- Overview
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This illustrated book explores night skies full of stars to show the beauty hidden in familiar and natural things.
- Book Intro
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My journey with the stars begins when the sun goes down.
In the dark of night, the main character rides his bicycle along the riverside. After a final flicker, the unreliable lamp on his bicycle finally gives out. But something's different. The lamp is off, yet it's brighter than ever. Stars! Thousands of stars. The stars shine brilliantly in the night sky, lighting his way. Wherever he goes, the stars follow. The starlight plays gleefully with fireflies in the grass but disappears whenever he rides by a street lamp. Startled by the light of an oncoming speeding train, the stars scatter, only to return like fireworks in the night sky. The night is dark, but he continues to ride without his bicycle lamp. In fact, he can ride with a sense of vigor never felt before. All thanks to the stars that keep him company. The longer he rides, the closer they become. The stars become his umbrella when it rains, pull the brakes when rushing downhill, and give him a nudge when climbing uphill.
A single action that changes the course of a day.
The flick of a light switch. A glance at the night sky. A kick on a bicycle pedal. Our daily routines can switch in an instant with a single gaze or action. When small choices accumulate, the overall shape of our lives can change. We normally think that only major life-changing decisions have consequential effects in our lives and give a lot of weight to such decisions. However, it's the small, seemingly-insignificant choices that truly influence the value and beauty of our lives. When his bicycle lamp turns off, the protagonist in Stars and Me does not panic or fear for long. He just keeps riding. Some of us may turn around and return home without a guiding light, but others will keep moving forward. And they might just be greeted by the stars.
- About the Author
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Jung Jinho
(Russian) Автор окончил университет "Ханянг" факультет архитектуры. Его первая книга с картинками, вышедшая в 2015 г, "Посмотри вверх!" в 2018 г. получила премия на Болонской книжной ярмарке, в 2016 г. получила премия "Золотой Ттоккеби". За книгу "Земля и червяк" получил премия конкурса Детской книги, организованного Музеем города Инчон.Инчонским музеем искусств. За книгу "Сова" - премию Андерсена Кореи за иллюстрацию в номинации "Лучшая книга".премия Андерсена. Среди его книг также есть книги "Звезды и я", "3 секунды прыжка в воду с вышки", "Поиграй со мной!".
(English) al all days. Jung Jinho won the Ragazzi Award from the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 2015 with Look Up!. Jung won the excellence prize from the Golden Goblin Awards in 2016 and the Ragazzi Award from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2018 with The Wall. Jung also won the grand prize from the Children’s Story Contest by Incheon Civil Museum with The Soil and the Worm and the excellence prize in the art department from the Korean Anderson Awards with The Owl.
- Selection
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Bookstart, Recommended Book
National School Librarian Council, Recommended Book
School Librarian Council, 2018, Recommended Book