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我家在海邊

內容簡介

內容簡介 我的家 在海邊 我的家在海邊，我的爸爸是礦工，他就在海底下的礦坑工作。每天早上我在海鷗聲、狗吠、關門聲中醒來，向窗外看到的第一眼就是海，我知道這時爸爸已經在海裡的隧道挖礦好一陣子了。接著我和朋友到遊樂場盪鞦韆，我盪得好高好高，可以看見海面白白的浪花，我知道浪花下的海底，有我正在挖礦的爸爸。吃完中餐後，我幫媽媽到商店跑腿，經過海，波光粼粼，閃耀的像個大鏡子，嗯，大鏡子底下有我挖礦的爸爸。下午，我會到墓園看爺爺，爺爺希望自己的墓面向海，因為爺爺也是礦工。晚餐，爸爸回來，太陽沉入海，那是爸爸工作的地方。每晚睡前，我回想著白天的一切，想著爸爸，想著海，我知道，有一天，換我上場，我是礦工的孩子。While a young boy enjoys a summer's day, his thoughts constantly return to his father, who is digging for coal deep under the sea."An atmospheric, haunting story" - The BooksellerStunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of Footpath Flowers, show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig. This beautifully understated and haunting story brings a piece of mining history to life. The ever-present ocean and inevitable pattern of life in a mining town will enthral children and move adult readers, as a young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather's grave after lunch and comes home to a cosy dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Joanne SchwartzJoanne Schwartz was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She is the author of a number of children's books including Our Corner Grocery Store, which was nominated for the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. Joanne has been a children's librarian for more than twenty-five years. She lives in Toronto.Sydney SmithSydney Smith has illustrated multiple children’s books, including The White Cat and the Monk, written by Jo Ellen Bogart, and the highly acclaimed Footpath Flowers, which was a New York Times Children’s Book of the Year, a winner of the Governor General Award for Illustration and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Born in Nova Scotia in Canada, Sydney now lives in Toronto. Find him online at hutten.org sydney and on Twitter as @sydneydraws.

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