這段時(shí)間,孩子開始了第二部章節(jié)書《My Weird School》的裸聽,網(wǎng)上關(guān)于這個(gè)系列書的介紹有一些,但都不太深入、全面。比如,這部書有多少套系?出版了的音頻的有哪幾本?我從網(wǎng)上搜集了一些信息,總結(jié)整理為以下4個(gè)方面:
概述及已經(jīng)出版的套系
選擇它作為第二部章節(jié)書的原因
不同的聲音
出版了音頻的有哪幾本
附錄:所有《My Weird School》套系清單
1 概述及已經(jīng)出版的套系
《My Weird School》是由Dan Gutman撰寫的一部風(fēng)趣幽默的初級(jí)章節(jié)書,Jim Paillot為其畫了生動(dòng)的插圖。其藍(lán)思指數(shù)為470L-700L。
Dan Gutman
這部書于2004年7月首次亮相。第一個(gè)套系就叫做《My Weird School》(2004-2008, 21本)。后來,這部書持續(xù)擴(kuò)展,其主干的擴(kuò)展包括了
《My Weird School Daze 》(2008-2011,12本),
《My Weirder School 》(2011-2014, 12本),
《My Weirdest School》 (2015-2018,12本),
《My Weirder-est School》 (2019-2022,12本),
《My Weirdtastic School》 (2023-?, 6本)
上述6個(gè)套系到目前為止一共有75本。國內(nèi)的一些商家在出售的時(shí)候,把上述的各個(gè)套系稱為第一到第六季,因?yàn)檫@些套系的出版時(shí)間,是緊挨著的,這樣稱呼倒是不無道理。
除此之外,《My Weird School》還有若干衍生套系:
《My Weird School Specials 》(12本),
教授孩子們基本的寫作和閱讀技巧的《My Weird Writing Tips》和《My Weird Reading Tips》,
分級(jí)讀物I Can Read線的《My Weird School: I Can Read》 (2016-?, 4本),
非虛構(gòu)百科全書類的《My Weird School Fast Facts》 (2015-?,8本),
漫畫書(2021-?,3本),
桌游《My Weird School Board Game》
*以上書籍信息可以在Dan Gutman的個(gè)人網(wǎng)站 上找到。
這部書的故事發(fā)生在一所老師們性格獨(dú)特的學(xué)校中,每一本書都以一位特定的老師為核心展開。主人公A.J.是一個(gè)討厭上學(xué)的男孩。他在學(xué)校的對(duì)手是一個(gè)名叫Andrea的對(duì)學(xué)校充滿熱愛的女生,而她的朋友Emily在A.J.眼中卻是個(gè)“愛哭鬼”。 故事中的幽默元素主要來自那些出人意料的情節(jié)設(shè)置以及老師們獨(dú)特的性格。
Dan Gutman的靈感來源于Barbara Park 的《Junie B. Jones》 系列,該系列激發(fā)了他想要從一個(gè)男孩的視角創(chuàng)作類似作品的念頭。在為成年人寫作了15年之后, Dan開始轉(zhuǎn)向兒童作品的寫作。他希望他的作品能夠激發(fā)孩子們對(duì)閱讀的興趣,特別是讓那些在學(xué)習(xí)上遇到困難的孩子也能發(fā)現(xiàn)閱讀的樂趣。
2 選擇它作為第二部章節(jié)書的原因
首先,是難度適中。這部書要比我們看的第一部初章書《dragon masters》要難一些。從藍(lán)思值上看,這部書要比《Magic tree house》略難一些。但是,實(shí)際讀起來,我卻覺得似乎這部書要簡單一些。另外,這部書的插圖比《dragon masters》要少?!禿ragon masters》中每一頁都有插圖,而這套書里每4頁才能有一個(gè)小插圖。所以,這套書的插圖對(duì)文字理解的幫助不大。
其次,是這套書非常有趣,鑫寶很喜歡這一系列故事。作者的語言搞笑幽默;視角與孩子共情,而沒有高高在上的說教:文中的主人公A.J.嘴上說不喜歡學(xué)校,也不喜歡閱讀。他并不是傳統(tǒng)意義上的乖學(xué)生,更像是每個(gè)孩子心里都住著的那個(gè)“皮小子”,作者通過故事潤物細(xì)無聲的鼓勵(lì)他的小讀者們從內(nèi)心認(rèn)同學(xué)習(xí)的價(jià)值;這套書中的故事出人意料,但是又在情理之中,充滿想象力的無厘頭的故事讓孩子看的很興奮、很過癮。
比如說,在第一本《Miss Daisy is crazy!》里,主人公的二年級(jí)的老師Miss Daisy就是一個(gè)奇怪的人,她與A.J.一樣討厭學(xué)校,而且非常喜歡吃夾心軟糖。Miss Daisy的算術(shù)奇差,也不會(huì)閱讀,學(xué)生們都很好奇她是怎么當(dāng)上老師的?正因?yàn)镸iss Daisy什么都不會(huì),很多問題都要她的學(xué)生們自己來研究解答。同學(xué)Ryan提到他爸爸所工作的公司收購其他公司的時(shí)候就如自己去買一塊糖果那么容易。同學(xué)Michael Robinson提出一個(gè)天才的想法,就是把學(xué)校購買下來,那么大家都不用上學(xué)了。于是,這群小學(xué)生密謀著把學(xué)校買下來并改裝成電子游戲室,他們能成功么?在這里我就賣個(gè)關(guān)子,不再劇透了。
3 不同的聲音
關(guān)于這部書,除了好評(píng)外,還有一些不同的聲音。
第一個(gè)不同的聲音,來自于我們家的親身經(jīng)歷,鑫寶從這部書里學(xué)會(huì)了說別人是dumbhead (笨蛋)。這句話在書中同學(xué)間打嘴仗時(shí),反復(fù)出現(xiàn)。 鑫寶很快就學(xué)會(huì)了,現(xiàn)在對(duì)我、小朋友及老師有時(shí)就會(huì)說這個(gè)詞。
另一個(gè)是書中臉譜化的描述男生、女生群體。比如,當(dāng)老師問學(xué)生們是否準(zhǔn)備好學(xué)習(xí)時(shí),所有女生會(huì)異口同聲的說“是”,所有男生則會(huì)異口同聲的喊“不是”。書中有時(shí)也會(huì)傾向于把“男孩做的事情”(比如,運(yùn)動(dòng)等)描述成是酷炫的,而把“女孩做的事情”或是“擅長學(xué)業(yè)的事情”描述成是不那么炫酷的。
另外,我還遇到過并不喜歡這種特意夸張、搞笑風(fēng)格故事的一年級(jí)的孩子。所以,只能說蘿卜白菜各有所愛吧。
4 出版了音頻的有哪幾本
《My Weird School》-- http:// audible.com里有全部21本有聲書
《My Weird School Daze》 -- 沒有搜到有聲書
《My Weirder School》 -- http:// audible.com里有9-12冊的有聲書
《My Weirdest School series》 -- http:// audiobookstore.com里有1本有聲書,Dan Gutman的個(gè)人網(wǎng)站 上有全部的朗讀視頻
《My Weirder-est School》 -- http:// audiobookstore.com里有全部12本有聲書
《My Weird School Special》 -- http:// audiobookstore.com里有9本有聲書
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附錄
My Weird School (2004-2008) 21本
Miss Daisy Is Crazy!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2004. ISBN 9780060507008.
Mr. Klutz Is Nuts!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2004. ISBN 9780060507022.
Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy!. New York: Harper Collins. 2004. ISBN 9780060507046.
Ms. Hannah Is Bananas!. New York: Harper Collins. 2004. ISBN 9780060507077.
Miss Small Is Off the Wall!. New York: Harper Collins. 2005. ISBN 9780060745196.
Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind!. New York: Harper Collins. 2005. ISBN 9780060745202.
Mrs. Cooney Is Loony!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2005. ISBN 9780060745226.
Ms. LaGrange Is Strange!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2005. ISBN 9780060822231.
Miss Lazar Is Bizarre!. New York: Harper Collins. 2005. ISBN 9780060822255.
Mr. Docker Is Off His Rocker!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2006. ISBN 9780060822279.
Mrs. Kormel Is Not Normal!. New York: Harper Collins. 2006. ISBN 9780060822309.
Ms.Todd Is Odd!. New York: Harper Collins. 2006. ISBN 9780060822323.
Mrs. Patty Is Batty!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2006. ISBN 9780060853808.
Miss Holly Is Too Jolly!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2006. ISBN 9780060853822.
Mr. Macky Is Wacky!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2007. ISBN 9780061141515.
Ms. Coco Is Loco!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2007. ISBN 9780061141539.
Miss Suki Is Kooky!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2007. ISBN 9780061234736.
Mrs. Yonkers Is Bonkers!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2007. ISBN 9780061234750.
Dr. Carbles Is Losing His Marbles!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2007. ISBN 9780061234774.
Mr. Louie Is Screwy!. New York: Harper Collins. 2007. ISBN 9780061234798.
Ms. Krup Cracks Me Up!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2008. ISBN 9780061346064.
My Weird School Daze (2008-2011) 12本
Mrs. Dole Is Out Of Control!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2008. ISBN 9780061346071.
Mr. Sunny Is Funny!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2008. ISBN 9780061346095.
Mr. Granite Is From Another Planet!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2008. ISBN 9780061346125.
Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2009. ISBN 9780061554063.
Officer Spence Makes No Sense!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2009. ISBN 9780061554100.
Mrs. Jafee Is Daffy!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2009. ISBN 9780061554131.
Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad!. New York: Harper Collins. 2009. ISBN 9780062288912.
Miss Laney Is Zany!. New York: Harper Collins. 2010. ISBN 9780061554155.
Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy!. New York: Harper. 2010. ISBN 9780061554186.
Miss Mary Is Scary!. New York: Harper. 2010. ISBN 9780061703980.
Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!. New York: Harper. 2010. ISBN 9780061704000.
Ms. Leakey Is Freaky!. New York: Harper Collins. 2011. ISBN 9780061704031.
My Weirder School (2011-2014) 12本
Miss Child Has Gone Wild!. New York: Harper Collins. 2011. ISBN 9780061969171.
Mr. Harrison Is Embarrassin'!. New York: Harper. 2011. ISBN 9780061969195.
Mrs. Lilly Is Silly!. New York: Harper. 2011. ISBN 9780061969201.
Mr. Burke Is Berserk!. New York: Harper. 2012. ISBN 9780061969232.
Ms. Beard Is Weird!. New York: Harper. 2012. ISBN 9780062042101.
Mayor Hubble Is in Trouble!. New York: Harper. 2012. ISBN 9780062042132.
Miss Kraft Is Daft!. New York: Harper. 2013. ISBN 9780062042163.
Dr. Nicholas Is Ridiculous!. New York: Harper. 2013. ISBN 9780062042187.
Ms. Sue Has No Clue!. New York: Harper. 2013. ISBN 9780062198396.
Mr. Jack Is a Maniac!. New York: Harper. 2014. ISBN 9780062198426.
Miss Klute Is a Hoot!. New York: Harper. 2014. ISBN 9780062198440.
Mrs. Lane Is a Pain!. New York: Harper Collins. 2014. ISBN 9780062198471.
My Weirdest School (2015-2018) 12本
Mr. Cooper Is Super!. New York: Harper Collins. 2015. ISBN 9780062284228.
Ms. Cuddy Is Nutty!. New York: Harper Collins. 2015. ISBN 9780062284242.
Miss Brown Is Upside Down!. New York: Harper Collins. 2016. ISBN 9780062284273.
Mrs. Meyer Is On Fire!. New York: Harper Collins. 2016. ISBN 9780062284327.
Miss Daisy Is Still Crazy!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2016. ISBN 9780062284358.
Mr. Nick Is A Lunatic!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2016. ISBN 9780062284372.
Ms. Joni Is A Phony!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2017. ISBN 9780062429315.
Mrs. Master Is A Disaster!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2017. ISBN 9780062429339.
Miss Tracy Is Spacey!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2017. ISBN 9780062429360.
Miss Newman Isn't Human!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2018. ISBN 9780062429407.
Mr. Will Needs To Chill!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2018. ISBN 9780062429438.
Ms. Hall Is A Goofball!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2018. ISBN 9780062429469.
My Weirder-est School (2019-2022) 12本
Dr. Snow Has Got to Go!. New York: Harper. 2019. ISBN 9780062691026.
Miss Porter Is Out of Order!. New York: Harper. 2019. ISBN 9780062691040.
Dr. Floss Is the Boss!. New York: Harper. 2019. ISBN 9780062691071.
Miss Blake Is a Flake!. New York: Harper. 2020. ISBN 9780062691118.
Mr. Marty Loves a Party!. New York: Harper. 2020. ISBN 9780062691149.
Mrs. Bacon Is Fakin'!. New York: Harper. 2020. ISBN 9780062691170.
Ms. Jo-Jo Is a Yo-Yo!. New York: Harper. 2021. ISBN 9780062910417.
Miss. Aker is a Maker!. New York: Harper. 2021. ISBN 9780062910448.
Mrs. Barr Has Gone Too Far!
Mr. Ott Is a Crackpot!
Mrs. Stoker Is a Joker!
Lil Mouse Is In The House!
My Weirdtastic School (HarperCollins, 2023-?) 6 本
Miss Banks Pulls Lots of Pranks! New York: Harper Collins.
Uncle Fred Is a Knucklehead! New York: Harper Collins.
Professor Pitt Is a NitWit! New York: Harper Collins.
Miss Nichol Is in a Pickle! New York: Harper Collins.
Mrs. Marge Is in Charge! New York: Harper Collins.
Ms. Greene Is Mean! New York: Harper Collins.
My Weird School Special 12本
It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green!. New York: Harper Collins. 2013. ISBN 9780062206794.
Deck the Halls, We're Off the Walls!. New York: Harper Collins. 2013. ISBN 9780062206831.
Bunny Double, We're in Trouble!. New York: Harper Collins. 2014. ISBN 9780062284006.
Back to School, Weird Kids Rule!. New York: Harper Collins. 2014. ISBN 9780062206855.
Oh, Valentine, We've Lost Our Minds!. New York: Harper Collins. 2014. ISBN 9780606364607.
Bummer in the Summer!. New York: Harper Collins. 2019. ISBN 9780062796813.
We're Red, Weird and Blue! What Can We Do?. New York: Harper Collins. 2020. ISBN 9780062796844.
The Leprechaun Is Finally Gone. New York: Harper Collins.
There's a Skunk in My Bunk!. New York: Harper Collins.
No More School. April Fools! New York: Harper Collins.
Hip Hip Hooray! Every Day is a Holiday! New York: Harper Collins.
Jokes, Games, and Puzzles New York: Harper Collins.
My Weird Writing Tips. New York: Harper Collins. 2013. ISBN 9780062091079.
My Weird Reading Tips. New York: Harper Collins.
My Weird School: I Can Read (2016-?) 4本
A series of early reading books as part of the I Can Read! line.
My Weird School Goes To the Museum. New York: Harper Trophy. 2016. ISBN 9780062367440.
My Weird School Talent Show Mix-Up. New York: Harper Trophy. 2016. ISBN 9780062367402.
My Weird School Class Pet Mess!. New York: Harper Trophy. 2017. ISBN 9780062367471.
My Weird School Teamwork Trouble. New York: Harper Trophy. 2018. ISBN 9780062367495.
My Weird School Fast Facts (2015-?) 8本
A series of nonfiction books with facts presented by A.J. and Andrea.
Geography. New York: Harper Collins. 2016. ISBN 9780062306210.
Sports. New York: Harper Collins. 2016. ISBN 9780062306180.
Explorers, Presidents, and Toilets. New York: Harper. 2017. ISBN 9780062306234.
Space, Humans, and Farts. New York: Harper. 2017. ISBN 9780062306272.
Dogs, Cats, and Dung Beetles. New York: Harper. 2018. ISBN 9780062673077.
Dinosaurs, Dodos, and Woolly Mammoths. New York: Harper. 2018. ISBN 9780062673107.
Mummies, Myths, and Mysteries. New York: Harper. 2019. ISBN 9780062673138.
Pizza, Peanut Butter, and Pickles. New York: Harper. 2019. ISBN 9780062673152.
My Weird School Graphic Novel (2021-?) 3本
A series of graphic novels.
Mr. Corbett Is In Orbit!. New York: Harper Alley. 2021. ISBN 9780062947611.
Get a Grip! We're on a Trip! New York: Harper Alley.
Dorks in New York! New York: Harper Alley.