Handa’s Surprise

 
　　☆最受歡迎的啟蒙多元文化繪本
　　1994年出版，引領兒童出版開始關注多元文化議題。  
　　暢銷二十多年，出版二十多種語文版本。   
　　2014年入選英國衛報選出的「50本最佳多元文化兒童繪本」書單。  
 
　　☆結合感官與語言學習的創造力繪本
　　鼓勵孩子說出各種水果的香味、口感、觸覺、顏色，各種動物的外觀、特徵、動作，透過複製漢妲的故事，豐富語彙和感知能力。
 
　　書的故事背景是分布在肯亞西南方的盧歐族人。
　　跟著漢妲一起走過肯亞的田野，
　　帶著七種熱帶水果，
　　去拜訪她的好朋友阿可優。
　　一路上，不同的非洲動物一個個出場，
　　叼走漢妲頭上的水果，
　　讓小讀者為漢妲又急、又好笑。
　　作者艾琳．布朗在結尾安排的一場奇遇，
　　讓漢妲、阿可優和小讀者，
　　都得到意外、滿足的驚喜。
 
得獎紀錄
 
　　入圍英國謝菲爾德童書獎
　　英國衛報「五十本最佳多元文化兒童繪本」

　　——中文書介摘錄自《漢妲的驚喜》，小天下出版

Handa carries seven delicious fruits to her friend Akeyo as a surprise, but meets some hungry animals along the way.

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