Tropical Terry

　　珊瑚礁市裡住著一群色彩繽紛、讓人眼花撩亂的熱帶魚，他們看起來閃閃發光，整天在大海裡轉來轉去。其中，有一隻樸素的小魚「泰瑞」一直很想加入他們，所以泰瑞想到一個好辦法，他變成了珊瑚礁市最漂亮的熱帶魚，直到海鰻艾迪出現……

本書特色    

　　*藍色的背景頁面，就像親蒞水底世界
　　書封及內頁，以整片藍色為背景，閱讀的過程中，彷彿跟著小魚-泰瑞，一起進入這片美麗的海洋。
 
　　*認識海洋裡的世界，尋找隱藏版的秘密
　　海底裡，除了泰瑞的好朋友-海蝸牛和螃蟹，還有美麗的熱帶魚、海豚、鯊魚、海鰻...透過故事，一起來認識海裡其他的居住者。除此之外，還有瓶中信、船錨..等隱藏在海裡的物品，趕快找找看，還有什麼隱藏的東西跟訊息呢？

　　*探討海洋環保
　　故事裡，小魚泰瑞收集了許多閃閃發光的東西，那些東西原本就屬於海洋中的物品嗎？還是人類丟棄或遺落的呢？閱讀的同時也將海洋環保的觀念帶給小小讀者。

　　*最完美的自己，就是最棒的
　　小魚泰瑞因為想加入熱帶魚們，將自己打扮得閃閃發亮，直到為了不變成海鰻的晚餐，將閃亮物品拋下，而成功逃脫，因此讓熱帶魚們主動找泰瑞遊玩，整個過程就像孩子交新朋友，想告訴寶 貝們，最真實的你，其實就是最棒的!!

　　——中文書介摘錄自《熱帶魚泰瑞》，維京出版

　　Terry wants to stand out. But, in Coral Reef City, it's sometimes better to blend in...

　　Coral Reef City is home to the most dazzling shoals of tropical fish in ALL the ocean. And then there is Terry. Terry looks grey. Terry feels dull. And although he is the best at playing ""Hide A Fish"", he can’t help but wonder: Just what would it feel like to be part of that dashing, flashing crew? So, with the help of his friends, he fashions a flashy costume and is ready to impress... “Hello-o-o everybody! Just call me TROPICAL Terry!” But will life as a tropical fish be everything he dreamed of? With his trademark humour and vibrant art, the award-winning Jarvis tells a heart-warming comedy of self-esteem; a story about learning to love your own scales and take pride in what makes you different.

作、繪者簡介
 
賈維斯（Jarvis）
　　
　　現居於英國曼徹斯特，曾擔任唱片袖子設計師，網站設計師和動畫導演，之後，他下定決心要成為一位童書繪者並且為此努力的學習。《鱷魚艾倫又大又可怕的牙齒》是他的第一本童書作品，獲得維多利亞和亞伯特博物館插畫獎（V&A Illustration Award 2017）肯定。目前他已完成數本童書作品，包含：《鼴鼠太太，我回來囉！》Mrs. Mole, I’m Home!、《熱帶魚泰瑞》Tropical Terry、《佛瑞德忘記了》Fred Forgets等等，正走在實踐夢想的路上，期待能為孩童創作出更多好的作品。
　　
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　　Jarvis studied graphic design and previously worked as both a record sleeve designer and an animation director before becoming a children's book illustrator. Alan's Big Scary Teeth is his debut title with Walker. About his picture book inspiration, Jarvis says, "The way I work is always visual. I will have an image or character in mind and I pull a story out of it. I doodle and doodle and doodle until I get it right." Jarvis lives in Manchester with his girlfriend and their cat. Find him on Twitter as @heyimjarvis.