2011年CBCA推薦圖書清單
(Notable Australian Childhood’s Books 2011)
http://cbca.org.au/EarlyChildhood_Notables_2011.htm
http://cbca.org.au/EarlyChildhood_Notables_2011.htm
青少年讀本推薦(Older Readers)
出版公司：University of Queensland Press(UQP)
作者：Anthony Eaton
達拉(Dara)與哥哥迦蘭(Jaran)、表妹恩雅(Eyna)，成長於雨林之中。族長帶領他們，運用古老暗域所流傳下來的能力，過著極簡而與世無爭的生活。
但從哥哥迦蘭的死亡後，一連串事件將達拉一族與寧靜平和的日子撕扯開來。甚至將他們帶到荒蕪的廢境，與「夜人」正式面對，生死交鋒。
《日初》是「暗域三部曲」的最終局，述說人們藉由面對過往，以贏得未來的奮鬥。
評論
Daywards is the final novel in Anthony Eaton’s much praised ‘Darklands’ trilogy. As with Nightpeople (2007) and Skyfall (2008), this work of speculative fiction has fantastic cover art which immediately invites the reader to pick up the book. This challenging and absorbing work will engage and intrigue the 13-years-plus male or female reader with its alien world and characters. These are both familiar yet quirky enough for readers of all ages to find believable. Set 1000 years in a future Australia, the fast-paced action of Daywards is well-constructed and consistent in tone. The surviving humans in a polluted world live in tribes within sealed environments and the real power lies with the women who can connect with the Earthmother. I particularly enjoyed the positive feel of the book, when even though humanity has done its worst to the planet there is hope and ‘… a living, vibrant energy’ as the cousins Dara and Eyna lead survivors into life and the future. I feel this would make a strong English text for study of the future, plus a great addition to school and public library collections. Daywards is an excellent YA book which deserves positive critical acclaim.
【關於作者】
作者安東尼‧伊頓Anthony Eaton任教於坎培拉大學，
作品廣受好評，獲獎連連，迄今已寫下十餘部兒童/青少年及大眾讀物。
出版公司：University of Queensland Press(UQP)
作者：Sherryl Clark
國立芭蕾舞學校是每一位舞者的夢想學校。
一直練習著芭蕾舞的布拉娜(Brynna)終於如願以償，成功進入國立芭蕾舞學校就讀。為了方便布拉娜讀書，全家人一同搬至墨爾本。
美夢看似實現，但卻要面對更多挑戰。布拉娜的弟弟—丹(Tam)不適應城市生活，個性變得很暴戾；家庭經濟拮据，媽媽又如何努力維繫面臨破碎的家庭？另一方面，布拉娜在學校鋒芒畢露，朋友間的妒忌、競爭與新的學習壓力，讓追尋藝術夢想的小小芭蕾舞者付出許多代價，家人能否陪同布拉娜一起面對壓力、痛心與決心帶來的成長的歷練？
【關於作者】
她的作品如此受歡迎，全因為曾獲得澳洲多項重要獎項的權威肯定：
詩歌小說(verse novel )Farm Kid於2005年勇奪新南威爾省首長文學獎—帕．賴特森獎(2005 NSW Premier's Literary Award - Patricia Wrightson Prize)的殊榮。
同樣是詩歌小說Sixth Grade Style Queen (Not!)，於2008年榮獲澳洲童書理事會(CBCA)的｢年度青少年作品榮譽書獎｣(Honour Book 2008 CBCA Awards - Books for Younger Readers)。
幼兒讀本推薦(Early Childhood Reader)
Me And My Dad
出版公司：Hardie Grant Books
作者：Sally Morgan & Ezekiel Kwaymullina 繪者：Matt Ottley
銳利的貝殼、海鳥撞到掉下來的石塊、席捲而來的巨浪、海裡的鯊魚與海藻，甚至是會夾人的螃蟹，爸爸一點都不害怕，只在跟在爸爸身邊，就能安心，爸爸是我的英雄。
爸爸只怕一樣東西，但我一點都不怕。
只要我們在一起，我們都是英雄！
由兩位澳洲原住民作家與知名繪者—Matt Ottley合作完成的Me and My Dad是描述一對父子之間的有趣的相處。
評論
This collaboration between two Indigenous writers and the celebrated illustrator Matt Ottley has produced a book that is simple in its story and uncluttered in its illustrations. Yet behind this simplicity is a special relationship between a boy and his father. They spend their time together exploring the beach and confronting the potential dangers there. With his father beside him the boy feels protected from all harm by his hero. But there is one thing the father is afraid of and the tables are turned. So together they are heroes and will cope with whatever life throws their way. Matt Ottley is the creator of many acclaimed books, including the 2008 Picture Book of the Year Requiem for a Beast. His watercolour illustrations take the reader close to the dangers confronted by the boy and his father, but they also extend the story and build up the tension, with the one thing the father is afraid of lurking on almost every page. Most illustrations are doublepage spreads, but the occasional split frame provides action sequences that are fun for young readers to follow.
【關於作者】
Sally Morgan是澳洲原住民作家，她書寫自己成長土地的作品—My Place，在澳洲已銷售超過一百萬本，並為她贏得不少獎項。之後，她開始撰寫兒童故事書，著作主題多圍繞著兒童對成長的觀察與情感，作品情感真摯動人。
【關於繪者】
知名繪者Matt Ottley作品備受好評，作品包括於2008年榮獲澳洲兒童圖書理事會(Australia's Children's Book Council)的Queensland Premier's Literary Awards圖書大獎的Requim for a Beast。
其水彩畫風格，以及與漫畫類似的分格式圖片說故事法，十分受到青少年的歡迎。
My Sister, Oliver
Family Forest (繁體中文版已出版)
Family Forest (繁體中文版已出版)
出版公司：Ford Street
作者：David Miller
Me And My Dad
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