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And we’re marching into March! We’re beginning to feel the warmer weather of spring, and hopefully will see some flowers soon! Check out these books that are helping our students grow this week!

我们已经步入了三月！我们开始感受到春天温暖的气息，希望很快就能看到一些鲜花！看看这些本周正在帮助我们的学生成长的书籍吧！

Spring is coming! To get in the spring spirit, this week we read a book about flowers and the science behind their beauty. Flowers can be found everywhere in life. Have you ever thought about how flowers bloom? Or how their seeds grow into flowers? What about where seeds come from? What’s Inside a Flower? by Rachel Ignotofsky uses exquisite illustrations to showcase the life of flowers and scientifically interpret the natural beauty of life. It also briefly introduces the important contributions of plants to nature and humanity.

春天即将到来！为了迎接春天的到来，本周我们阅读了一本关于花朵及其美丽背后科学的书籍。花朵无处不在生活中。你有没有想过花朵是如何绽放的？又或者，它们的种子是如何长成花朵的？种子又是从哪里来的？Rachel Ignotofsky 的《花朵的内部结构》利用精美的插图展示了花朵的生命，科学地解释了自然生命的美丽。它还简要介绍了植物对自然和人类的重要贡献。

Think you can handle a big book? This book has 533 pages! But don’t be afraid–there are lots of pictures and short chapters. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a unique “novel in words and pictures” by Brian Selznick that tells the story of Hugo Cabret, a young boy who lives behind the clocks of the Paris train station. Filled with mystery and suspense, readers will learn about strange machines, a brooding old shopkeeper, and a boy on a quest to find the truth. We prefaced starting this unusual book with practice analyzing and predicting using large poster images from the story. This is a great skill to nurture for all readers of any age!

你觉得你能应付一本大书吗？这本书有533页！但不要害怕——里面有很多图片和短章节。《雨果的发明》是布莱恩·塞尔兹尼克（Brian Selznick）创作的一部独特的“图文并茂的小说”，讲述了雨果·卡布雷特（Hugo Cabret）的故事，他是一个年轻男孩，生活在巴黎火车站的时钟后面。充满了神秘和悬疑，读者将了解到有关奇怪机器、一个忧郁的老店主以及一个寻找真相的男孩的故事。我们在开始阅读这本不寻常的书之前，先通过分析和预测故事中的大型海报图片进行了练习。这是一项对任何年龄的读者都很有益的技能！

Remember the fractured fairy tales from a few weeks ago? This book is another example! Conceal, Don’t Feel by Jen Calonita is a new book from the Twisted Tale series published by Disney. It follows the story of Anna and Elsa, but changes the important detail of their memory! In this twist, Anna and Elsa grew up separated and with no memory of each other. Can they still find a way to save Arendale and unfreeze the eternal winter?

记得几周前的那些颠覆传统童话的故事吗？这本书是另一个例子！《隐藏，别感受》是詹·卡洛尼塔（Jen Calonita）创作的一本新书，属于迪士尼出版的“扭曲童话”系列。它延续了安娜和艾莎的故事，但改变了她们记忆的重要细节！在这个转折中，安娜和艾莎被分开长大，彼此没有记忆。她们还能找到方法拯救阿伦黛尔并解冻永恒的冬天吗？