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The Terrible Plop

作者: Ursula Dubosarsky ; Andrew Joyner (Illustrator)

出版社:Egmont Books Ltd

出版時間:2010-01

頁數(shù):32

詞匯量:603

AR:2.5

虛構(gòu):虛構(gòu)

ISBN:9781405251372

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If you go down to the woods today you might find rabbits happily munching on the grass. You might find animals swinging from the trees and having a nap - or you might find them running from The Terrible Plop. But when the little white rabbit and the big brown bear come face to face with their fear, only one of them will turn tail and run.
Award-wining children's book author Dubosarsky appears at ease writing stories for the very young all the way through to teenagers. Her latest picture book tells the story of a group of rabbits who make an anxious escape through the forest after being alarmed by a mysterious sound. A troupe of animals is collected as the fear builds, all wishing to flee the 'Terrible PLOP!'. The frightful flight continues until the animals reach a bear who queries the nature of the PLOP and wishes to investigate. And so it is the task of the 'littlest rabbit' with 'the greatest fear' to take the bear to the source of the unknown sound. The Terrible PLOP is a wonderful children's book with an important moral: things aren't so scary once you know what they are. Reminiscent of classic fairytales, this book has a delightful rhyming narrative and repetition which make... If you go down to the woods today you might find rabbits happily munching on the grass. You might find animals swinging from the trees and having a nap - or you might find them running from The Terrible Plop. But when the little white rabbit and the big brown bear come face to face with their fear, only one of them will turn tail and run.
Award-wining children's book author Dubosarsky appears at ease writing stories for the very young all the way through to teenagers. Her latest picture book tells the story of a group of rabbits who make an anxious escape through the forest after being alarmed by a mysterious sound. A troupe of animals is collected as the fear builds, all wishing to flee the 'Terrible PLOP!'. The frightful flight continues until the animals reach a bear who queries the nature of the PLOP and wishes to investigate. And so it is the task of the 'littlest rabbit' with 'the greatest fear' to take the bear to the source of the unknown sound. The Terrible PLOP is a wonderful children's book with an important moral: things aren't so scary once you know what they are. Reminiscent of classic fairytales, this book has a delightful rhyming narrative and repetition which makes it ideal as a read aloud book for younger readers. Joyner's illustrations make a terrific accompaniment to the text with their bold colours and interesting use of collage. The Terrible PLOP is an engaging story which parents and teachers are sure to enjoy sharing with pre-schoolers. Candice Cappe is the bookshop and sales coordinator at the National Library of Australia
PreS-Gr 1-In this Australian import, some things aren't as scary as they seem. The story is told in rhyme, with mixed-media cartoon illustrations. "Six little rabbits/Down by the lake/Munching on carrots/And chocolate cake" hear a mysterious, frightening "Plop" in the water. Five of them flee the forest, and are soon followed by an illogical assortment of animals, including a goose, antelope, leopard, moose, and pig. A big brown bear, infuriated at the thought of a creature more fearsome than he, bullies the littlest, stay-behind rabbit into showing him where this Terrible PLOP is. It proves to be only an apple falling into the lake from a nearby tree, yet the bear, too, unaccountably runs off in terror, and the rabbit happily returns to munching cake, carrots, and apples. Children would love the repetition of the word "PLOP," but the pedestrian story line, bland rhyming text, and mediocre artwork add up to a less-than-satisfying offering.-Kathleen Finn, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, VT Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
When they hear a terrifying "PLOP!" six little rabbits that have been peacefully munching chocolate cake and carrots by the lake end up initiating animal mass hysteria a la Henny Penny. Newcomer Joyner's cartoonish illustrations are full of melodramatic action as the entire forest of panicked animals runs from a foe they've never seen. Dubosarsky's (Rex) reworking of a Tibetan story is full of sure-footed rhythm and rhymes that repeat words without becoming stale ("They do not stay./ They do not stop./ They run run run/ From the Terrible PLOP"). Even the biggest bear in the forest is eventually fooled-only the reader and "the littlest rabbit/ with the littlest hop" discover that the ominous sound is nothing but an apple falling from an overhanging tree into the lake. This talented Australian duo builds the suspense to just the right pitch, skillfully focusing the story on the smallest rabbit. Despite its fears, the rabbit ends up enjoying some more cake by the shore as it concludes that "All this running/ Should really stop.../ Who's afraid/ Of a silly old PLOP?" Ages 3-6. (Aug.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. (展開)