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Grade1-6.ThompsoncreatesafuturisticworldinwhichtheEarthisshroudedinayellow,pollutedmistandonlythe"weakestwashofsunshine"comesthrough.Therichestmanintheworldandhisgrandsonsetouttopenetratethefoginordertose
作者简介
Thompson(HowtoLiveForever,1996,etc.)offersreadersplentytothinkabout,whileproviding,asusual,agreatdealtolookatinthisstoryofaworldwherethesunnolongershines.Therichestmanintheworldwantshisgrandsontoseethesunasittrulyis,withoutthehazeofpollutantsthatmakestheirworldlookasifitwerewrappedin``dirtycottonwool.''Thebiggestballoonevercannottakethembeyondtheclouds,sotheyresolvetobuildatowerthatwill--``WhatuseisallmymoneyifIcan'tbuilddreams?''asksthegrandfather.TheconstructionofthetowerisfullofThompson'sexpectedvisualandspatialpunsanddrolleries;when,afterdecadesofwork,peoplestartaddingwholebuildingstothetower,someveryrecognizablearchitecturalworks(theGuggenheim,theSydneyOperaHouse,Stonehenge)appear.ThecarefullywrappedTowerofPisaisthefinalelementthatenablestheveryoldmanandhisgreat-grandsontofeelthewarmthofthesunatlast.Thompson'sopeningandconcludingcomparisonofthetowerwiththeGreatWallofChinadoesn'tholduptoanysortofscrutiny,buthispainterlypyrotechnicsmakethisworthlingeringover.(Picturebook.5-8)--Copyright©1997,KirkusAssociates,LP.Allrightsreserved.
