Children’s books constitute one of the largest segments of the international literary market. Books that are English-language classics in the United States, such as Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, have been translated into dozens of other languages. Because children’s books typically center illustrations and use simple words, they may seem easy to translate. However, based on a recent series of interviews with children’s book translators, a culture journalist claims that children’s books can actually be very difficult to translate.Which quotation from the interviews best illustrates the journalist’s claim? “With so few words on every page, every translated word has to get across the exact right meaning, tone, and sonic quality; otherwise the book loses its magic.”eliminate“Children books as a medium have gotten much more popular over the years, which has also led to increased demand for these titles to be published in other languages.”eliminate“Conveying the childlike humor and silliness on the page in a new language always holds surprises and reveals new dimensions to the same story.”eliminate “Children’s books are unique among literature because they are designed to be read out loud.”

Read the comprehension and answer the following question.Research shows that young children who are read to on a regular basis will grow up to be better readers. When children sit in their parent's lap and listen to stories, they are learning about the pleasures of reading and the patterns of language. When you see children turning the pages of a book, looking at the pictures, and telling the story, often from memory, they are engaged in what is called emergent literacy. Parents can foster this early language and literacy development by talking with their children, telling them stories, reading to them every day, and surrounding them with books.Q. Emergent literacy is best defined asreading to children every daythe practice of pretend readingearly language and reading developmentpatterns of language

Read the comprehension and answer the following question.Research shows that young children who are read to on a regular basis will grow up to be better readers. When children sit in their parent's lap and listen to stories, they are learning about the pleasures of reading and the patterns of language. When you see children turning the pages of a book, looking at the pictures, and telling the story, often from memory, they are engaged in what is called emergent literacy. Parents can foster this early language and literacy development by talking with their children, telling them stories, reading to them every day, and surrounding them with books.Q. Emergent literacy is best defined asearly language and reading developmentpatterns of languagereading to children every daythe practice of pretend reading

Read the comprehension and answer the following questions.Research shows that young children who are read to on a regular basis will grow up to be better readers. When children sit in their parent's lap and listen to stories, they are learning about the pleasures of reading and the patterns of language. When you see children turning the pages of a book, looking at the pictures, and telling the story, often from memory, they are engaged in what is called emergent literacy. Parents can foster this early language and literacy development by talking with their children, telling them stories, reading to them every day, and surrounding them with books.Q. The writer's main point is thatpretend reading is one of the first steps toward learning how to readchildren must learn the alphabet before they can learn to readparents should buy their children lots of booksparents should read to their children every day

Based on the table, what might children’s books from each region be about Themes/lessons? Goals?

Category: Verbal AbilityRead the comprehension and answer the following questions.Research shows that young children who are read to on a regular basis will grow up to be better readers. When children sit in their parent's lap and listen to stories, they are learning about the pleasures of reading and the patterns of language. When you see children turning the pages of a book, looking at the pictures, and telling the story, often from memory, they are engaged in what is called emergent literacy. Parents can foster this early language and literacy development by talking with their children, telling them stories, reading to them every day, and surrounding them with books.Q. The writer's main point is thatpretend reading is one of the first steps toward learning how to readparents should read to their children every daychildren must learn the alphabet before they can learn to readparents should buy their children lots of books