If you want to say what kind of book is most popular with elementary school students, it really has to be manga.
Recently, a friend recommended a set of books to me, and I simply read the introduction and went straight to it, thinking that I had to give my son a set too.
This set of books is produced by New Oriental, published by Zhejiang Education Publishing House, "Rat Reporter Comic Edition", a total of three series, the first series has 7 volumes, the last two series of 6 volumes each, a total of 19 large-format full-color comics.
As a bridge book, comics are a great option for children who are just starting to get into reading, or who are transitioning from picture books to text books. It not only has rich pictures to attract children's interest, but also has enough text content to exercise their reading ability - which requires some reading ability and logical thinking to understand the content of the story more than picture books.
But good manga is rare.
"The Rat Reporter" is an Italian national treasure children's book, and everyone in the mother circle has probably heard it. Published in Italy in 2000, it was an instant hit, winning numerous international awards, including the Publishing and Creativity Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Children's E-Book Award, etc., translated into 35 languages, distributed to more than 150 countries, and sold more than 175 million copies worldwide. And this set of "Rat Reporter Comic Version" is a comic work introduced by New Oriental based on "Rat Reporter".
It's so popular all over the world, can this set of comics be bad. But I'll have to tell you more about it.
First, the character image is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people
The characters in the comics are vivid, the pictures are colorful, and they are full of childlike fun and imagination. The main character of the book, Jerónimo Stiton, is a clever and witty rat journalist. In this world, they can fly chrono vehicles to travel between different planes.
The reason why Stiton and his rat relatives need to planeswalk is to stop the destruction of history by the pirate cats.
So, in this set of comics, the good guy is the image of a mouse, and the bad guy is the image of a cat. Even the NPCs of historical figures are all rats. Whether it is a good mouse or a bad cat, each character has its own unique image and distinctive personality characteristics, and this characteristic combines not only the personality characteristics of humans, but also the living habits of cats or mice, which is more interesting to combine.
(Look at the picture above, this cat is afraid of water, and children who have raised cats know best)
The illustrations in the book are beautifully detailed, vividly showing the images and storylines of the mice and bad cats, making the characters more lifelike. Such a vivid and interesting comic story is easy for children to resonate with, making it easier for children to remember and love.
2. Cover a wide range of topics in all subjects
The main reason why mothers like this series of books the most is that this set of books covers so much content. From world geography, to history and culture, and even interesting topics such as air travel and paleontological science, it covers all aspects of the whole subject.
Each episode contains a number of thematic stories, which are time-led, combined with historical stories, and take readers on a thrilling adventure through Styton's own experiences. From the colosseum to the footsteps of Marco Polo, from Dinosaurs to Moontravel, each story is full of magical imagination and exciting adventure elements, and at the same time a lot of popular science.
In the process of exploring with the protagonist, the child inadvertently learned about the history of "Columbus's discovery of the New World", the history of the "Sphinx", and the Ice Age, and can also land on the moon and go to the Antarctic continent for investigation. And through the comic show, it's like being there, it's very vivid and vivid. Sure enough, there is an infinite world in the book.
With such a wealth of general content, mothers are really not worried that their children's reading "idle books" is not nutritious.
3. The story is humorous and entertaining
This set of "Mouse Reporter Comic Edition" is not only very knowledgeable, but also very funny, humorous and funny, and children will like it. Anyway, every time the bad cats behave, it's so funny and stupid.
And then in each story, there's a little detective operation that needs to look through the clues to find the whereabouts of the bad cats - they are always disguised as rats to wreak havoc. This kind of analysis process is not as complex as a detective story, it is relatively simple, and it is easy for children to guess, but it requires a little brainstorming, which is a comfortable little exercise for them.
Therefore, this set of books not only makes the children happy, but also conveys positive values such as bravery, wisdom, friendship, and love to the children through the adventures of the characters. This entertaining way allows children to enjoy the fun of reading while also learning the truth of life and the wisdom of life. At the same time, the detective analysis part can exercise their thinking ability a little, and it can bring them a lot of encyclopedic knowledge, which is really a set of treasure books.
My friend's children can't stop watching. My baby took the initiative to read a copy "in his busy schedule", and he also said that it was very good-looking.
So if you are still worried about how to buy a bridge book for your baby, hurry up and choose this set for your child.
Rat Reporter Manga Edition Series 1-3 ¥179 Purchase