女孩朵娜天生是个巨人，镇上的女孩子嘲笑她的 “ 傻个子 ” ；然而当她们上学要迟到的时候，朵娜毫不犹豫地带上她们，三步两步到了学校。朵娜长大之后，自己住在镇子附近的山岗上，有一天镇上的人们被怪物的叫声吓坏了，会是什么样的猛兽呢？朵娜决定亲自去找找看。她可以安抚飓风，也可能在着急地时候跳起来把太阳的眼睛撞青，她尊重动物朋友们的智慧，并终找到了 “ 猛兽 ” 。原来是一只调皮的小豹子，吼声在山谷中回荡被 “ 放大 ” 了 …… 危险消除了，这时候，朵娜发现镇上的人们即使对未知的猛兽心怀恐惧，也手拉着手，在寻找她。人们为这个大个子朵娜担心呢 …… Dona Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots offamilies. She loves her neighbors-she lets the children use herflowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillasfor rafts. So when a huge puma is te

A young man, brave in battle and a leader in the buffalo hunt,is too shy to speak to the woman he loves. Sad and lonely, hewanders far into the woods. There, he meets two Elk men. They givehim a a flute that the birds and animals have made for him. When heplays it, the harmony of nature is in his melodies and he speaksstraight to the heart of the girl he loves.

Before he was a world-renowned children's book writer, RoaldDahl was a master of short stories for adults. The thirteen talescollected here were specially selected for their appeal to teens,and they represent his finest work. By turns shocking, ironic,humorous, and touching, these stories are filled with bizarretwists and unexpected delights. This collection proves Roald Dahl'sstanding as one of the world's foremost storytellers. "A baker's dozen of barbed, witty, obliquely macabre shortstories... This sampler of Dahl's writing conveys a sense of hisversatility." --Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to an alternatePaperback edition.

"The Raven, Annabel Lee, Eldorado, The Sleeper, The HauntedPalace, The City in the Sea." These are some of the world's mostfascinating, best-loved poems. Edgar Allan Poe'sverses--masterpieces of mystery, horror, melancholy, and hauntingmelody--grip the imagination and fuel the emotions. World-famousNew Yorker and Playboy cartoonist Gahan Wilson, whose work findsthe eerie in the most common of situations, brings the perfect,surreal touch to Poe's elegantly dark poems.

Anna Banana is fearless. She swings high in the playground,invents stories about huge, terrifing goblins--and believes inmagic. The small boy she plays with is afraid. He would never do thethings that Anna Banana does, even when their together. But oneday, when he's most scared, he uses a little bit of her magic--andmakes some of his own. This warm, funny story about a feisty little girl and her timidplaymate is sure to touch the youngest reader.

"What a gorgeous painting," exclaimed the judge of Ms. Fair'sfirst-grade art contest. "What a beautiful rabbit!" For Emily, the words are a shock. Her painting is of her dog, Thor. Not a rabbit. But instead of thinking: What's wrong with this judge? Emilytakes the words, and the judgment, to heart. Just as she takes her art. Not everyone, not Ms. Fair, or even Emily's best friend, Kelly,can see that. At first.

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Although she is the daughter of Damar's king, Aerin has neverbeen accepted as full royalty. Both in and out of the royal court,people whisper the story of her mother, the witchwoman, who wassaid to have enspelled the king into marrying her to get an heir torule Damar-then died of despair when she found she had borne adaughter instead of a son. But none of them, not even Aerinherself, can predict her future-for she is to be the true hero whowill wield the power of the Blue Sword... "Vibrant, witty, compelling, the story is the stuff of which truedreams are made."- The Horn Book "Splendid high fantasy... filled with tender moments, goodcharacters, satisfying action and sparkling dialogue...superb!"- School Library Journal , starred review Awards: ( Winner of the 1985 Newbery Medal ( An ALA Notable Book ( An ALA Best Book for Young Adult

Katie has the best tour of London in town when a friendly lionshows her the sights! When Katie and her cousin Jack visit Londonwith Grandma, they don't think there's much to see and do. AtTrafalgar Square they meet a talking stone lion, and he takes themon a wonderful tour of the city taking in such sights as The Towerof London, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye!

I decided to run away. There simply wasn't anything else todo.' Here at last is Moominpappa's promised life story - from thedays when he was abandoned in a newspaper parcel on the doorstep ofa Moomin orphanage, to when he ran away to see the world and waslucky enough to meet Moominmamma.

When Geronimo's sister, Thea, is invited to teach a journalismclass at a college on Mouse Island, she has no idea that she'sgoing to be called on to help solve a mystery. But when a studentdisappears, it's up to Thea and five of her students to find outwhat happened. A nail-biting mystery ensues, complete with secretpassages, underground tunnels, and more than a few surprises alongthe way. Readers will love following the clues to help Thea and hernew friends through their first adventure together!