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해파리 형제인 스펜서와 빈센트는 부모가 세상을 떠난 후, 넓은 바다에서 서로 의지하며 살고 있습니다. 폭풍우가 몰아치던 어느날, 빈센트는 거대한 파도에 휩쓸려 가고 말았습니다. 졸지에 빈센트와 헤어지게 된 스펜서는 포기하지 않고 열심히 빈센트를 쫓아갔습니다만, 해파리는 원래 빠르게 헤엄을 치기보다는 물에 둥둥 떠다니다보니, 아무리 노력해도 빈센트와의 거리를 좁힐 수 없었습니다.

두 해파리 형제의 안타까운 소식을 알게 된 여러 바다 친구들이 해파리 형제가 다시 만날 수 있도록 도와줍니다.
커다란 고래 호러스는 꼬리로 큰 물결을 일으켜서 해파리가 앞으로 나아갈 수 있게 해주고,
인어와 해마와 불가사리는 빈센트가 어디로 갔는지 방향을 알려줬습니다.

여러 친구들의 도움으로 마침내 사라진 빈센트를 발견했지만, 빈센트는 바닷가 얕은 곳에서 기진맥진해서 꼼짝달싹 못하고 있었어요. 스펜서는는 빈센트가 깊은 곳으로 나올 수 있도록 하기 위해...

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What is 하드커버? 양장본이라고도 불리우며, 표지가 단단한 판지로 만들어진 책입니다. 판지를 천이나 가죽으로 감싸기도 합니다. 책의 속지는 일반적으로 중성처리된 종이(Acid-free paper)를 사용해서 잘 변질이 되지 않기 때문에 오랫동안 보관하기에 적합합니다. 이 종류의 책은 더스트 재킷, 또는 더스트 커버로 불리는 표지덮개가 함께 있는 경우가 많습니다. 간혹 내부 속지가 콩기름 코팅이 된 경우 고약한 냄새가 나는 책도 있습니다.

하드커버책입니다.






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Hardcover: 40 pages
ISBN-10: 1534412085
ISBN-13: 978-1534412088
책 크기: 29.8 cm x 21 cm



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Book Description
When two jellyfish brothers are separated at sea it takes all of the ocean’s creatures to help them reunite in this heartwarming tale of brotherly love.
Spencer and Vincent are jellyfish brothers who live together in the sea, their wet and shining home. They invented a little song which went like this:

My brother, my brother,
he’s sweet, not smelly.
I love him from down in my jelly belly.

One day a wave of superior magnitude separates them! The brothers know they have to do whatever it takes to find each other again. And they’ll need some help along the way…
Sometimes friends can really make a the difference. Spencer and Vincent is a story of adventures and the bond of family.



Bulletin Center Children’s Books *Starred Review*
"Brothers Spencer and Vincent live happily in the sea together (“Spencer was a jellyfish. Vincent was also”), singing their favorite brotherly song, until one day a “wave of superior magnitude” sweeps Vincent away. Since jellyfish have very little power of propulsion, Spencer can’t catch up to him, so he’s helped by his friend Horace the whale and guided by other denizens of the sea until he finds Vincent and, with Horace’s help, saves him from stranding on the sandy beach. The text is deliberately silly, the brotherly song a wonderful opportunity for performance absurdity, and the humor self-knowingly arch; while the self-conscious tone threatens to overcome the story at times, the jellyfish-real details, such as Spencer’s limited movement, weirdly and satisfyingly ground the story. Dove’s digital and watercolor illustrations, usually full bleeds of the ocean and its prettied-up inhabitants, lean toward graphic art in their focus on cuteness, and they give the sea world a pleasing rhythm of filtered light and fronds of plants and make freckled, redheaded Vincent sympathetic in his plight. Older kids and younger ones will enjoy this at different levels, so it’s easily shareable with sibs of different ages, and they’ll be delighted to join in on the goofy brotherly song."


School Library Journal
Spencer and Vincent are jellyfish brothers, looking out for each other with no parents to care for them. One morning, a "wave of superior magnitude" sweeps Vincent away. With some help from a whale named Horace, a mermaid, a seahorse, a sea star, and a passing pelican - along with a bit of personal courage and determination - the two are reunited. An author's note elaborates further on how jellyfish are not really fish at all (they are zooplankton), where they live, and several nicknames given to them. The text itself never alludes to any of these facts, focusing almost exclusively on "the whimsical ocean of imagination," with the inclusion of a mermaid and a caring whale who nudges the jelly along toward safety. The rather lengthy narrative is by turns wry and sophisticated, silly and repetitious. Children may appreciate the inclusion of so many sea creatures, along with the perky illustrations, but will need to be reminded that mermaids are fictional by comparison. VERDICT A popular subject that is better served elsewhere. Alternative picture books about jellies and sea life, such as Joy the Jellyfish by Kristen Collier and Peanut Butter and Jellyfish by Jarrett J. Krosoczka may appeal even more.


Booklist
Sibling jellyfish Spencer and Vincent are the best of friends and even have written a funny song that they share: "My brother, my brother, he's sweet, not smelly. I love him from down in my jelly belly." Their happy existence is threatened when a storm generates an enormous wave that sweeps Vincent away. Although the story contains many fantasy elements, the way jellyfish move is presented more factually, described as floating, bobbing, and pulsing. Spencer desperately wants to save Vincent but knows he cannot travel quickly on his own. He enlists the assistance of his friend Horace the whale, who pushes Spencer in the right direction. Other creatures try to help, but no one is sure how to retrieve unconscious Vincent safely, until Spencer comes up with a sweet, smart plan. Poetic, unusual vocabulary, with phrases such as "superior magnitude," "tenderness of tentacles," and "spark of verve," make the text fun to read aloud. Digital and watercolor illustrations by a certified California naturalist create an appealing undersea world, and an author's note supplies jellyfish facts.


Publishers Weekly
Readers may be reminded a little of Finding Nemo in this story of one jellyfish brother who is determined to rescue another. Orphaned undersea siblings Spencer and Vincent “love each other to the very core of their jelly” and celebrate their bond with a special song: “My brother, my brother,/ he’s sweet, not smelly./ I love him from down in/ my jelly belly.” When Vincent is carried away by a big wave, Spencer enlists his ocean pals - a whale, a mermaid, and others - and employs the brothers’ theme song to help the exhausted Vincent find his way back. Johnston (Laugh-Out-Loud Baby) writes in a quirky-sweet voice that keeps the narrative moving along, and she gets surprising comic mileage from two recurring and offbeat phrases: “superior magnitude” (used to describe anything big, from the tidal wave to a whale to a triumphant brotherly embrace) and “your brother who’s sweet, not smelly?” Digitally enhanced watercolors by Dove (Wendell the Narwhal) have a cheery vintage feel, with crisp lines; smudgy, rich colors; and a cast of smiling, wide-eyed, eager-to-help characters - even a potential predatory pelican is given the benefit of the doubt.`