PreSchool-Grade 2-The alliterative, rhyming text features each letter of the alphabet in sequence and is accompanied by attractive watercolors of racing scenes. Each page's text focuses on some aspect of the sport and an often-repeated letter (e.g., "Helmets holding heads"). While clever, the writing is occasionally stilted due to the requirements of the setup. Realistic, double-page paintings depict a variety of authentic racers, including Formula 1, Indy/CART, sports cars, and stock cars, which progress chronologically, with early models at the start and modern ones following. Almost all the drivers and officials are white men, but spectators are a diverse crowd and the doctor treating an injury is a woman. Endpapers illustrate each of the machines depicted and identify them by year, make, and model. Similar in concept to Anne Miranda's Vroom, Chugga, Vroom-Vroom (Turtle, 1998), Floca's book is more appealing due to its superior illustrations and their faithfulness to real racecars.
Jeffrey A. French, Euclid Public Library, OH
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
PreS-Gr. 2. Floca's picture-book tribute to auto racing looks simple, but many things are going on at once. There is, of course, a race. Also, the alphabetical text often uses alliterative phrases, providing functional fare for phonetics fanatics and fun for everyone else. And finally, each turn of the page represents a time shift. Although a single race appears to proceed throughout the book, the cars, drivers, tracks, and spectators change considerably from the book's opening in 1901, when a Ford chugs along a country road, to the conclusion in 2001, when a Ferrari takes its victory lap around an immense racetrack. Large in scale, the ink-and-watercolor artwork is bold enough to share with a story hour or classroom group, yet young racing fans will find the details absorbing. Floca's introductory note on the history of racing may interest them as well. The clean, spacious book design is thoughtfully planned, right down to the end papers, which show different views of the cars and drivers. An appealing picture book on an unusual subject. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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作为一个对早期教育非常关注的妈妈,我关注点通常在于书籍对孩子认知发展的影响。这本书在这一点上表现得尤为出色。它的字母呈现方式极其巧妙,并非是孤立的展示,而是将字母的形态融入到赛车运动的各个方面——可能是某个标志、某个工具的轮廓,甚至是赛道边缘的标线。这种设计极大地促进了孩子将抽象概念具象化的能力。读完一遍后,我发现女儿不仅记住了字母,更重要的是,她开始主动地在日常生活中寻找那些与书本上类似的形状和结构。而且,这本书的用材和印刷质量也无可挑剔,那种厚实、耐磨的纸张,即使被爱翻阅的小朋友反复折腾,也能保持得很好。可以说,这是一次非常值得的投资,它提供的学习体验是传统教材无法比拟的。
评分我是在朋友的强烈推荐下购入的,原本以为这不过是市面上常见的、主题元素堆砌的儿童读物,但翻开后,我的看法彻底改变了。这本书的排版和视觉设计非常有层次感,它巧妙地利用了负空间和色彩对比,让画面在保持童趣的同时,又透着一种专业赛事的严谨感。更让我惊喜的是,它对“赛车”这个概念的理解非常深入,不仅仅停留在跑车的外形,而是触及到了速度、团队合作和科技感等更深层次的主题。每一次翻页都像是一次小小的探险,文字简练而精悍,但提供的想象空间却非常广阔。我发现,即便是成年人阅读,也能从中感受到那种对极致速度的向往和对工程美学的欣赏。这本书成功地超越了单纯的儿童读物范畴,它是一件充满设计美感的艺术品,非常值得收藏。
评分这本书的特点在于其出乎意料的细节丰富度。我原本以为这种主题的书,在内容深度上很难有建树,但事实证明我错了。它似乎在每一个字母的背后,都藏着一个关于赛车的小知识点。比如,某个字母可能对应的是赛车服的某个安全部件,或是维修站里特定的工具。这些细节虽然不会在故事中被大声宣告,但对于那些好奇心强、喜欢探究的孩子来说,简直就是宝藏。我经常被问到一些非常专业的问题,弄得我不得不去查阅资料来满足他的求知欲,这反过来也促使我学习了更多关于赛车的小知识。它成功地激发了一种由内而外的学习动力,这种主动探索的精神,远比被动接受知识要宝贵得多。
评分这本书简直是为我家那个小赛车迷量身定做的!我女儿现在正处于对一切与速度和机械有关的事物痴迷的阶段,这本书的出现简直是雪中送炭。首先,从装帧设计上看,就充满了动感和活力,封面那种鲜艳的色彩和流畅的线条,一下子就能抓住孩子的眼球。我特别喜欢它对不同车型和赛道元素的描绘,细节处理得非常到位,即便是大人看也会觉得很有意思。每次读到某个字母对应的赛车部件,她都能表现出极大的兴趣,然后拉着我追问那个部件是干什么用的。这本书不仅仅是教字母,更像是一堂生动的汽车文化启蒙课。我们常常会停下来,一起研究那些酷炫的图画,讨论哪个角度看最帅。作为家长,我很高兴能找到一本既能满足孩子好奇心,又能寓教于乐的好书,它成功地将枯燥的字母学习和孩子热爱的赛车主题完美结合起来,绝对是书架上的亮眼之作。
评分说实话,我买这本书纯粹是出于一种情怀,我对赛车文化有着莫名的喜爱,希望我的孩子也能从小耳濡目染。这本书完全没有辜负我的期望,它用一种非常酷炫的方式,将赛车世界的魅力展现给了孩子。我最欣赏的是它对“拼搏精神”的无声传达。虽然语言很简单,但透过那些充满力量感的插图,你能感受到赛车手在高速中保持专注、永不放弃的决心。每次我给他读到关于冲刺和终点线的描述时,他都会模仿赛车加速的样子,那种兴奋劲儿是装不出来的。这本书的节奏感把握得非常好,从开始的蓄势待发到最后的飞驰而过,让人读起来酣畅淋漓,有一种跟随主角一起在赛道上奔驰的错觉。
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