美国著名出版社Harper Collins曾推出过一套针对儿童的分级读物。它由数以百计的知名作家和插画家创作而成，包含许多有趣的故事和鲜活的角色，其中不少图书还获得了纽伯瑞文学奖、凯迪克大奖、美国图书馆协会儿童图书奖等奖项，它就是鼎鼎大名的I Can Read系列
美国著名出版社Harper Collins曾推出过一套针对儿童的分级读物。它由数以百计的知名作家和插画家创作而成，包含许多有趣的故事和鲜活的角色，其中不少图书还获得了纽伯瑞文学奖、凯迪克大奖、美国图书馆协会儿童图书奖等奖项，它就是鼎鼎大名的I Can Read系列。
今天我们给大家带来的精读作品，就是来自I Can Read系列的Father Bear Comes Home。这本书于1957年首次出版，迄今为止销量超过600万册，深受小读者的喜爱。书中有很多温馨又饱含童真童趣的对话，描绘了亲情和友情的美好。里面的故事长度适中，句子简单达意，适合初学英语的孩子阅读。
故事简介
这本书包含了四个小故事，它们分别是Little Bear and Owl （小熊和猫头鹰）、Father Bear Comes Home（熊爸爸回家了）、Hiccups（打嗝）、Little Bear’s Mermaid（小熊的美人鱼）。通过这些故事，我们将认识一只可爱又富有想象力的小熊，了解它和家人的幸福生活。
片段精读
“Little Bear,” said Mother Bear,
“can you be my fisherman?"
“Yes, I can,” said Little Bear.
"Good," said Mother Bear.
"Will you go down to the river?
Will you catch a fish for us?"
"Yes, I will, "said Little Bear.
So Little Bear went down to the river.
And there he saw Owl.
Owl was sitting on a log.
"Hello, Little Bear," said Owl.
"Hello, Owl," said Little Bear.
"Father Bear is not home.
He is fishing on the ocean."
"But Mother Bear wants a fish now, so I have to catch one."
"Good," said Owl.
"Catch one."
Little Bear fished.
"I have one, "he said.
"Is it too little?"
"It looks good to me, "said Owl.
"Well," said Little Bear,
"Father Bear can catch big fish.
He sails in a big boat, too."
Owl said, "Someday you will be a big bear.
You will catch big fish.
And you will sail in a boat, like Father Bear."
"I know what," said Little Bear.
"We can make believe.
The log can be a boat.
I will be Father Bear."
"You can be you, and we are fishing."
这段文字选自书中的第一个故事Little Bear and Owl ，小熊来到河边钓鱼，没想到遇到了它的好朋友猫头鹰，两个人聊了起来。两个人的对话内容在日常生活场景中很常见，所使用的单词、句型也都非常生活化，在阅读之后，宝爸宝妈不妨引导孩子特意学习一下。
在故事中，小熊谈到了它长大后想成为和爸爸一样的人，大家可以就这个话题进行拓展，问问孩子长大后想成为什么样的人，让孩子对阅读有更强的参与感。
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