First Lessons in Learning: The Gate of Myth

Name: First Lessons in Learning: The Gate of Myth
ISBN: 9787556131112

杨昊鸥Hunan People's Publishing House2023

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First Lessons in Learning: The Gate of Myth is the first volume in the First Lessons in Learning series (five volumes in total, including The Beauty of the Thousand-Character Classic, Understanding the Analects, The Civilization of the Records of the Grand Historian, All Things Poetic, and The Gate of Myth). Its author is Yang Hao'ou, a PhD in literature and university teacher. The book selects thirty famous myths from ancient Chinese historical works, philosophical texts, fiction, notebooks, and folk mythology, arranging them by theme. Topics include the birth of the universe, the birth of humanity, saving the world, man conquering nature, ancestral founders of peoples, the birth of civilization, conquering the sea, conquering floods, splitting mountains and crossing seas, gazing at the stars, totem worship, the mountain of the gods, longing for freedom, earthly paradises, bravely fighting evil dragons, and carp leaping over the dragon gate. Young readers can feel Chinese-style fantastical imagination in the stories and understand the traditional cultural spirit they carry. Under each theme, the author also selects foreign myths on the same theme corresponding to the Chinese mythic content, so readers can deepen their understanding of their own culture through comparison while opening a window onto other civilizations of the world. The book also includes a "Comparison Table of Ancient and Modern Chinese and Foreign Myths" and thematic guided readings, and specially adds interpretations of classical myths from modern science and modern culture, giving imagination a coordinate of reason. The book is illustrated in color, written in accessible language, and suitable as an introductory reader on traditional culture for children aged 9–13; it can also be used for parent-child reading and for accumulating composition material.

Editor's review

神话是孩子最早接触的「文学」，也是理解一个民族文化基因最轻巧的入口。《神话之门》的可贵之处，在于它不只把孩子熟知的盘古、女娲、后羿讲一遍，而是用「主题」把中外神话并置：同样是宇宙诞生，中国与异域先民各自如何想象？同样是洪水、同样是仰望星空，不同文明给出了什么答案？这种对照阅读，比单向背诵更能激发孩子的思考。作者杨昊鸥是文学博士，长期在多所中小学担任语文学科外聘专家，这套内容源自他六年亲子课的实践打磨，语言不端着，问题也提得贴合孩子的好奇心。书中还专门加入现代科学与现代文化对神话的阐释——神话不是「不科学的胡话」，而是人类解释世界的一种方式，这一层引导对培养理性与想象力并存的阅读习惯尤其可贵。彩色插图与「古今中外神话对照表」也让翻阅本身成为一种乐趣。

Who it's for

A good fit for

9—13岁、正在建立阅读兴趣与语文素养的小学高年级及初中低年级学生
希望陪孩子共读传统文化、但不知从何入手讲起的家长
需要为作文积累素材、拓展想象力的中小学生
从事语文或国学启蒙教学、想找课堂补充材料的一线教师

Not a good fit for

希望读到系统神话学理论或学术考据的成年研究者
期待完整神话原典、原文校注版本的读者
偏好纯文学长篇叙事、不喜主题式短篇汇编的读者

Reading tips

按主题顺序读，每读完一个主题，先让孩子说说自己的想象，再对照「古今中外神话对照表」找异同。
不必强求通读，可按孩子的兴趣跳读，如先读「征服洪水」「勇斗恶龙」等故事性强的章节。
鼓励孩子把读到的神话与身边事物联系，比如节日、地名、成语，再把发现记成小笔记。
亲子共读时可围绕书中的现代科学阐释展开讨论，帮孩子区分「神话的解释」与「科学的解释」。

About the publisher

Hunan People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1951

Hunan People's Publishing House is a publisher known for its strengths in the humanities and social sciences and in translated classic works. Its catalog covers biography, Eastern philosophy, philosophical reading, social fiction, classics, and essays, with a particular focus on introducing major foreign works of thought and literary classics. Representative titles include Stefan Zweig's Decisive Moments in History and The Struggle with the Daemon: Hölderlin, Kleist, Nietzsche, Albert Camus's The Myth of Sisyphus, Bertrand Russell's The Conquest of Happiness, and Seneca's On the Shortness of Life, alongside multiple volumes of selected fiction by Shen Congwen. Among the translators and authors represented are Liang Xijiang, Yuan Xiaoyi, Yi Siting, Pan Lu, and Ren Guoqiang. Beyond the 142 titles in this catalog, public information is limited, so no further publishing details are given here.

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FAQ

这本书适合几岁的孩子读？

出版社与丛书定位为9—13岁少年儿童，约小学高年级至初中低年级。年龄偏小的孩子可由家长带读、以看图听故事为主；年龄更大的读者也可作为传统文化入门读物。

「初学记」是一个系列吗？这本是第几册？

是。「初学记」丛书由湖南人民出版社出版，共五册，《神话之门》为系列第一册，其余分别为《大美千字》《论语知道》《史记文明》《诗国万物》。

书里只有中国神话吗？

不止。每一主题下既有中国神话故事，也配有同主题的外国神话，并附「古今中外神话对照表」，方便读者比较不同文明的想象方式。

内容会不会太难，孩子读不懂？

全书面向青少年写作，语言通俗、配有彩色插图，并设有专题导读。个别神话概念如「图腾崇拜」可能需要家长稍作解释，整体难度适中。

这本书的字数、评分是多少？

简体纸本版公开资料未标注具体字数与读者评分，本书目相应字段留空，未做估算。如需了解可参考台湾电子版信息或各售书平台的读者反馈。

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About the author

杨昊鸥 Author

Yang Haoou is an author focused on writing about Chinese classics and general language education. Public information about him is limited, and his biography and academic background cannot currently be verified. The library holds three of his works, all in the Chuxueji series: Chuxueji: New National Studies and Great Chinese (five volumes), Chuxueji Series 05: The Civilization of the Records of the Grand Historian, and Chuxueji Series 03: The World of Poetry. Judging from their subjects, he tends to start from classic texts such as the Records of the Grand Historian and from the tradition of classical poetry, turning Eastern philosophy and cultural knowledge into accessible introductory material. His writing clearly serves teaching and exam preparation, and his works are commonly categorized under Eastern philosophy and examinations. Organized as thematic fascicles, they use plain language and emphasize clear knowledge presentation and readability, making them suitable for young readers and self-learners seeking a systematic introduction to Chinese classics and language basics.