Mouse on the River

Mouse's Wood翻翻書續作

《河上的老鼠》

欣賞河岸風光在一天中的不同變化

小老鼠離開了森林，要去看住在海邊的老朋友。他划著小船，沿著河流，一路迎向大海。一路上遇到了河狸，水鼠、成群的水鳥，經過了柳樹林、河島、蘆葦床，天氣從晴朗變為雨天又轉晴，天色從白天轉為黑夜。翻翻小翻頁，跟著小老鼠一起經歷這段旅程。

英國插畫家Alice Melvin作者以柔美的韻文，描述一天當中的不同時刻裡河岸景色的變化。細膩唯美的畫面呈現對大自然的觀察和讚揚。書後還附上自然觀察指南，讓小讀者認識大自然。

In this exquisitely illustrated novelty picture book with die-cut flaps, we follow Mouse from woods to estuary to visit an old friend by the seaside.

This gorgeous follow-up to the award-winning Mouse's Wood accompanies Mouse on a new adventure - from the woods, down a gently flowing river to the open sea - to visit an old friend. Detailed illustrations feature many plants and animals for children to identify, and the atmospheric rhyming text winds down to a peaceful conclusion perfect for bedtime.

Taking place over the course of twenty-four hours, the gently rhyming story tracks the changing environment of the river’s banks, the shift from day to night, pleasant weather to rain and back again, and introduces a whole new cast of friendly characters who wave to Mouse on the way, including beavers, water voles, and water fowl aplenty.

Mouse travels by a willow coppice, a riverside town with a lock, a river island, a reed bed, the estuary, and the river mouth before finishing up the journey on the shore of the open sea.

Illustrated by Alice Melvin, who has spent hours drawing directly from nature to make the book, Mouse on the River is sure to win over readers with its charming characters and intensely detailed scenes. A nature spotter’s guide is also included at the back of the book.