1 . The perfect gift for your favorite young readers!
The NYRB Children’s Book Club will be the perfect gift for your favorite young readers!
We’ve grouped some of our books by age and interest and will send one book every other month for a year to the lucky child. All are “forever books”. To order a Children’s Book Club subscription (订购), please call 800-354-0050 or visit www. nyrb. com/cbc.
First Chapter Books
Age: 5-9
Fun tales of family, friendship, fantasy and frustration will even attract the youngest children.
Books: Hickory, The School For Cats, Wee Gillis Jenny’s Moonlight Adventure, The Sorely Trying Day He Was There From The Day We Moved In
Fee: $77.95 with free US shipping
Whimsical Early Readers
Age: 3-7
Fun with words, yucky (难以下咽的) gourmet food, and a hare—and—tortoise—like race are a few of the subjects of these silly books.
Books: Three Ladies Beside The Sea, Junket Is Nice, The Marzipan Pig, Mud Pies And Other Recipes, The Two Cars
Fee: $77. 95 with free US shipping
Early Chapter Books
Age: 5-9
Page-turners featuring tall tales of the sea, and a little boy who keeps interrupting (打扰) his father’s story.
Books: Wolf Story, Jim At The Comer, Jenny Goes To Sea 9 Jenny And The Cat Club 9 Beyond The Pawpaw Trees, The Mousewife
Fee: $82, 95 with free US shipping
Heroes
Age: 8-14
Real and fantastical adventures inaction-packed stories that take place in small-town America, Ireland, war-torn Holland, India, and mystical Cythera.
Books: Winter In Wartime, The Island Of Horses, The Village By The Sea, The Lost Island, The Adventures Of Anatole, Lizard Music
Fee: $60.95 with free US shipping
1. Who are the books fit for?| A．College students. | B．Little children. | C．Office workers. | D．Young parents. |
| A．2-5. | B．3-7. | C．5-9. | D．8-14. |
| A．First Chapter Books. | B．Whimsical Early Readers. |
| C．Early Chapter Books. | D．Heroes. |
2 . In most cases, mice definitely don't appeal to people in real life. But when they appear in films, it will be totally different.
Stuart Little in Stuart Little
Stuart Little is a 1999 live-action science-fiction comedy adventure film, based on 1945 novel of the same name by E. B. White.
Stuart is a mouse but can speak like humans. Despite his little size, the talking white mouse is never afraid to be himself and try big things.
Alvin, Simon, and Theodore in Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin, Simon and Theodore are three mice in Alvin and the Chipmunks, a 2007 American live action musical comedy film. The tree that they live in is cut down and driven to Los Angeles. There, they meet David Seville, a struggling songwriter and composer, who has changed them into a very successful band of singers.
Remy in Ratatouille
Remy is a highly intelligent and idealistic young rat in the 2007 American computer-animated comedy film Ratatouille. With unusual senses of taste and smell, he dreams of becoming a chef like his idol（偶像）, the late Auguste Gusteau.
He befriends Linguini, the garbage boy, in Suguste Gusteau's restaurant and has helped him become a famous cook. He hides under Linguini's hat and guides his movements by pulling on his hair.
Totoro in My Neighbor Totoro
It is hard to relate the character in the Japanese animation film My Neighbour Totoro to any creature close to a mouse. But the image for Totoro was inspired by something similar to a mouse-chinchilla. The animation film was written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki in 1988.
Totoro becomes a friend to many children as well as adults. It always reminds people of the beautiful natural landscape of the countryside.
1. Which film is adapted from a novel with the same title?| A．Stuart Little. | B．Alvin and the Chipmunks. |
| C．Ratatouille. | D．My Neighbour Totoro. |
| A．Theodore. | B．David Seville |
| C．Hayao Miyazaki. | D．Auguste Gusteau. |
| A．It is very ambitious. | B．It can sing very well. |
| C．It is not a mouse actually. | D．It is a wonderful cook. |
