Sadamu to Sekaichi Okina Wani

[Machine Translation] Saddam, a boy who lives in a marshland, supports his family by fishing. One day, heavy rains came, and the house was washed away by the flash floods. Saddam drives a water buffalo, and with a small boat carrying his family and neighbors tied to the buffalo, he heads for a school on top of a hill. Then, the biggest crocodile in the world comes barreling toward him! This picture book by the author, who lives in Mindanao, Philippines, conveys the "power of life" that lives on the island.

「とうさんがしんでから、男はぼくだけだから、はたらかなくっちゃ」湿原にくらす少年サダムは、漁をして家族をささえる。あるとき大雨がつづき、てっぽう水でいえがながされた。サダムは水牛をあやつり、家族や近所の人をのせた小ぶねを水牛につないで、丘の上の学校をめざす。そこへ、ちかいいちの大ワニがしのびよる!フィリピン・ミンダナオ島で暮らす著者が、現地に息づく「生きる力」を伝える絵本。