"Six Million Years of an Island" is a popular science book written by Chen-Pan Chen, the Chinese-American writer who won the Caldecott Medal in 2018.

"Six Million Years of an Island" is a popular natural science book written by the 2018 Caldecott Medal winner, Chinese-American writer Chen Pan Chen. Chen Zhenpan has always focused on the creation of natural science. His independently painted works such as "The Grand Canyon", "Through the Cambrian Coral Reef", "Gravity", and "Through the Jurassic Primitive Forest" were deeply loved all over the world once they were published. It is loved by readers and recommended by the U.S. Congress as a recommended book for children and teenagers.

We recommend this book to children around first grade to read. They are in the interest stimulation stage . The reading goals of at this stage are designed to give children an early and happy reading experience, stimulate children's interest in reading, and guide children to perceive sincerity. Kindness and other excellent qualities; help children develop good reading habits .

This book will lead children to solve small puzzles about nature, society and science through simple and interesting stories and vivid pictures . It will subtly help children learn knowledge and comprehend principles, and enhance their understanding of the wonderful world. Curiosity and desire to explore. How many years does it take for an island to be born, grow and decline? 6 million years! This moment that surprises you may be quietly explained when your child is flipping through a picture book.

What is this book about?

The book mainly tells the ups and downs of an island famous for its magical endemic species - the Galapagos Islands. The selection of the natural environment has led to the evolution of species. Those genes that are particularly beneficial to survival have been infinitely amplified. As a result, Darwin's finches with particularly large beaks, tortoise shells elephant tortoises of different shapes, and seagulls that hunt at night have appeared. , flightless cormorant ... This picture book can not only help children develop their imagination scientifically, but also be a key to lead children to open the door to magical nature.

The author uses delicate paintings and short words to describe the story of an island from its birth, childhood, adulthood, twilight and final disappearance. But when this island disappeared, another island was born. This is a cyclical process, life has never been interrupted, and it is always multiplying. At different stages of the island, different species lived on different islands, which also created different biological evolution , which eventually became the inspiration for Darwin's theory of the origin of species.

Reading this book can help children appreciate the unique features and species of the Galapagos Islands in vivid and interesting pictures, and at the same time understand Darwin's theory of evolution concept of "natural selection, survival of the fittest". , feel the greatness and magic of nature in the alternation and reproduction of life.

streamlined language

text of this book In this part, the author uses the concise language as possible to describe the island's transformation from being barren when it was born, to ushering in new life, and then continued to grow and become larger during the volcanic eruption, and finally merged with the surrounding islands to become a species-rich island. The process of super large island.

Then the author changed the subject to . The end of the volcanic eruption, the corrosive impact of sea water and the softness of the sea rock base made the island smaller and smaller, and the environment became more and more harsh. In the end, the island disappeared on the sea level. Perhaps because it is too sad to stop here, the author deliberately introduced the Galapagos Islands and Darwin at the end, and made a good sublimation here - although the islands in the book have disappeared, life continues. , the life forms on the Galapagos Islands are also evolving to varying degrees in order to survive.

At the end of the article, the author specially attached a long story about Darwin and the Galapagos Islands to facilitate readers to further explore the impact of this mysterious island on the "Origin of Species".

Vivid and delicate paintings

The painting part of this book uses the technique of storyboard drawing to turn the evolution of the entire island into a documentary drawn on the book. In this book, the author divides the scene of frigatebirds robbing the fish from the mouth of the seabird into four shots, which are vividly presented to the readers. Focusing on the different periods of the island - childhood, adulthood, and twilight years, the author uses the changes in yellow-green color and the change in the number of clouds over the island to clearly express the island's vegetation and climate conditions through pictures.

This is a natural science picture book with excellent pictures and texts. The formation of islands, migration and evolution of species described in the book are all true to science. Although the subject matter is a bit difficult for low-grade children who have never been exposed to geography, the author uses the most concise language to describe it, paired with vivid and delicate illustrations . For children, it can not only understand scientific knowledge, but also inspire them. Interest in reading scientific knowledge.

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