POLAR BEAR,是卡爾叔叔棕熊系列套裝中的一本。對于棕熊,大家是再熟悉不過了。其他三本,包括POLAR BEAR 在內,也是很有意思的繪本。難度相當,玩唱中學會的詞匯不僅量多,更重要的表達的地道。再加上書的后幾頁有拓展指導和游戲。這套書難怪是啟蒙必備之經典呢。
看封面,一只憨厚可掬的北極熊
這頁,要仔細看哦。是小朋友們做面具游戲呢。這是怎么回事,我們 一探究竟吧。
Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?
北極熊,北極熊,你聽到了什么?
I hear a lion roaring in my ear.
我聽到一只獅子在我耳邊怒吼。
Lion, lion, what do you hear?
獅子,獅子,你聽到了什么?
I hear a hippopotamus snorting in my ear.
我聽到一只河馬在我耳邊哼哼大吼。
Hippopotamus, hippopotamus, what do you hear?
河馬,河馬,你聽到了什么?
I hear a flamingo fluting in my ear.
我聽到火烈鳥在我耳邊啼叫。
(Flute本意是吹笛子的聲音。在此表示火烈鳥的叫聲)
Flamingo, flamingo, what do you hear?
火烈鳥,火烈鳥,你聽到了什么?
I hear a zebra braying in my ear.
我聽到一只斑馬在我的耳邊嘶叫。
Zebra, zebra, what do you hear?
斑馬,斑馬,你聽到了什么?
I hear a boa constrictor hissing in my hear.
我聽到蟒蛇在我耳邊發出嘶嘶聲。
Boa constrictor, boa constrictor, what do you hear?
大蟒蛇,蟒蛇,你聽到了什么?
I hear an elephant trumpeting in my ear.
我聽到大象在我的耳邊號叫。
Elephant, elephant, what do you hear?
大象,大象,你聽到了什么?
I hear a leopard snarling in my ear.
我聽到一只豹在我的耳邊咆哮。
Leopard, leopard, what do you hear?
豹,豹,你聽到了什么?
I hear a peacock yelping in my ear.
我聽到孔雀在我的耳邊尖叫。
(Yelp, 表示的是短而尖的叫聲。例如the yelping dogs那群汪汪叫的狗)
Peacock, peacock, what do you hear?
孔雀,孔雀,你聽到了什么?
I hear a walrus bellowing in my ear.
我聽到一只海象吼叫在我耳邊。
bellow
[英][?bel??][美][?belo?]
vi.發出吼叫聲,咆哮(尤指因痛苦);
vt.& vi.大聲喝道,大叫,出大而有力的聲音;
n.吼叫聲,轟鳴聲;
Walrus, walrus, what do you hear?
海象,海象,你聽到了什么?
I hear a zookeeper whistling in my ear.
我聽到一個動物園管理員在我耳邊吹口哨。
Zookeeper, zookeeper, what do you hear?
動物園管理員,管理員,你聽到了什么?
I hear children….
我聽到孩子們的…
Growling like a polar bear,
像北極熊一樣在咆哮,
Roaring like a lion,
像獅子一樣在吼叫,
Snorting like a hippopotamus,
像河馬一樣哼哼吼,
Fluting like a flamingo, braying like a zebra,
像火烈鳥一樣啼叫,像斑馬一樣嘶叫,
Hissing like a boa constrictor,
像蟒蛇一樣嘶嘶叫,
Trumpeting like an elephant,
像大象一樣號叫,
Snarling like a leopard,
像豹子一樣咆哮,
Yelping like a peacock,
像孔雀一樣尖叫著,
Bellowing like a walrus….
像海象一樣的吼叫…
That’s what I hear.
這是我所聽到的。
全部讀完,不會有人再說這書簡單吧。看上去簡單,但信息真的是很多。就算英語八級,恐怕也要查詞典才行。然而對于孩子來說,確實不是像我們想象的那么難。聽著配樂曲子,翻著這小書,幾遍下來,低幼寶寶也能跟著哼唱呢。
可貴的是,正文之后,還有閱讀指導和游戲設計。
Before opening the book, talk about the polar bear on the cover. Ask, what might polar bear hear?
打開書之前,談論下封面上的北極熊。問,北極熊可能聽到什么呢?
Turn the pages and enjoy the bold collage art together. Ask what do you know about this animal?
打開內頁,一起享受大膽的拼貼藝術。問這個動物你知道多少?
可能很多人會有點茫然,問什么問題呢。如下的問題就可以,簡單聊聊。例如 where does it live? Can it swim? Can it run? Is it beautiful? What color is it?.....
After you read and reread the story many times, pause before an animal or a sound word and encourage your child to supply that word. If your child doesn’t chime in, try again on another day.
當你一讀再讀多次讀這本書時候,可以在一個動物的詞或者聲音的詞前面停頓一下,鼓勵孩子說出這個詞匯。如果你的孩子沒有接上,隔天再試。
See the following pages for more activities.
看到下面的更多的活動頁面。
When your child says I want to read this book by myself! Celebrate the reading and listen with enthusiasm as your child reads it again and again.
當你的孩子說,我想自己讀這本書!當孩子讀的時候,滿懷熱情欣賞和傾聽孩子讀書哦
接下來是問答游戲,可以手指的方式,看誰指的快又準,孩子很喜歡這類互動的:
再次看到這頁,釋然了。手巧的媽媽,還可以和寶貝一起做頭飾,那就更有意思啦!