Fokus pada Ladybird Readers level 3, sebagai buku bacaan Inggris SD, ini adalah Penguasaan Abjad. Anak-anak akan lebih mudah dapat mengenali kata-kata yang sudah sering didengar dan mampu membaca bagian pendek dari teks dengan pengucapan atau lafal yang jelas. Bagian Informasi Kata-Kata Bergambar pada halaman awal membantu pengenalan karakter dan kosakata yang sulit. Setiap halaman dipenuhi dengan Ilustrasi menarik. Selain itu, cerita dituliskan dengan penggunaan tata bahasa Inggris standar internasional.
1. BBC News: Tema Geografi, Alam, dan Margasatwa
BBC Earth: Ice Worlds
Lots of different animals live in the Arctic and the Antarctic. They must work hard to find food, and to look after their babies.
BBC Earth: Where Animals Live
Animals can live in many different parts of the world – on hot sand, in the cold Arctic, in forests, and on mountains.
Minibeasts
Find out about many different minibeasts and where they live. What do spiders eat? How do bees help us? Why don’t we like flies?
Sharks
Some sharks are big, other sharks are small. Sharks live in the sea and swim very fast. There are lots of sharks!
2. Tema Karakter Favorit
The Jungle Book
Mowgli lived with the wolves in the jungle. But the wolves did not want him. “You are not strong because you are not a wolf, ” they said.
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel couldn’t get home. They found a witch’s house made of candies and cake, but the witch wanted to eat Hansel and Gretel!
Jack and the Beanstalk
Hansel and Gretel couldn’t get home. They found a witch’s house Jack got some magic beans that grew into a giant beanstalk! When Jack climbed the beanstalk, what did he find at the top of it?
Rapunzel
Taken from her parents by a witch, poor Rapunzel lives alone in a tower. Until, one day, a prince rides by . . .
Snow White
The bad queen was angry. “Take Snow White into the forest, and kill her,” she said to her huntsman.
Roald Dahl: Enormous Crocodile
In the jungle lives an enormous crocodile with clever ideas. He wants to eat children. Will the animals in the jungle keep the children safe?
Roald Dahl: Charlie Chocolate Factory
Charlie wants to find a Golden Ticket inside a chocolate bar. Then, he can visit Mr Wonka’s famous chocolate factory.
Roald Dahl: Giraffe, Pelly and Me
One day, Billy meets the Giraffe, the Pelican, and the Monkey, who wash windows to buy food. Will Billy help the animals?
My Little Pony: Great Night!
It was the night of the Pony Party, and the ponies were very excited. But it was not a great night for them… or was it?
My Little Pony: Pony School News
Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle wrote newspaper stories about their friends. Were their friends happy?
3. Tema Nonfiksi
A History of Ferrari
This is the story of Ferrari cars. Learn about Enzo Ferrari, famous cars, drivers, and races. What is more exciting than a Ferrari car?
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Ladybird Readers adalah buku cerita yang didesain secara khusus untuk meningkatkan kemampuan dalam bahasa Inggris. Kemampuan di sini, termasuk soal membaca, mendengar, berbicara, menulis, sampai berpikir kritis. Setiap buku sudah ditata sedemikian rupa agar memudahkan setiap anak untuk belajar bahasa Inggris. Terdapat level yang dimulai dengan kata-kata pendek sampai kosakata yang lebih rumit dalam bentuk kalimat dan paragraf. Ide utama dalam Ladybird Readers ini menghadirkan cerita-cerita dari banyak karakter terkenal. Selain itu, ada juga pengetahuan-pengetahuan informatif yang tentunya ringan untuk dicerna oleh anak usia 5 – 12 tahun. Boleh juga dikatakan Ladybird Readers ini sebagai buku bacaan Inggris SD.
Sumber: https://www.ladybirdeducation.co.uk/books/ladybird-readers/
