编辑刚看到选题的时候就被作者另辟蹊径的宏大构思深深吸引住了。本套丛书的选材非常新颖，从世界范围内的英语原版教材中汲取优秀素材，按适合中国学生学习的方式整合编排，让学生在学习规范语言知识的同时，还可拓展眼界，提高跨文化意识，感受多元文化的魅力。这样的设计在市场上是不多见的。丛书的选文范围广泛，低年级以对话、小短文等为主，随着级别，题材愈加多样，逐步过渡到有思考深度的哲理性文章，非常符合学习者的心理发展规律。再加上丛书本身版式精美，不少选文非常有趣，可读性很强，是一套的英语分级读物。

教材课文是学习语言、获取知识，了解世界，完成教学任务，实现教学目标，培养人才不可或缺的重要素材、资源和载体。本系列图书荟萃百年来全世界范围内，英语国家和非英语国家所使用的英语教材中的经典课文，辅以必要的导读、注释、习题等阅读帮助，为广大英语学习者提供高品质的语言、知识和文化等素材和资源。在阅读、赏析的同时，提高语言素养，丰富知识，进而提升核心素养，为学习者成为具有全球胜任力的人才，打下英语、知识和跨文化的扎实功底。

ContentsUnit 1 The Five Senses Text 1 Hands, Eyes, Ears, Mouth, and Nose Text 2 Sound Poems Text 3 It’s Too Hot to Drink Text 4 Save Henry! Text 5 Amazing Animal Senses Text 6 What’s That Sound? Unit 2 I Love My City Text 1 Maps Are Great! Text 2 A Great New Town Text 3 What to Do at the Weekend? Text 4 This Is My Town Text 5 A Good Citizen Text 6 The Secret Tunnel Unit 3 Happy Birthday Text 1 My Birthday! Text 2 A Birthday Invitation Text 3 Mum’s Birthday Present Text 4 A Birthday Party for Pete Text 5 A Birthday Cake for Dad Text 6 Birthday Celebrations Around the World Unit 4 Special Days Text 1 Special Days Text 2 Make a Card for Your Mum! Text 3 Son’s Day Text 4 The Dragon Dance Text 5 An Easter Egg Hunt Invitation Text 6 Mid-Autumn Festival Unit 5 Library Text 1 Family Fun Day Text 2 Book Addiction Text 3 A World of Books Text 4 Reading Notes Text 5 This Book Is My Window Text 6 Jamie Now Loves Storybooks! Unit 6 Long, Long Ago Text 1 Once upon a Time Text 2 The Lion and the Mouse Text 3 How the Bear Lost His Tail (I) Text 4 How the Bear Lost His Tail (II) Text 5 Two Stubborn Little Goats (I) Text 6 Two Stubborn Little Goats (II) Answers for Reference