绘本故事《Arrow to the Sun（射向太阳的箭）凯迪克金奖》- 适合 5-7岁

绘本《Arrow to the Sun（射向太阳的箭）凯迪克金奖》，Penguin

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Gerald McDermott began studying his art at the Detroit Institute of Arts when he was four years old. He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where he received his bachelor’s degree. With Arrow To The Sun Mr. McDermott is continuing a cycle of films and books that explores his special interest in folklore and mythology. He describes his latest work as “perhaps the most successful in terms of what I wanted to achieve thus far.” Mr. McDermott has made many films, and his unique style of animation has brought him worldwide recognition.
Gerald McDermott is the internationally known author and illustrator of such works as Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk and most recently, Creation. Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti and Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest are both Caldecott Honor books. Mr. McDermott is First Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation.

故事梗概：太阳之子被送到人间，在他长大后向妈妈说他想找到自 己的父亲，于是他便离开了，一路上他问过农夫和画陶罐的，但都没人回答他，后来他遇到了作弓箭的老人， 老人知道他是太阳之子，于是铸了一把剑将他射向太阳，见面后太阳对他说要能安全的通过四道考验才能证 实，他经过了狮子、蛇、蜜蜂、闪电考验后，带着一身阳光般的活力证实了自己是太阳之子，最后太阳对他说 他必须要回到人间，把太阳的精神带回给人们。

杰洛德使用鲜明的色彩及几何图形来描绘这个印地安普韦布洛村部落的传说故事，画面呈现易让人联想到原始部落的艺术，原始部落的人们通常有一种特别的艺术天分，他们善用简单的色彩及基本的几何图形来创作，所以就图像风格来说，画面与作品主题建立一种和谐的关系，给读者带来了直接而鲜明的联想。