BASIC READERS（BOOK THREE 彩色英文原版）

　　《Basic Readers》是美国现代时期一套广泛使用的标准化英语阅读课本，在美国学校一直使用到20 世纪70 年代。《美国学校现代英语阅读教材》由芝加哥大学阅读研究专家、世界阅读学会首任会长威廉·格雷教授与著名教材专家威廉·爱尔森共同编写。从选文篇幅、词汇难度、故事内容、课后练习、插图使用等方面，编者都做了精心考量。《美国学校现代英语阅读教材》以综合培养学生的朗读（oral reading）与默读（silentreading）技巧为目的，让孩子们学会阅读，并通过阅读为今后的人生阶段打下基础。对中国孩子来讲，这是一套循序渐进地进行英语阅读训练的优秀读本。适合从学前阶段开始，向小学和中学阶段扩展训练。本册为第三级，从本册开始故事的长度和情节复杂程度都有所增加，逐渐开始需要孩子自己思考与理解故事内容。同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载，让孩子在阅读精彩故事的同时亦能更好练习英语发音。 This set of textbookreaders was used in the schools of the United States till 1970s. It was thefirst reading series to enforce strict vocabulary control over selections.William S. Gray， a renowned educational psychologist and reading authority fromthe University of Chicago became a senior co-author with William H. Elson increating this series.The authors haveattempted to provide an interesting， purposeful， and comprehensive readingcourse for children. To achieve this purpose the authors have assembledmaterials from the worldwide field of children’s favorite readings. Thus basicreading attitudes and habits are developed through the purposeful use ofinteresting and significant content. Using this series of readers， the childrencan learn to read first， and then read to learn in their future life.

　　威廉· Ｓ· 格雷（William Scott Gray， 1885- 1960）美国芝加哥大学博士、教授，曾担任芝加哥大学教育系研究生院阅读研究专业主任，及世界阅读学会首任会长。在近40 年的时间里，他一直是世界阅读研究的权威学者。他在芝加哥大学的博士论文题为“小学阅读的标准化测试”。他带领的研究团队，将阅读技巧训练与阅读效果检测相结合，并将学术研究成果应用于学校阅读教材的编写，《Basic Readers》便是他与另一位教育者和教材编写专家合作的成果。 威廉· Ｈ· 爱尔森（William HarrisElson，1856-1935）出生于美国俄亥俄州卡洛尔，毕业于美国印第安纳大学。作为一位教师与教育管理者，他在教育改革方面做出了很大贡献。1907 年他建立了美国第一所技术高中。此外，他还是一位著名的教材编写者，除本套教材外，他编写了多套美国学校使用的现代教材。这些教材除美国外，在全球34 个国家销售使用，累计销量超过5000万册。

PART I  GOOD STORIES FROM EVERYWHERE 01 A Ride to Animal-Town....................................................003 02 Tippy Elephant’s Hat........................................................010 03 The Princess Who Could Not Cry..................................019 04 The Simpleton....................................................................030   PART II  OUT-OF-DOORS 05 The Squirrel’s Policeman.................................................039 06 How Ethan Found a Pet...................................................044 07 The Swallows Learn a Lesson.........................................052 08 How Buzzy Saved the Beehive.......................................057 09 Brother Green-Coat...........................................................063 10 The Spring..........................................................................069 11 The Food Factory...............................................................070 12 Early....................................................................................075 13 The Snow Man...................................................................076   PART III  OLD TALES 14 The Princess Who Never Laughed.................................081 15 Brother Fox’s Tar Baby.....................................................087 16 The Golden Pears..............................................................095 17 Why the Rabbit’s Tail Is Short.........................................104 18 Hans and the Four Great Giants.....................................108   PART IV  BIG AND LITTLE WORKERS 19 Three Hundred Years Ago...............................................121 20 The Luck Boy of Toy Valley.............................................127 21 The Wonderful Gardener.................................................136 22 The Holiday.......................................................................140 23 The Milkman......................................................................145 24 The Valentine’s Journey...................................................146 25 The Postman......................................................................154 26 In Reindeer Land...............................................................155   PART V  FAIRY TALES 27 The Magic Cottage............................................................167 28 The Brownie of Blednock.................................................177 29 The Sleeping Beauty.........................................................187 30 Cinderella...........................................................................195 31 The Fairy Shoes.................................................................209 32 Fairyland............................................................................216   PART VI  FESTIVAL STORIES 33 The Thanksgiving Loaves................................................221 34 A Thanksgiving Fable.......................................................228 35 Gretchen’s Surprise...........................................................230 36 Paddy’s Christmas............................................................237 37 A Little Lad of Long Ago..................................................244 38 Why Jimmie Missed the Parade......................................249 39 Flag, Our Flag....................................................................253   PART VII  HERO STORIES 40 Joseph, The Ruler..............................................................257 41 David, The Singer..............................................................267 42 Saint George And The Dragon........................................277 43 Columbus and His Son, Diego........................................286 44 Christopher Columbus.....................................................294 45 The Boy, The Bees, and The British.................................296 46 Jacques, a Red Cross Dog.................................................302