书 名：By the Sea: Life Along the Coast / 海边：沿海生活

作 者：Judith Homoki

出 版：Prestel，2023

装 帧：精装，64页

语 种：英语

尺 寸：27.2*37 cm

这本图文并茂的书籍带领读者穿越时空，横跨各大洲，进行了一场从海岸到海岸的旅行，向年轻读者介绍了世界海岸线在历史和文化上的重要性。

海岸一直以来都是发现的起点——无论是探险家寻找新大陆，还是孩子们在沙滩上筛选美丽的贝壳。这场环绕世界海洋的旅行，通过一系列细节丰富的对开页，提供了数小时的趣味和学习体验。这些页面涵盖了海岸关键栖息地的各个方面，包括潮水的涨落；海岸定居点的生活；海岸的艺术描绘；本土的动植物；捕鲸业；旅游业；以及气候变化。此外，本书还对以西方为中心的探索与殖民叙事进行了21世纪的修正。书中还穿插了精心绘制的世界各大洋地图，突出了历史事件、人物和科学事实。

这本书既有趣又富有信息性，它带领读者踏上了一场环球之旅，培养了读者与世界海岸线之间的连接感。

Brimming with illustrations and information, this coast-to-coast journey through time and across continents introduces young readers to the historical and cultural importance of the world’s seashores.

Coasts have always been the starting point of discovery— whether by explorers searching for new lands or children sifting through the sand for beautiful shells. This trip around the world’s oceans provides hours of fun and learning in a series of highly detailed double-page spreads that look at every aspect of critical coastal habitats, including the ebb and flow of tides; life in a coastal settlement; artistic depictions of seashores; native animals and plants; the whaling industry; tourism; and climate change. The book also provides a Twenty-First-Century corrective to Western-centric narratives about exploration and colonialism. Interspersed throughout are meticulously detailed maps of the world’s largest oceans with historic events, figures and scientific facts highlighted.

As fun as it is informative, this vibrant book takes readers on a trip around the globe that fosters a feeling of connection between their lives and the world’s coastlines.