BLACKOUT
Book ID/图书代码： 06540510B40636
English Summary/英文概要： One hot summer night in the city, all the power goes out. The TV shuts off and a boy wails, "Mommm!" His sister can no longer use the phone, Mom can’t work on her computer, and Dad can’t finish cooking dinner. What’s a family to do? When they go up to the roof to escape the heat, they find the lights--in stars that can be seen for a change--and so many neighbors it’s like a block party in the sky! On the street below, people are having just as much fun--talking, rollerblading, and eating ice cream before it melts. The boy and his family enjoy being not so busy for once. They even have time to play a board game together. When the electricity is restored, everything can go back to normal . . . but not everyone likes normal. The boy switches off the lights, and out comes the board game again.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在一個城市的炎熱的夏晚，所有的電量都耗完了。電視機都關掉了，男孩哭鬧道，“媽媽！”他的姐姐不能使用電話了，媽媽的電腦也不能運轉了，而爸爸也不能做晚餐了。這個家該怎麼辦呢？當全家人為躲避酷熱而爬到屋頂時，他們發現了夜空中的點點星光— 偶爾的轉換一下心情，換換口味看上去也是不錯的—— 夜空裡這麼多星星，就像我們的一個社區的聚會！在下麵的街道，人們正性意盎然地 —— 交談，滑旱冰，趕在冰箱內吃的融化前吃著冰淇淋。男孩和他的家人非常享受這種難得一見的場景。他們甚至有時間開始在一起玩棋盤遊戲。當電力恢復，一切又將回復原樣……但似乎沒有人喜歡原樣。男孩關掉了電燈，繼續出來玩剛才的棋盤遊戲。
集顏色鮮豔的插圖和板面油畫的特色，黑白與彩色，色彩間的轉換，John Rocco（約翰??羅科）展示了我們把煩憂暫時拋出腦海的片刻，潛藏在一場夏夜短暫停電的聚會。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况：rights sold:
China, Beijing Yuanliu Classic Culture
France, Editions Le Genévrier
Japan, Mitsumura Educational
Korea, Darim Publishing
Spain, Tramuntana Editorial/Pujol y Amado
Taiwan, Global Kids Books
About the Author/作者介绍： John Rocco studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design and The School of Visual Arts. He has illustrated one book for children, Alice, by Whoopi Goldberg. He worked for several years as an art director in Los Angeles. He was the winner of the SCBWI New York Showcase in 2004. He now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
約翰??羅科在羅德島設計學院和視覺藝術學院學習插圖繪畫。1999年由烏比??戈德堡主演的電影《愛麗絲》，他曾為這本電影童書做過插圖。他在洛杉磯從事藝術總監多年。他在2004年成為紐約童書作家和插畫家協會展示比賽的獲勝者。他現在在紐約布魯克林生活工作。
Format:全彩四色
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD(非我们代理）
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：NOT AVAILABLE
Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Brazil, France, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain,
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