亞洲與大洋洲-不列顛少兒百科全書(shū)-6 本書(shū)特色

to china's young readers 寫(xiě)給中國(guó)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(shū)》的簡(jiǎn)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(shū)》的出版是這一事業(yè)的又一個(gè)重要的里程碑。這套新的百科全書(shū)是美國(guó)不列顛百科全書(shū)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 “l(fā)ion city,” and what a pyramid is.     與世界各地的少年兒童一樣，中國(guó)的小讀者們將發(fā)現(xiàn)這套《不列顛少兒百科全書(shū)》富有教益、美麗動(dòng)人、令人愛(ài)不釋手。你們可以通過(guò)閱讀書(shū)中數(shù)以百計(jì)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(dòng)物、民俗、地理以及歷史上的重要人物。你們將獲知哪個(gè)海洋*大，哪個(gè)又*年輕，哪種鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)*大，哪種牧草*高，哪個(gè)城市被稱(chēng)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(shū)中的每個(gè)主題都配有一個(gè)小問(wèn)答，稱(chēng)作“動(dòng)動(dòng)腦”，還有一個(gè)趣味知識(shí)欄，稱(chēng)作“你知道嗎？”而“學(xué)習(xí)更多知識(shí)”欄則帶領(lǐng)讀者前往整套書(shū)的其他各卷去尋找相關(guān)的條目。每卷書(shū)末都附有索引，可以方便地檢索書(shū)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(shū)》中，學(xué)習(xí)與娛樂(lè)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(shū)奉獻(xiàn)給你。                                                dale h. hoiberg                                                editor-in-chief                                                encyclopdia britannica, inc.                                                何得樂(lè)                                                不列顛百科全書(shū)公司總編輯     本書(shū)為第6冊(cè)，介紹了亞洲和大洋洲主要國(guó)家的自然地理、歷史沿革、社會(huì)習(xí)俗等內(nèi)容，部分國(guó)家還有專(zhuān)門(mén)的主題文章介紹首都或主要城市。