《棚车少年》系列是由一个美国女教师用500个基本英语单词写成的探索励志故事，让孩子学会笑着面对生活。
第一册概要：
亨利、杰茜、维奥利特、班尼四兄妹是孤儿。为了不被人发现，能够四兄妹一直在一起，他们小心翼翼地四处流浪。虽然他们知道自己有一个爷爷在绿野镇，但是他们害怕他。在逃亡的路上，孩子们在树林发现了一个破旧的棚车，并在此安了家，开始相依为命的生活。他们积极向上，阳光开朗，不惧生活的挫折。他们还遇到了善良的一家人——摩尔医生一家。在树林里，在医生家，孩子们度过了许多美好的时光……最后爷爷找到了他们，原来爷爷很年轻、慈祥，很爱他们。最后他们跟爷爷一起回家，过上了幸福快乐的日子。
bakery
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈbeɪ.kər.i/ US /ˈbeɪ.kɚ.i/
a place where bread and cakes are made and sometimes sold
baker
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈbeɪ.kər/ US /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/
a person who makes bread and cakes, or who sells bread and cakes as a job:
●He has to get up at 4 a.m. for his job as a baker.
cross
adjective
UK /krɒs/ US /krɑːs/
mainly UK
annoyed or angry:
●My Dad gets cross (with me) if I leave the kitchen in a mess.
still
adjective
UK /stɪl/ US /stɪl/
staying in the same position; not moving:
●Children find it difficult to sit/stand/stay still for very long.
●I can't brush your hair if you don't keep/hold still.
politely
adverb
UK /pəˈlaɪt.li/ US /pəˈlaɪt.li/
in a polite way:
●He told them politely to leave him in peace.
well, I never (did)!
idiom old-fashioned
said when you are very surprised at something:
●"Sophie's brother's been married seven times." "Well, I never (did)!"
remark
verb
UK /rɪˈmɑːk/ US /rɪˈmɑːrk/
If you remark on something, you notice it and say something about it:
●All his friends remarked on the change in him.
children's home
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈtʃɪl.drənz ˌhəʊm/ US /ˈtʃɪl.drənz ˌhoʊm/
a place where children are cared for if their parents are dead or unable to take care of them
indeed
adverb
UK /ɪnˈdiːd/ US /ɪnˈdiːd/
really or certainly, often used to emphasize something:
●We live in strange times indeed.
