短篇小说阅读是北美英语教学的重要内容之一，一篇优秀的短篇小说，能让孩子们获得良好的文字素养，故事曲折或引人入胜的结尾，亦能激发学生批判性的思考。教师还可以让学生们在课堂上充分讨论，有针对性地完成一些写作训练。
《Short Stories：北美学生课堂阅读训练》按照北美基础教育体系的学年段分为三册：Grade 1- 5, Grade 6-8 和 Grade 9-12。每本书所精选的短篇小说篇目均来自北美教师的教学网站、学校或图书馆的教学资料。对英语学习者和准备英语水平考试的读者来讲，这些选文都是很好的阅读训练素材。
本书由加拿大英语教师韦恩?艾弗里特精心选编，书中包含格林童话、安徒生童话、伊索寓言等知名选篇，作者为每篇故事设计了专门的阅读练习，同时录制了配套英文朗读供读者搭配使用。

Belling the Cat Aesop 01
A Raven and a Swan Aesop 04
The Ass and His Driver Aesop 07
The Bat and the Weasels Aesop 10
Mercury and the Woodman Aesop 13
The Bear and the Bees Aesop 17
The Ant and the Grasshopper Aesop 20
The Cat and the Fox Aesop 23
The Princess and the Pea Hans Christian Andersen 26
Bruce and the Spider James Baldwin 30
Jack and the Beanstalk From《The English Tales 》 33
Thumbelina Hans Christian Andersen 38
Androcles and the Lion James Baldwin 42
The Little Thief in the Pantry Anonymous 47
The Great Feast Laura E. Richards 51
The Blind Men and the Elephant Anonymous 56
The Three Billy-Goats Gruff Anonymous 60
The Tale of Tom Thumb Anonymous 64
The Bremen Town Musicians The Brothers Grimm 71
The Selfish Giant Oscar Wilde 77
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse Beatrix Potter 84
The Little Match Girl Hans Christian Andersen 91
The Sky is Falling! Flora Annie Steel 96
A Little Tiny Thing Anonymous 101
The Golden Windows Laura E. Richards 107
The Cunning Little Tailor The Brothers Grimm 112
Rapunzel The Brothers Grimm 118
Old Mother Goose and Her Son Jack Joseph Martin Kronheim 125
The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter 130
Five Little Pigs Joseph Martin Kronheim 136
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Anonymous 141
The Adventures of Aladdin The Brothers Grimm 147
The Bogey-Beast Anonymous 155
The Night Moth With a Crooked Feeler Clara Dillingham Pierson 160
The Little Red Hen Anonymous 167
The Fisherman and His Wife The Brothers Grimm 174
Goody Two Shoes Anonymous 186
The Last Dream of Old Oak Hans Christian Andersen 195
The Two Sisters Flora Annie Steel 204
The Bell Hans Christian Andersen 213
The Velveteen Rabbit Margery Williams 220
Hansel and Gretel The Brothers Grimm 234
The Happy Prince Oscar Wilde 244
The Story of Little Boy Blue L. Frank Baum 257
How They Ran Away Louisa May Alcott 268
Puss in Boots Charles Perrault 286
The Sea-Maiden Joseph Jacobs 294
The Little Mermaid Hans Christian Andersen 305
The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Joseph Martin Kronheim 333

每本书所精选的短篇小说篇目均来自北美教师的教学网站、学校或图书馆的教学资料
全书精选格林童话、安徒生童话、伊索寓言等名家名篇；
北美雅思教师为每篇故事设计了专门的阅读练习；
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