The Great Houdini（Step into Reading, Step 4）

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 4：句子較長，字彙也較多，適合已學習英語一段時間的小學高年級學生或國中生閱讀。

　　 Harry Houdini是個逃脫專家，他神奇的魔術並非一朝一日，而是經由不斷地、日覆一日的練習，才能造就偉大的成就，本書介紹他自小努力的經過，可說是一本勵志的讀本。

Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. Monica is the author of over 50 books for children, including the popular Great Idea series, stories of inventors. The third book in the series, In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up, was chosen as a Once Upon a World Children’s Book Award Honor Book by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The sixth book in the series, Spic-and-Span! Lillian Gilbreth’s Wonder Kitchen won the North Dakota Library Association 2016 Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award in the nonfiction category. Monica Kulling lives in Toronto, Canada.

Anne Reas has illustrated the children’s books Mole and Shrew Have Jobs to Do, Mole and Shrew Find a Clue, and The Great Houdini: World-Famous Magician and Escape Artist.