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【简介】This new edition of Mother Goose is published for children of the 21st century,illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright,with notes by Karen L. Smith,the professional Canadian language teacher.
Since the original edition published in 1916,the Old Mother Goose has been delighting thousands upon thousands of boys and girls, and the magic is as strong as ever. Men and women who loved it in their childhood are now buying the book for their children. Teachers and librarians everywhere acclaim this edition as the “standard” Mother Goose. Including 305 nurseries,colorful pictures,this book is spreading from generation to generation.
在西方家庭,“Mother Goose”跟圣诞老人一样,家喻户晓、幼孺皆知。小宝贝们降临于世,便伴随着这些趣味无穷、朗朗上口的童谣,在大人怀抱中一天天长大。
《鹅妈妈》是一本源自英国民间(有些是从其他国家传入英国)的童谣集,这些童谣在英国流传时间久远,有的长达数百年。其内容典雅,颇有韵律,便于吟诵,包括幽默故事、游戏歌曲、儿歌、谜语、催眠曲、字母歌、数数歌、绕口令、动物歌等,是西方家庭父母与孩子耳熟能详的童谣集。
引入中国出版的此英文版,初版于1916年,由著名插图画家布兰琪·费雪·莱特绘图。幽默而充满生活情趣的彩色绘图,给大人和孩子带来无穷快乐与美好。有些童谣,蕴涵着特定历史故事与时代背景,为帮助国内读者理解,我们特邀请加拿大英语教育专家凯伦·L·史密斯女士专门为此版予以注解,因此这是全球第一个带有英文注解的Mother Goose,有助于中国父母和孩子更准确、更贴近地领略到Mother Goose瑰丽的魅力,对儿童英语启蒙颇有帮助。