Use a "riddle of love" to give your child the "superpower" to cross obstacles.
English hearing-impaired poets based on childhood experiences,
Help children grow into a brave, inclusive, empathetic and responsible generation.
Can Bears Ski? 》
Author: [English] Raymond Antrobus
Illustrated by Polly Dunbar
Translator: Li Jianmin
Publisher: Chengdu Times Publishing House
The famous British poet created based on childhood experiences, telling the touching story of hearing-impaired children gaining courage and accepting themselves with the help of their fathers.
The bear has a hearing impairment and can only feel the world in his own way.
When Dad called him to get up, he could feel the bed trembling; when the teacher stomped his feet, he could feel the ground shaking.
Unfortunately, he still misses a lot, such as when a friend tells a joke, he has no idea what everyone is laughing at.
Curiously, he often heard people around him ask him, "Can bears ski?" ”
The bear began to receive treatment, learn lip language, and put on a hearing aid.
The bear, who began to regain his hearing, finally understood "Can a bear ski?" "The true meaning of ...
Respecting individual differences and treating others equally is an important lesson in the growth of children, for children who encounter "difficulties" or "obstacles", light up the guiding light, let them realize that difficulties and obstacles are not the whole of life, and encourage them to use a positive attitude to find self-confidence and accept themselves.
Author Profile
Raymond Antrobus: Famous English poet, editor and educator, winner of the Maugham Prize for Literature, the Ted Hughes Prize, and the first poet to win the Frio Prize for Literature, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to literature. He was one of the first recipients of a Master's Degree in Oral Education from Goldsmiths College, University of London, and was a poet-in-residence at the School for the Deaf and Dumb in London. He himself is a hearing impaired person, who was found to be hearing impaired by his parents at the age of six or seven, and has been wearing a hearing aid since the age of eight. Can Bears Ski? is a picture book he created based on his own experience.
Polly Dunbar: A famous British picture book writer and illustrator, graduated from the University of Brighton in 1999 with a degree in illustration, she has written and painted "Little Penguin", "Blue Dog", "Katie the Fugitive" and other works. Her best-selling picture book Little Penguin won the Silver Medal at the 2007 Nestlé Children's Book Award, the 2007 British Book Trust Children's Book Award, the 2008 Red House Award, and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. Her Tilly and Friends series of books and animated adaptations have taken the world by storm.
Text/Guangzhou Daily, New Flower City Reporter: Sun Jun
Photo/ Guangzhou Daily, New Flower City Reporter: Sun Jun
Video/Guangzhou Daily, New Flower City Reporter: Sun Jun
Guangzhou Daily New Flower City Editor: Li Yani