To Chinas young readers写给中国的小读者 The publication of My First Britannica is another important milestone in Encyclopdia Britannica’s Chinese-language publishing program, now more than three decades old. My First Britannica is the result of close collaboration between editors at Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc., and Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House, in Hangzhou. 《不列颠百科全书》的简体中文产品出版事业迄今已有三十余年的历史，这套《不列颠少儿百科全书》的出版是这一事业的又一个重要的里程碑。这套新的百科全书是美国不列颠百科全书公司同浙江少年儿童出版社双方编辑通力合作的成果。 As with others around the world, China’s young readers will find My First Britannica instructive, engaging, and hard to put down. You will see a huge array of colorful photos and original artwork that enhance the hundreds of articles on fascinating topics, such as the Earth, plants and animals, folklore, geography, and important people in history. You will learn, for example, which ocean is the largest and which is the youngest, which bird is the biggest, which grass is the tallest, which city is called the “Lion City,” and what a pyramid is. 与世界各地的少年儿童一样，中国的小读者们将发现这套《不列颠少儿百科全书》富有教益、美丽动人、令人爱不释手。你们可以通过阅读书中数以百计的条目，以及与之相配的大量彩色照片和原创插图，讨论各种迷人主题，诸如地球、植物与动物、民俗、地理以及历史上的重要人物。你们将获知哪个海洋最大，哪个又最年轻，哪种鸟类最大，哪种牧草最高，哪个城市被称作“狮城”，以及金字塔是什么样的。 Each article includes a mini-quiz, called Search Light, and a fun fact, called Did You Know? and the Learn More feature points readers to related articles throughout the remainder of the set. An Index at the back of each volume will help you search important terms which are refered to in the book. 书中的每个主题都配有一个小问答，称作“动动脑”，还有一个趣味知识栏，称作“你知道吗？”而“学习更多知识”栏则带领读者前往整套书的其他各卷去寻找相关的条目。每卷书末都附有索引，可以方便地检索书中出现的重要词汇。 In My First Britannica learning and enjoyment go hand-in-hand. Along with our friends at Zhejiang Juvenile and Children’s Publishing House, we are pleased to present it to you. 在这套《不列颠少儿百科全书》中，学习与娱乐将携手而行。我们与浙江少年儿童出版社的朋友们一起，很高兴将这套新书奉献给你。 Dale H. Hoiberg Editor-in-Chief Encyclopdia Britannica, Inc. 何得乐 不列颠百科全书公司总编辑 本书为第8册，介绍了几十种植物，分为开花植物、禾本植物、蔬菜、水果、有用的树等类别。FN9138411702