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在世界各地的公園，探索無盡變幻的自然與人文風貌
你家附近有公園嗎？每個地方的公園都長得一樣嗎？
公園可以很大或很小，安靜或熱鬧，陽光明媚或白雪皚皚。公園不僅為都市叢林的日常保留一塊自然綠意的天地，也是一個屬於大家的公共空間，歡迎所有人前來休息、聚會或玩耍。無論是包下整座山的國家公園、守護自然生態的保護區，或你家附近的社區型公園；可能是一大片廣闊的草原綠地，或城市中的一隅安靜角落，也或許在深邃的峽谷，公園的型態與樣貌，融合世界各地不同的風俗民情與自然歷史，讓公園不單只是公共建設，也是融合文化與生態的展現。
富有詩意的文字與筆跡豐沛、用色多彩的水彩插畫，繪本家Marc Majewski從小在瑞士附近的山區長大，熱愛與大自然共處，童年時期常與親戚探索附近的森林，認識各種莓果和香菇的名字，自家花園也種滿了樹木花草，這些都成為他創作的靈感，他喜歡用細膩繁複的筆觸一次次上色，使畫面飽滿且溫暖。
且讓這本書帶領讀者走進世界各地的公園：從紐約中央公園到荷蘭庫肯霍夫花園，從坦尚尼亞的蓋倫賽提公園到日本青山靈園，看這些目的與特色完全不同的公園設計，如何將人類、動物與大自然巧妙聯繫，成為日常生活裡的美好風景。
★閱讀亮點：
■介紹世界各地超過20個以上的特色公園
■這些公園的特色各是什麼呢？哪些是國家公園？哪些是人文公園？
Explore parks around the world—and how they welcome us—in this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book, a companion to Marc Majewski’s acclaimed Bridges
Parks can be big or small, quiet or loud, sunny or snowy. Parks protect the natural world, but they’re also public spaces where anyone can explore, gather, and play. Whether they’re wildlife reserves or your local dog park, wide open spaces or places of quiet in the city, deep in a canyon or just around the corner, parks can be a refuge.
With poetic text and sweeping illustrations, Marc Majewski delivers a unique, accessible look at parks all around the world: from Central Park to the Serengeti to the Great Barrier Reef and everything in between.
Both informational and awe-inspiring, this gorgeously illustrated nonfiction picture book shows how parks of all kinds bring people, animals, and nature together.
Get inspired to visit as many of the included parks as possible:
- Central Park, New York, United States
- Place Dauphine, Paris, France
- Hampstead Heath, London, England
- Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Versailles Park, Versailles, France
- Emdrup Junk Playground, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Death Valley National Park, California, United States
- Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland
- The High Line, New York, United States
- Keibul Lamjao National Park, India
- Gabriela Mistral Dark Sky Sanctuary, Chile
- Keukenhof Gardens, The Netherlands
- Parque Francisco Alvarado, Costa Rica
- Isamu Noguchi’s Piedmont Park Playscape, Georgia, United States
- Nishi-Rokugō Park, Tokyo, Japan
- Ohlone Dog Park, California, United States
- Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia
- Aoyama Cemetery, Japan
- Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
- Las Pozas, Mexico
作者介紹
Marc Majewski is an award-winning illustrator and picture book maker. Marc spent his childhood in the Alps, surrounded by lakes and forests, which deeply influenced his work. Nature plays a significant role in his books. It is often depicted as vast, rich, and colorful, always serving as a source of wonder or a refuge. He has written and illustrated several books, including Bridges, Parks, and Butterfly Child, which has been translated into more than ten languages. Using mostly paint or ink to create his illustrations, Marc’s style is characterized by sweeping strokes and bright colors. His work has been displayed in many exhibitions around the world, including the Bologna Children’s Book Fair “Illustrators Exhibition” and the Society of Illustrators “The Original Art,” as well as in newspapers such as Internazionale, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and The Telegraph. Today, Marc lives and works in Berlin.
