《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。
turnip
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈtɜː.nɪp/ US /ˈtɝː.nɪp/
a rounded, white root that is eaten cooked as a vegetable, or the plant that produces it
mill
noun [ C ]
UK /mɪl/ US /mɪl/
a building where grain is crushed into flour
stew
noun [ C or U ]
UK /stjuː/ US /stuː/
a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid:
●She prepared a hearty stew for dinner.
lose track
idiom
to no longer know what is happening, or not to remember something:
●I've lost track of the number of times he's asked me to lend him money.
ladle
noun [ C ]
US /ˈleɪ.dəl/ UK /ˈleɪ.dəl/
a very big spoon with a long handle and a deep cup-shaped part, used especially for serving soup:
●a soup ladle
