报道要点

Sidney作家Diana Schaffter为《Armando and the Amazing Animal Race》实地追寻书中动物：曾到印度寻找眼镜蛇、俄罗斯观察西伯利亚虎，并在巴西亚马孙寻找双色狨。她曾在八个国家生活，借教育工作与跨文化经历塑造故事。

背景与影响

小说面向四至八年级读者，讲述12岁温哥华男孩与英国祖母在70天内拍摄七种濒危动物并解开家族谜团，获包括Green Earth环境文学奖在内的奖项。她回忆在亚马孙找了两周未果，最后在旅馆后看到双色狨，从而注意到栖地缩小与城市道路、电线带来的风险。

仍待确认

作者希望孩子对现实动物的兴趣能像对游戏角色一样丰富。这是创作访谈，书中竞赛与人物属于小说，实地经历不等于现实中存在可报名的动物拍摄赛事。

来源：CBC News 原报道。大鱼新闻整理原创中文摘要；保留原网页刊发日期。

Diana Schaffter rides a camel in Israel, an activity her character Armando and his grandmother do in her new novel. (Submitted by Diana Schaffter)

Diana Schaffter rides a camel in Israel, an activity her character Armando and his grandmother do in her new novel. (Submitted by Diana Schaffter)

Diana Schaffter gets up close and personal with a wild cobra in India. (Submitted by Diana Schaffter)

Diana Schaffter gets up close and personal with a wild cobra in India. (Submitted by Diana Schaffter)

Diana Schaffter and her husband Tim in the Amazon in Brazil. (Submitted by Diana Schaffter)

Diana Schaffter and her husband Tim in the Amazon in Brazil. (Submitted by Diana Schaffter)

Diana Schaffter poses with a scorpion in Thailand. (Diana Schaffter)

Diana Schaffter poses with a scorpion in Thailand. (Diana Schaffter)