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이 책의 저자인 Chris Van Allsburg는 Jumanji, The Polar Express, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi로 3차례 Caldecott상을 받았으며, 현존하는 최고의 그림책 작가 중 한 명으로 추앙받고 있습니다. 주로 모노톤의 세밀화로 그려진 그의 그림책들은 독자들에게 보는 즐거움과 함께 지적인 만족감을 주는 흥미진진한 내용들로 구성되어 있습니다.

Annie Edson Taylor, 62세, 여성, 전직 교사, 전형적인 할머니같이 보이는 뚱뚱한 외모...

누가 봐도 평범하기 이를데 없는 이 할머니가 20세기가 막 시작된 1901년에 미국인들에게 믿지 못할 놀라움을 안겨준 모험의 주인공이 됩니다. 그녀의 도전한 것은 역사상 처음으로 나무통을 타고 맨 몸으로 나이아가라 폭포에서 떨어지기.... 강하고 튼튼한 남성도 아니고, 예쁘고 매력적인 젊은 여성도 아닌... 뚱뚱하고 평범해 보이는 할머니가 전대미문의 도전에 나선 겁니다.

나이아가라 폭포는 높이가 건물 17층에 해당하는 55미터이며, 너비는 1,200미터에 이르는 거대한 규모입니다. 폭포 밑으로 다가가면 귀청을 찢는 듯한 굉음과 함께 산더미 같이 쏟아지는 물줄기들로 인해 마치 이 세상의 종말을 보는 듯한 느낌을 갖게 해줍니다. 사람들은 커다란 호기심을 갖고 이 거대한 폭포를 방문하지만 실제로 눈 앞에 펼쳐지는 장관을 보고는 자연의 힘 앞에 두려움을 갖게 됩니다.

이런 무시무시한 폭포를 정복하겠다고 나선 Annie Edson Taylor, 그녀는 약 150cm 크기의 나무통 안에 들어간 후, 강물을 따라 흘러 내려가다가 폭포에서 자유 낙하하는 도전을 감행합니다. 그녀의 도전을 보기 위해 사람들이 폭포 주변을 메웠으며, 그녀가 들어가 있는 나무통이 마침내 모습을 드러내고, 폭포에서 맹렬한 속도로 떨어지자 모두 비명을 질렀습니다.

폭포 아래쪽에서 대기하던 배들에 의해 나무통이 건져지고, 통의 뚜껑이 열리자, 모든 사람들의 걱정과는 달리, 그녀는 비록 상처를 입었습니다만 죽지 않고 무사히 살아 났습니다. 이 소식은 미국 전역에 퍼졌으며, 모든 사람들에게 커다란 놀라움을 안겨줬습니다...

그녀가 이 모험에 도전한 이유와 도전에 성공한 이후의 삶까지, 한 여성의 믿기 어려운 여정이 흥미진진하게 펼쳐집니다.

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Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 0547315813
ISBN-13: 978-0547315812
책 크기: 30 cm x 21 cm



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Book Description
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At the turn of the nineteenth century, a retired sixty-two-year-old charm school instructor named Annie Edson Taylor, seeking fame and fortune, decided to do something that no one in the world had ever done before - she would go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel.Come meet the Queen of the Falls and witness with your own eyes her daring ride!



From Booklist
Any kid who has beheld Niagara Falls - or even taken a good look at pictures of it - will be suitably gobsmacked by the true story of charm-school teacher Annie Edson Taylor, who, at age 62, decided on a whim to fund her golden years by being the first person over the falls. At first, local barrel makers turned her away in horror, but her determination was convincing, and on October 24, 1901, the reinforced and padded 160-pound vessel was dropped into the water in front of thousands of nervous spectators. Van Allsburg’s trademark framed illustrations have the unnerving stillness of old-timey photos, though they struggle for a while with settings unconducive to excitement. Once Taylor hits the water, though, Van Allsburg’s restraint becomes a master class in tension, keeping his drawings of the barrel’s interior small enough to communicate claustrophobia. Van Allsburg’s telling of the rest of the tale - Taylor’s failure to parlay her adventure into cash - is especially affecting, and readers will embrace her resolve.


Publishers Weekly
In 1901, 62-year-old widow Annie Edson Taylor needs "a way to strike it rich" after closing her Michigan charm school. Spying an article about Niagara Falls as a tourist destination, she decides to become a popular attraction, too. She commissions a barrel "big enough to hold herself and a large number of pillows," hires a publicist, calls on reporters, and finds a boatman willing to tow her into the river. In his first book since 2006's Probuditi! Van Allsburg chronicles Taylor's determination along with public surprise (and disappointment) at such an unglamorous daredevil. In sepia-tinted portraits, Van Allsburg pictures her in a ruffled blouse, cameo brooch, and billowing skirt, her white hair swept under a dowdy hat. The book is impeccably designed; Van Allsburg's grainy, closely observed colored-pencil scenes mimic documentary photos and are beautifully balanced by blocks of text. There is one full-bleed spread: the falls after the barrel has disappeared. In this unromantic and bittersweet account, Van Allsburg presents the feat as born as much out of need as of courage, with Taylor portrayed as a hardheaded eccentric and an unlikely queen.


Children's Literature
Van Allsburg begins his biography by giving a brief introduction about a popular visitor's attraction called Niagara Falls, and a person on the verge of going over the falls in a barrel. On one October day in 1901, thousands of visitors were at the falls to witness the amazing feat of Annie Edson Taylor, a sixty-two-year-old woman who at once owned a charm and dance school in Bay City Michigan. Annie decided to seek fame and fortune when one day she read a story about Niagara Falls and decided she would find fame and fortune by being the first person to go over the falls in a barrel. She designed a strong barrel to withstand the force of the falling water and then convinced a barrel maker to build it. When the day came for Annie to go over the falls, she was taken by boat to an island near the falls where she crawled into the barrel filled with pillows to soften her fall. Spectators breathlessly watched as the barrel rolled to the edge of the falls and then plunged downward into the water. They waited for the barrel to surface, and then miraculously it floated to the surface. When the lid was popped open, Annie Taylor was bruised and sore, but alive. After recovering, she toured the country talking about her amazing feat. She was dubbed "Queen of the Falls" and for the rest of her life remained content and happy that she was the first person to have braved the falls and survived it! The black and white illustrations are life-like and visually build up suspense to the actual event. However, the anticipation ends when the barrel is seen perched at the top of the falls and the next drawing shows the barrel being opened. Another one shows Annie reclining in bed. A rendering of the barrel tumbling down the falls would have added more punch to this dangerous act. Aside from this, the story of an ordinary woman doing an extraordinary feat is well-told. Back material includes an Author's Note and a Bibliography.


School Library Journal
Van Allsburg's foray into nonfiction is filled with the same suspense, surrealism, and menace that have thrilled readers of his fiction. The opening illustration of a 17-story building set in the cascading waters of Niagara Falls establishes scale. Onlookers focus on a barrel that has just "plunged over the Falls, disappearing in a liquid avalanche." The year is 1901. The action cuts to a waning charm school in Michigan, where widow Annie Edson Taylor fears a future in the poorhouse. A newspaper story triggers visions of fame and fortune, and ensuing text describes her preparations to build the barrel and promote the stunt. The artist's familiar warm sepia and cream tones, depth of field, and solid architectural details continue to please. What is new is the wonderful freedom in his lines. The long squiggles that comprise the water sparkle and shimmer on their drop, until their distinctive paths disappear in the spray. Shifting perspectives and varying page design convey Niagara's majesty and Taylor's risk. Some facing pages are symmetrical; others contrast a long shot of nature with a close-up of a facial expression. Especially effective is the upside-down (womblike) view of the old woman, face and body scrunched inside the barrel. The escapade did not bring financial security, but in a final exchange with a reporter, the widow takes pride for doing what others only dreamed about. There are no citations or explanations for this dialogue in the author's note, although a bibliography is provided. This is a fascinating study of two forces of nature