CIRCLE ROLLS By Barbara Kanninen. Illustrated by Serge Bloch.
In this delightful sneak-lesson in geometry, physics, and helping your friends when they’re in a jam，some colorful shapes have a bang-up time when Circle starts rolling.
32 pages. Phaidon. $16.95. Ages 3 to 5.
A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS By Julie Fogliano. Illustrated by Lane Smith.
Two kids walking in the woods find an abandoned house. Who lived there? What happened? Accompanied by Lane’s art that suggests layers of history, Fogliano’s story turns this childhood story into a brilliant poem about the mysteries of other people and the wonderfulness of home.
42 pages. Roaring Brook. $18.99. Ages 3 to 7.
FOREVER OR A DAY Written and illustrated by Sarah Jacoby.
In Jacoby’s first elegant performance, time is both a riddle and a poem: “Perhaps it is a ghost/ it can come and go/ and you never even notice it was there,” she writes. Her soft illustrations, in lovely sunrise, sunset and moonlight colors, capture both wide-open spaces and the enduring bonds of family love.
40 pages. Chronicle. $17.99. Ages 3 to 7.
JEROME BY HEART By Thomas Scotto. Illustrated by Olivier Tallec.
It’s rare to find a book about friendship between boys this heartfelt. His parents laugh at the intensity of it all, but Raphael wants to spend every minute with Jerome—his school-trip buddy, his defender against mean kids, the friend who always makes him laugh. Both the words and the sweet illustrations capture the spirit behind childhood bonds.
32 pages. Enchanted Lion. $16,95. Ages 4 to 8.
1.It can be seen that “Phaidon” might be the name of—
A. a writer B. a publisher
C. book D. a subject
2.Which of the books mentions school violence?
A. CIRCLE ROLLS B. A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS
C. FOREVER OR A DAY D. JEROME BY HEART
On my daughter Norah’s fourth birthday, we stopped at the supermarket after school. Norah waved at a man a couple of steps away, “Hi, old person! It’s my birthday today!”__________I could ask the earth to___ me whole, he turned to us and his rigid expression ___as he replied, “Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” They chatted and he told us to call him Dan. We were____other shoppers and we said sorry, but they didn’t care. There was____happening in the supermarket that day.
I posted the story and a photo on my Facebook later that night. Soon I received a message from a____reader who ___Mr. Dan. I asked for Mr. Dan’s phone number and called him a few days later. He had been____since his wife had gone. I was certain his heart was____by my little girl and that he needed that_______.
We visited Mr. Dan’s tidy house—_______of his wife still____displayed everywhere. He was patient and kind with my talkative, constantly moving girl. He____a child’s table, blank paper and crayons for Norah to draw some pictures for him to display on his refrigerator.
Norah asks about Mr. Dan every day. She wants him to feel___. Mr. Dan thinks about Norah, too. After another recent visit, he ___ that he hadn’t had an____night’s sleep since his wife died. He told me that he had slept____every night since meeting my girl. “Norah has___ me,” he said.
That left me____and my cheeks wet with tears.
He has been____into my family, and just as Norah said, we're going to love him all up.
1.A. When B. Before C. Once D. Although
2.A. swallow B. cover C. chew D. hide
3.A. strengthened B. weakened C. softened D. toughened
4.A. avoiding B. gathering C. inviting D. blocking
5.A. magic B. friction C. panic D. glory
6.A. practical B. local C. critical D. typical
7.A. recognized B. appreciated C. discovered D. admitted
8.A. merry B. annoyed C. stubborn D. lonely
9.A. shaken B. switched C. touched D. broken
10.A. caution B. connection C. unrest D. separation
11.A. decorations B. designs C. reminders D. materials
12.A. randomly B. proudly C. casually D. loosely
13.A. set out B. left out C. let out D. made out
14.A. moved B. protected C. loved D. respected
15.A. related B. swore C. yelled D. joked
16.A. impressive B. unbelievable C. incomparable D. uninterrupted
17.A. constantly B. soundly C. thoroughly D. quietly
18.A. controlled B. protected C. inspired D. healed
19.A. restless B. sleepless C. helpless D. speechless
20.A. classified B. equipped C. absorbed D. released
---Which movie do you think is better, Shadow or Project Gutenberg?
---________. Both have highlights and flaws.
A. It’s hard to say B. It all depends
C. You can't be serious D. I wouldn't mind that
If you leave within 15 minutes, you________ park your car at the roadside temporarily.
A. would B. should
C. must D. can
He took up the post of general manager, little knowing how this appointment________ his life.
A. has changed B. had changed
C. was to change D. was changing
“When I take a step back and look at________ we are today, as compared to a year ago,” he says, “the numbers indicate that our economy is becoming better.”
A. when B. where
C. why D. what
