Audrey

An irresistible picture book about a boy and his classmates who long for a classpet, but discover the joys and rewards of nurturing a classplant.Room 107 has a cockatiel. Room 108 has a chinchilla. Even the Art Room has a bearded dragon. But in Room 109, Arlo's classroom, there is a plant. A mostly green, hardly growing, never moving plant. Even though it doesn't squeak, whistle, or whimper, Arlo’s teacher says the plant is “more than enough excitement for us.” But what could possibly be exciting about a plant?One day, Arlo decides to name the plant Jerry. Something about naming the plant makes it more exciting. As the class learns to take care of Jerry, he starts to grow . . . greener and longer and twistier. And before long it's clear that something amazing has taken root in Arlo's classroom.

想讓孩子學好英文，該從幾歲開始教？希望孩子愛上英文，該去哪裡找教材？其實，從孩子0歲就可以接觸英文！只要善用生活周遭的環境，就能讓孩子和英文做朋友，跟著《孩子的第一本英文遊樂書》一起邊玩邊學，自然而然養成英文體質！★邊玩邊學的「英語遊樂書」五大訴求：1. 讓孩子更多表達自己《孩子的第一本英文遊樂書》收錄每天從早到晚都用得上的日常英語會話，爸媽請多鼓勵孩子套用書中的句型，練習用英文表達生活上的各種需求。2. 讓孩子更多訓練聽力要把英文學到位，首先要聽得正確。鼓勵孩子多聽由英語教師唸出的每個單字，讓最標準的發音深植腦中。3. 讓孩子更多動手練寫學習不僅止於看和聽，更要手腦並用。鼓勵孩子自己動手寫字、畫圖，才能加深印象，將所學內容融入腦海。4. 讓孩子更多動腦思考《孩子的第一本英文遊樂書》包含四大面向的主題，每單元都有好玩的互動練習，例如配對題、連連看、依指示畫圖……等等，帶給孩子獨一無二的學習體驗。5. 讓孩子更多觀察色彩色彩變化能有效刺激孩子的大腦發育，《孩子的第一本英文遊樂書》不但收錄許多色彩鮮豔的插圖，更鼓勵孩子自己著色，培養對顏色的敏銳度。★ 適用於2～8歲「學英文的黃金期」：2-4歲→ 練習聽音跟讀、指認單字，引導孩子完成互動練習利用書中大量色彩豐富的圖片認識單字，建立對英文的基本概念。爸媽可以陪伴孩子進行書中的互動練習，激發孩子對英語的興趣。例如：蘋果（apple）、紅色（red）。4-6歲→ 練習生活會話，利用所學單字和句型表達生活所需練習把學到的單字套入英文句中的空格，並練習開口唸出完整句子。熟悉句型後還可以替換不同的單字。例如：I like to eat _________ （bananas）.6-8歲→ 練習靈活運用英文，將句子加長，說出更完整的內容當孩子學會單字及句型變化之後，可鼓勵孩子把更多單字和句子組合在一起，試著用英文介紹自己的生活環境。例如：In Asia, we like to eat rice. In America, they eat potatoes. ★ 在玩樂中進行「聽→說→讀→寫」策略學習：1. 耳聽發音→ VRP虛擬點讀筆隨走隨聽本書附專業英文老師錄製的教學音檔，隨時都可以開啟「Youtor App」（內含VRP虛擬點讀筆），掃描QR Code快速播放聆聽，走到哪裡都可以練習。2. 開口練習→ 培養語感最快的方法陪伴並鼓勵孩

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When twenty-four robbers visit a woman's cottage she gives them what they ask for, but they keep coming back for more until they are ready to give something to her.