Zach,Poppy, 和 Alice 是从小一起长大的好朋友,他们一直在玩一个游戏,扮演海盗和贼,美人鱼和勇士……但支配一切的是 Great Queen ,一个会诅咒所有忤逆她的人的瓷娃娃。 当三个小伙伴进入中学后, Zack 在爸爸的要求下退出了扮演游戏,他们的友谊也许到此就结束了。直到有一天 Poppy 告诉伙伴们,她梦到了 Queen ——一个女孩的灵魂,而 Queen 跟她说,除非瓷娃娃被安葬在她的空墓穴了,否则她永远都无法安息。 三个小伙伴开始了她们的后一次探险,准备帮助这个女孩的灵魂得到安宁。但是奇怪的事情发生了,三个孩子到底遇到了什么?这个娃娃真的只是一个娃娃而已吗?如果 Queen 真的是鬼魂,她会如此容易地放这三个孩子离开吗? 故事如何发展,赶紧翻开书页跟三个小伙伴一起探险吧!
Dear Mr. Henshaw, I wish somebody would stop stealing the goodstuff out of my lunchbag. I guess I wish a lot of other things,too. I wish someday Dad and Bandit would pull up in front in therig ... Dad would yell out of the cab, "Come on, Leigh. Hop in andI'll give you a lift to school."Leigh Botts has been author BoydHenshaw's number one fan ever since he was in second grade. Now insixth grade, Leigh lives with his mother and is the new kid atschool. He's lonely, troubled by the absence of his father, across-country trucker, and angry because a mysterious thief stealsfrom his lunchbag. Then Leigh's teacher assigns a letter-writingproject. Naturally Leigh chooses to write to Mr. Henshaw, whosesurprising answer changes Leigh's life.
Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she wassold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only somefabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together brightpatches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches withsecret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways -- maps forslaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a littlegirl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie-- who was born free -- taught her own daughter how to sewbeautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read. From slaveryto freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight forliteracy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed downby the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family as a way to rememberthe past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifullyrendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyricalaccount pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledgeilluminate their daughters' lives.
The history of America at sea is presented through the travelsof Seabird, a carved ivory gull.
"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales insure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fancifuland cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All arebeautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfullyexpressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should besnapped up."--(starred) "School Library Journal."
“Some pig.” These are the words in Charlotte’s web, high inthe barn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pignamed Wilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl namedFern...who loves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared bymillions of reade
A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure insideand names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text andpictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides anexcellent geographic and historical picture of the region.
Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going tohappen to the warren - he felt sure of it. So did his brotherHazel, for Fiver's sixth sense was never wrong. They had to leaveimmediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to jointhem. And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band ofrabbits in search of a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads themto Watership Down, but here they face their most difficultchallenge of all..."Watership Down" is an epic journey, a stirringtale of adventure, courage and survival against the odds. Firstpublished in 1972, this paperback reissue with a stunning new covercelebrates its 40th anniversary.
出版社: Dial Books (2015年1月8日) 精装: 320页 读者对象: 9 - 12 岁 语种: 英语 ISBN: 0803740816 条形码: 9780803740815 商品尺寸: 15.4 x 2.5 x 21.7 cm
It’s just a small story really, about among other things: agirl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewishfist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . . Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreakingnew novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl livingoutside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence forherself by stealing when she encounters something she can’tresist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father,she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighborsduring bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in herbasement before he is marched to Dachau.
In this fourth title featuring Ramona, Mr. Quimby is out of workand everyone in the house is grumpy. Ramona tries to cheer up thefamily as only Ramona can—by rehearsing for life as a rich andfamous star of television comercials, for instance—but her bestefforts only make things worse. Everything works out in the end,though, when Mr. Quimby tells Ramona that he wouldn’t trade her fora million dollars. Ramona and Her Father explores serious issuesthat real families face, but is levened by Beverly Cleary’strademark humor and warmth. It is a Newbery Honor b
The story of the training of a carrier pigeon and its serviceduring the First World War, revealing the bird's courageous andspirited adventures over the housetops of an Indian village, in theHimalayan Mountains, and on the French battlefield.
1935年,自小随做帮佣的妈妈生活在大城市的女孩“小龟”,因为新雇主的排斥,被妈妈送回了故乡——佛罗里达的基维斯特。 基维斯特并不是妈妈口中的天堂,反而是个又脏又破的穷地方。小龟初对这个陌生的故乡充满了抵触,但是随着接触到越来越多的人,事情开始改变。友好的表兄弟、可爱的男孩帮、她从没见过面的爸爸、刻薄却有趣的外婆……与亲人朋友朝夕相处,经历过欺骗但也得到了更多温暖,小龟心中那如名字般坚硬的外壳终于融化,她明白了美丽的家一直就在身边,有爱你的人的地方,就是天堂。 Inspired by family stories, two-time NewberyHonor winner and "New York Times" bestselling author Jennifer L.Holm beautifully blends family lore with America's past in thischarming gem of a novel, rich in historical detail, humor, and theunique flavors of Key West. Life isn't like the movies, andeleven-year-old Turtl
出版社: Dial Books (2015年3月10日) 丛书名: Roller Girl 平装: 240页 读者对象: 9 - 12 岁 语种: 英语 ISBN: 0803740166 条形码: 9780803740167 商品尺寸: 13.8 x 1.9 x 21 cm
Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and thefamily sets out for Indian country! They travel from Wisconsin toKansas, and there, finally, Pa builds their little house on theprairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, butLaura and her family are kept busy and happy with the promise oftheir new life on the prairie.
target='_blank' href='../gp/reader/0525392440/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link' 在线阅读本书 A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought.