Becky Colvin

What if YOU lived on the back of a Great Green Crocodile? A stunning picture book debut from the winner of the Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2023.Meet adventurous Ali, a nature-loving girl with a mystery to solve on an island that is much more than it seems. Because this small island holds a big secret. A magical secret in the shape of a Great Green Crocodile . . .Ali lives with her Dad on a beautiful island with a busy fishing village. So busy in fact that, no matter how hard she tries, Ali can never persuade anyone to stop what they are doing and come exploring with her. That is until the morning everyone wakes to find ALL the fish have disappeared. Every. Last. One.Who – or what - could have taken them?Funny, richly detailed and deeply atmospheric,The Great Green Islandweaves magic, mystery and adventure with the joy of the natural world, reminding us all to stop and experience the true wonder that surrounds us - and to do it together! Inspiring and imaginative, this is a tale th

【網路口碑推薦＋詢問聲量最高】UNLOCK ICELAND創辦人台灣在地私人導遊Becky的文化觀察與私房景點▍生活 ╳ 文化 ╳ 旅行 ╳ 品牌 ╳ 冷知識 ▍★隨書贈精緻【手繪冰島地圖】拉頁海報★★嚴選12家冰島當地活動、住宿、溫泉、購物優惠券★（價值超過7000元）『冰島的美，不只讓人驚豔，也非常耐人尋味。』————Becky怪奇事務所（所長） | 吳鳳（《愛玩客》、金鐘獎主持人）| 詹偉雄

☞ 原來，冰島和你不算太遠？！ ． 一日冰島人的生活怎麼過？ ．冰島人與台灣人哪裡相同？ ．如何讓冰島旅行更臻完美？ ．冰島LONG STAY的真相？ ．如何找到在地選品和好物？ ☞ 原來，冰島這樣玩也OK？！ ．必吃的不是熱狗是冰淇淋──全世界只有冰島人在暴風雪中排隊吃冰 ．與其泡藍湖溫泉不如去祕境泳池──體會冰島人每天報到的平價享受 ．走出打卡景點走到世界盡頭──在杳無人煙的小島、小鎮只遇見自己 ．巷弄小店比商店街更值得血拼──深度探訪冰島設計品牌與選品好店 ．不用報名極光團也能看見歐若拉──傳授你破解追極光的技巧和迷思 ☞ 原來，冰島人生活很簡單？！ ．每人平均咖啡豆消耗量高居全球第三？一天喝六七杯咖啡是一種生活享受 ．只要放晴就有機會放「太陽假」？還在特定節日吃太陽鬆餅、喝太陽咖啡 ．稱自己是「為書癡狂的民族」？每十人有一人出書，聖誕節不送書就落伍 ．喝啤酒等於不愛國？1989年解除「禁酒令」，導致冰島人喝酒就要喝到掛 ．冰島人的幸福定義跟你想得不同？約會前先查祖譜，生小孩前不一定結婚 ※※※ 作者Becky在冰島居住超過千個日子，她探索冰島的歷史、文化、飲食與藝術，深入冰島的家庭、廚房、學校、休閒場所與夜生活，在旅人視角所不見的地方，一窺冰島人的生活型態與哲學。 你會驚嘆，在冰島，靜謐與喧囂、自然與城市、現代與傳統、個人與國家，竟能如此完美地融合。才發現，冰島的美，不只在壯闊的山川冰河，也在人與人間的良善、信任與包容，體現了小國寡民的理想社會；冰島的美，不只有可遇不可求的飛舞極光，還有面對不可掌握的環境氣候時，知道「Þetta Reddast」（一切都會好的），學會接納脆弱及不完美的自己。 此外，Becky也在書中特別公開，那些只屬於她與冰島的私密風景──只有在地人才知道的人氣餐廳、私房景點、步道路線、小鎮與小島。貼近當地生活、感受冰島精神，唯有真實地了解冰島，才能邂逅旅途中最美的風景！ ☞ 本書特色 1. 第一本由旅居冰島台灣人所撰寫的冰島深度指南。 2. 70篇全彩圖文，冰島的美麗與精彩一覽無遺。 3. 由在地私導規劃最接地氣的冰島旅遊路線。 4. 掃書中QR Code即刻收藏：雷克雅維克與近郊泳池一覽表、冰島觀賞北極海鸚Puffins地圖、常用景點街道冰島語教學、多個冰島樂團Spotify播放清單。

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