On the Wing - North American Birds 1: Bilingual Picture Book in English, Traditional Chinese and Pinyin

Book Description

In this book, Andrea Voon will introduce 12 birds in a special way. Each bird has its characteristics and talents:

Undercover agents, grassland guardians, old forest rangers, divers, ballerinas, pilots, shorelines guardians, fishermen, ballroom dancers, pirates, hunters, and circus performers.

Who could they be?

With the help of amazing pictures and bilingual rhyme, readers will learn some fun facts about these common North American birds.

每一種鳥都擁有獨特的個性及才華。在這本書裡，作者將為讀者介紹12種鳥類：

秘密探員、草原守護者、森林看守員、潛水員、芭蕾舞者、飛行員、海灘衛士、漁夫、舞蹈員、海盜、獵人及馬戲團員。

它們到底是誰呢？

美麗生動的照片，簡短有趣的詩句，讓讀者能輕鬆地認識北美洲的鳥類。

From the Back Cover* A fantastic bilingual picture book in Chinese and English! *

Birds in the grassland, birds in the field...

Birds in the valley, birds by the lake...

Birds in the wood, and birds over the seven sea...

Each pair of wings is responsible for making the Earth lively.

草原上的翅膀，農田裡的翅膀；

山谷裡的翅膀，湖泊上的翅膀；

森林裡的翅膀，海邊的翅膀......

一雙雙獨特的翅膀各具才華，肩負重任，讓美麗的地球熱鬧非凡。

* 一本適合親子趣讀的中、英雙語繪本。 *

繪本的中、英文各成一律，各有韻味，建議讀者以單一語言展開閱讀。家長可先選一種語言和孩子閱讀一遍，再鼓勵孩子們以另一種語言閱讀，以促進母語與第二語言的雙向學習。閱讀的同時，家長可以和孩子聊一聊詩句的內容，探討北美洲的鳥類，其生活習性和特徵。

About the AuthorANDREA VOON

Over the past few years, Andrea has learned and grown with her family as a full-time mother in Canada. Back in Malaysia, she worked as a teacher in a Chinese Immersion Elementary school.

In 2021, Andrea started her journey as an author. Growing up in a multilingual environment, Andrea loves the beauty of languages on their own.

She has the vision to publish picture books to support bilingual families in raising their children in English and Chinese reading.