Series / 所属系列: |
| Minton
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Overview / 简介: |
| The first time Minton saw him, Hector was shooting right out of a volcano! Hector is the hottest boy who ever lived, and no one can come near him except Minton, the fire salamander. Hector feels unbearably lonely despite Minton’s company until one day a storm sweeps the duo far away to the cold snowy lands. There they meet Gilda, a cool Viking adventurer, and suddenly life for Hector changes forever. |
From Organization / 国外机构评价: |
| Kindergarten-Grade 3?This odd Australian import is about Hector, a red-headed boy spawned by a volcano, whose only friend is Minton the salamander?no one else can stand the heat he projects. After a great storm floods their home on the edge of the world, they wind up floating adrift at sea and are finally rescued by a Viking adventurer. Gilda enjoys Hector's warmth, and takes him home with her, but the other villagers are suspicious and frightened of the stranger. When Hector literally thaws out a frozen child and his usefulness in a cold climate is made evident (he can heat bath water or sauna rocks with a touch), he is at last accepted, but it is Gilda who buys a sled and pony and starts "Hector's Heating and Hot Water Service," making a wonderful new life for herself, the boy, and his salamander. The lengthy text has no pep and the cartoon illustrations are static?the colors are muted, except for Hector's wild red hair. If there is any real humor here, few children are likely to find it.? |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| This is a book about just how life really is, hard. I just loved it, as did my children. We are Australian by the way, and so is the author and illustrator.
I think it's a great story to read to our children, who can make connections through relating the story to incidents in their own lives..and we as adults can help to guide them through the more difficult aspects by being open and honest in our communication.
We cannot deny that all of our children, regardless of where you come from, will have to someday learn about different things ranging from life through to death, from bullying and alienation, to acceptance and understanding, and there are lots of people who think because we are different there is no hope for us......these issues all crop up in the book. It is especially good for a child who does display a different way of doing things and may be getting bullied at school. It shows that the first judgement people make about you is not always correct, it asks us to show tolerance to our fellow man, and give them time and space to reveal themselves....it asks as to be gentle with one another and look for the good things, and not to judge people from a fearful stance if they look a bit scary....sure they might have unusual ideas, but their difference is what makes the world interesting, better, and it helps us to grow.
This was the best children's book I've ever read. It takes a child to a place in their imagination, too often missing now in the lives of children, who are required by some to live as an adult. What they are learning is to let go of 'learning' for a moment and dwell in a creative space, allowing the ideas that are fairly emotional ones, to seep in. It shows children that if someone is different and has another skillset that we don't understand, that we shouldn't try to alienate or compartmentalise them, that in fact they might be able to teach us something about the world, something about life......that we can learn from listening to different unusual people and their ideas.....I related to the story very much, as an artist myself. It inspired me in my painting life, and my children absolutely loved this beautiful story. We really as adults need to still our souls sometimes and listen to the child within us....or life can get very dry.
I also found the book full of humour and funny circumstance, but perhaps you have to be familiar with aussie humour to 'get it'.....or just allow the child within you to listen. |
About the Author / 作者介绍: |
| Anna Fienberg and Kim Gamble have previously collaborated on more than 20 children's books, including the Minton Goes! series and the Tashi series. |
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