中文简介:
酝酿20年之久,知名漫画家乔丹·克雷恩(Jordan Crane)让人期待已久的漫画小说杰出版啦!一对年轻夫妇遇到了交通堵塞,于是通过互相朗读一本书来打发时间。他们的关系本来就很紧张了,再加上逐渐蔓延的路怒症,以及一本太过贴近家庭生活的小说,当他们回到公寓时,紧张的气氛已经达到了顶点。当其中一人离开去买外卖和看电影时,这对年轻的恋人没想到会面对损失、悲伤、恐惧和不安感。克莱恩对漫画媒介的正式使用非常娴熟,他将几条时间线和主人公的内部和外部生活穿插在一起,创造出一种日益增长的、几乎是希区柯克式的恐怖和悬疑的感觉。但正如书名所暗示的那样,它的核心有双重性,让这本书成为近来最惊险刺激的漫画小说作品之一。这是一部出色的成人剧,展示了对故事人物的深切同情和怜悯,同时也在视觉上展示了克莱恩的巨大才华。本书表面上是一个关于失去的故事,但到最后,它也可能是在这一过程中发现一些无法挽回的东西。从这个角度看,这也是一本深具浪漫色彩的书。
英文简介:
A captivating look at the life of a modern-day fossil hunter who makes the find of a lifetime told by award-winning author Helaine Becker.Wendy has an eye for the unusual and is skilled at finding things that others don't see. While on a school field trip at age 12, she spots one of those unusual things poking out of the ground, and it turns out to be a piece of fossilized coral that's 100 million years old. Wendy's thrilled! And soon, she gets hooked on finding fossils. When she grows up, Wendy turns her passion into her career and becomes a preeminent fossil hunter, known as the "fossil whisperer" around the world. But it's on a dig close to home where Wendy makes her most important discovery: Wendiceratops!.Becker's narrative is full of energy, allowing Wendy's intelligence, independence and unconventional spirit to shine through. Sandra Dumais's illustrations keep the visual appeal high, cleverly presenting the modern-day story with loads of details while giving readers a feel for the past when dinosaurs roamed the land, including two intriguing gatefolds that reveal further secrets. This readable biography of a unique female role model in the male-dominated field of paleontology has strong STEM connections in life science and paleontology and applications in Earth history. It includes a biographical note, more information about Wendiceratops and fossil hunting, a timeline, a glossary and further reading.