中文《特别的女生萨哈拉》也看完了。语文课本本单元都是介绍动物的说明文,而且教材在本单元的最后推荐课外阅读《森林报》,于是今天开始看《森林报》四册,得看上一段时间了。
英文的,今天读了一本绘本:Ghost Wings. by Barbara M. Joosse (Author), Giselle Potter (Illustrator)
http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Wings-Barbara-M-Joosse/dp/0811821641
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Set in Mexico during the monarch butterflies’ annual migration and during the Days of the Dead, this is a heartwarming tale of a young girl and her close, loving relationship with her grandmother.
了解到墨西哥如何纪念故人。小孩子会吃一种用巧克力和糖做的skull,够吓人吧。这种食品叫calaveras: chocolate and sugar skulls, are given to the children as a treat.
了解Monarch Butterflies的迁徙过程.
迁徙始于每年的Easter(复活节),离开墨西哥一直往北飞。之间要经过lay eggs--caterpillar--butterfly的循环四次,一直到第五代才能到达美国北部和加拿大。然后这第五代飞越2000里回墨西哥。非常奇怪的是这些出生在美国的第五代Monarch Butterflies是如何能找到它们从没有去过的墨西哥的路的。
Each year,the monarch butterflies return to Mexico during the Days of the Dead. Many people believe they carry the souls of the old ones---the relatives who have died.
我想,这就是本书之所以叫ghost wings的原因了。
得到的心灵鸡汤:when you love someone, they never really leave.
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