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The series of Langdon Bilingual Classics is carefully compiled from the brand book series Beginners Series of Random House in the United States. 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Top Hat. It took only 236 words to connect a funny and unusual story of a surprise gift, which made children fondle it, thus creating a brand reading of elementary books.
Exquisite pictures, stories with climaxes and poetic words with beautiful rhythm are catchy to read, which is the characteristic of this book. Random House has created a series of books "Children Learn to Read" to stimulate children's interest in reading. In the past 50 years, this series of books has been highly praised by many children educators, widely respected in schools and libraries in the English-speaking world, and has had a far-reaching impact on generations.
The "Langdon Bilingual Classics" series featured vivid and interesting picture book stories full of philosophy of life, including Are You My Mom and Dogs Rush Forward. These two books are among the best in "kloc-0/00 children's books that American children must read" recommended by National Education Association and American Library.
Are you my mother? Written in 1960, it is Heismann's most famous work. The bird in the story can't see its mother after it is born, and embarks on the journey of finding its mother. After a bumpy ride, I was finally reunited with my mother with the help of the crane. This is a popular story for children. Among them, the bird is constantly frustrated in the process of finding its mother, and its experience shows the child's initial mental journey of exploring interpersonal relationships, self-identity, security and the meaning of life. Since the publication of 1960, the book has been reprinted many times, and it has been included in 100 children's books recommended by American libraries, and has been selling well for more than 50 years.
Dogs Go Forward was written in 196 1. This book revolves around puppies and consists of simple words and short sentences. It strengthens children's reading memory step by step. With vivid pictures, children can easily learn and master basic expressions such as numbers, colors and directions through reading. All kinds of puppy learning, working and playing scenes in the book are based on children's daily life, which helps the baby to be familiar with and remember the meaning of every word and phrase. This book is welcomed by children with its simple and fresh painting style and gorgeous colors. It is also included in 100 kinds of children's books recommended by American libraries, and it is one of the indispensable children's books on American family bookshelves.
Pony allergic to roses tells the story of a pony allergic to roses. He has a very common name, Robert. Rose allergy forced him to leave the farm full of roses, away from his parents and go to the city to make a living alone. This nasty disease often makes him unemployed. However, the pony was not discouraged. He lost his job again and again, and looked for new opportunities again and again. For those children who are unwilling to communicate with the outside world because of illness, or even feel inferior and autistic, Pony is undoubtedly the best example! Bright colors, warm farm scenery, well-organized city life and pony's good character are the characteristics of this book.
Small fish with nowhere to live is written in 196 1. The little hero in the story didn't listen to the advice of the pet shop owner and fed a lot of fish food to the pet goldfish, which caused the goldfish to swell and grow up, and even the swimming pool couldn't hold himself. The little boy who made a mistake kept changing places for the goldfish, trying to solve the problem, but in the end it was up to the pet shop owner to solve the hot potato. The story script comes from Dr. Seuss's wife, and the plot is ups and downs, which captures the child's psychology. The relationship between the pet shop owner and the little hero in the story is similar to the relationship between the parents and children who made mistakes, which has great reference significance for parent-child interaction.
The Best Bird's Nest in the World is a good book for children to understand that they should think twice before making a decision. In the story, two birds decided to set out to find a new address. They tried many places and finally found that the old nest was the most comfortable. Through all kinds of interesting experiences that two birds encounter in the process of finding nests, let children intuitively understand the negative effects of imperfect consideration. The painting style full of local flavor and rural customs makes the story more intimate and warm. Since the publication of 196 1, this book has been popular with its bright colors and vivid heroic image.
I want to live in the zoo tells the story of a leopard who can do magic. He was rejected by city zoo. A little stunt, I can do all kinds of interesting tricks with my spots. Finally, with the help of two children, I found the local circus that suits me best. This book has about 300 words and is very attractive to read. Through the tricks of leopard, it teaches children words representing colors and shapes, and also tells them to learn to show their strengths and use them in appropriate places.
I want to make a big change is a sequel to I want to live in a zoo. Tired of being in the circus and not wanting to play those old tricks. This time, he performed a new trick for two children. That is "a little big transformation", one minute into an elephant, one minute into a giraffe, and one minute into a mouse. But every time I change it, there will always be problems. Finally, I found that it was better to be a leopard. This light and humorous story tells children without trace that they should affirm themselves and learn to appreciate themselves.
Sam and Firefly is an interesting book, which contains naughty mistakes, the limit of patience and sincere friendship. This book is only over 200 words, but it seamlessly combines many wonderful plots. In the story, Sam the owl and his friend fireflies come out to play at night, and Sam teaches fireflies to write with fluorescent lights. Unexpectedly, the naughty firefly actually played a trick on it, and finally it was caught by the hot dog vendor, and its fate was unknown ... The value of this book lies not only in building the whole wonderful story with simple words, but also in inadvertently telling the children about darkness and light, good and evil, right and wrong, and also in simple stories. Since the publication of 1957, it has been reprinted many times, which is of educational and learning significance and can be called a classic.
"It's snowing! It tells the story of a snowy day. Two little girls took their puppies skiing, building igloos and making snowmen in the snow, which fully reflected the children's enjoyment of the snow scene and enjoying the snow day. The book was written by 1962, with only 300 words. Simple phrases and single sentence repetition can be quickly remembered by children. The words such as puppy, bird, house and snow involved in the book are frequently used in daily life, which can effectively help children remember and learn.
With only 75 words, Ten Apples on the Head is the most recommended book to teach children to count and start reading in English. This book tells the story of a dog, a tiger and a lion with apples on their heads. Their game was ruined by a group of bears. In order not to let the apple fall, three friends tried to escape with the apple and knocked down a truck with the apple. There are enough apples for three friends to compete with the chasing bear!
The hero in I want to grow a pair of duck feet is a little boy full of whimsy. He wants a pair of duck feet so that he is not afraid of wading. He also wants to have a pair of antlers, so that he can not only wear a lot of hats, but also bring a lot of teaching props to his teachers, and even show his talents on the court ... Of course, he also wants to have the blowhole of whales, the long nose and even the long tail of elephants ... but every change has advantages and disadvantages. what should he do ？ How will mom react? What will your friends say? Let's see how Dr. Seuss's wonderful story is answered.
The story caused by a fly is about a little boy lying by the lake and seeing a fly flying by in a hurry. Flies are followed by a series of animals and people. This large group of people are in a hurry, and all of them are desperately trying to escape. What the hell happened? You can estimate that it is ten feet high, fat, big, fierce and red just by listening to its movements. The story is gripping and suspenseful, but it unexpectedly gives a harmonious and happy ending, telling children to handle things calmly and not to worry.
"It's not easy to be a rabbit" tells that naughty rabbits don't like to be rabbits. He hates long ears and doesn't like carrots, so he goes to live with many animals and hopes to become other animals. But every time I found myself unable to adapt, I finally came home and found that being a rabbit was the best life. This story complements "I want to make a big change" and is an excellent children's book to guide children's self-identification and self-affirmation.
In sweet rabbit's troubles, naughty rabbit likes his sister sweet rabbit very much, but he also likes to play tricks on her. The sweet rabbit couldn't bear to complain to her mother, which made the naughty rabbit stop the endless mischief. Without the naughty rabbit's trouble, the sweet rabbit feels that life is missing something. Does naughty rabbit no longer like sweet rabbit? This is a warm family story, and the ending makes people laugh.