[美] 普特莱克，毕业于美国塔夫茨大学，获得英语文学学士和历史学硕士学位。他撰写的多部英语学习类畅销书被众多学子鼎力推荐。

Chapter 1 Social Studies ·History and Geography
Unit 01
The U.S. Geography
The Regions of the United States
Unit 02
The United States
A Nation of Diversity
Unit 03
The U.S. Economy
From Farming to Technology
Unit 04
People and Culture
The Native People of North America
Unit 05
The European Exploration of Asia and
the Americas
The Age of Exploration
Unit 06
Europeans in the Americas
The Spanish Conquerors in the Americas
Unit 07
Colonial America
The First French and English Colonies
Unit 08
The Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution
Wrap-Up Test 1
Chapter 2 Science
Unit 09
How Are Living Things Classified
The Five Kingdoms of Organisms
Unit 10
Classification
The Seven Levels of Classification
Unit 11
How Plants Meet Their Needs
Plant Structures and Functions
Unit 12
How Do Plants Reproduce
Flowers and Seeds
Unit 13
What Are Some Types of Plants
Plants with Seeds
Unit 14
Plants without Seeds
Seedless Vascular Plants and
Nonvascular Plants
Unit 15
Plant Responses and Adaptations
How Do Plants Respond to Their
Environments
Wrap-Up Test 2
Chapter 3 Mathematics ·Language ·Visual Arts ·Music
Unit 16
Numbers and Number Sense
Understanding Numbers
Unit 17
Geometry
Geometric Figures
Unit 18
Myths and Legends
The Iliad and the Odyssey
Unit 19
Learning about Language
Figures of Speech
Unit 20
Classical Art
Greek and Roman Art
Unit 21
Classical Music
The Western Musical Tradition
Wrap-Up Test 3
·School Textbook
·Answers and Translations
·Word List

深度体验美国课堂，培养英语思维，原来美国学生这样学！
普特莱克著的《跟着美国课本学英文阅读》精选“社会学科·历史与地理”“科学”“数学”“语言与文学”“观赏艺术”“音乐”教材中的材料，阅读主题丰富多彩，让学习变得更加轻松、有趣！
每篇阅读材料都配有大量的练习。除了随堂练习外，还特别设置课后练习、学科综合练习，帮助学习者理解文章主旨，抓住阅读重点，逐步提升阅读能力。
词汇是阅读的基础，有些单词不认识，很有可能会造成理解差错。本书专门制作了单词表，收录阅读中的重要单词，学习者可以反复学习，直至掌握。
本书收录的阅读材料都配有听力，扫描二维码即可收听地道英语，课后练习还专门设置了听写题，让学习者的阅读和听力水平同步提升！
《跟着美国课本学英文阅读（1）》收录了“美国地理”“生物分类”“希腊和罗马艺术”“西方音乐传统”等主题的阅读材料，不只是学英语，更是在长见识！