My Taiwan Journal: Eric’s Best Vacation Ever！

　　★金鼎獎入圍作家吳立萍、義大利波隆那插畫獎畫家王書曼聯手打造！
　　★一本讓外國孩子了解台灣的有趣英文知識繪本！
　　★隨書附贈《中文對照手冊》，輕鬆閱讀零距離！
 
　　10歲的美國男孩Eric隨爸爸來台灣出差，他在這段不可思議的暑假裡認識了像圖畫的中文字、第一次去寺廟拜拜、爬上曾是世界最高的台北101、參觀台灣有名的太魯閣國家公園、體驗了台灣美食與夜市文化，還認識了許多好朋友，對他來說，這是他人生最難忘的一次冒險經驗！
 
　　本書為英文創作繪本，故事裡，藉由10歲外國孩子的眼光，帶領小讀者重新認識台灣的特色景點與人文風光。全書共21篇主題，除了以有趣的文字呈現主角所見所聞，也搭配相關主題知識，讓讀者在看故事之餘，也重新發現台灣原來這麼有趣！

作者簡介

吳立萍

　　曾任職地誌類及兒童類雜誌、出版社編輯，現為自由工作者，著有深度旅遊相關書籍，並從事兒童書籍及期刊編撰。作品載於自由時報、世界地理雜誌等。著有《未來公民──世界地理》、《未來公民──台灣地理》、《未來公民──台灣生態》（金鼎獎兒童及少年圖書類著作人獎入圍）等。
 
Jeff Leard

　　美國奧勒岡州愛許蘭市人，2008年與大女兒Savi搬來台灣定居，來台第一個月遇到現任太太Ada，兩人的女兒Adalie現在已經三歲了。大學時期主修文學、寫作與歷史，現在是全職教師。閒暇時，喜歡創作、烘焙、去健身房，以及陪伴親愛的家人。

繪者簡介

王書曼

　　入選2006、2015年義大利波隆那插畫展，2012年更以《小小猴找朋友》、《流星沒有耳朵》同時榮獲金鼎獎兒童及少年圖書獎；2013年再以《首席大提琴手》連莊。已出版作品有：《想不到的畫》、《媽媽的座頭鯨》、《天涼好個秋──讀詞曲，學漢字》、《紅豆生南國──讀唐詩，學漢字》、《看我七十二變》、《大巨人普普》等。

Formosa!
 
Flying thirteen hours on an airplane felt like a trip to the galaxy. Okay, well, maybe not quite, but it was really a long journey. It probably felt that long because the more I read and learned about Taiwan, the more I longed to get there.
 
Finally, we were flying on top of Taiwan. As the airplane descended, through the clouds below, I saw the vast blue ocean, followed by a land of green. Dad told me, Taiwan was once named Formosa, which means ”beautiful island” in Portuguese.
 
The pilot announced the land temperature in Taiwan was 37⁰ Celsius, approximately 99⁰ Fahrenheit. It was going to be extremely hot!
 
‧Taiwan is located in the Western Pacific Ocean to the southeast of China and to the north of the Philippines. The Tropic of Cancer runs through it.

‧The highest point is Yushan, which is 3,952 meters, or 12,966 feet in height. It's the tallest mountain in Northeast Asia!

‧The area of Taiwan is roughly 36,000 square kilometers, about the same size as Belgium or the state of Maryland in the US.

‧The population of Taiwan is around 23 million people.

‧Three quarters of Taiwan is made up of mountainous regions. It is subtropical in the north and tropical in the south. There are four seasons but with little change in temperature. The summer temperatures can reach as high as 39⁰ Celsius. From July to October is the typhoon season. The typhoons are the strongest in the southern and eastern coast, where they tend to land more often, but can also do a lot of damage to places like Taipei.
 
（中文手冊翻譯）
 
美麗的島嶼
 
經過了十三個小時的飛行，感覺就像飛了一趟銀河一樣。好啦，可能不完全是，但這趟路途真是有夠遠的！我想，可能是因為知道愈多關於台灣的事，我就愈期待來到這裡 , 所以才會覺得路途遙遠。