有一个小女孩每天都被门前的环境所困扰:街道的垃圾、墙上的涂鸦、无家可归的流浪女人。直到老师在课堂上讲述了“美”这个单词,女孩开始了自己的寻“美”之旅。她觉得只要是快乐的就是美的;于是她开始做一些帮助别人的事情。在这个过程中,她看到了混乱环境之外的东西——邻里间的友谊、幸福的家庭以及快乐的自己。于是女孩清扫了门前的垃圾,擦掉了墙上的涂鸦,终于明白,“美”就是让心灵愉悦的存在。
"Saddened by the ugliness of her inner-city apartment building
and neighborhood, Wyeth''s unnamed protagonist finds inspiration in
her teacher''s writing of the word ''beautiful'' on the blackboard.
"The teacher taught me the word b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l ...I think it
means that, when you have i
內容簡介:
Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her
neighborhood: the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls,
and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box. When she learns the
word "beautiful" at school, she sets out to find "something
beautiful" in her surroundings. In her search, this little girl
learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find
beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.
關於作者:
Sharon Dennis Wyeth is the author of several
books for young readers, including Daughter McGuire and
Always My Dad.
Illustrator Chris K. Soentpiet is the recipient of several
awards, including the International Reading Award for More Than
Anything Else and the gold medal for the Society of
Illustrators Original Art Show for Peacebound Trains.