2016年CRI Picture Books Interest Children Readers with Animal Tales

 

The China Children's Press and Publication Group has recently published a series of animal tales that help children readers investigate the science of the animal kingdom.

Meanwhile, a lecture was held to provide a hands-on reading experience among young readers who are now in their summer vacation.

Zhan Hengfeng is the deputy general manager of China Children's Press and Publication Group. While watching the lecture, he recommended the illustrated¹ children's book series for 5-9 years old readers in particular.

"The lecture is arranged on the basis of the series of animal science books that offer lots of illustrations. Reading picture books, a hobby also highly advocated by overseas educators, would help domestic young readers at this age begin to establish self-confidence about their cultural identity."

With a set of 10 volumes, the books make hippos, polar bears, dogs, kangaroos, elephants, camels, howler monkeys, koalas, chimpanzees and squirrels its protagonists² respectively, imparting a wealth of knowledge on these animals' physical features, the course of growing-up as well as their lifestyle.

1 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

2 protagonists   

n.（戏剧的）主角( protagonist的名词复数 )；（故事的）主人公；现实事件（尤指冲突和争端的）主要参与者；领导者

参考例句：

• Mrs Pankhurst was one of the chief protagonists of women's rights. 潘克赫斯特太太是女权的主要倡导者之一。 来自辞典例句
• This reflects that Feng Menglong heartily sympathized with these protagonists. 这反映出冯梦龙由衷地同情书中的这些主要人物。 来自互联网