fire-like red are the land on which the small seeds rely on for survival. This fiery red land symbolizes the passion of life and also gives the small seeds hope for life.
The red earth is beige on the top of the red earth, soft and warm. If you look closely, you will find that there are many details on the land. The sun that was halfway up, the flying butterflies, the little mouse that came out to feed, and a blue-tailed magpie with spreading its wings and flying high. Everything is so full of vitality. The contrast with the sleeping seeds under the ground, the movement and stillness of life is more vivid.
Turn over the page where the seeds turn into seedlings. The illustration is mainly dark blue. The deep blue, as quiet as the lake, is the sky, vast and boundless, is the world where the seedlings grow, and also tolerate the fear and joy of the seedlings.
In addition to the clear blue sky, there are also rainy days, there are sunny and sunny, and there are black and white alternating.
If we connect the two pages of illustrations, we can still see the four seasons changing.
Feel the warm spring seeds break through the earth and grow into small seedlings. The weather is getting warmer and the sun is getting more, the seedlings are gradually getting bigger, the roots are constantly deepening underground, the branches are constantly extending to the sky, the seedlings become small trees, and slowly turn into big trees, and this requires more than just a spring, summer, autumn and winter. How many seasons do small seeds have to go through to grow into tall and tall trees?
These thoughts left to children outside of reading are another value of "A Little Seed". Perhaps children cannot think too deeply now, but the endless life and long history of life in the book will definitely leave a deep impression on children.
"A Small Seed" does not specifically specify what kind of plant seed it is, but regardless of the growth period, the growth process of these plants is generally similar.
So "A Little Seed" should be able to answer children's questions about drooping flowers. During the 15 years underground, the drooping flower is not only a sleeping place, it should still be silently accumulating strength, waiting to break out of the ground and then bloom brilliantly.
