I bought a set of books on a platform the other day. The seller show is like this.
A set of ten books, 39.8 yuan, looks thick. Including Pinocchio, The Wizard of Oz, Robinson Crusoe, Insects, If I Have Three Days of Light, Two Wan Li under the Sea, Gulliver's Travels, How Steel was Made, Around the World in Eighty Days, Love Education and other classic works.
Careless, thinking, well, this activity is quite awesome, buy it!
Unexpectedly, I was dumbfounded when the book arrived. The buyer show is like this.
The books are very thin, each about 150 pages, and the paper quality is also very general.
The typesetting line spacing is small and the font is small, which makes it uncomfortable to read.
When I opened it, I found it was an abbreviated version of a famous book. Not only that, it is also a guide version.
There are several big characters printed on the cover:
According to the latest curriculum standards of compulsory education in China.
Editor of reading research and development center of new curriculum standard.
The book not only abbreviates the contents of famous works, but also adds several columns: famous teachers take you to read, famous teachers annotate, famous teachers make suggestions, good sentences for your comments and everyone to think about.
A strong smell of Chinese teaching materials is coming, which makes people flinch.
Indeed, the preface of this set of books also wrote the purpose of writing this book:
The starting point of the publishing house is good. However, the starting point that can't be implemented is just to draw a pie.
This brief guide to reading famous books has several shortcomings.
First of all, reading the abbreviated version will weaken children's curiosity to read the original.
After reading the abbreviated version, children know the general story and think they already know the story, which weakens their curiosity. Even if you read these works when you grow up, you may lose the motivation to read the original works.
Secondly, the abbreviated version often removes its essence and leaves its outline.
The abbreviated version will inevitably delete many specific plots and detailed descriptions, leaving only the outline of the story.
These plots and descriptions are often the essence of famous works, which are worth pondering by readers.
A classic novel, with its unique story structure, characterization and language refinement, is often the place where the creators take pains.
The sequential development of the plot, the echo before and after, the change and fullness of the characters and the uniqueness of the language are all carefully polished and thoughtful by the author.
The abbreviated version removes all these essences. Many famous books have lost the charm of the original after being rewritten, and their appeal is greatly reduced.
At the same time, the story left behind is not complete enough, just like a beautiful woman who was originally full of flesh and blood and only had a skeleton. How can she be called a beauty?
Finally, the reading guide version regards extracurricular reading as in-class teaching, which will only weaken children's interest in reading.
The greatest pleasure of reading is to wander among them and immerse yourself in the emotions of the characters.
The annotation guide next to it is like a teacher knocking on the blackboard, which wakes you up from sleepwalking and interrupts your reading rhythm, making it difficult for children to immerse themselves in it and feel the feeling of reading to the fullest.
When children are reading a book, or just like having a Chinese class, they get nervous. When reading a book, they should compare with the guidance beside them. After reading a chapter, they should sum up good words and sentences and think about problems.
Or just read it yourself, the reading guide becomes redundant.
However, some parents have doubts, and the short guide can't be understood. What if children don't understand and don't like reading famous books?
First of all, parents should have a mentality. Since these books are not for children and are not their "dishes", don't swallow them in a hurry.
There are so many excellent children's books specially created for children that there is no need to encourage them. It is best to let nature take its course when reading them.
Secondly, it is also a masterpiece, and there are also differences in age groups. For example, Pinocchio is more suitable for younger children to read, while How Steel was Tempered is more suitable for older children because of the different national conditions and cultures, and the plot is relatively complicated.
According to the age of the child, choose the masterpiece that suits him. This is the correct way to open a masterpiece.
Finally, famous books are not absolutely suitable for inappropriate problems. The key is to arouse interest.
Parents can buy more books at home, whether their children read or not, and read a chapter to their children when they are free.
If the child doesn't listen, change a book, slowly find the book that the child is interested in, and let him read from shallow to deep.
Finally, you may be pleasantly surprised to find that children's reading ability and acceptance ability far exceed adults' imagination!