Oh My, Pumpkin Pie!（Step into Reading, Step 2）

Step into Reading系列讀本--

　　兒童的語言發展與認知發展是具有階段性的，英語學習與發展同樣也有階段性。隨著年齡的增長，孩子的認知結構日益成熟，對語言的應用靈活度也增加。而在初學的階段，培養孩子的閱讀習慣及對英語的興趣，都需要有適當的輔助。

　　Step into Reading分級讀本出版團隊非常嚴謹及專業，網羅全世界知名繪本家之作品，一字一句都細細鑽研，讓孩子不但能從故事中學習英文，也能學習到知識及生活技能，充分體會學習的樂趣！

　　每一分級、每一本書都非常適合學習英語的孩子閱讀，熟悉的卡通人物（湯瑪士火車、獅子王、小熊維尼、玩具總動員…）、廣泛的常識（木乃伊、恐龍、特洛伊戰爭…）範圍活潑生動的插畫、配合圖簡單易懂的單字，拉近孩子與書的距離，也很適合親子共讀。

　　Step 2：時態以現在式及現在進行式為主，句型結構大多是簡單句，適合已學習英語一段時間的小學低年級學生，或對日常用語、簡單句型已有基礎的孩子閱讀。

　　Autumn in the pumpkin patch, no two pumpkins ever match!
　　Some are big and win a prize, some wind up in pumpkin pies!
　　大聲唸出書中的字句，你會發現每一句都有押韻，聽起來挺有趣的，還可以訓練還小朋友的英文咬字喔！

Read about all kinds of pumpkins in this silly story, perfect for the fall season

Autumn in the pumpkin patch, no two pumpkins ever match
Some are big and win a prize, some wind up in pumpkin pies

Visit the pumpkin patch for some fall-tastic fun with pumpkins big and small This rhyimg adventure is ideal for beginning readers. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Charles Ghigna - Father Goose(R) lives in a treehouse in the middle of Alabama. He is the author of more than 100 books. He has written more than 5,000 poems for children and adults that have appeared in anthologies, newspapers and magazines ranging from The New Yorker and Harper’s to Highlights and Cricket magazines. He has served as poet-in-residence, instructor and chair of a creative writing department, poetry editor, and a nationally syndicated poetry feature writer. He speaks at schools, conferences, libraries, and literary events throughout the U.S. and overseas. For more information, visit his website at FatherGoose.com