THISDL Library

Our libraries are aswirl with mesmerizing shapes and colors! Shape and color can be an unexpected source of inspiration in our reading time. How do characters look? What does the cover art tell us about the story within? Take a look!
我们的图书馆里到处都是令人迷醉的形状与色彩！在阅读时光中，形状与颜色往往能成为意想不到的灵感来源。书中的角色长什么样？封面艺术又向我们传达了怎样的故事内涵？快来一探究竟吧！

In this interesting and unusual story, a circle is our main character! Circle by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen is a short, playful picture book about three shape friends: Circle, Square, and Triangle. When their game of hide-and-seek goes wrong, they must lean on each other to escape a dark and scary cave.
在这个有趣且不寻常的故事中，一个小圆圈成为了我们的主角！麦克·巴内特（Mac Barnett）和乔恩·克拉森（Jon Klassen）创作的《圆》（Circle）是一本简短且充满童趣的绘本，讲述了三个形状好朋友——圆形、正方形和三角形的故事。当他们的捉迷藏游戏陷入困境时，他们必须互相依靠，才能逃离那个阴暗可怕的山洞。

As spring gets into full swing, our upper primary students read a book about plants pollinators! Flower Talk – How Plants Use Color to Communicate by Sarah Levine is an exploration of how flowers are plants’ advertisements for attracting animals to help them. We learned that the different colors as well as the shape of the flower talk to specific pollinators, from blue and yellow flowers talking to bees and butterflies, to red attracting birds, and even white flowers that show up brightly to bats and moths at night.
随着春天进入盛期，我们的高年级小学生们阅读了一本关于植物授粉者的书！萨拉·莱文（Sarah Levine）的作品《鲜花的对话：植物如何利用颜色进行沟通》（Flower Talk – How Plants Use Color to Communicate）探索了鲜花如何作为植物的“广告”来吸引动物提供帮助。我们了解到，花朵不同的颜色和形状都在与特定的授粉者“对话”：蓝色和黄色的花朵在吸引蜜蜂和蝴蝶，红色的花朵在招引鸟类，而白色的花朵则在夜晚通过明亮的色泽吸引蝙蝠和飞蛾。