Jane O'Connor

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Step 1 : Preschool ~ Grade 1

　　 第一級的讀本在語言上較初級讀本稍微複雜些；時態以現在式及現在進行式為主；句型結構大都是簡單句(simple sentence)，僅偶而有複合句(compound)出現；故事的發展往往以人物對話為主軸，因此所用的語言很接近口語。這種編寫符合於語言發展早期，應協助孩子明白口語與文字語言間關係的原則。

　　這一級讀本在故事內容上則較初級讀本豐富。其中包括有芝麻街中的人物、可愛的動物、甚至聖經故事﹝如摩西的故事、大衛打敗巨人的故事等﹞。它的主題則包括數字觀念、動物、友情、家庭、幽默、勇氣等。適合已學習英語一段時間，對日常用語、簡單句型已有基礎的孩子閱讀。

Jane O’Connor is the award-wining author of over 100 children’s books, including the New York Times best-selling Fancy Nancy series. She lives in New York City.

John O’Brien has held writing fellowships at the University of Iowa and Stanford University, and he was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. His work has appeared in Hudson Review, Massachusetts Review, TriQuarterly, Country Journal, Harrowsmith, and Gray’s Sporting Journal. He lives with his wife, Becky, in Franklin, West Virginia.