Just how did Roald Dahl get into writing? Where did he get his ideas from? What ingredients in his life turned him into the kind of writer he was? Michael Rosen - poet, broadcaster and former Children's Laureate, comes up with some of the answers to these key questions in his lively biography of the world's No.1 storyteller. Full of stories and funny anecdotes from Roald Dahl's school days and family life, Michael Rosen's fascinating observations creates a vivid picture of one of the most famous writers of all time.
This is the much-loved classic tales of Ratty, Mole, Badgerand Toad. When Mole goes boating with Ratty instead of doing hisspring-cleaning, he discovers a whole new world. As well asadventures on the river and in the Wild Wood, there are high jinkson the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of Toad Hall.Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad become the firmest of friends, butafter Toad's latest escapade, can they join together and beat thewretched weasels once and for all? "The Wind in the Willows" byKenneth Grahame is one of the twelve wonderful classic storiesbeing relaunched in "Puffin Classics" in March 2008.
Every night, when the world is sleeping, big gruesome giantsguzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. And there's only one giantwho can stop them - the BFG. He's the kindest giant there is and,with his friend Sophie in his top pocket, he sets out to rid theworld of the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater and all their rotsomefriends forever...
For the first time in the history of the Little House books,this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant,full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes toher first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a collegefor the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walkhome from church with Laura. And Laura, now fifteen years old,receives her certificate to teach school.
The Browns are going abroad, and Paddington considers aholiday in France is not to be taken lightly, So he packs adisguise outfit, his magic set and a map of France printed on a teatowel.Paddington is in charge of the “EYETINNERY” and, as Mrs Birdmutters darkly, “There’s no knowing where we might end up.” Buthe’s planning some very good holiday ‘doings’ indeed for theBrowns. And Paddington himself becomes the only bear ever to ridein the famous Tour de France bicycle race – and win a prize!
《我是彩虹鱼》(点击购买) 彩虹鱼是海洋中美丽的一条鱼，他有着彩虹般闪闪发光的鳞片，有着别人都想拥有的漂亮的外表，但却总是孤零零一个人，没有朋友，也不快乐。彩虹鱼怎么也想不明白，大家为什么都不喜欢接近他呢？他把自己的烦恼告诉了章鱼奶奶，章鱼奶奶对彩虹鱼说了什么？彩虹鱼会从中得到什么启示呢？ 《条纹鱼得救了》（点击购买） 彩虹鱼和小伙伴们做游戏的时候，一条小条纹鱼闯了进来。因为没有闪闪发光的鳞片，条纹鱼只能远远地在一边看着，不能加入彩虹鱼和伙伴们的闪光捉迷藏游戏中。突然，一条鲨鱼出现了！彩虹鱼和小伙伴们都飞快地躲进了岩石的缝隙中，只有条纹鱼还在外面……接下来会发生什么事情呢？ 《深海大冒险》(点击购买) 彩虹鱼因为好奇，想看看悬崖边下的情景，结果身上的闪光鳞片掉了下去。彩虹鱼
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to Englishlanguage learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely publishedauthor of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted herfamous detective novels for English language learners. These
One starry night, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell lead the threeDarling children over the rooftops of London and away to Neverland- the island where lost boys play, mermaids splash and fairies makemischief. But a villainous-looking gang of pirates lurk in thedocks, led by the terrifying Captain James Hook. Magic andexcitement are in the air, but if Captain Hook has his way then,before long, someone will be walking the plank and swimming withthe crocodiles...
一天清晨，霍普家门外突然来了一条大黑狗，全家人顿时陷入慌乱，眼见大黑狗越来越大，只有家里*小的孩子不躲闪，不惊慌 带着这只大黑狗一起穿过森林、走过河道 大黑狗竟然越变越小，*后成为了家里的新成员。 这是一本适合多维阐释的图画故事书，在精心营造的独特视角与对比构图里，藏着画家对焦虑、恐慌的剖析，也藏着对天真无邪的咏叹，以及对勇气、自信的呼唤 无论从哪个维度阅读，都会让人在惊叹作品奇妙构思的同时，得到多种启迪。
See the eight different types of bears, Discover where bearslive, Find out what bears like to eat Learn more than thirtyfun facts about these furry mammals Level 1 includes short, simple sentences with familiar words andrepetition, large type for reading comprehension, a single strikingphotograph on every page, and basic information every child shouldknow. Ages 6+
A girl has mysteriously run away from home and her parents arefrantic with worry. Can the Secret Seven follow the clues and catchup with the girl, or will Susie, Jack's troublesome little sister,get in the way?
GARFIELD, the world's favorite feline, marks 15 years oflaughs and lunches with this special silver volume, the 25th in hisseries of side-splitting comic compilations! After 15 years offunnies, GARFIELD's earned some extra sleep. But he'll still moveall his muscles for meals and mayhem! Whether he's hogging Jon'schair or hog-tieing Odie, GARFIELD shows us how to grow olddisgracefully.
Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the mosttrusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and theSmithsonian Institution.
一年一度的狗狗夏日舞会开始了，世界各地的狗狗都盛装打扮赶来参加。吃完美味的大餐后，又进行精彩纷呈的才艺表演。狮子狗会飚男高音，可卡犬表演魔术，拉布拉多犬讲笑话，猎犬和猎狐犬跳“圈圈舞”……各种各样的狗狗在盛大的夏日舞会上一展风采，然而，舞会正高潮的时候，一件意想不到的事情发生了……你想知道后来发生了什么事情吗？你想知道为什么狗狗见面后都要嗅一嗅对方的屁屁？如果你按捺不住好奇心，就赶快来翻开书看看吧。
Book De*ion A terrible thinghappened to Junie B. Jones! And it's called -- someone took her newblack furry mittens! And they kept them! They didn't even put themin the Lost and Found at school. So when Junie B. finds a wonderfulpen on the floor, she should be allowed to keep it, too. Right?That's fair. Right? Right? From School Library Journal Grade 2-3?Junie's kindergarten classmates convince her that aninvisible monster lives under her bed. Her parents and grandmotherare unable to convince her otherwise until Junie hits upon the ideaof putting her unflattering school picture under the bed tofrighten the monster. In Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook, the littlegirl discovers that "finders keepers losers weepers" is not anappealing philosophy when she loses the special gloves hergrandfather gave her and the child who finds them doesn't take themto the lost and found. Junie's first-person narration is sprinkledwith deliberate grammatical errors and misunderstood word usage inan att
THREE BOOKS IN ONE A TRIPLE HELPING OF GARFIELD HUMOR MEANSTHREE TIMES THE FUN! He used to be perfect, but now he's even better! Garfield, thefat cat with the super sized ego, is back in the spotlight, dissinghis dimwitted owner Jon – even pilfering his pants. Some cats chasemice; Garfield prefers to take legal action. When down on the farm,the city kitty puts up with-and puts down-Jon and his barnyardbrother. No wonder Garfield's often in a bad mood. But no matter what, he's always in the mood for food! The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELDcomic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfieldmay have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed thesame: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some supersized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is neverenough! GARFIELD BEEFS UP GARFIELD GETS COOKIN’ GARFIELD EATS CROW
Join Rachel and Kirsty, together with the Sporty Fairies, for lots of fun and magic
Dave Mitchell and his father yell at each other a lot, andwhenever the fighting starts, Dave's mother gets an asthma attack.That's when Dave storms out of the house. Then Dave meets Tom, astrange boy who helps him rescue Cat. It isn't long before Catintroduces Dave to Mary, a wonderful girl from Coney Island. SlowlyDave comes to see the complexities in people's lives and tounderstand himself and his family a little better.
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.
