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Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Lexile Measure: 0740
Paperback: 96 pages
아마존 책 정보에는 96페이지라지만 실제 책 내용은 56페이지로 매우 짧은 책.
짧기도 하고 단어도 어렵지 않아 어린아이들도 순식간에 읽을 수 있다.

6살 우리 딸은 읽는 건 금방 읽었으나 이해를 제대로 못하고
Mr. Hoppy의 magic word덕에 거북이가 컸다고 생각해버리고 말았다.
.......................................................라고 생각했다

그러나 내가 이 책을 읽고 아이에게 다시 질문을 하니 우리딸 제대로 이해한 것 맞네^^
우리딸은 책속의 Mrs. Silver입장에서 이야기하는거였고. 사실은 Mr Hoppy가 거북이를 바꿔치기 했다는 걸 잘 이해하고 있었다.
책이 아무래도 적정연령이 8~12세이다 보니 6살 아이 입장에선 magic으로 그리된거라고 전달하는 것 같다.


Roald dahl의 언어적인 유머.
Esio trot이란 제목만봐서는 무슨 내용인지도 어떤 단어인지도 예측불가능했지만
조금 읽다보니 Esio trot은 Tortoise를 거꾸로 한말.
한국말로 하자면 거북이를 이북거라고 표현한 말이라는 거다.

이렇다 보니 주인공은 중년의 남자와 여자지만 아이들도 유머를 느끼며 읽을 수 있는 재미난 책.




단어 정리


riot
1.폭동
2.an impressively large or varied display of something. "the garden was a riot of colour"
In summer, the little balcony became a riot of colour.

jut
1. 돌출하다 튀어나오다.
The balcony immediately below Mr. Hoppy's jutted out a good bit further from the building than his own, so Mr Hoppy always had a fine view of what was going on down there.

endearment
a word or phrase expressing love or affection."she was whispering endearments and repeatedly kissing him"
synonyms:sweet nothings, sweet words, sweet talk, affectionate talk, soft words

topple
1.overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.
"she toppled over when I touched her"
synonyms:fall, tumble, overturn, overbalance,

2.remove (a government or person in authority) from power; overthrow.
"disagreement had threatened to topple the government"
synonyms:overthrow, oust, depose, unseat, overturn, bring down, overcome, bring low, defeat, get rid of, dislodge, eject, supplant, dethrone; informaldefenestrate
"a plot to topple the government"

Bask
lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
"sprawled figures basking in the afternoon sun"
synonyms: laze, lie, lounge, relax, sprawl, loll;
Alfie was basking in the pale sunlight over to one side.

foliage
plant leaves collectively."healthy green foliage"
synonyms:leaves, leafage, greenery, vegetation;
Mr Hoppy popped his head out of the foliage.


bish
a mistake or blunder.(british)

bosh
nonsense; rubbish.
The greatest moment of my life is coming up now. I mustn't bish it. I mustn't bosh it. I must keep very calm.


술술 말로도 하고 싶은 문장들
If a creature grows slowly enough - I mean very very slowly indeed - then you'll never know notice that it has gron at all, especially if you see it every day.
It's the same with Children. They are actually growing taller every week but their mothers never notice it until they grow out of their clothes.