书名：Who Is ...?人物传记系列5本

读者对象：8-12岁

作者：Kirsten Anderson;Barbara Kramer等
出版社名称：Penguin US
出版时间：2018-2020
语种：英语
ISBN：9780399539596，9780451532459，9781524787509，9780399542619，9781524793531
商品尺寸：每本约13.5 x 0.6 x 19.4 cm
包装：平装
页数：约112页/本x 5本（以实物为准）
Who Is系列是纽约时报畅销书，这套书的显著特点，就是对每个人物的描写既简单扼要，又血肉丰满，能给孩子带来非常大的阅读乐趣和心智启发。

这些人物传记，能让孩子们能站在巨人的肩膀上眺望人生；在真实的人物经历中悟到一些经久不衰的历史规律。如果孩子对某个人物特别有感，这个人也许就成了可以和孩子进行时空对话的“精神导师”，孩子将从他的言行中获得长久的勉励。

推荐理由：

1、少见的能把历史名人写得不光有趣、而且深刻的传记

适合孩子读的传记书确实不多，有些为了照顾小孩的心智写的过于幼稚肤浅，读来没意思；而写得深入的，一般会超出儿童的认知水平。Who Is系列是少见的把历史名人写得不光深刻、而且有趣的作品。

2、贴近孩子的生活，贴近现代社会，给孩子带来不一样的职业启蒙

根据英国的一项研究报告，6-15岁，也就是小学到初中这段时间，是孩子职业启蒙的黄金期。在这个过程中，榜样的力量是无穷的。读传记，就是一种职业启蒙的好方法。

Who Is系列中的人物，几乎都是各行各业的佼佼者。读他们的故事，孩子会获得对一些职业方向的了解，产生兴趣，培养爱好。

3、编排有创意，容易读，且特别注意帮孩子学习相关的知识

每本书的封底有对人物的三个总结，精炼到位，不只会提到我们熟悉的内容，还有一些我们没怎么听说过的点。三句话，一分钟，我们就可以对TA有一个总体认识，建议拿到书后，可以先翻到最后看一下。

每本书的最后还有Timeline（年代一览表），标注人物一生的主要事件，帮孩子整合阅读到的信息，学会归纳。这个年代一览表很特别，右边还同时给出了Timeline of the World,把人物生平和TA所处时代的世界发展结合在一起看。仔细对比，会更容易理解“时代造英雄”这句话的含义。

4、语言易懂，由多位获奖童书作家撰写

Who Is系列是由美国多位当代获奖儿童文学作家来共同编写的。叙述上，大量运用简单句式，每句话也不长。比如谈到历史背景，有时候一两句话就交代清楚了...

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2. Who Is Michael Jordan?谁是迈克尔乔丹？

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3. Who Is Oprah Winfrey?谁是奥普拉温弗瑞？

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4. Who Is Pele?谁是球王贝利？

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5. Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?谁是鲁斯巴德金斯伯格？

You've probably seen her on t-shirts, mugs, and even tattoos, well, now that famous face graces the cover of our latest Who Is? title.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993. Author Patricia Brennan Demuth answers all the question about what makes RBG so notorious and irreplaceable

Kirsten Anderson is a freelance writer and actress who lives in New York City with her charming Pomeranian, Sunflower. She has written several biographies for children, including Who Was Andy Warhol? and Who Was Robert Ripley?

Barbara Kramer is an author who has writiten several biographies for children and young adults. She lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Who Is R. L. Stine?谁是R·L·斯坦？

Who Is Michael Jordan?谁是迈克尔乔丹？

Who Is Oprah Winfrey?谁是奥普拉温弗瑞？

Who Is Pele?谁是球王贝利？

Who Is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?谁是鲁斯巴德金斯伯格？