원어민이 읽어 주는 Reading 책으로 백과사전의 정통인 브리태니커 온라인 백과사전의 콘텐트를 그대로 인용한 지문을 구성하였다. 세계적 수준의 질 좋은 독해 구문을 통해 영어가 아니라 \'고급영어\'를 익힐 수 있는 어린이 영어 책이다. 이 책은 워크북으로 본 교재에 나온 어휘와 내용을 확인할 수 있는 학습교재로 사용할 수 있게 구성하였다. 그리고 워크북용 듣기 CD를 통해 듣기학습을 할 수 있게 하였다.
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Unit 1. Ways of Life 1. Trick or Treat - Halloween Day 2. The first people in New Zealand - The Maori people
Unit 2. History & Historical Person Creative Inventions 1. A Modern Wizard - The great inventor, Thomas Edison 2. How Much Is It? - History of money
Unit 3 The World of Stories 1. The First Woman on Earth - Pandora 2. Who Created Harry Potter? - J.K. Rowling, the person who created Harry Potter
Unit 4. How Do We Understand Each Other? 1. The Tool for Understanding - Language 2. The Body Talks - Body language
Unit 5. Science in Our Daily Life 1. New Energy from the Sun - Solar energy 2. How Do We Count? - Different number systems
Unit 6. They Are Just Special 1. River Horse - Hippopotamus (Hippo) 2. Birds Don’t Fly? - Flightless birds
Unit 7. They Have Little Mysteries 1. Not Just a Plant - Potatoes 2. Why Change Color? - Autumn leaves: Why they change color
Unit 8. Art Is Forever 1. Moving Cartoons - Animation movies 2. Man of Art - The great artist: Michelangelo
Unit 9. Great Sounds 1. A Perfect Harmony - The modern orchestra 2. Music or Speech? - Rap music
Unit 10. Amazing Places 1. The Largest Island - Greenland 2. A Wonder of Nature - The Grand Canyon
Unit 11. How Great They Are! 1. The Greatest Tombs - Pyramids 2. The Taller, The Better - Skyscrapers
Unit 12. Let’s Keep Moving! 1. The World’s Favorite Sport - Soccer 2. Shoes on Wheels - In-line skating