本书是“新东方英语美文背诵大赛”指定用书——“新东方英语背诵美文30篇” 系列丛书的初级本。2006年，新东方教育科技集团举办的“新东方英语美文背诵大赛”取得了巨大的成功。“第二届新东方英语美文背诵大赛”也将如期举行，将是新东方教育科技集团2007年下半年最重要的市场活动之一。

本书精选了30篇优美雅致的经典英语诗歌和散文，配有中文参考译文和生词注释，读来琅琅上口，适合初级水平的英语爱好者学习、诵读。本书语音部分由新东方资深英语教学专家、美语思维学习法创始人王强老师朗读。全书采用双色印刷，附赠MP3光盘，并提供网上免费音频下载，读者用以辅助学习，效果更佳。

Be the Best of Whatever You Are 1

Follow Your Dreams 4

My One True Friend 8

My Dad’s a Secret Agent 10

Do You Fear the Wind? 14

Windflowers 16

Above the Bright Blue Sky 20

The Stars (Excerpt) 24

Bed in Summer 28

Chase Your Dreams 30

Over the Rainbow 34

Inside Your Dreams 38

Stars in the Sky(Excerpt) 40

The Crying Prince(Excerpt) 44

Little Boy Blue 48

Mary Had a Little Lamb 50

Things My Mother Taught Me 54

Winter Is Coming(Excerpt) 58

The First Snow 62

To Daffodils 66

Nature 70

My Fragile Treasure(Excerpt) 72

Dreams 76

Hope Is the Thing with Feathers 78

A Conversation Between a Child and God 80

I’ll Try 86

How Happy Is the Little Stone 88

The Mountain and the Squirrel 90

There Is No Frigate Like a Book 94

Read for Life 96