那天下班到家，就看见沙发上有一本快递寄来的书，好大的一本书啊！书在运输过程中保存的很好，打开外面的塑料袋包装，里面的书还用一层充气塑料包裹着。揭开最里面的一层包装，一种惊艳的感觉迎面而来！湛蓝湛蓝的星空下，一只长颈鹿在忘情的舞蹈！http://s8/bmiddle/6fba91f5hbd8559864b97&690

故事内容：   

    长颈鹿杰拉德不会跳舞，当他鼓足勇气出现在丛林里一年一度的舞会时，大家都嘲笑他。黯然神伤的杰拉德离开了，不过他碰到了一只给与他帮助的蟋蟀。在蟋蟀的指点下，杰拉德找到最适合自己的舞蹈，成为丛林中最最出色的舞者。

启发：

    这本书的腰封上写着这是一本最适合鼓励的书。确实，对于孩子来说，都或多或少的拥有某些不如别人的地方，可是不能因此就气馁，就沮丧，应该正确的认识到自己与他人的不同，正确的认识自己的不足与优点。

    对于家长来说，我们应该帮助孩子正确的认识自己，在孩子遇到问题感到困惑的时候，不要打击孩子，而是要积极帮助孩子不断的想办法，换着方式帮助孩子建立信心，找到自己发展的方向。对于孩子来说，或许换个方式，他们也能和其他人做的一样好，甚至比其他人做的更好。拿我家女儿来说，我家女儿属于语言发育较晚的孩子，她目前还小，还不懂得和别人比较，作为妈妈我需要做的就是在女儿语言上稍有进步的时候，给予女儿鼓励，让孩子在不断的得到赏识的情况下不断进步。
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细节方面：

    这本书对于画面的把握非常到位，虽然书的开本很大，但是不会让读者感觉到画面很空。不仅对大的动物描画的很形象，就连一些小动物，描画的也很细致。

    另外，每个对开页中，都有三只甲虫和一只蟋蟀，你能从里面找到它们吗？我试了试，没有找全。等女儿再大一些，我可以和女儿一起找一找，培养一下女儿的观察能力。

  
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其他方面：

    这本书除了用来做鼓励读本之外，还能用来帮助孩子认识动物。我家女儿在拿到这本书之前，只认识一些平常的动物，而这本书中有大量生活在草原上的动物，挨个让女儿认识了一番。为了加强女儿的认识，我们还特意带女儿去了一趟动物园，看到了狮子、老虎和黑猩猩，特别与长颈鹿进行亲密接触。（照片过后上传）
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    探戈跳起来有模有样的！
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    有心的画家。原来动物跳舞也这么美！
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    杰拉德鼓足勇气，站在大家面前，想要跳舞，可是大家都嘲笑他。
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    在大家的嘲笑声中，杰拉德离开了。其他动物们又开始了跳舞。看到这里我告诉自己，以后自己说话一定要更加注意，千万不能在孩子产生什么兴趣的时候，误说一句话，就把孩子的热情给浇灭了。
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    这是我最喜欢的画面之一。杰拉德陶醉在自己的舞蹈之中。

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    长颈鹿的舞姿也是可以很美的！

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    杰拉德的舞蹈感染了大家！大家纷纷问杰拉德习得高超舞技的秘诀。
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    杰拉德和大家分享他的心得。

    手中正好有《长颈鹿不会跳舞》的英文版，把英文原文也写上来，供大家学习。

Giraffes Can't Dance

    Gerald was a tall giraffe whose neck was long and slim, but his knees were awfully bandy and his legs were rather thin.

    He was very good at standing still and munching shoots off trees. But when he tried to run around, he buckled at the knees.

    Now every year in Africa they hold the Jungle Dance, where every single animal turns up to skip and prance.

    And this year when the day arrived, Poor Gerald felt so sad, because when it came to dancing, he was really very bad.

    The warthogs started waltzing. And the rhinos rock ‘n’ rolled.

    The lions danced a tango which was elegant and bold.

    The chimps all did a cha-cha with a very Latin feel.

    And eight baboons then teamed up for a splendid Scottish reel.

    Gerald swallowed bravely as he walked towards the floor. But the lions saw him coming and they soon began to roar.

    “Hey, look at clumsy Gerald,” The animals all laughed.

    “Giraffes can’t dance, you silly fool. Oh Gerald, don’t be daft!”

Gerald simply froze up, he was rooted to the spot.

    “They’re right,” he thought, “I’m useless. Oh, I feel like such a clot.”So he crept off from the dancefloor and he started walking home. He’d never felt so sad before, so sad and so alone.

    Then he found a little clearing and he looked up at the sky.“The moon can be so beautiful,” he whispered with a sigh.

    “Excuse me!” coughed a cricket who’d seen Gerald earlier on.

    “But sometimes when you’re different you just need a different song.”

    “Listen to the swaying grass and listen to the trees, to me the sweetest music is those branches in the breeze.”

    “So imagine that that lovely moon is playing just for you. Everything makes music if you really want it to.”

    With that, the cricket smiled and picked up his violin. Then Gerald felt his body do the most amazing thing.

    His hooves had stared shuffling making circles on the ground, his neck was gently swaying and his tail was swishing round.

    He threw his arms out sideways and he swung them everywhere, then he did a backwards somersault and leapt up in the air.

Gerald felt so wonderful, his mouth was open wide.

    “I am dancing! Yes, I’m dancing! I AM DANCING!” Gerald cried.

    Then one by one each animal who’d been there at the dance arrived while Gerald boogied on and watched him quite entranced.

    They shouted, “It’s a miracle! We must be in a dream. Gerald’s the best dancer that we’ve ever ever seen!”

    “How is it you can dance like that? Please, Gerald, tell us how.”

    But Gerald simply twizzled round and finished with a bow.

    Then he raised his head and looked up at the moon and stars above.

    “We all can dance,” he said. “When we find music that we love.”