《Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?》(一九六七年出版)是由著名童書作家Bill Martin Jr所寫的,而Eric Carle則擔任插畫工作;他們之後共同創作了三本同系列的書,包括《Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?》(一九九一年出版)、《Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?》(二○○三年出版)和《Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?》(二○○七年出版)。

這四本書都以動物為主題,第一本是認識較常見的動物,第二本是認識動物園裏的動物,第三本是認識瀕臨絕種的動物,第四本則是認識住在美洲的動物。四本書有超過三十種的動物,作者還精心放入一些教學元素,如顏色認知、形容詞(adjective)和動作動詞(action verb)的用法。孩子會學到動物發出的聲音和動物的行動特徵;此外,我們還可以看到重複的句式運用。

看看這幾本書可以學到動詞和句式:《Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?》:growing like a polar bear / roaring like a lion / snorting like a hippopotamus / fluting like a flamingo / braying like a zebra / hissing like a boa constrictor / trumpeting like an elephant / snarling like a leopard / yelping like a peacock / bellowing like a walrus。

《Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?》:I see a red fox slipping by me / I see a flying squirrel gliding by me / I see a mountain goat climbing near me / I see a blue heron flying by me / I see a prairie dog digging by me / I see a striped skunk strutting by me / I see a mule deer running by me / I see a rattlesnake sliding by me / I see a screech owl hooting at me / I see a mama bear looking at me。

《Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?》:I see a bald eagle soaring by me / I see a water buffalo charging by me / I see a spider monkey swinging by me / I see a green sea turtle swimming by me / I see a macaroni penguin strutting by me / I see a sea lion splashing by me / I see a red wolf sneaking by me / I see a whooping crane flying by me。

陳東紅
作者擁有十多年英語教育出版經驗,曾參與英文學生刊物創刊工作及出版英語兒童書籍。

文章刊於《星島日報》2022年2月28日教育版專欄「親子同路」,原文標題為〈學到動詞和句式〉。


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