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Ninety-year-old Lou quit school after the eighth grade, worked for the rest of his life, and stayed with the same woman for nearly seventy years. Seventy-two-year-old Joe was chief probation officer in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, holds a law degree, and has faced the death of a son and the raising of a mentally challenged daughter. Now, the two men are roommates in a nursing home. Despite coming from very different backgrounds, the two become close friends.With an exacting eye for detail, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder examines end-of-life sorrows, joys, and unexpected surprises with poetry and compassion. Struggling to find meaning in the face of mortality, Joe and Lou experience the challenges that come with aging—with a grace and dignity that's sure to inspire.讲给孩子的人体使用手册
这是一本写给孩子的书,所以它具有如下几个特点:首先,它的语言轻松活泼,使深奥的人体知识变得浅显易懂,每一章都从孩子自己对世界的认识开始引出话题,段落短小,形式多样,以减轻孩子的阅读负担,同时又做到内容全面,不失严谨的科学性和知识的系统性;其次,考虑到孩子的接受能力和阅读特点,本书还配有许多相关的图片和漫画,力求做到图文并茂,使单调的身体知识变得生动形象;最后,它加入了许多动手、动脑的小板块,让孩子从通常的被动接受者转变为主动创造者,培养他们积极思考、独立判断的能力。