THISDL Library

December holiday has finally arrived! The best way to spread holiday cheer is reading aloud for all to hear.
十二月假期终于来临！传递节日喜悦的最佳方式，莫过于为所有人朗读温暖的故事。

Learn all about the upcoming Christmas holiday with the book Christmas by Lori Dittmer. We also took some time to review parts of a nonfiction book: the table of contents, index, and glossary, which are very helpful for finding information! As a gift from the library, students got to pick a bookmark sticker out of the Christmas stocking.
通过洛丽·迪特默的《圣诞节》了解即将到来的节日传统。我们还专项学习了非虚构类图书的实用结构：目录、索引和术语表——这些工具能极大提升信息检索效率！图书馆特别准备了圣诞袜惊喜，每位同学都可挑选心仪的书签贴纸作为节日礼物。

Are you traveling anywhere this holiday? Then you’re sure to need a map! There’s a Map on My Lap! by Tish Rabe is a fun nonfiction book that shows kids different kinds of maps and how they’re used. Famous Dr. Seuss characters will take you on adventures around the world, from new countries to your local fire station. Soon you’ll be an expert navigator!
这个假期打算出游吗？那你一定需要地图！蒂什·拉贝的《地图在我膝上》是本趣味科普书，向孩子们展示各类地图的妙用。跟着苏斯博士笔下的经典角色，从陌生国度到本地消防站，开启环球探险之旅。很快你就能成为导航小专家！

After the first snow of the winter fell on Beijing last week we read books about snowflakes! Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin tells of a boy in a farming community who was obsessed with water in dew, raindrops and most of all in snowflakes. He drew, and later photographed the wonderful patterns that were formed by these natural phenomenon, and noticed how each snowflake was unique, never matching or copying another. We learned that the variations are due to the influence of temperature, humidity and wind when the snowflakes are being formed.
上周北京迎来今冬初雪后，我们共读了雪花主题的绘本！杰奎琳·布里格斯·马丁的《雪花人》讲述农场男孩本特利对露珠、雨滴尤其是雪花的痴迷。他绘制并拍摄这些自然现象形成的精妙图案，发现每片雪花都独一无二、绝不雷同。我们了解到这种差异源于雪花形成时温度、湿度与风力的共同作用。

The Snowflake Mistake by Lou Treleaven & Maddie Frost is a picture book that tells of a queen of snow and her daughter who breaks the snow machine and has to hand-cut each flake, resulting in many varied different designs on them. The students from all classes then had the chance to make a class-folded paper snowflake which are then posted on this site, where you can also find the instructions of how to make them: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-6-Pointed-Paper-Snowflakes/
露·特里利文与麦迪·弗罗斯特合作的绘本《雪花的失误》讲述了冰雪女王与女儿的故事：当造雪机故障后，公主不得不亲手裁剪每片雪花，从而创造出千姿百态的冰晶图案。随后各班同学制作了集体折叠纸雪花，作品已发布在专题页面，您也可通过此链接获取制作指南：https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-6-Pointed-Paper-Snowflakes/

Without a doubt, one of the all-time greatest Christmas stories is The Nutcracker. This week grade 5 read Jan Brett’s version of the classic tale, originally written by E.T.A. Hoffmann. This magical tale is about a young girl named Maria, an enchanted nutcracker, a toy soldier army, and a mouse king! Together they journey through a snowy, magical land and meet the Sugar Plum Fairy for a perfect Christmas Eve night.
无可争议的圣诞经典当属《胡桃夹子》！本周五年级同学共读了珍·布雷特改编版，这个由E.T.A.霍夫曼创作的奇幻故事讲述了女孩玛丽亚与魔法胡桃夹子、玩具兵团、老鼠国王的冒险。他们共赴冰雪魔境，在平安夜邂逅糖梅仙子，共度完美圣诞。

Ms. Maria

Stanley Yelnats is cursed! Out in the desert, he is forced to dig big holes in the sand in order to “build character” and become a better person. There’s something lost in the dessert–something that might reveal the truth about Stanley’s family curse. Read Holes by Louis Sachar to find out what happens!
斯坦利·叶那茨被诅咒了！在沙漠营地，他被迫每日挖洞”塑造品格”。但沙漠深处埋藏着某个失落之物——那可能揭开家族诅咒的真相。快来阅读路易斯·萨奇尔的《洞》揭晓谜底！

Ms. Claire

Finishing out the year with Z: a novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler. Many people know Zelda’s husband F. Scott Fitzgerald, the famous writer of the classic American novel The Great Gatsby, but Zelda herself was also quite the artist. A dancer, a theatre enthusiast, and a writer herself, this historical fiction novel bursts with living color.
岁末收官，品读忒瑞丝·安妮·福勒的《Z：泽尔达·菲茨杰拉德传》。世人多知其夫F.斯科特·菲茨杰拉德以《了不起的盖茨比》闻名，却不知泽尔达本人亦是才华横溢的艺术家。这部历史小说以绚烂笔触，再现这位集舞者、戏剧爱好者和作家于一身的传奇女性。