Original Title 北极熊搬家 Text by Dai Yun Illustrations by Igor Oleynikov Pages 40 Published Dandelion June 2021 Sold World English (Canada)
Every year on February 27, International Polar Bear Day is observed, with the topic “Protecting Mothers and Babies” as a prominent focus.
The much-publicized picture book author Dai Yun and the International Hans Christian Andersen Prize Illustration Award winner Igor Oleynikov collaborated on this book, which is based on the true events of the 2019 polar bear “invasion” of the Russian town of Beluga Bay. The two authors lead us to think about how people and nature get along with each other using a technique that shuttles between illusion and reality, full of human care. Let us consider how people and the environment interact through the brushstrokes and beautiful images of fairy tales.
Synopsis In the past, there was Mencius' Mother Moving Three Times (Meng Mu San Qian) and choosing neighbors to live with; currently, parents rush and live in school. Each generation of parents has struggled on different paths to help their children grow up better.
There are also such a couple of polar bear parents in the faraway extreme cold country. They grabbed their young children and proceeded on a long migration trip in search of a suitable living environment. From obscure human communities to the zoo where food and drink are not a concern, from the old ice period to the moon at millions of miles in altitude... Polar bears have finally found a great new habitat after a long trek and exploration. The glaciers are towering, the wind and snow are massive, the seals are fat - everything is identical to their ideal environment. It's just a matter of finding such a location. Can they make it?
This is a fictional story, yet it is also a very real one. Humans' footsteps have never stopped from ancient times to the present, leaving an impression on every inch of ground. Step by step, the species who share the same planet as us continue to recede until there is no longer any way to flee, competing to "leave." Leopards, tigers, elephants, polar bears... These creatures, which before did not bother each other with people, came into contact with us in some way or another as a result of "moving," and even lost both.
每年2月27日是国际北极熊日，”保护妈妈和宝宝”是国际北极熊日的一大主题。
备受关注的图画书作者戴芸、国际安徒生奖插画家奖得主伊戈尔·奥列伊尼科夫连袂奉献。
昔有孟母三迁，择邻而住；今有家长奔波，逐校而居。古往今来，每一代父母为了让孩子更好地成长，都在不同的路上劳碌着。
在遥远的极寒之地，也有这样一对北极熊父母。为了寻找适宜的生存环境，他们带着年幼的孩子，踏上了茫茫迁徙路。从晦暗的人类小镇，到吃喝不愁的动物园，从远古的冰河世纪，到万里高空的月球……历经追寻与探索，北极熊们终发现了一个完美的新家。那里的冰川很高，那里的风雪好大，那里的海豹肥美——一切的一切，都和他们梦中的老家一样。只是，那样一个地方，究竟是哪里？他们又能否到达？
这是虚构的故事，更是迫在眉睫的现实。从古至今，人类的脚步永不停歇，在每一寸土地都留下了印迹。步步紧逼之下，和我们同享一个地球的生物不断后退，直到退无可退，竞相”出走”。豹子、老虎、大象、北极熊……这些原本和人类互不打扰的动物，因“搬家”而和我们产生这样或那样的交集，甚至两败具伤。
备受关注的图画书作者戴芸和国际安徒生奖插画家奖得主伊戈尔·奥列伊尼科夫，以2019年北极熊”入侵”俄罗斯小镇白鲸湾的真实事件为依托，用穿梭于虚幻与现实之间的手法、饱含人性关怀的笔触，连袂奉献这样一个略带黑色幽默的故事。让我们透过童话的笔触和诗意的画面，思考人与自然相处之道。
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