Lost and Found : Adèle & Simon in China / Barbara McClintock.

Title:

Adèle & Simon in China

Adèle and Simon in China

Author:

McClintock, Barbara

ISBN:

9780374399238

0374399239

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Info:

New York :

Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Summary:

"When Adele and Simon take a tour of China in 1905, Simon misplaces his belongings, one by one ... but they all show up later, revealing their hiding places in Adele's souvenir photographs of the trip"--

Subject(s):

Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction.

Lost and found possessions -- Juvenile fiction.

Brothers and sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Postcards -- Juvenile fiction.

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Summary

When siblings Adèle and Simon visit their uncle in China, he buys them each gifts for their trip. Simon picks out a hat, a flute, a fan, and other small items, while his sister selects a camera to photograph their journey. As soon as they're packed and ready, it's time to set off with Uncle Sydney to explore! In a series of postcards home to their mother, Adèle describes each of the places they visit and the adventures they have... and, of course, what item Simon managed to lose at each stop along the way. On a silk farm in Shanghai, he loses his scarf. Along the Great Wall, his hat blows right off his head. By the end of the trip, Simon has misplaced all of his belongings! But when Adèle develops her photographs, she and her brother discover that they can see each of Simon's lost items in the background of the pictures.

Barbara McClintock's meticulous research and intricate pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations bring this book to life, capturing the essence of each of the culturally and historically significant sites that Adèle and Simon visit. Children will love poring over the pictures to find Simon's lost items, and parents will value the authenticity of the art and story.

Author Notes

The American geneticist Barbara McClintock was trained as a botanist, receiving a Ph.D. in botany from Cornell University (1927). McClintock discovered anomalies in pigmentation and other features of corn (Zea Mays) that led her to question the prevailing model of the chromosome as a linear arrangement of fixed genes. Her model of the chromosome involved a process of "transposition." In this process, the chromosome released genes and groups of genes from their original positions (this subprocess is named "dislocation") and reinserted them into new positions.

Although her original research was published in the 1930's and 1940's, it was not until research in molecular biology confirmed her theories that she received wide professional recognition. McClintock was elected to the National Academy at the age of 42 and was elected president of the Genetics Society of America a year later. She received many honorary degrees and other awards, including the Lasker Award and a Nobel Prize. McClintock died after a brief illness at the Carnegie Institution's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, where she had lived and worked for 50 years.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 3-This addition to the children's saga finds Adèle and Simon touring China with their uncle. Told through postcards written by Adèle, this adventure is a true delight. With stops in Hong Kong, Tongli, and Shanghai (to name a few locales), this is a beautifully blended masterpiece of art and history. As with the other books in this series, Simon loses items along the way, prompting a fun search-and-find aspect that readers will love. The endnotes contain blurbs about each location, including significant historical information. VERDICT The intricate, vintage-style illustrations and interesting historical facts will be sure to please a wide audience. Young armchair travelers will want to pore over this one.-Jasmine L. Precopio, Fox Chapel Area School District, Pittsburgh © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Globe-trotting siblings Adele and Simon are off to China with their uncle Sidney in McClintock's third outing with this pair. Following the epistolary, seek-and-find format of the previous titles, the children travel to a silk farm in Shanghai, Peking's bustling Forbidden City, a monastery in Xi'an, the Great Wall, and more. In his typical fashion, Simon outfitted in a traditional Chinese jacket and cap loses one of his belongings at each stop, whether clothing or something from his knapsack. Every postcard Adele sends home mentions the item Simon has lost, giving readers the opportunity to examine the picture to find it. Lovely, detailed ink illustrations are rendered in antique hues, perfect for the early twentieth-century setting, but locating the tiny, missing objects may prove too challenging for young readers. Happily, a visual answer key appears at the end of the book, along with historical notes on each of the locations visited. McClintock details her efforts to ensure historical accuracy, though some may find the tourist perspective of this book slightly voyeuristic.--Smith, Julia Copyright 2016 Booklist