밀리언셀러『이것이 미국 영어다』의 저자 조화유가 한국의 학부모들을 위해『이것이 미국 초등학교 영어다』를 내놓았다. 현재 미국 워싱턴에 거주중인 저자는 30여년의 미국 생활을 바탕으로, 미국 초등학교에서 쓰는 영어는 물론 현지 초등학교의 이야기를 사실적으로 풀어냈다.

 <이것이 미국 초등학교 영어다>는 초등학생이 꼭 알아야 할 표현들만 모았다. 내용을 한 눈에 보여주는 그림과 군더더기 없는 설명은 어린이 회화책으로도 손색이 없을 정도이다. 하루에 네 문장씩 연습할 수 있도록 구성하였다(비싼 학원과 조기 유학에 목매는 부모들은 여기에 소개된 네 문장을 아이와 함께 공부하면 좋을 듯). 생생한 현지 영어 표현은 어린이에게 영어에 대한 자심감을 심어준다. <오디오 CD 1장 포함>

Part 1 나와 가족
1 We are a happy family.
 2 Just call me Jimmy.
 3 What's your name?
 4 I am eight years old.
 5 When is your birthday, Jenny?
 6 Do you have brothers and sisters?
 7 Can you help me?
 8 My uncle is a cook.
 9 My parents exercise to keep fit.
 10 I'm going shopping with my mom.
 11 How often do you eat out?

 Part 2 학교생활
12 Where do you go to school?
 13 I go to school by bus.
 14 What grade are you in?
 15 What time does your school start?
 16 Good morning, Miss Brown!
 17 I'm sorry I'm late.
 18 When do you have lunch?
 19 Where is the cafeteria?
 20 My older brother is in 11th grade.
 21 What do you want to be when you grow up?
 22 This is your homework.
 23 I have a stomachache.

 Part 3 수업
24 What is your favorite subject?
 25 Do you know your times table by heart?
 26 Let's do some addition.
 27 Would you read the first paragraph aloud?
 28 What do you do in PE?
 29 What did you get on the math test?
 30 Today we are going on a field trip.

 Part 4 색깔
31 What are the three primary colors?
 32 What color is the sky?
 33 How do you get the color purple?
 34 Tell me two yellow things.
 35 What color is your dad's car?
 36 My dad takes the green line.

 Part 5 시간과 숫자
37 Do you have the time?
 38 What time do you get up in the morning?
 39 Can you count from ten to twenty?
 40 How many people can fit in your dad's car?
 41 What are the ordinal numbers from 1st to 10th?

 Part 6 계절과 날짜
42 How many months are in a year?
 43 How many days are in a month?
 44 What‘s the date today?
 45 How many days are in a week?
 46 What day is today?
 47 Korea has four distinct seasons.
 48 In summer, it's hot and humid, too.
 49 Where do you go to enjoy fall foliage?
 50 You must bundle up today.
 51 What's your favorite season?
 52 It will rain tomorrow.

 Part 7 취미
53 Do you have a pet?
 54 We will go to an animal shelter.
 55 She is playing with a rubber ball.
 56 What sports do you like to watch?
 57 How many players does it need?
 58 Do you have a bike?
 59 Do you have a computer?
 60 Do you know how to e-mail?
 61 My computer is down.
 62 Text messaging is fun.
 63 E-mailing is free.

 Part 8 생활
64 What's your favorite food?
 65 Watch out for cars.
 66 You have new shoes on, don't you?
 67 How much are those shoes?
 68 May I speak to Jenny?
 69 I think you have the wrong number.
 70 Do you have a cell phone?
 71 What's the occasion?
 72 Where are you going on vacation?
 73 We'll take a lot of pictures on the beach.
 74 Do you need a ride?
 75 May I use your bathroom, please?
 76 Merry Christmas!