Rooster and Nightingale

Author: Song Yunsheng (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This is a bilingual reading series specifically designed for true English beginners. As everyone knows, reading is crucial for language learning, and the "New English Curriculum Standards" also emphasize extracurricular reading as an important part of English education. For English beginners, especially children, cultivating reading interest and laying a foundation for future reading is particularly important. However, the English difficulty level in many bilingual books can make young readers lose interest in English reading right from the start, rendering the "bilingual" aspect ineffective—English becomes as useless as a deaf person's ear. This series, "Little Bookworm Children's English Paradise," is a bilingual reading book specifically compiled for young English learners. Each story is carefully selected from English teaching materials and supplementary reading books for non-native speakers in English-speaking countries, with additional adjustments made by the compilers and American experts to ensure the English remains authentic while catering to the needs of Chinese learners. The greatest features of this series are:
1. Low starting point, no reading barriers. Beginners only need to master about 100 words to read without a dictionary, aided by annotations. Young readers can develop interest and confidence in learning English by experiencing the success of reading.
2. Repetition and gradual progression. The same sentence patterns and words are repeated throughout each story, allowing children to reinforce them while enjoying the plot, making English learning feel like effortlessly climbing an escalator.
3. Classic stories with educational value. Each selection is short, concise, and thought-provoking, ranging from witty and humorous to life-inspiring.
4. Each book comes with a VCD. The adorable Datelynn J. Houseal (a child from the U.S.) and her uncle Samuel J. Houseal will provide authentic American English narration, guiding you through the "Little Bookworm Children's English Paradise." We will also share the joy of English reading with our readers through this series!