书名：Pete the Cat’s Family Road Trip (I Can Read Level 1) 皮特猫 家庭旅行

作者：James Dean，Kimberly Dean

出版社名称：HarperCollins

出版时间：2020

语种：英语

ISBN：9780062868381

商品尺寸：15.2 x 0.3 x 22.8 cm

包装：平装

哈佛大学教育学博士朱莉郑重推荐“I Can Read！系列”：

★  “分级阅读：I Can Read!系列提供不同的阶段的阅读素材，逐步达到提高英语技巧的目的。孩子们可以从初级开始阅读，逐步过渡到一级、二级的图书。

★ 经典的形象：I Can Read!系列塑造了很多深入人心的经典形象，如小饼干、青蛙和蟾蜍、小熊等，这些都是孩子们喜爱的主人公。

★  活泼有趣的故事：我们都喜欢朗朗上口的故事。

★ 方便阅读的设计：图书设计者使用简洁清晰的字体和排版方式，使阅读更加自然口语化。

★ 精心选择的单词：所有的单词都经过精心挑选，既能够吸引小读者又充满挑战性。

★ 美丽的插图：更有精美的插图为孩子们提供故事发生的场景和线索。”

 台湾亲子教育专家汪培珽老师大力推荐“I Can Read！系列”：

★  “Harper Collins 所出版的系列读本，是国外为不同年龄孩子设计的读本，依照程度分为不同阶段。在各阶段的书单，陆续列出这系列读本中我喜欢，并曾反复为孩子念过的作品，本本精彩，不容错过。”

Pete the Cat and his family are ready explore all the many wonderful American landmarks on their fun family road trip! They visit many famous sights, including Niagara Falls, New Orleans, Savannah, and more. Of course, no true road trip is complete without a flat tire! But the Cat family isn't going to let a small setback get in the way of fun...

皮特猫和他的家人已经准备好在他们有趣的家庭自驾游中探索所有的美国地标！他们游览了许多著名景点，包括尼亚加拉大瀑布、新奥尔良、大草原等。当然，路上车不爆胎不能称得上一个完整的自驾游！但是皮特猫一家人不会让一个小小的挫折妨碍到乐趣的......

James Dean is the original creator and illustrator of Pete the Cat. He is a self-taught artist originally from Fort Payne, Alabama. His passion for drawing became apparent at a young age, and as a child, you could find James drawing his favorite characters like Snoopy and Yogi Bear.

James earned his degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and went on to work for Georgia Power for a number of years. Eventually, he was called to pursue his art full-time and began selling his work at art festivals around the Southeast.

It was during this time that he began creating paintings and drawing of his cat, Pete. The little blue cat showed up as a character in James’s artwork around 1999 and has been a permanent fixture ever since.

James Dean’s art has been sold in more than ninety galleries and shops across the United States. He has devoted his paintings to Pete the Cat for fifteen years and turned his natural love for cats into his life’s work. James published his first book, The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a history of his artwork, in 2006, and he illustrated his first self-published children’s book, Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes, in 2008. There are now almost 100 published Pete the Cat titles with more coming out all the time.

James is humbled every day by the success that this groovy blue cat has brought him. He says positively affecting children’s lives is his number one priority, and he is grateful to have such an amazing audience to work for.

Kimberly Dean is a children’s author, artist, and yoga enthusiast best known as a NYT bestselling author and co-parent of children’s book character Pete the Cat. Before fulfilling her dream of becoming a full-time author and artist, she worked for the State of Georgia, leaving the Governor’s Press Office in 1998 to pursue her art.

She began selling her work at art festivals in 1999 and opened a small art gallery in 2003. She dabbles in multiple mediums and enjoys experimenting with new styles and techniques. She says of her job, “I love what I do! Work is like going to kindergarten everyday!”

In 2004, she began collaborating with fellow artist James Dean to create children’s books about Pete the Cat. The Misadventures of Pete the Cat, a coffee table book of James’s art, was released in 2006. Her dreams of becoming a published children’s book author became a reality in 2013 with the release of her first children’s book, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses. She has now written many of the Pete the Cat books, as well as started another series starring her own characters Willow and Oliver.

Kimberly lives in Savannah with her dog, Gypsy, and cat, Phoebe. Her children and grandchildren live nearby, and her favorite word is “Lovie,” which is the name her grandchildren lovingly call her.