Millions of readers of Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter , and Brian’s Return know that Brian Robeson is at home in the Canadian wilderness. He has stood up to the challenge of surviving alone in the woods. He prefers being on his own in the natural world to civilization. When Brian finds a dog one night, a dog that is wounded and whimpering, he senses danger. The dog is badly hurt, and as Brian cares for it, he worries about his Cree friends who live north of his camp. His instincts tell him to head north, quickly. With his new companion at his side, and with a terrible, growing sense of unease, he sets out to learn what happened. He sets out on the hunt. From the Hardcover edition.

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. Suddenly they’re keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens, things that are happening in the world—like the shooting of Tupac Shakur—and in search of their Big Purpose in life. When—all too soon—D’s mom swoops in to reclaim her, and Tupac dies, they are left with a sense of how quickly things can change and how even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.

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。

Jeff Greene was only seven when Melody, his mother, left him with his reserved, undemonstrative father, the Professor. So when she reenters his life years later with an invitation to spend the summer with her in Charleston, Jeff is captivated by her free spirit and warmth, and he eagerly looks forward to returning for another visit the following year. But Jeff's second summer in Charleston ends with a devastating betrayal, and he returns to his father wounded almost beyond bearing. But out of Jeff's pain grows a deepening awareness of the unexpected and complicated ways of love and loss and of family and friendship -- and the strength to understand his father, his mother, and especially himself. Jeff's mother, who deserted the family years before, reenters his life and widens the gap between Jeff and his father, a gap that only truth, love, and friendship can heal.

在纳粹横行的日子里，10岁的丹麦女孩安妮与父母、亲友和无数的丹麦人民一起，团结起来挽救犹太人的生命。安妮次通过自己的行动，深深体会到保持勇气的艰难。全书表现出一种悲天悯人的情怀，无论从文学、历史还是励志等角度，都值得任何年龄层的读者细读回味。 A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943.Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless actof bravery to help save her best-friend, Ellen – a Jew.It is 1943and for ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen life is still fun – school,family, sharing fairy stories with her little sister. But there aredangers and worries too – the Nazis have occupied Copenhagen andthere are food shortages, curfews and the constant threat of beingstopped by soldiers. And for Annemarie the dangers become evengreater… her best-friend Ellen is a Jew. When Ellen’s parents aretaken away to be ‘relocated’ by the Nazis, Ellen is taken in byAnne

Presenting Peter Kuper's acclaimed adaptation of UptonSinclair's The Jungle with powerful imagery and bold interplay ofart and text. "The Jungle," Sinclair's most influential novel,recounts the shocking tale of immigrant Jurgis Rudkus and hisfamily, who find themselves at the mercy of a brutal system in thestockyards of Chicago. The original book's exposure of thedangerous, unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industrycreated a public furor that led to the passage of the Pure Food andDrug Act. The mood and atmosphere is captured beautifully byKuper's art and text for this graphic novel adaptation of a classicbook that is still read by high school students and many others tothis day.

In Zimbabwe in 2194, General Matsika calls in Africa's most unusual detectives - "the Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" - to find his missing children.

Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 FairmountAvenue in 1938, just as a hurricane hits town, starting off a busy,crazy year. Tomie has many adventures all his own, including eatingchocolate with his Nana Upstairs, only to find out-the hardway-that they have eaten chocolate laxative. He tries to skipkindergarten when he finds out he won't learn to read until firstgrade. "I'll be back next year," he says. When Tomie goes to seeSnow White, he creates another sensation. Tomie dePaola's childhoodmemories are hilarious, and his charming illustrations are sure toplease.