📖 The Art Lesson

The Art Lesson is a book about a little boy that always dreamed of being an artist. He drew pictures everywhere. He put up pictures in his bedroom and his whole family had some drawings of him. When he was old enough to go to kindergarten, Tommy was excited. His brother told him that there was a real art teacher that came to the school to teach the students. But sadly, Miss Bird, his teacher, said they weren't going to have art lessons until next year. But she said that they would be able to paint. Tommy didn't like it. Their paints were made by Miss Bird, and she made them by mixing powders with water. Tommy couldn't wait for next year. He practiced over the summer. On Monday, he brought his own crayons to school. Miss Landers, who was the first-grade teacher, was not very happy about that. "Everyone must use the same crayons," she said. "SCHOOL CRAYONS!" Miss Landers introduced the art teacher, Mrs. Bowers, to the class. "Class," Mrs. Bowers said, "because Thanksgiving is not too far away, we will learn to draw a Pilgrim man, a Pilgrim woman and a turkey. Watch carefully and copy me." Copy? COPY? He knew that real artists did not copy. What will he do?

《艺术课》这本书讲述了一个一直梦想成为艺术家的小男孩汤米的故事。汤米到处画画。他在卧室里贴画,全家人都有他的画。到了上幼儿园的年龄,汤米非常兴奋。他哥哥告诉他,有一位真正的美术老师来学校教学生。但遗憾的是,他的老师伯德小姐说,他们要到明年才有美术课。但她说他们可以画画。汤米不喜欢这样。他们的颜料都是伯德老师用粉末和水调制的。汤米等不及明年了。他整个暑假都在练习。 星期一,他把自己的蜡笔带到了学校。一年级老师兰德斯小姐对此很不高兴。她说 "每个人都必须用同样的蜡笔......学校的蜡笔!" 兰德斯老师向全班介绍了美术老师鲍尔斯太太。"同学们,"鲍尔斯夫人说,"因为感恩节就快到了,我们要学着画一个清教徒、一个女清教徒还有一只火鸡。仔细看好了,照我画的样子画....." 照着画?汤米知道真正的艺术家是不会照着别人的画的。那汤米会怎么做呢?