Fly By Night 夜间飞行

This is a breath-taking adventure story, set in reimaginedeighteenth-century England. As the realm struggles to maintain anuneasy peace after years of cival war and tyranny, atwelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a grumpy goose, areabout to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. MoscaMye has spent her childhood in a miserable hamlet, after her fatherwas banished there for writing inflammatory books about freedom.Now he is dead and Mosca is on the run, heading for the city ofMandelion. There she finds herself living by her wits amongcut-throat highwaymen, spies and smugglers. With peril at everyturn, Mosca uncovers a dark plot to terrorize the people ofMandelion, and soon merry mayhem leads to murder ...With anunforgettable cast of characters and an inspiring message at itsheart - sometimes the power of words can change the world!

朋友曾经给她家的孩子买过此书，因为孩子十分喜欢探险类的书籍。说书中充满惊现而激励人心的故事总是吸引着孩子迫切想要继续读下去的愿望，总是爱不释手，心里总是为主要翁Mosca Mye 担心，更为她那位最真诚的朋友而感动。一段惊心动魄地历程，让孩子体会到勇敢和正义的无穷力量，让孩子感受到友情的珍惜。此书十分有助于增强孩子独立思考问题及明辨是非的能力，适合稍大点儿的孩子阅读，当然如果有妈妈一起阅读，更有可以讨论有话题。

by 陈奚 2012-11-20 17:48:08