Sacramento Bee, February 7, 1998 [This] colorfully and beautifully illustrated book [is] designed to engage children by presenting subjects they know well . . . art educator Colleen Carroll . . . knows how to talk to kids and how to get a child's natural curiosity up and running. . . . Parents will find a capable teaching companion . . . Children may well find a lifelong love of art.
Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who coined the term radioactivity , discovered polonium and radium, and helped develop treatments for cancer. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, but her dedication to physics ultimately caused her death from radiation. From artists to aviators and scientists to revolutionaries, Little Guides to Great Lives is a brand new series of small-format guides introducing children to the most inspirational figures from history in a fun, accessible way. Launching with Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela and Amelia Earhart, Little Guides to Great Lives tells the stories of the most amazing people from all over the world and across history, with colourful illustrations and fresh design to bring their incredible stories to life. 居里夫人是一位杰出的科学家，他创造了 放射性 一词，发现了pol和镭，并帮助开发了治疗癌症的方法。她是第壹位获得诺贝尔奖的女性，但她对物理学的奉献*终导致她因辐射
在一个暴风雨的冬天，男婴直树（Naoki）被苣浪冲入渔民的船中。几年过去了，直树却仍然没有长大。他必须回到海洋才能成为年轻人吗？答案以一条神话中的鱼的形式出现。日本艺术家北斋是世界上*著名的版画家之一。他著名的木刻作品《大浪》（Great Wave）是表现这位艺术家特有手法和主题的代表作品。在这本儿童书中，这位艺术家的杰作是一个简单但引人入胜的故事的起源，这个故事用使人联想起北斋对细节、视角和彩色的精湛运用的图片作为插图。本书包含这件木刻作品本身的精美复制品，并辅以有关这位艺术家及其作品的信息。Hokusai s classic woodcut of a majestic wave becomes the starting point for a storybook children will want to read again and again.On a stormy winter s day, a baby boy, Naoki, is swept into a fisherman s boat by a great wave. Years pass, but still Naoki does not grow. Must he return to the ocean in orde
