To China's young readers 寫給中國的小讀者 The publication of My First Britannica is another important milestone in Encyclopdia Britannica’s Chinese-language publishing program, now more than three decades old. My First Britannica is the result of close collaboration between editors at Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., and Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House, in Hangzhou. 《不列顛百科全書》的簡體中文產(chǎn)品出版事業(yè)迄今已有三十余年的歷史,這套《不列顛少兒百科全書》的出版是這一事業(yè)的又一個重要的里程碑。這套新的百科全書是美國不列顛百科全書公司同浙江少年兒童出版社雙方編輯通力合作的成果。 As with others around the world, China’s young readers will find My First Britannica instructive, engaging, and hard to put down. You will see a huge array of colorful photos and original artwork that enhance the hundreds of articles on fascinating topics, such as the Earth, plants and animals, folklore, geography, and important people in history. You will learn, for example, which ocean is the largest and which is the youngest, which bird is the biggest, which grass is the tallest, which city is called the “Lion City,” and what a pyramid is. 與世界各地的少年兒童一樣,中國的小讀者們將發(fā)...To China's young readers 寫給中國的小讀者 The publication of My First Britannica is another important milestone in Encyclopdia Britannica’s Chinese-language publishing program, now more than three decades old. My First Britannica is the result of close collaboration between editors at Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., and Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House, in Hangzhou. 《不列顛百科全書》的簡體中文產(chǎn)品出版事業(yè)迄今已有三十余年的歷史,這套《不列顛少兒百科全書》的出版是這一事業(yè)的又一個重要的里程碑。這套新的百科全書是美國不列顛百科全書公司同浙江少年兒童出版社雙方編輯通力合作的成果。 As with others around the world, China’s young readers will find My First Britannica instructive, engaging, and hard to put down. You will see a huge array of colorful photos and original artwork that enhance the hundreds of articles on fascinating topics, such as the Earth, plants and animals, folklore, geography, and important people in history. You will learn, for example, which ocean is the largest and which is the youngest, which bird is the biggest, which grass is the tallest, which city is called the “Lion City,” and what a pyramid is. 與世界各地的少年兒童一樣,中國的小讀者們將發(fā)現(xiàn)這套《不列顛少兒百科全書》富有教益、美麗動人、令人愛不釋手。你們可以通過閱讀書中數(shù)以百計的條目,以及與之相配的大量彩色照片和原創(chuàng)插圖,討論各種迷人主題,諸如地球、植物與動物、民俗、地理以及歷史上的重要人物。你們將獲知哪個海洋最大,哪個又最年輕,哪種鳥類最大,哪種牧草最高,哪個城市被稱作“獅城”,以及金字塔是什么樣的。 Each article includes a mini-quiz, called Search Light, and a fun fact, called Did You Know? and the Learn More feature points readers to related articles throughout the remainder of the set. An Index at the back of each volume will help you search important terms which are refered to in the book. 書中的每個主題都配有一個小問答,稱作“動動腦”,還有一個趣味知識欄,稱作“你知道嗎?”而“學習更多知識”欄則帶領(lǐng)讀者前往整套書的其他各卷去尋找相關(guān)的條目。每卷書末都附有索引,可以方便地檢索書中出現(xiàn)的重要詞匯。 In My First Britannica learning and enjoyment go hand-in-hand. Along with our friends at Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House, we are pleased to present it to you. 在這套《不列顛少兒百科全書》中,學習與娛樂將攜手而行。我們與浙江少年兒童出版社的朋友們一起,很高興將這套新書奉獻給你。 Dale H. Hoiberg Editor-in-Chief Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc. 何得樂 不列顛百科全書公司總編輯 本書為第3冊,介紹了美術(shù)(繪畫、雕塑)、音樂、文學、戲劇、舞蹈、電影等藝術(shù)門類的相關(guān)知識,以及該門類的重要藝術(shù)家。(展開)