It’s Story Time.

說故事時間

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It’s Story Time. 說故事時間

The Cat in the Hat is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and was first published in 1957. Seuss wrote the book after being challenged to write a story beginning readers would love. He was given a list of 438 words beginning readers were expected to know. He was told these were the only words he could use. He used 223 words on the list. The Cat would appear in other Dr. Seuss books. More than 11 million copies of the book have been printed. It has been translated into more than 12 different languages. The story has been made into television shows and a 2003 movie.

Story

Two children are left at home alone on a rainy day. They are visited by a cat wearing a red and white striped hat and a red bow tie. He performs all sorts of tricks. He balances a cup, a cake, an umbrella, and other things while standing on a ball. The Cat gets a box from outside. Inside are two creatures named Thing One and Thing Two. The Things begin to fly kites in the house. The children catch the Things with a net. The house is a mess. The Cat cleans it up. He leaves just before the mother comes home.

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat

Read-along Dr Suess The Cat in the Hat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5KLw8DJ8mc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jK6l1WJKUU

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戴帽子的貓是 蘇斯博士所寫的兒童讀物，首次發表於 1957 年。蘇斯寫這本書是

為了接受挑戰，寫一本給啟蒙讀者會喜歡的故事。 蘇斯博士從 438 啟蒙讀者應

該認得的字當中，用了 223 字在故事中。這隻貓也出現在蘇斯博士其它的書中。

這本書已經印刷超過 11 萬冊。也被翻譯成超過 12 種不同的語言。這個故事也

被拍成了電視節目並於 2003 年拍成電影。

故事情節

兩個孩子在雨天獨自留在家裡。一隻穿著紅白條紋的帽子和紅色蝴蝶結的貓來拜

訪他們。他使出各種招數，例如，他拿著杯子，一個蛋糕，一把傘，和其他的東

西，站在球上保持平衡。貓從外面拿到一個盒子，裡面有一個名為奇奇(Thing one)和一個名為妙妙(Thing two)的兩種生物。奇奇、妙妙開始在家裡放風箏搗蛋，孩

子們用網子抓住奇奇、妙妙，但家裡已經一團亂。貓清理了家裡，並在媽媽回家

前及時離開。

【Key words 關鍵字】

1. challenge (v.) 挑戰

2. beginning reader (n.) 啟蒙讀者

3. appear (v.) 出現

4. translate (v.) 翻譯

5. fly kites (v.) 放風箏

6. mess (n.) 髒亂、凌亂

The Cat in the Hat movie trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfREV8Z_PBA

【Question of the Day 今日動動腦】

1. What activities do you like to do on a rainy day? 下雨天你喜歡做哪些活動？

2. Click the link below to check the complete list of Dr. Seuss books on ebay. Which title attracts you the most? Why? 下列網址中已列出蘇斯博士完整作

品。哪一書名最吸引你？為什麼？

http://www.ebay.com/gds/COMPLETE-LIST-OF-DR-SEUSS-BOOKS-/10000000002223187/g.html

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The Cat in the Hat is a story about a cat in the hat, a boy and a girl. The cat always has fun ideas and he can perform a lot of tricks. Please visit our website below for further information about the story.

戴帽子的貓的故事圍繞在一隻戴著高帽子的貓和一對六歲的小男生和小女生身

上，這隻戴帽子的貓很酷，十八般武藝樣樣精通，戴帽子的貓常有許多奇特的點

子，他的故事也被改編成電影，請請點選下列連結，我們將提供你關於戴帽子的

貓更多的資訊。

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It’s Story Time. 說故事時間

source: Google

The Missing Piece is a children’s picture book by poet Shel Silverstein. Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein (September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in some works. Translated into more than 30 languages, his books have sold over 20 million copies.

Plot

The story centers on a circular animal-like creature that is missing a wedge-shaped piece of itself. It doesn’t like this, and sets out to find its missing piece, singing:

Oh, I'm lookin' for my missin' piece I'm lookin' for my missin' piece Hi-dee-ho, here I go lookin' for my missin' piece

It starts out on a grand adventure searching for the perfect piece to complete itself, while singing and enjoying the scenery. But after the circle finally finds the exact-sized wedge that fits it, it begins to realize that it can no longer do the things it used to enjoy doing, like singing or rolling slowly enough to enjoy the company of a worm or butterfly. It decides that it was happier when searching for the missing piece than actually having it. So it gently puts the piece down, and continues searching happily.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Missing_Piece_%28book%29

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shel_Silverstein 失落的一角是詩人謝爾.希爾弗斯坦的兒童文學作品。謝爾登·艾倫·希爾弗斯坦

（英語：Sheldon Allan Silverstein，1932 年 9 月 25 日－1999 年 5 月 9 日）是

美國詩人、創作歌手、音樂家、作曲家、插畫家、編劇和兒童文學作家，筆名為

謝爾·希爾弗斯坦。在他的一些兒童文學作品中，他自稱為謝爾比叔叔（Uncle Shelby），他的作品被翻譯超過 30 種語言，他的書銷售量超過 2000 萬本 http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B0%A2%E5%B0%94%C2%B7%E5%B8%8C%E5%B0%94%E5%BC%97%E6%96%AF%E5%9D%A6

故事情節

這個故事圍繞在一個缺了一角的圓形。它不喜歡自己缺了一角，於是著動身尋找

自己失落的一角，他邊滾動著身，邊哼著歌曲：

哦，我要去找我那失落的一角，

我要去找我那失落的一角，

啦啦嚕嚕.....上路啦，

去找我那失落的一角。

它一邊唱歌一邊欣賞風景地開始了尋找完美一角的大冒險。但當它終於找到一個

適合自己的一角，它開始領悟到，它再也不能得到之前的樂趣，像是唱歌或緩慢

滾動，享受蟲或蝴蝶陪伴的樂趣。它判斷它在尋找的過程中比實際擁有時更快樂。

因此，它輕輕把那一角放下，並快樂地繼續它的尋找旅程。

【Key words 關鍵字】

1. poet (n.) 詩人 2. cartoonist (n.) 漫畫家 3. screenwriter (n.) 編劇

【Question of the Day 今日動動腦】

1. Do you think you have a missing piece in your life? Please share your thoughts with us. 你認為你的生命中有失落的一角嗎？請與我們分享你的想

法。 2. Have you ever read any inspiring or interesting stories that impress you a lot?

Please share your thoughts with us. 你有讀過任何讓你印象深刻且激勵人心

或有趣的故事嗎？請與我們分享你的想法。 FB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gEjCJOzqXc

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[PPT]失落的一角

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It’s Story Time. 說故事時間

Where the Wild Things Are is a 1963 children's picture book by American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak. The book has been adapted into other media several times, including an animated short film in 1974 (with an updated version in 1988); a 1980 opera; and a live-action 2009 feature-film adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze. The book had sold over 19 million copies worldwide as of 2009, with 10 million of those being in the United States.

Sendak won the annual Caldecott Medal from the children's librarians in 1964, recognizing Wild Things as the previous year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It was voted the number one picture book in a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, not for the first time.

Plot

This story of only 338 words focuses on a young boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. Max's bedroom undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle environment, and he winds up sailing to an island inhabited by malicious beasts known as the "Wild Things." After successfully intimidating the creatures, Max is hailed as the king of the Wild Things and enjoys a playful romp with his subjects; however, he decides to return home, to the Wild Things' dismay. After arriving in his bedroom, Max discovers a hot supper waiting for him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bptuYPvfgk (e-book) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT0n77loOCg (DVD)

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野獸家園是美國作家和插畫家莫里斯·桑達克 1963 年出版的兒童文學作品。這本

書已數次被改編，其中包括在 1974 年的動畫短片（1988 年更新版本）; 1980年的歌劇 ; 和 2009 年的真人版電影。這本書在 2009 年全球銷售量超過 1900 萬

本，其中美國賣出 1000 萬本。桑達克於 1964 年榮獲年度凱迪克獎，野獸家園

不只一次被讀者票選為 “最傑出的美國兒童文學作品第一名”。

故事情節

這個只有 338字的故事焦點是一個叫馬克斯的小男孩，他穿上狼的服裝後在家裡

搞破壞，因此沒晚餐吃，且被打發回房睡覺。馬克斯回房後，他的的臥室神秘的

轉變成一個叢林，於是他開始航行到一個島嶼，島上居住著面目猙獰的野獸，馬

克斯成功的收服島上的野獸並被封為野獸國之王。馬克斯與他的野獸臣民玩耍嬉

戲十分快活。玩了一陣子後，馬克斯開始想家，而令野獸驚愕的是，他決定回家。

回到他的臥室後，馬克斯發現有份熱騰騰的晚飯等著他。

【Key words 關鍵字】

1. illustrator (n.) 插畫家 2. adapt (v.) 改編 3. animated short film (n.) 動畫短片 4. live-action (adj.) 真人版 5. inhabit (v.) 居住 6. intimidate (v.) 威嚇 【Question of the Day 今日動動腦】

1. When you were little, have you ever stayed at home alone? What did you do when you were alone? 你小時候曾獨自一人待在家中嗎？你獨自一人時會做

什麼？ 2. Where will you go when you want to run away from home? 當你想離家出走

時，你會去那裡?

FB Where the Wild Things Are movie trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNJPSc_4RCI (trailer)

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It’s Story Time. 說故事時間

The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It is about the adventures of disobedient, playful young Peter Rabbit as he is chased around the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and goes back home to his mother. The story was written for five-year-old Noel Moore. He was the son of Annie Moore, who had been Potter's governess in 1893. It was corrected and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers refused to print the book. It was printed by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. The book was very successful. It was printed again many times. It has been translated into 36 languages.[1] It sold 45 million copies, and became one of the most popular books of all time.[2]

After it was printed, much merchandise for both children and adults with Peter Rabbit was produced. Toys, dishes, food, clothing, videos and other products showed pictures of Peter Rabbit. Potter was one of the first to begin such merchandise when she made a Peter Rabbit doll in 1903. After that, a Peter Rabbit board game was produced.

At that time, the traditional literary hero was usually a brave, clever, young white male. Yet Peter Rabbit, the hero of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, was a disobedient little rabbit. Through him, Potter greatly changed the traditional "good child" of that time. Peter Rabbit came out as a character in a 1971 ballet movie, and the tale has been used for a television series.

Story

Peter Rabbit, his sisters Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and his mother are rabbits. They dress in human clothing and walk standing up. However, like real rabbits,

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they live in a rabbit-hole under a fir-tree. Mother Rabbit told her children not to go into the garden of Mr. McGregor when she went to the market. This is because their father was made into a pie there. However, while Mrs. Rabbit is at the market and the girls are picking blackberries, Peter enters the garden. There, he eats so many vegetables he becomes sick. After that, Mr. McGregor tries to catch Peter. When Peter loses his jacket and his shoes, Mr. McGregor uses them to dress a scarecrow. Peter is almost caught by Mr. McGregor many times. When he finally escapes from Mr. McGregor, Peter goes back home with no shoes, no jacket, and no dinner. His mother puts him to bed and makes him drink chamomile tea because he is so tired and sick. However, his sisters who have been good little rabbits enjoy a special dinner of bread, milk, and blackberries. In a 1904 sequel, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, Peter goes back to McGregor's garden to find his lost clothes.

Souce: http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_Peter_Rabbit 彼得兔的故事是英國女性作家暨插畫家碧雅翠絲·波特（Helen Beatrix Potter）的

兒童文學作品。這個故事是有關調皮不聽話的彼得兔在農夫麥奎格（McGregor）先生菜園中被追捕的冒險過程，彼得兔最後順利逃脫並回媽媽的懷抱中。彼得兔

的故事是 1893 年波特小姐寫給她家庭教師 5 歲兒子的故事。1901 年波特小姐

被數個出版商拒絕後，她將這個故事私自印製成書。1902 年這本書被英國的出

版社 Frederick Warne & Co 所出版，銷售得很成功，之後又加印很多次。這個故

事已被翻譯成 36 種語言，售出 4500 萬份，成為有史以來最暢銷書之一。 這本書印製之後，印有彼得兔的兒童和成人商品也陸續推出，玩具、盤子、食物、

服裝、錄影帶及其它產品都可看到彼得兔的圖片，1903 年波特小姐將彼得兔的

布偶登記專利並製造彼得兔桌上紙板遊戲。

在那個時候，傳統的文學 英雄通常是一個勇敢，聰明，年輕的男性白人。然而

故事中的英雄彼得兔，是一個不聽話的小兔子。特小姐透過彼得兔改變了傳統中

對“好孩子”的認知。彼得兔的角色曾出現在一部 1971 年的芭蕾舞 電影中，這個

故事也被拍成一系列電視影集。

故事情節

彼得兔，他的姐妹們 Flopsy，Mopsy，Cottontail，和他的母親穿著人的衣服而

且站著走路。然而，跟真正的兔子一樣，他們生活在杉木樹下的兔子洞裡。兔媽

媽告訴她的孩子，當她去市場不在家時，他們不能進入農夫麥奎格（McGregor）先生菜園中，因為他們的父親被農夫麥奎格夫婦做成派吃掉了。然而，當兔子太

太去了市場而女孩們去採黑莓時，彼得進去了菜園。在那裡，他吃了太多的蔬菜

而不舒服。麥奎格先生發現彼得兔，試圖去抓他。逃跑過程中彼得兔失去了他的

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夾克和鞋子，麥奎格先生用他的夾克和鞋子裝扮成一個稻草人。好幾次彼得兔差

點被麥奎格先生抓到，最後他終於從麥奎格先生菜園中逃回到家裡，但鞋子沒了，

外套，晚餐也沒了。彼得兔又累又不舒服，兔媽媽讓他喝了甘菊茶後上床睡覺。

然而，他的姐妹們一直都很乖很聽話，因此他們可以好好享受麵包，牛奶和黑莓

的特製晚餐。在 1904 年的續集，班傑明兔子的故事中，彼得兔回到農夫麥奎格

先生的菜園中，找到他弄丟的衣服。 【Key words 關鍵字】

1. disobedient (a.) 不服從的

2. escape (v.) 逃脫

3. merchandise (n.) 商品

4. scarecrow (n.) 稻草人

5. chamomile tea (n.) 甘菊茶

【Question of the Day 今日動動腦】

1. Do you have any Peter Rabbit products? If yes, tell us about the products. If no, would you like to have one? What kind of Peter Rabbit products will you get? 你有彼得兔的商品嗎？如果有，是什麼？如果沒有，你會想買彼得兔哪

種商品？

2. Were you a “good child” when you were little? 小時候你是個"乖孩子”嗎?

Peter Rabbit official website

http://www.peterrabbit.com/en/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnebdMHKc9k (The Tale of Peter Rabbit)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHg-6HRNMXg (cartoon)