Book review: My Hero Is You

江西赣州南康区第三中学 江海连

难词探意

题材约356 6分钟书籍 说明文体裁 文章词数 建议用时

1.respiratory /rə'spɪrətri/ adj.呼吸的

2.solidarity /,sɒlɪ'dærəti/ n.团结

In January, the World Health Organization (WHO)and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) cooperated on a storybook called My Hero Is You.Their objective was to help parents and caregivers educate 1.________about COVID-19, therespiratorydisease caused by the virus, and give them tools to help fight it.

The book follows Sara, a young girl whose mother is a scientist.Sara soon realizes that the coronavirus can easily 2.________ and is difficult to treat.“What does COVID-19 look like?” Sara asked her mom.“COVID-19 is so tiny that we can't see it,” said her mom.“But it spreads in the coughs and sneezes of people who are sick and when they 3.________people or things around them.People who are sick get a fever and a cough and can have some trouble 4.________ (breathing/walking).” Sara feels helpless until a winged creature named Ario magically appears in the dark and takes her on a journey around the world.They meet children living on an island, in a village, and in the mountains.At each new 5_______._, Sara talks with the children about their fears and how they're keeping themselves and their family members safe from the virus.

My Hero Is You aims to educate young people while also creating hope and solidarity.“I wanted children to know that they have the ability to take care of their stress and be the 6.________to themselves and their loved ones,” said Helen Patuck, who wrote My Hero Is You.

So far, the book has been 7._________(sold/published) in 120 languages ranging from Korean to Welsh.Hannah, a six-year-old from the United Kingdom, said that the book 8.________her cope with her feelings about the virus.“I miss my friends, but we're keeping each other 9.________, which is something I'm willing to do.”

Melanie Powell, a mother who lives in Iceland, said that she thinks the book will empower children.“My 5-year-old daughter loves to tell me with pride how she is being a COVID-19 hero by 10.________(following/setting) all the rules.”

Reading Check

Fill in each blank with only one word or select the right items given in the bracket according to the context.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

My Hero Is Youaims to educate young people while also creating hope and solidarity.

【信息提取】aim to do...意为“旨在/力求……”。

【句式仿写】他们正力求使失业率下降。