WAZDOT?
Book ID/图书代码： 06540513B65718
English Summary/英文概要： While on a field trip a young alien named Blip notices a blue and green world and sneaks off to investigate. Blip inspects and identifies each of the perplexing objects that cross his path-from a friendly pig and a clutch of ardent chickens to an annoyed cow and an oh-so-tempting tractor-can he figure out where he’s landed before his teacher shows up?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一次旅行途中，年轻的外星人布利普发现了一个蓝绿色的世界，他悄悄的溜出准备前去探索。在他的探索之旅中，布利普观察并区分着各种各样复杂的物体，有友好的小猪，一群热情的蚂蚁、一只愤怒的小母牛，以及一台诱人的拖拉机，布利普能否在他的老师找到他的降落地点前弄清自己究竟身在何处呢？(DC)
Awards/获奖情况：KIRKUS REVIEWS; June 1, 2014
Robot extraterrestrials encounter a farm on Earth.
A family of bots, each carrying a handy digital device called a Zot, head away from
their mod-looking single-occupant space vehicles to explore the moon. All, that is, except
Blip, who spies Earth and heads there instead. Staccato rhyming text covers Blip’s
exploration, with his Zot warning him each time he’s about to encounter something new.
“‘Blip, stop!’ / ‘Zot, wazzzzzdot?’” Broad visual cues, which at first only show parts of
the whole, let kids in on the fun—they’ll know that muddy pig by its curly pink tail. Blip
encounters boxes of fresh, crunchy vegetables, three aggressive chickens, a dairy cow
and more. Each new discovery reveals more of what is obviously a farm. After Blip
drives a tractor—with predictable results involving a tree stump—the mother bot arrives,
looking quite displeased. His Zot summarizes all that Blip has encountered (Slack shows
the farm denizens in silhouette above their heads), and the bots happily explore. Mother
collects her explorer for departure—but where is Blip? Driving Sunnyland Farm’s
veggies to town, of course. Slack’s digital paintings couple stylized, sharp-edged images
and a wild color palette of magenta, chartreuse, blue and orange to convey an ET’s-eye
view of familiar toddler icons.
Good, silly fun wrapped in crisp graphics.
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL; July 2014
Blip, a big-eyed, big-eared blue alien child, makes an unplanned detour to Earth during a
class trip. He lands on a farm and learns to recognize a number of animals, vegetables,
and farm implements. Blip’s Zot, a hand-held device that resembles a cell phone with a
retro-styled radar antenna on top, helps to identify a pig, vegetables, cranky chickens, and
a milk-squirting cow with a refrain of “Blip, stop! Zot, wazzzzzdot?” Eventually, Blip’s
teacher appears to reunite the wayward alien with its class, though by the end, Blip and
Zot are off on another adventure. The simple text will be great fun for storytime, with
children joining the repetition and identifying objects by their bold shadow forms. The
digitally painted illustrations are colorful and engaging, with the curious Blip peeking
and hopping through the pictures. The only oddity is the quirk of having the story begin
on the dust flap and endpapers, so readers who flip past the title page will be confused as
to exactly what is happening. An entertaining addition to read-aloud collections.—Martha
Link Yesowitch, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, NC
About the Author/作者介绍： 麦克•斯拉克（michaelslack.com）是一名艺术家、插画家以及角色设计师。其艺术作品获得有洛杉矶插画协会、实用艺术、皮克托普拉斯马艺术节、电脑艺术及SBS数码设计等的认可。麦克的插画作品曾出现在各种书籍杂志和各类电视节目上。其油画作品等也曾于美国及欧洲进行展览。Michael Slack (michaelslack.com) is an artist, illustrator, and character designer. His art has been recognized by Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Applied Arts, Pictoplasma, Computer Arts, and SBS Digital Design. Michael’s illustrations have appeared in books, magazines, and on TV. His paintings and drawings have been exhibited in the U.S. and Europe.
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