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 adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa,Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hardwinter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory.Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all suppliesfrom the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so youngAlmanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across theprairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas iscelebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all theLittle House books.
Two bothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in atrain robbery during Britain's countdown to join the Euro. Suddenlyfinding themselves with a vast amount of cash, the boys have justone glorious, appalling dilemma how to spend it in the few daysbefore it becomes worthless. Torn between the vices of buying amillion pizzas and the virtues of ending world poverty, the boyssoon discover that being rich is a mug's game. For not only is theclock ticking the bungling bank robbers are closing in. Pizzas orWorld Peace, what would you choose?
《Danny the Champion of theWorld(世界冠军丹尼)》主要内容:小男孩丹尼和父亲居住在乡间,虽然家里穷,母亲也不在了,但父子俩过得其乐融融。可是一次偶然的机会,丹尼发现自己的父亲届然有一个不可告人的秘密:他是一个家传的偷猎者!丹尼在父亲一次偷猎失败后,冒险救回了父亲,从此父子俩同仇敌忾,誓要与邪恶、霸道的林场主周旋到底。 在林场主为巴结权贵而准备的狩猎日前夜,丹尼以自己的机智和勇敢完成了一次盛大的偷猎,他和父亲两个人一夜之间居然偷猎了120只野鸡,他成为当之无愧的偷猎世界冠军。 Could you be Danny, or his dad, or even red-faced Mr VictorHazell? Danny thinks his dad is the most marvellous and excitingfather a boy could wish for. Now you can join in their daring anddevilish plots with these fun-to-perform plays adapted by DavidWood.
What is soil? Who lives in dirt? How does earth help things grow? The answers are within this fun- and fact-filled picture book. Just follow the gardening star-nosed mole in the colorful outfits...and dig in
One day, Barney, a solitary little boy, falls into a chalk pitand lands in a sort of cave, where he meets 'somebody with a lot ofshaggy hair and two bright black eyes' - whom he names him Stig.And together they enjoy some extraordinary adventures. This is amuch-loved classic story.
This bestselling book features a collection of favorite I Spyriddles that send readers searching 12 photographs for hiddenobjects.
First published in the 1920s, the "Flower Fairy" books byCicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children withtheir exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In "FlowerFairies of the Wayside" we meet no less than nineteen fairies, whoencourage us to look at nature and learn to appreciate the truebeauty and wonder of the 'ordinary' world around us.
A visit to the Natural History Museum turns into anadventure for Katie when she steps back in time to the world of thedinosaurs! Katie helps a baby dinosaur find his family, rides onthe back of a Brontosaurus, and has a picnic with a Triceratops!But just what will she feed a very hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex?