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The perfect way to enjoy the first snow of the season is to snuggle up with a good book!
拥抱今冬初雪的最佳方式，莫过于与一本好书温暖相拥！

Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins tells the story of Bruce, a very grumpy bear whose only joy is eating cooked eggs. His plan to boil some goose eggs for a meal goes wrong when the eggs hatch instead! The newborn goslings immediately believe that Bruce is their mother, so he must learn to be responsible and take care of the new babies.
瑞安·T.·希金斯的《布鲁斯熊当妈妈》讲述了暴躁熊布鲁斯的意外育儿记——这只只爱吃熟蛋的熊本想煮些鹅蛋当晚餐，谁知蛋壳里竟孵出了小鹅！新生鹅宝宝们立刻认定布鲁斯就是妈妈，迫使这只暴躁熊不得不学习承担责任、照料这群小麻烦。

The Three Questions by Jon J. Muth, based on a story by Leo Tolstoy, is a thoughtful picture book that follows a young boy named Nikolai who wants to find answers to three big questions: When is the right time to do things? Who are the right people to listen to? What is the right thing to do? With help from his animal friends and a wise turtle named Leo, he learns that the answers come from paying attention, being kind, and helping others when they need it. The story teaches children how to make caring and thoughtful choices every day.
乔恩·J.·穆斯改编自托尔斯泰原著的绘本《三个问题》，通过小男孩尼古拉寻找人生答案的旅程展开哲思：做事的恰当时机是什么？该聆听哪些人的声音？如何做出正确选择？在动物伙伴与智者乌龟利奥的指引下，他领悟到答案就藏于专注当下、心怀善意、及时助人之中。这个故事教会孩子们如何在日常中做出充满关怀与思辨的选择。

Often when discussing responsibility we talk about taking care of a pet–but have you ever thought about how dogs became pets in the first place? This week in G3-4, we read From Wolf to Woof: The Story of Dogs by Hudson Talbott, which related to our December SEL topic of Responsibility. We learned how wolves might have become friends with humans in the early days, sharing food, hunting and their homes. Then the wolves changed over many years of breeding to suit the needs of humans, and became what we know today as dogs. We compared the responsibilities as owner to our pets to the first wolves who were human’s companinions.
谈及责任时常会说到照顾宠物——但你可曾思考狗是如何成为人类的伙伴？本周三至四年级共读哈德森·塔尔博特的《从狼到汪：狗的故事》，呼应十二月”责任”主题的社会情感学习。我们探索了狼群在远古时期如何通过分享食物、协同狩猎、共居巢穴与人类建立友谊。经过数千年适应人类需求的驯化，它们最终演变为今日的狗。同学们将当代养宠责任与最初人狼相伴的契约精神进行了跨时空对照。

In The Tortoise & the Hare, a classic well-known fable, a speedy hare learns the hard way that bragging doesn’t always win the race. This fun retelling invites readers to cheer for the slow-and-steady tortoise as he proves that determination can surprise everyone.
在经典寓言《龟兔赛跑》中，敏捷的野兔终因骄傲尝到苦果。这个趣味新编版本邀请读者为稳扎稳打的乌龟喝彩——它用行动证明坚定的意志往往能创造奇迹。