Iconic best hippo friends George and Martha find that scary movies and jealousy are easier to deal with when you have a good friend by your side in the Level Two I Can Read. With original art and text from Marshall's storybooks and themes that will resonate with beginning readers, these deeply humorous, deeply honest stories are sure to inspire a love of books and reading. In each of the two short stories in this book George and Martha model healthy ways to navigate the sometimes complicated waters of friendship. Includes "The Scary Move" and "The Secret Club," plus games and activities to strengthen reading skills and comprehension. George and Martha One More Time is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

ジェームズ・マーシャルが描くジョージとマーサの物語は、究極のミニマリズムの中に友情の真髄を宿した文学的傑作です。描き込みを抑えた線画とウィットに富んだ対話は、嫉妬や恐怖といった生々しい感情を、等身大の誠実さで肯定してくれます。不完全な二人だからこそ生まれるユーモアは、完璧を求めがちな私たちの心を解きほぐす慈愛に満ちています。 映像版では豊かな色彩と声が躍動しますが、原作が持つ「行間の静寂」こそが読者の想像力を刺激する最大の魅力です。アニメのダイナミックな補完に対し、本書は言葉と余白によって、絆の尊さを読者自身の経験として深く反芻させてくれます。紙の上で紡がれる繊細な心の機微に触れた時、読者は真に物語の当事者となり、一生ものの読書体験を得るはずです。