内容简介
Herearefivefirstbooksforfledglingreadersthatoffertheenjoymentofagoodstoryalongwiththethrillofaccomplishmentthatcomesfromindependentreading.Writteninshort,easyphraseswithcarefullyselectedvocabularyandplentifulillustrations,eachbookhelpsyoungstersachievesuccessastheyhavefun.Theseriesfollowsthreefriendswholovetosharestories.Ineachbook,oneisremindedofawell-knownstory:LittleRedRidingHoodinIt'sNotAbouttheHunter!,BeautyandtheBeastinIt'sNotAbouttheRose!,SnowWhiteinIt'sNotAbouttheApple!,CinderellainIt'sNotAboutthePumpkin!,andHanselandGretelinIt'sNotAbouttheCrumbs!Asonefriendstarts,theothersareremindedofversionstheyknowsoeachvolumehasthreestorieswithinoneframework.Thestoriescomefromaroundtheworld,andVeronikaMartenovaCharlesprovidesanoteattheendofeachbooktodescribetheorigins.Easy-To-ReadWonderTalesisagreatfirststepindevelopingalifelongloveofreading,anditmakesafinecompaniontoVeronikaMartenovaCharles'sseries,Easy-To-ReadSpookyTales.
作者简介
VERONIKAMARTENOVACHARLESisanaward-winningauthorandillustratorwhosebooksincludeTheBirdman,illustratedbyAnnouchkaGravelGalouchkoandStéphanDaigle.ShehasstudiedatRyersonUniversity,theOntarioCollegeofArtandDesign,andhasagraduatedegreeinFolklorefromYorkUniversity.VeronikaMartenovaCharleslivesinToronto.DAVIDPARKINSistheaward-winningillustratorofoverfiftychildren'sbooks.HebeganhiscareeratDyfedCollegeofArtinWales,studyingwildlifeillustrations.Hehasbeenanillustratorsince1979,anddrewtheBritishcartoon,Beano.DavidParkinslivesinKingston,Ontario.