15020 于卓
今天要给大家介绍的绘本是《where is the green sheep》
内容简介：“这是蓝色的绵羊，那是红色的绵羊；这是正在洗澡的绵羊，那是躺在床上的绵羊……那么，绿色的绵羊在哪里呢？” 跟着书的节奏和画面仔细找找看。
推荐理由：儿童低幼绘本讲究节奏，Mem Fox则是使用节奏韵律的绘本高手。全书每四句一组，每组又分成两对互有联系的短句。在十个场景变换中，宝宝学会了一系列单词，包括一部分押韵词、反义词，最后也顺利找到了绿色的小绵羊。故事情节简单易懂，插图可爱有趣，韵律活泼，易读易跟唱，还能培养孩子做单词扩展游戏。
——以上摘自想妈《0-6岁 从婴语到英语》
这本书从书名就开始引起孩子的想象，绿色的羊是谁呢，它又在哪里呢？
我家的宝贝就是带着这些疑问，开始了寻找绿色的羊的旅行，这期中会看到很多的羊，有睡觉的羊，滑滑梯的羊，荡秋千的羊，远的羊，近的羊，还有瘦的羊，胖的羊，但是所有的句型都是 here is ....
这本书可以拓展字卡的游戏，把不同的单词收集起来，让孩子进行拓展练习。
下面是对作者的介绍
Merrion Frances "Mem" Fox, AM (born Merrion Frances Partridge on 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalistspecialising in literacy. Fox is semi-retired and lives in Adelaide, South Australia.[1]
Career[edit]
In 1981, while working in drama, Fox decided to retrain in literacy studies. She said: "Literacy has become the great focus of my life – it's my passion, my battle and my mission and my exhaustion."[1] She has published books on literacy aimed at children, their parents, teachers and educators. She held the position of Associate Professor, Literacy Studies, in the School of Education at Flinders University until her retirement in 1996.[1]Since her retirement from teaching, Fox travels around the world visiting many countries and doing presentations and speaking on children's books and literacy issues.[1] Following an aggressive interrogation by US immigration officials on a trip in February 2017 to deliver a keynote speech in Milwaukee, Fox said that she would probably never visit the US again.[2]
Possum Magic[edit]
Main article: Possum Magic
Fox wrote her first draft for the internationally acclaimed Possum Magic in 1978 during a course in children's literature at Flinders University. Nine publishers rejected the draft over a five-year period. When it was accepted by Omnibus Books in Adelaide they asked Fox to reduce the 4½ page book, then entitled Hush the Invisible Mouse, by two-thirds and to change the mice to Australian animals to place emphasis on her Australian theme. Possum Magic is now one of the most recognised picture books in Australia and has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.[3]
The two main characters in Possum Magic are Grandma Poss and Hush. Hush has been made invisible by her Grandma to protect her from the dangers of the Australian bush. The story details the duo's adventures as they tour Australia searching for the secret to Hush's visibility. It is a rhythmical story of Australia's varied landscapes and the animals that live in them.
Guess What?[edit]
The book Guess What? ranks number 66 on the American list of the 100 most challenged books 1990 to 2000.[4] Groups and agencies can challenge a book to prevent it from being available to be read by the general public.
Personal life[edit]
Fox was born Merrion Frances Partridge in Melbourne, Australia, but grew up in Southern Rhodesia.[1] Her parents were missionaries and she attended Hope Fountain mission school, near Bulawayo. When she was eighteen, she went to England where she was accepted into an English Drama school.[1]
In 1969, she married Malcolm Fox, a teacher.[1] The following year they returned to Australia and in 1971 she gave birth to her only child Chloë Fox,[5] a former ALP member of the South Australian Parliament.
She dislikes her given name, and adopted the shortened form "Mem" at around the age of 13. She has never taken the step of legally changing her name, so remains "Merrion" for official purposes.[6]
Opinion on childcare[edit]
Fox attracted controversy in 2008 after claiming entrusting very young children to childcare is child abuse. Her comments were generally supported by the Australian Family Association based on research on the importance of time with and attention from parents, though they did describe Fox's comments as "perhaps a little bit unfair". Parent groups like Career Mums described Fox's comments as "irresponsible" as they didn't take into account the quality of care received by children, the social and cognitive development which goes with exposure to professional early childhood educators, and the economic pressures that can force parents to return to work.[7]
Awards and recognition[edit]
Won – New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Ethel Turner Prize for young people's literature for Possum Magic (1984)
Won – Dromkeen Medal[8] (1990)
Won – Member of the Order of Australia for "services to children's literature" (1993)[9]
Won – COOL Award for Possum Magic (1994)
Won – Centenary Medal[10] (2001)
Honorary doctorates – Wollongong and Flinders Universities, Australia in 1996 and 2004.[11][12]
Finalist – Archibald Prize for a portrait of Fox, titled The Storyteller by the artist Henny Van den Wildenberg (2004)
