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The Rabbits
Simply Read Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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John Marsden
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John Marsden was an Australian writer and school principal. He wrote more than 40 books in his career and his books have been translated into many languages. He was especially known for his young adult novel Tomorrow, When the War Began, which began a series of seven books.
Marsden began writing for children while working as a teacher, and had his first book, So Much to Tell You, published in 1987. In 2006, he started an alternative school, Candlebark School, and reduced his writing to focus on teaching and running the school. In 2016, he opened the arts-focused secondary school, Alice Miller School. Both schools are in the Macedon Ranges.
John Marsden was an Australian writer and school principal. He wrote more than 40 books in his career and his books have been translated into many languages. He was especially known for his young adult novel Tomorrow, When the War Began, which began a series of seven books.
Marsden began writing for children while working as a teacher, and had his first book, So Much to Tell You, published in 1987. In 2006, he started an alternative school, Candlebark School, and reduced his writing to focus on teaching and running the school. In 2016, he opened the arts-focused secondary school, Alice Miller School. Both schools are in the Macedon Ranges.
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April 5, 2017
The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan is a book about environmental issues created by man.
After reading The Arrival we quickly became hooked on Shaun Tan's draftmanship. It's amazing how a book with very few words and mainly illustrations can send such a powerful message that will leave you pondering.
This story by John Marsden paired with Shaun Tan's visually stimulating illustrations makes this one that will stay with me forever. I thoroughly enjoyed talking and brainstorming with children after the reading to see what they thought.
I highly recommend this book for schools and home libraries. We're definitely adding it to ours. Looking forward to more by this author.
5
After reading The Arrival we quickly became hooked on Shaun Tan's draftmanship. It's amazing how a book with very few words and mainly illustrations can send such a powerful message that will leave you pondering.
This story by John Marsden paired with Shaun Tan's visually stimulating illustrations makes this one that will stay with me forever. I thoroughly enjoyed talking and brainstorming with children after the reading to see what they thought.
I highly recommend this book for schools and home libraries. We're definitely adding it to ours. Looking forward to more by this author.
5
March 15, 2023
4.50 Stars � An absolutely brilliant and poignant tale by an Aussie Literary great. A perfectly sized kids novella that absolutely lands and resonates with adults or older kids.
Marsden writes with such ease, flow & mastery of the sentence that each page holds a certain amount of meaning in its own right. Sure to land with kids of all ages, I enjoyed this one with my 8 year old daughter & will likely go back before the year is done if she has any say about the matter.
Rather relevant to me and my family name, any take about rabbits gets engagement from us, but Marsden’s book is so lyrically sound & matched with an art style that’s exceptionally on-point.
Marsden writes with such ease, flow & mastery of the sentence that each page holds a certain amount of meaning in its own right. Sure to land with kids of all ages, I enjoyed this one with my 8 year old daughter & will likely go back before the year is done if she has any say about the matter.
Rather relevant to me and my family name, any take about rabbits gets engagement from us, but Marsden’s book is so lyrically sound & matched with an art style that’s exceptionally on-point.
January 31, 2013
We are a plague species. Using his unique, beautiful visual language, Tan explains just what that means.
April 11, 2018
Strangely the copy I took out of the library does not mention that this is an allegory of white people immigrating to Australia, I discovered this by reading goodreads reviews. Without that knowledge it reads like the story is about immigration destroying your country-which it was but I think the bit about Australia needs to be explained.
December 19, 2008
So. . . this is a pretty obvious allegory posing as a children’s book, but which will be of interest mainly to Leftist adults. It portrays white Europeans as big rodents moving into, say, Australia or North America and bringing all their baggage and bulldozing the native peoples and environment. And the story (although, this is really a story only by the greatest distortion of the term) ends with this line, dripping with bathos: “Who will save us from the rabbits?�
It’s such a strange, hypocritical idea. After all, to tell their story the book’s creators are using “rabbit� tools, all these newfangled things that first appeared on a large scale as an outgrowth of the Enlightenment and European expansionism: trans-racial empathy, multiculturalism, civil rights allowing minorities to publically criticize the ruling establishment, and the big business of illustrated children’s literature. Additionally, the book was released first in hardcover--something that doubles the cost to the consumer (employing free market capitalism) and sucks up more natural resources.
In the end, this really comes off as a bunch of rabbit self-loathing. . . “Who will save us rabbits from ourselves?� Please.
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It’s such a strange, hypocritical idea. After all, to tell their story the book’s creators are using “rabbit� tools, all these newfangled things that first appeared on a large scale as an outgrowth of the Enlightenment and European expansionism: trans-racial empathy, multiculturalism, civil rights allowing minorities to publically criticize the ruling establishment, and the big business of illustrated children’s literature. Additionally, the book was released first in hardcover--something that doubles the cost to the consumer (employing free market capitalism) and sucks up more natural resources.
In the end, this really comes off as a bunch of rabbit self-loathing. . . “Who will save us rabbits from ourselves?� Please.
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September 16, 2011
I'd love to give this two different ratings. One for the stunning artwork, which consistently says more and says it better than the text. My students and I pour over the art work for ages, looking at the use of a skull and crossbones style Union Jack, the 'logic' of maths and science symbols which were used to rationalise so much of what the early European settlers did in Australia, the numbers attached to everything, the repeating of motifs throughout the book. As a visual literacy text, I easily matched it with and as a book to use with groups in my classroom.
Then there's the text. I realize that a lot of readers from outside Australia like to use this book as a general book, or find allegories in the history of their own country. Which I find strange, because to my mind this is a very Australian book, complete with a white Australian author's understanding of indigenous Australia. And some of his understanding is pretty offensive. The part I found hardest was when he insinuated that the indigenous people lived in trees (!) as well as the simplification of the rich culture of the Australian indigenous people before European settlers arrived. Through this simplification, he's followed the message of The Rabbits - the idea of coming in and applying your own understandings to someone elses history.
The most disappointing part of this (aside from the waste of Shaun Tan's artwork) is that this is an important story, this could have been an excellent book, but it was really let down by the wrong author - and therefore is less likely to be told again.
Then there's the text. I realize that a lot of readers from outside Australia like to use this book as a general book, or find allegories in the history of their own country. Which I find strange, because to my mind this is a very Australian book, complete with a white Australian author's understanding of indigenous Australia. And some of his understanding is pretty offensive. The part I found hardest was when he insinuated that the indigenous people lived in trees (!) as well as the simplification of the rich culture of the Australian indigenous people before European settlers arrived. Through this simplification, he's followed the message of The Rabbits - the idea of coming in and applying your own understandings to someone elses history.
The most disappointing part of this (aside from the waste of Shaun Tan's artwork) is that this is an important story, this could have been an excellent book, but it was really let down by the wrong author - and therefore is less likely to be told again.
May 18, 2018
I read this in the collection Tan "Lost & Found". I liked it, although Marsden is more heavy-handed in his point-making than Tan, who tends to be more about subtly observing and depicting mood.
I can see why some readers complained that it seemed anti-immigrant, but I think for Australians or people who know a bit about colonial history the mapping is so historically direct that it is obvious what is being described (i.e. English colonialism in Australia and destruction of the ecology).
June 27, 2015
کم کم دارم شیفته ی قدرت تخیل این مرد میشم. این دومین کمیکیه که ازش میخونم
(Arrival کمیک دیگه)
خلاقیتش توی نقاشی دنیاهای عجیب و غریب، با جزئیات هیجان انگیز، واقعاً بی نظیره. آدم رو میبره به یه سرزمین رؤیایی، پر از نقاشی های سحر انگیز.
داستان این کمیک، خیلی ساده بود. شاید خیلی مشابهش رو شنیده باشیم و احتمالاً از مهاجرت انگلیسی ها به قاره ی نو (امریکا) الهام گرفته شده بود. ولی نکته ی مهم، داستان نیست. فقط و فقط نقاشی هاست. حتماً پیشنهاد میکنم به خاطر نقاشی ها، این کمیک رو بخونید. چهارده پونزده صفحه بیشتر نیست.
از این جا میتونید دانلودش کنید:
فقط این نسخه، بد اسکن شده و سياه و سفيده. شاید بخواید یه نسخه ی با کیفیت تر و رنگى گیر بیارید، گفتم مطلع باشید.
(Arrival کمیک دیگه)
خلاقیتش توی نقاشی دنیاهای عجیب و غریب، با جزئیات هیجان انگیز، واقعاً بی نظیره. آدم رو میبره به یه سرزمین رؤیایی، پر از نقاشی های سحر انگیز.
داستان این کمیک، خیلی ساده بود. شاید خیلی مشابهش رو شنیده باشیم و احتمالاً از مهاجرت انگلیسی ها به قاره ی نو (امریکا) الهام گرفته شده بود. ولی نکته ی مهم، داستان نیست. فقط و فقط نقاشی هاست. حتماً پیشنهاد میکنم به خاطر نقاشی ها، این کمیک رو بخونید. چهارده پونزده صفحه بیشتر نیست.
از این جا میتونید دانلودش کنید:
فقط این نسخه، بد اسکن شده و سياه و سفيده. شاید بخواید یه نسخه ی با کیفیت تر و رنگى گیر بیارید، گفتم مطلع باشید.
August 31, 2008
What is it with all the fables and allegories being published for children?? KNOCK IT OFF!! Give us a good story! Yikes, I really hated this book! It's like here's some gorgeous art served with a heaping helping of guilt and a lesson or two. YUCK. I read it because I love Shaun Tan's art. But, please!
November 1, 2018
Poignant book to include in the canon of my future classrooms
November 14, 2012
Colonialism and the damage that it did in Australia, but told from the perspective of what white folks brought in that destroyed so much: rabbits. Still a story about colonialism, but the angle is fresh. And maybe more powerful for that. Great stuff.
March 22, 2016
Finally! I've been trying to get hold of this book for ages.
It came in to the library today, so I sat down and read it. And re-read it. And read it again.
How amazing, all of these children's books that are written these days, designed to teach kids about unpleasant things in a less abrasive way.
The Rabbits is about colonization. The Rabbits are the English, arriving in Australia and making life hell for the native Australian animals. It's great.
I'm ashamed to say that I knew very little about the English treatment of Indigenous Australians until I began my tertiary education, and frankly I think that says a lot about the Australian education system.
Books such as this, The Island, pretty much ANYTHING by Gary Crew are all about teaching children empathy. It's about looking at the nasty things in the world, in the hopes that these newly empathetic children will be the difference we need.
I highly recommend reading these types of books to your children.
It came in to the library today, so I sat down and read it. And re-read it. And read it again.
How amazing, all of these children's books that are written these days, designed to teach kids about unpleasant things in a less abrasive way.
The Rabbits is about colonization. The Rabbits are the English, arriving in Australia and making life hell for the native Australian animals. It's great.
I'm ashamed to say that I knew very little about the English treatment of Indigenous Australians until I began my tertiary education, and frankly I think that says a lot about the Australian education system.
Books such as this, The Island, pretty much ANYTHING by Gary Crew are all about teaching children empathy. It's about looking at the nasty things in the world, in the hopes that these newly empathetic children will be the difference we need.
I highly recommend reading these types of books to your children.
February 2, 2018
I feel that the message of this book is so strong that it WARRENted not LITTERing this review with an aBUNNYdance of puns.
Seriously though, this made my HARES stand on end.
Seriously though, this made my HARES stand on end.
December 21, 2007
Ooooh, this is such a great picture book. The illustrations and text are a perfect marriage. Shaun Tan composes complex, layered images. John Marsden's text is spare and controlled. Pairing the simplicity of text with the rich illustrations makes the ideas raised in the book more resonant.
"The Rabbits" could be interpreted as just a cautionary allegory about man's effect on the natural world. However, the references to Australia's history are hardly subtle (the Union Jack in stylized form appears on nearly every page). Marsden and Tan both reside in Australia. Australian history aside, the story ends with a predictable question. But, it's paired with an ambiguous image that reveals that everyone (even the rabbits) is being victimized by imperialistic action.
This is a great book to share with young readers. The text is very lean, but there's a lot of visual information to pore over in the pictures. I recommend it for adults, too. There are so many ways to interpret the message, only great conversations can come out of it.
[Tan's images remind me of another illustrator, Colin Thompson. Thompson's pictures are jammed with information, but Thompson's lines are very clean, in focus, and exact. Tan's effect is more 'fuzzy.' You'll find yourself squinting trying to find an exquisite detail.]
"The Rabbits" could be interpreted as just a cautionary allegory about man's effect on the natural world. However, the references to Australia's history are hardly subtle (the Union Jack in stylized form appears on nearly every page). Marsden and Tan both reside in Australia. Australian history aside, the story ends with a predictable question. But, it's paired with an ambiguous image that reveals that everyone (even the rabbits) is being victimized by imperialistic action.
This is a great book to share with young readers. The text is very lean, but there's a lot of visual information to pore over in the pictures. I recommend it for adults, too. There are so many ways to interpret the message, only great conversations can come out of it.
[Tan's images remind me of another illustrator, Colin Thompson. Thompson's pictures are jammed with information, but Thompson's lines are very clean, in focus, and exact. Tan's effect is more 'fuzzy.' You'll find yourself squinting trying to find an exquisite detail.]
January 21, 2016
لا يسعني أن أقول إلا أنه من أجود وأفخم الأعمال الأدبية الموجهة للأطفال، رغم أنني مقتنعة تماماً أن الكتاب ليس للأطفال فقط فرسوماته على وجه التحديد تصيبك بالسكر لشدة جمالها :)
في طفولتي قرأت الكثير والكثير من كتب الأطفال، ورواية الأخوان هي المحببة لقلبي. لكن منذ تعرفت على "شون" تغيَّر كل شيء! هذه هي القصص التي أود لأطفالي أن يكبروا وهم يقرؤونها.
قصة الأرانب تتحدث عن المستعمرين الأوروبيين الذين جاؤوا ليعيثوا الخراب في أستراليا والأمريكيتين وغيرها من دول العالم.
في طفولتي قرأت الكثير والكثير من كتب الأطفال، ورواية الأخوان هي المحببة لقلبي. لكن منذ تعرفت على "شون" تغيَّر كل شيء! هذه هي القصص التي أود لأطفالي أن يكبروا وهم يقرؤونها.
قصة الأرانب تتحدث عن المستعمرين الأوروبيين الذين جاؤوا ليعيثوا الخراب في أستراليا والأمريكيتين وغيرها من دول العالم.
May 8, 2012
Tan illustrates this heart-wrenching story by John Marsden of a world overcome by things that don’t belong. Having just read Billy Bryson’s book about Australia, I knew immediately that the story was both about white people coming to Australia as well as the rabbits they brought with them that have destroyed so much of Australia’s wild beauty. The artwork is stunning as usual and, combined with the text, almost brought tears to my eyes.
December 7, 2015
I read this for school and found it to be very interesting and engaging(although it is short). I especially loved the art work I thought it was quite phenomenal. It was an interesting way to show Australias history regarding the British settlers and the native aboriginals.
January 11, 2017
"Who will save us from the Rabbits?"
May 31, 2018
Asombroso.
December 28, 2019
A gorgeously-illustrated picture-book exploration of the cultural and ecological colonization of Australia. When the strange Rabbits arrive, the indigenous residents aren't sure just what to make of them, but by the time they realize that their elders were correct, that these newcomers don't "understand the right ways," they are already overrun. As the land is transformed, the indigenous residents find themselves marginalized and oppressed - even their children are taken from them. The book closes with the heartfelt question: "Who Will Save Us From the Rabbits?"
The equation of European settlers with rabbits in this book is no accident, as another reviewer noted in her mention of the brilliant film Rabbit-Proof Fence. Rabbits were a species unknown in Australia until the arrival of Europeans, and they quickly overran the native flora and fauna. They proved so destructive that a continent-wide fence was built to contain them.
John Marsden's text, which takes the Aboriginal perspective for its narrative, is full of bewilderment and quiet grief. Taken together with Shaun Tan's evocative illustrations, this story is profoundly moving, all the more so because it is told in such a "simple" metaphoric style. Simply beautiful, that is...
The equation of European settlers with rabbits in this book is no accident, as another reviewer noted in her mention of the brilliant film Rabbit-Proof Fence. Rabbits were a species unknown in Australia until the arrival of Europeans, and they quickly overran the native flora and fauna. They proved so destructive that a continent-wide fence was built to contain them.
John Marsden's text, which takes the Aboriginal perspective for its narrative, is full of bewilderment and quiet grief. Taken together with Shaun Tan's evocative illustrations, this story is profoundly moving, all the more so because it is told in such a "simple" metaphoric style. Simply beautiful, that is...
November 8, 2020
The illustrations in this book are incredible, they’re very unique. They have a bit of a gothic and abstract feel to them but also have a range of bright paint filled techniques. The use of colour and framing really adds depth and emotion to the story.
The story itself is about the colonisation of Australia and about how the Europeans came and changed their country- their landscape. It looks at the lack of communication between the rabbits and the narrator (who looks like a wallaby to me) which ultimately leads to the distruction of what once was.
The story itself is about the colonisation of Australia and about how the Europeans came and changed their country- their landscape. It looks at the lack of communication between the rabbits and the narrator (who looks like a wallaby to me) which ultimately leads to the distruction of what once was.
December 6, 2010
DO NOT LET YOUR YOUNG CHILD READ THIS BOOK!
This is one of those books that should not really be in a children's section. It is a book considered for grades 2-8, but I would highly suggest the book only for older kids. The illustrations, by Shaun Tan, are incredible (up to par in complication with David Wiesner). If you haven't gotten your hands on some of his weird images yet, I would highly suggest you do so.
John Marsden is known for his post-apocalyptic young adult stories including Tomorrow, When The War Began . The Rabbits has a similar message of survival alongside a doomsday prophecy. His story is about a group of "Rabbits" that travel across an ocean and begin to take over everything--the land, the grass, even the lakes and rivers. They cut down trees and destroy things. They do bring ideas and things like food and new animals with them, but the animals are sometimes scary and the food often makes the original settlers sick. It is a story of takeover and destruction. At the end Marsden leaves us with some questions, "Where is the rich dark Earth, brown and moist?" and ""Who will save us from the rabbits?"
The story is an ill disguise for a discussion of humanity, and would be very scary for young children. Older kids will love looking at the illustrations, and this could be a good way to segue reluctant readers into thinking about more complicated ideas. Ages 11-14
This is one of those books that should not really be in a children's section. It is a book considered for grades 2-8, but I would highly suggest the book only for older kids. The illustrations, by Shaun Tan, are incredible (up to par in complication with David Wiesner). If you haven't gotten your hands on some of his weird images yet, I would highly suggest you do so.
John Marsden is known for his post-apocalyptic young adult stories including Tomorrow, When The War Began . The Rabbits has a similar message of survival alongside a doomsday prophecy. His story is about a group of "Rabbits" that travel across an ocean and begin to take over everything--the land, the grass, even the lakes and rivers. They cut down trees and destroy things. They do bring ideas and things like food and new animals with them, but the animals are sometimes scary and the food often makes the original settlers sick. It is a story of takeover and destruction. At the end Marsden leaves us with some questions, "Where is the rich dark Earth, brown and moist?" and ""Who will save us from the rabbits?"
The story is an ill disguise for a discussion of humanity, and would be very scary for young children. Older kids will love looking at the illustrations, and this could be a good way to segue reluctant readers into thinking about more complicated ideas. Ages 11-14
April 13, 2010
This book has so much potential as a great classroom resource. There are lots of levels of complexity to explore depending on the grade being taught. For instance, I've had a student teacher tell me they've used this with grade 4 (around 9 or 10 years old) about Canadian history and treaties with First Nations peoples. I see connections with higher grades related to colonization and imperialism. Also, great for teaching about allegory as a literary device in language arts.
Knowing the impact of rabbits as an introduced species on the Australian landscape(something often unknown by student teachers) adds another layer to this book. Connections to science and environmental education can also be made at various grade levels.
I love Shaun Tan's illustrations. The dark colours and heaviness to the illustrations tell kids in the elementary grades that there are some big issues here.
Lots of potential here.
Knowing the impact of rabbits as an introduced species on the Australian landscape(something often unknown by student teachers) adds another layer to this book. Connections to science and environmental education can also be made at various grade levels.
I love Shaun Tan's illustrations. The dark colours and heaviness to the illustrations tell kids in the elementary grades that there are some big issues here.
Lots of potential here.
April 21, 2015
This book smoulders with profound emotions and ruminations on the human nature and our history. The rabbits are, naturally, an allegory of humans, our greed, desire to dominate, subjugate and control. The change of the colour palette is worth noticing - the rabbits come to a world teeming with life, tranquility and exuberance, but when they commence their dire process of subjugation and they usher in a full-throttle industrial revolution, the colours become grim, murky and depressing.
This is not necessarily a children's book and we should not fall under the illusion that every picture book is aimed at children. This could be equally well perused by adults who, having the right historical knowledge, will gain an even deeper experience. This book may be scary, disturbing and dark, but so are many aspects of our history that we choose to dismiss or designate as a taboo.
This is not necessarily a children's book and we should not fall under the illusion that every picture book is aimed at children. This could be equally well perused by adults who, having the right historical knowledge, will gain an even deeper experience. This book may be scary, disturbing and dark, but so are many aspects of our history that we choose to dismiss or designate as a taboo.
July 28, 2012
The rabbits is a mesmerizing picture book which depicts the story of the colonisation of Australia. You know a book is a priceless treasure when it touches your heart .
The book gave me something text books and documentaries could not this picture book , through simple words , short sentences and brilliant images, allowed me to feel the raw emotions of the indigenous Australians . The solemn atmosphere and feeling from the book cannot be describe.
I praise John Marsden and Shaun Tan who successful told a story which provided the reader with such depth in the Aborigines experiences in less than twenty pages as that is an accomplishment in itself. Marsden's talented skills paired with the skills of Tan produces a book worth reading.
The book gave me something text books and documentaries could not this picture book , through simple words , short sentences and brilliant images, allowed me to feel the raw emotions of the indigenous Australians . The solemn atmosphere and feeling from the book cannot be describe.
I praise John Marsden and Shaun Tan who successful told a story which provided the reader with such depth in the Aborigines experiences in less than twenty pages as that is an accomplishment in itself. Marsden's talented skills paired with the skills of Tan produces a book worth reading.
September 8, 2020
The Rabbits by John Marsden and Shaun Tan (illustrator)
պատկերազարդ գիրք բայց չես ուզեր երեխայի ձեռք տալ:
Աւստրալիոյ ցամաքամասը իւրայատուկ զարգացած է իր բնութեամբ և բնակչութեամբ. եւ իր հաւասարակշռութիւնը կորսնցուցած է երբ բազմաթիւ կենդանիներ ներմուծուած են գաղութատէր անգլիացիներու կողմէ, որոնք վնասած, փճացուցած են բնութիւնն ու բնիկներու կեանքը:
Նապաստակը այդ կենդանիներէն մէկն է, այս պատմութեան մէջ ան որպէս այլաբանական էակ կը ներկայցուի:
Գիրքը որպէս դասանիւթ կարելի է օգտագործել միջնակարգի մէջ, իսկ Օփերայի վերածուած ու ներկայացուած է Աւստրալիոյ տարբեր քաղաքներու մէջ: Պատկերազարդումն ու գրութիւնը գեղեցիկ կերպով համաձուլուած են, տպաւորիչ և խանգարող տարրերով:
պատկերազարդ գիրք բայց չես ուզեր երեխայի ձեռք տալ:
Աւստրալիոյ ցամաքամասը իւրայատուկ զարգացած է իր բնութեամբ և բնակչութեամբ. եւ իր հաւասարակշռութիւնը կորսնցուցած է երբ բազմաթիւ կենդանիներ ներմուծուած են գաղութատէր անգլիացիներու կողմէ, որոնք վնասած, փճացուցած են բնութիւնն ու բնիկներու կեանքը:
Նապաստակը այդ կենդանիներէն մէկն է, այս պատմութեան մէջ ան որպէս այլաբանական էակ կը ներկայցուի:
Գիրքը որպէս դասանիւթ կարելի է օգտագործել միջնակարգի մէջ, իսկ Օփերայի վերածուած ու ներկայացուած է Աւստրալիոյ տարբեր քաղաքներու մէջ: Պատկերազարդումն ու գրութիւնը գեղեցիկ կերպով համաձուլուած են, տպաւորիչ և խանգարող տարրերով:
November 25, 2007
This is a children's picture book, but I'm not sure younger children will "get it". It's ostensibly about the invasion of one species (rabbits) into a land already inhabited by another. The rabbits do all sorts of harm to the environment, and nothing is the same. Older children may grasp its allegorical meaning.
May 28, 2019
This book is truley amazing - such deep and raw connections to history that people overlook. John Marsden and Shaun Tan aren't afraid to write political books and more people should be educated on their work.
April 23, 2023
بعد خوندن این کتاب کوتاه و دیدن تصاویر زیباش اولین چیزی که به ذهنم اومد اون دیالوگ معروف مامور اسمیت تو فیلم ماتریکس بود که میگه:
این کتاب برای بچه ها نوشته و تصویرسازی شده و پیام زیبایی داره که فارق از سن میتونه رو همه تاثیر بذاره.
یه تمثیل زیبا از ورود اروپایی ها به استرالیا و تاثیر اون ها رو محیط زیست و طبیعت اونجاس.
نقاشی های این کتاب 14 15 صفحه ای اینقدر پراز جزئیات و جذاب بود که برای دیدن اونا هم شده پیشنهاد میکنم حتما چند دقیقه وقت بذارید و کتاب رو مطالعه کنید.
هر پستانداری در این سیاره خودش رو به طور غریزی با محیط اطرافش تطبیق میده و به تعادل میرساند� اما شما انسانها اینطور نیستید، شماها وارد یک منطقه میشوی� و شروع به تولید مثل میکنید� اونقدر خود��ون رو تکثیر میکنی� تا تمام منابع طبیعی مصرف شود. اونوقت تنها راه بقای شما اینه که به یک منطقه دیگه مهاجرت کنین. اما موجود دیگها� هم توی این سیاره زندگی میکن� که الگوی زندگیا� مشابه شماست، میدون� اون چیه؟ویروس! انسانها یک بیماریان�. سرطانِ این سیاره� شماها طاعون هستید و ما درمانش.
این کتاب برای بچه ها نوشته و تصویرسازی شده و پیام زیبایی داره که فارق از سن میتونه رو همه تاثیر بذاره.
یه تمثیل زیبا از ورود اروپایی ها به استرالیا و تاثیر اون ها رو محیط زیست و طبیعت اونجاس.
نقاشی های این کتاب 14 15 صفحه ای اینقدر پراز جزئیات و جذاب بود که برای دیدن اونا هم شده پیشنهاد میکنم حتما چند دقیقه وقت بذارید و کتاب رو مطالعه کنید.
November 22, 2020
Marsden has created a haunting allegory using rabbits to represent colonisation and the horrors it brought. It is the perfect book to teach children about aboriginal Australian culture and the rabbit plagues. Tan's intruding illustrations bring the words to life, using fingerprints to highlight the issue of identity and loss within the book and the history surrounding it.
I liked how the story was told from the perspective of the Australians (depicted as wallabies) so that the reader sees the impact of the destruction brought by the Europeans (the rabbits)
I liked how the story was told from the perspective of the Australians (depicted as wallabies) so that the reader sees the impact of the destruction brought by the Europeans (the rabbits)
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