Chester,a wild horse who wants to be tame,comes to the city looking for a home.'Reading for fun:the artist's sense of pacing makes this book race along.’ —Saturday Review.

位于江西省北部。北临长江，东濒鄱阳湖，山峦起伏，景色秀丽，云海弥漫，气候宜人。主峰海拔1474米，景区面积约302平方公理。 庐山历史上曾是中国南方的佛教中心和道教中心，盛时寺观多达500余处。山上创建于公元940年的白鹿洞书院，是中国早的高等学府之一。庐山还是中外闻名的避暑胜地。19世纪末，山上曾大兴土木修建别墅，现仍保存完好的国际别墅群落中，有英、美、俄、德、法等18个国家建筑风格的别墅600余栋。 1996年，庐山被列为世界文化景观。

位于陕西省临潼县城东的骊山北麓。 秦始皇陵是中国历史上个建立中央统一政权的皇帝赢政（前259-前210）的陵墓，占地56.25平方公里。兵马俑坑是秦始皇陵的陪葬坑，位于皇陵东侧约1.5公里处，共发现3座，出土文物中心兵马俑为著名。兵俑一般高1.8米左右，按军阵排列，表情、姿态各不相同。据推算，待3座兵马俑坑全部发掘完毕，可出土陶俑7000余尊、陶马600多匹、战车百余乘、兵器数十万件。这是当代中国重要的考古发现之一。 1987年，秦始皇陵及兵马俑坑被列为世界文化遗产。

Become an expert about the well-known and not-so-well-known facts of Washington! This engaging book is filled with informative tidbits on the history, culture, people, and places of the fascinating Evergreen State. You ll discover: - What Washington city elects an official grouch every year - What started the Spokane fire of 1889 - For what wrongdoing the first automobile owner on Clark County was cited for - And much more! Ideal for a variety of settings home, school, office, parties, and more this exciting book will provide hours of entertainment and education. Sure to be a fast favorite!

Ireland (Eire) is Europe's third largest island, lying between the Ilrish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean about 50 miles off the western shores of Britain. Politically, it is divided into the Republic of Ireland, which covers the south, east, west andnorthwest, and Northern Ireland, the northeast part of the island, which is a state within the United Kingdom. Dublin and Belfast are their respective capitals. Not for nothing is Ireland known as the 'Emerald Isle'. Its mild,maritime climate and all-too-frequent gentle rainfall (heaviest in the west) produce lush green vegetation all over the island.Within the mountains that girdle nmch of the coastline lie low,central plains, bisected from north to south by the great River Shannon and its tributaries that form a huge network of navigable inland waterways.

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位于云南省西北部，面积1.7万平方公里。 金沙江、澜沧江和怒江这三条同源于青藏高原的大江，在流经这一地区时，自北向南并行约170公里；在这个区域内澜沧江与金沙江之间短直线距离为66公里，澜沧江与怒江之间短直线距离不到19公里，形成“江水并流而不交汇”的奇特自然地理景观。 除了沙漠和海洋，“三江并流”区域几乎汇集了北半球各类自然景观，突出的是高山峡谷地貌。区内生活着14个少数民族，是世界上罕见的多民族、多语言、多种宗教信仰和风俗习惯并存的地区。 2003年，“三江并流”被列为世界自然遗产。

位于北京市中心，又称“紫禁城”，是明（1368-1644）清（1644-1911）两朝皇宫，曾有24位皇帝生活其间。 故宫始建于1406年，完工于1420年，后多有修葺；现占地72万平方米，有大小院落90多座，房屋8700多间，建筑面积15万多平方米，是中国现存规模*、保存完好的古建筑群。 故宫内分前朝和后寝两部分：前朝，是皇帝处理朝政的场所；后寝，是皇帝日常办公及与家族生活活起居之地。建筑左右对称，含有严格的等级思想，重要的建筑都安排在中轴线上。 1987年，故宫被列为世界文化遗产。

Bob's plan of blending into his new high school gradually, backfires after he meets an unusual classmate. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

位于北京，清代帝王的行宫，于1750年动工兴建，1860年被入侵北京的英法联军焚毁，1888年重建。 全国总面积约290公顷，其中水域约占四分之三；可分为朝廷政事区、帝后生活区与风景游览区。园中以自然山水为框架，以万寿山上的佛香阁为造景主体，配以长提、长廊等，100多处景点与湖光山色融为一体，既张扬出皇家园林的恢弘气势，又充满了天然之趣。 1998年，颐和园被列为世界文化遗产。

Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here s the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kindergarten champions? As Captain Field Day, will Junie B. find a way to lead her team to victory? Or will it be up to someone else to save the day? 作者简介： BARBARA PARK is one of today's funniest, most popular authors. Her middle-grade novels, which include Skinnybones, The Kid in the Red Jacket, My Mother Got Married (And Other Disasters), and Mick Harte Was Here, have won over forty children's book awards. Barbara holds a B.S. in education from the University of Alabama. She has two grown sons and lives with her husband, Richard, in Arizona.

明（1368-1644）清（1644-1911）皇陵是依照传统的风水理论精心选址，于地上地下建造起来的规模宏大的祭祀建筑群。目前列入世界遗产名录的有明孝陵、明显陵、明十三陵、清东陵和清西陵。 明孝陵位于南京市郊，明朝开国皇帝朱元璋和皇后马氏合葬于此。明显陵位于湖省钟祥市郊，是嘉靖皇帝的父母亲的合葬墓。明十三陵位于北京昌平区，葬有13个皇帝、20多位皇后和众多的嫔妃、太子、公主等。 清东陵位于河北省遵化市郊，陵园面积为78平方公里，有皇帝陵5座、皇后陵4座、嫔妃园寝5座、公主园寝1座。清西陵位于河北省易县，有皇帝陵4座、皇后陵3座、嫔妃园寝3座、王公及公主园寝4座。 2000年，明清皇家陵寝被列为世界文化遗产。

Using the comventions of great British traves writing, Beryl Bainbridge, with the skills of a fine novelist, updates to the present Priestley's classic Depression-era journey to the heart and soul of England. Reaedrs will find in this ample evidence of Beryl Bainbridge's sense of humor and her understanding of ordinary people for which her writing is well known. "Fast, zany, smart and amusing."—The Times(london) "Most flavorsome and poignant."—Anthony Burgess,author of A Clockwork Orange.

武当山位于湖北省境内，主峰海拔1612米，为道教名山。山上建筑始建于唐贞观年间（627-649），此后历代续有修建，至明代永年间（1403-1424）达到鼎盛，形成庞大的道教建筑群。山上现存各代建筑200余栋，建筑面积药5万平方米，其规模宏大、布局巧妙、工艺精美，体现了建筑与自然的高度和谐，有人誉之为“挂在悬崖绝壁上的故宫”。 1994年，武当山古建筑群被列为世界文化遗产。

中国古代军事防御工程。早的长城建于公元前7世纪的春秋时代，此后直至17世纪的明末共2000多年间，共有十余个王朝都曾修筑过长城。 今天我们见到的长城建于明朝（1368-1644），它东起辽东虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，横贯中国北部十多个省、市、区，总长度达6700多公里，人称“万里长城”。明长城用夯土或砖石砌筑，重要地段的城墙平均高约七八米，墙顶宽约四五米，沿线没有用以报警的烽火台。 游览长城的*去处在北京北部，这里的长城得到较好的相修缮和保护。距北京市中心70公里处的八达岭长城，是明长城*代表性的一段。此外，北京可供游览的还有居庸关长城、慕田峪长城、金山岭长城、司马台长城等。 1987年，长城被列为世界文化遗产。

位于北京西南周口店附近的龙骨山。1929年，中国考古学家在山洞中发现了一个完整的猿人头盖骨化石，此后又陆续发现了一些猿人化石。周口店随即以中国猿人之家闻名于世。根据发掘地点，科学家们把这种原始人类定名为“北京人”，把这座洞穴称之为“北京人遗址”。 据测定，“北京人”的生存年代在距今50万年到20万年前，以狩猎为主，能用双手劳动，直立行走，懂得利用天然火。周口店遗址处现建在北京猿人展览馆。 1987年，周口店北京人遗址被列为世界文化遗产。

位于甘肃煌鸣沙山麓，是世界上现存规模*、保存完好的佛教石窟艺术宝库。 莫高窟的营建始于秦建元二年（366年），此后持续了1000余年。在1600多米长的断崖上，现仍保存着凿建于历史上10个朝代的492个洞窟，内存壁画4.5万余平方米、彩塑像2415尊。其中隋（581—618）唐（618—907）时期的作品约占一半。由于莫高窟极高的历史、社会、宗教、艺术等价值，在国际上已形成专门的研究学科——敦煌学。 1987年，莫高窟被列为世界文化遗产。

Gaby’s had it with “The Chelsea Show.” So she embarks on her own attention-seeking campaign, and claims the boy on a Survivor-type TV program for teens is her brother. At first this seems like the perfect getpopular- quick scheme. That is, until the boy wins the competition and is awarded the grand prize: a trip to Australia, leaving immediately, WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY!!! Forget popularity—unless Gaby figures out a way to convince her bunkmates that she’s on the next flight out to Australia, she’ll never be able to show her face at Lakeview again.

Thanks to Color War,Natalie has started hanging out with some of the older kids.And not just Lainie Wilcox,the coolest girl in the sixth division,but also logan,the division's most adorable boy .Sure,she has less time to hang out with her fifth-division frends,but they're probably tooo busy with relay races and swim meets to even notice,right?Well,not exactly .Especially not tori,who's been appointed unlidely captaing of the Blue team,Natalie promises to help Tori out,but if she doesn't come through soon,the Blue feam will find itself in Loserville,and Natalie will find herself without a best friend.

Six jet-setting stories for fluent readers. Robbie, Laura and Janie's dad is a celebrity guitarist-and now he's taking them on his band's world tour! READING HEROES is a series of graded storybooks with activities, created by reading experts.

One steamy morning in the summer of 1950, Mary and Frank Littell-with their two young sons in tow-left America for a small working-class town in the South of France, where they spent one hilarious, unforgettable year. Filled with fascinating details of expatriate life, French Impressions is a riveting account of their (mis)adventures abroad.

Buzby the kitten goes out to look for his first job and finds work as a busboybut he makes a few mistakes. "His sweetness wins him the support of some VIP customers, who won't let management fire him when Buzby's errors become too public. Perky drawings back the story, which should appeal to children's strong sense of fair play."BL.

坐落在云南西北部玉龙雪山下一块海拔2400米的高原台地上，公元12世纪末至13世纪中叶由纳西族祖先营建，总面积3.8平方公里。 古城特色是小桥、流水、人家、古朴自然。城内现有6000多户居民，多为纳西族。他们很好地保留着本民族的文化传统，如东巴文字，是目前世界上惟一还活着的象形文字；纳西古乐保留着几百年前甚至1000多年前的辞、典，被誉为“活的音乐化石”。丽江古城已成为人类研究城市建设和民族发展的珍贵宝库。 在很多人眼中，到了丽江古城，离“香格里拉”就不远了。 1997年，丽江古城被列为世界文化遗产。

分布于重庆市大足县，以北山、宝顶山、南山，石篆山、石门山5处为集中，也*代表性。 大足石刻主要为以佛教造像为主的摩崖石刻，也有一些传统的儒学及道教人物的造像。石刻主要营造于公元9世纪到13世纪，以规模宏大、雕刻精美、保存完整著称，其中很多造像题材源于当时的社会生活，颇似现实中人物的写照。大足石刻是中国晚期石窟艺术的代表，具有极高的艺术品质和文物价值。 1999年，大足石刻被列为世界文化遗产。