The Eyes and the Impossible: (Newbery Medal Winner)
公園に住む自由な犬ヨハネスが、バイソンたちから「目」として世界を見つめる役目を託される。ユーモアと速度感のある語りのなかで、友情、自由、そして世界の変化を見つめ直す児童文学。
作品情報
走ること、見ること、守ること。そのすべてがこの物語では自由につながっている。
海辺の公園で自由に暮らす犬ヨハネスは、バイソンの長老たちから公園の出来事を見届ける「Eyes」の役目を任される。人間や動物たち、そして急速に変わる環境のなかで、友情と美しさ、自由の意味を探る物語。
レビュー要約
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独特の犬の語り口と、公園の世界を生き生きと立ち上げる想像力が高く評価されている。軽やかな読み味のなかに、仲間を守る緊張感と自由への喜びがある点が支持を集める。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- 発売日
- 2023-05-09
- ページ数
- 256ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 17.48 x 2.79 x 20.96 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781524764203
- ISBN-10
- 1524764205
- 価格
- 3445 JPY
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Children's Books/Growing Up & Facts of Life/Friendship, Social Skills & School Life/Friendship
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An enthralling novel for all ages by award-winning author Dave Eggers, told from the perspective of one uniquely endearing dog—featuring beautiful artwork from Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris. “Johannes is a highly engaging narrator whose exuberance and good nature run like a bright thread through the novel’s pages.” — The New York Times Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s elders, three ancient Bison. His friends—a seagull, a raccoon, a squirrel, and a pelican—work with him as the Assistant Eyes, observing the humans and other animals who share the park and making sure the Equilibrium is in balance. But changes are afoot. More humans arrive in the park. A new building, containing mysterious and hypnotic rectangles, goes up. And then there are the goats—an actual boatload of goats—who appear, along with a shocking revelation that changes Johannes’s view of the world. Lushly illustrated with old world paintings and new artwork from Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris, this story about friendship, beauty, liberation (and running very, very fast), will make readers of all ages see the world around them in a wholly new way.
Dave Eggers is the author of the Newbery Medal winner The Eyes and the Impossible , along with bestsellers The Every, The Monk of Mokha, The Circle, A Hologram for the King, and A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. His work has been nominated for the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is the founder of McSweeney’s, an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, and cofounder of 826 National, a network of educational centers around the country offering free tutoring to kids of all backgrounds. He lives in Northern California with his family. Shawn Harris is the author/illustrator of Have You Ever Seen a Flower?, which won a Caldecott Honor Award. He is the illustrator of Her Right Foot by Dave Eggers, which received seven starred reviews, was an Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book, an ALA Notable, and a PW Best Book of the Year. His other picture books include Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do (a Time Magazine Best Children's Book), Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy, and A Polar Bear in the Snow by Mac Barnett. Shawn got his start as an illustrator in the early 2000s, creating album art for bands, including his own, the Matches. He lives in Northern California and enjoys surfing.
レビュー
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動物たちのクールな生き様。
犬、バイソン、カモメ、ペリカン、リス、アライグマ、etc. 人間と共存しつつ、人間のペットにはならない動物たちの自由な生き様。 登場するキャラクターは動物ですが、動物たちのかわいさを表に打ち出した物語ではないです。誇りや矜持を持ち続ける、クールな動物たちのお話と言えば良いでしょうか。 ニューベリー賞受賞作品ですので、面白い物語であることは間違いありません。子どもはもちろん、大人が呼んでも、十分読み応えのある本です。
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Lovely
Lovely
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Excellent Read-Aloud!
An excellent read-aloud to those of every age!
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Inspirierend!
Dave Eggers ist ein Zauberer, nicht nur im wirklichen Leben, wo er einen wunderbaren Verlag leitet und eine ganze Welle von Eins-zu-Eins-Hausaufgabenbetreuung durch Lyriker und Schriftstellerinnen losgetreten hat, sondern auch literarisch: Lassen Sie sich nicht abschrecken, dass ein Hund die Hauptperson ist! Und auch noch Johannes heißt. Erstens ist er ein Halb-Kojote und zweitens gibt es ja auch noch seine Freunde die Waschbären, die Möven und die Hüter des Gleichgewichts im Park: die drei Bisons Freya, Meredith und Samuel. (Definitiv nicht befreundet ist er mit den Enten). Welch aberwitzig hinreißendes Abenteuer Johannes erlebt, welche neuen Freunde er gewinnt, wie sie alles an den Menschen vorbeimanagen, das ist unübertroffen. Man muss kein Muttersprachler sein, um das Englisch zu verstehen, ich bin nicht besonders gut darin und hab nur zehn Worte nachgeschlagen. Es geht nicht anders: Nach diesem Buch hat man gute Laune, ist getröstet, möchte losgehen und Abenteuer erleben, und zwar hier gleich jetzt, nicht irgendwo anders und irgendwann - man möchte alte Freunde treffen und sich neue Freunde machen.
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Wonderfully written, durably constructed hardcover, printed on high quality paper
This book is wonderfully written. The story is engaging and creatively narrated from the perspective of a dog. I purchased the hardcover version, and was very pleasantly surprised by its physical qualities. Its cover and binding are durable, and it's printed on strong and high-quality paper. It is a pleasure to read, not only for the story, but for its feel in your hands, and its ease on your eyes as you're reading. It will be passed down to our next generation in great condution.
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Very good read for bedtime
This is an excellent read for bedtime for kids ages 5-15
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