《星期三的战争》 讲述七年级学生霍林在一个学年里的生活和学习经历: 每个星期三下午都是一场灾难,因为班上的一半同学要去犹太教堂学习希伯来文,另一半则要到天主教堂参加教义问答,作为班里唯一的一名基督徒,霍林不得不与严肃的贝克夫人一起待在教室。不苟言笑的贝克夫人似乎总在刁难霍林, 罚 他清理黑板擦、打扫教室、整理大老鼠笼子 在种种手段都宣告失败后,贝克夫人使出了最致命的一招 让霍林阅读 冗长 而 乏味 的莎士比亚作品 于是,一场旷日持久的 战争 在两人之间悄然展开。
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D -Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time.
出版社 : Knopf Books for Young Readers (2014 年 7 月 8 日 ) 平装 : 315 页 读者对象 : 8 - 12 岁 语种: 英语 商品尺寸 : 13.8 x 1.5 x 20.8 cm 商品重量 : 259 g
After years as a Rangeras apprentice, Will is now the protectorof his first fief. Not long into his service, everything that cango wrong does: Keren, a renegade knight, has taken over CastleMacindaw, a strategic gateway to the Northapoisoning the royalfamily in the processaand is holding Willas friend Alyss captive.The situation grows direr when Will uncovers Kerenas secretalliance with the Scotti, who have plans to plunder Araluen. Timeis of the essence, and Will must recruit a motley crew to rescueAlyss and reclaim Castle Macindawabefore the Scotti can make ittheir own. This "New York Times" bestselling series maintains itsbreathless pace in this newest installment.
When you're with me, Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabu-mouse adventure Sally Ratmousen broke some shocking news: "The Rodent's Gazette" was out of money and in danger of closing. Then Grandfather William broke even worse news to me: I needed to sell my comfy, cozy house in order to save our paper How terrible But could I sell it -- and find a new home -- in time to help
An orphaned boy and a kidnapped horse gallop for Narnia…andfreedom.
Just in time for the 2012 election, a book CD edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling picture-book biography of the 44th President! Nikki Grimes’s lyrical text and Bryan Collier's distinctive collages tell the inspirational story of President Barack Obama. Raised in Jakarta and Hawaii, Obama’s election as President represented a watershed moment in our nation's history. Like JFK and Martin Luther King, Obama is a link in the long chain of people who have fought so that this country fulfills the promises upon which it was founded. Just as the baton has been passed to Obama from previous leaders, Obama is a role model for the young people who will one day assume the mantle of leadership, and this book will celebrate and inspire them. This #1 New York Times bestselling book is available for the first time as a book CD, read by author Nikki Grimes.
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON ...
Teen witch Tiffany Aching returns for a new Discworldadventure -- along with her ever-present allies, the Nac MacFeegle. Tiffany Aching, the young witch from The Wee Free Men, A Hat Fullof Sky and Wintersmith is back in a new adventure featuringDiscworld characters both familiar to fans (like Granny Weatherwax)and new (meet Wee Mad Arthur, the Nac Mac Feegle on the CityWatch). Oh, and there's a shambles, a twist through time, a CunningMan -- and a Giant Man of chalk.--From the Hardcover edition.
"It does a man no good to be free until he learns how tolive." These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king ofthe At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen yearsold, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts,where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken,Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed of being freeand of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time hewas sixty years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams cometrue. Amos Fortune, Free Man is a Newbery Award winner that isbased on a true story.
As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver Twist , Great Expectations , and A Christmas Carol , Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest writer of the Victorian age, Dickens's literary masterpieces continue to amuse and inspire writers and readers alike.
The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on aScottish beach, the morning after a great storm. Kirstie and herbrother Angus find the egg and take it home. The next day it hashatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with a horse's head, wartyskin, four flippers and a crocodile's tail. The baby sea monstersoon becomes the family pet - but the trouble is, it just doesn'tstop growing!
Piper McCloud lives with her normal ma and pa on a normal farmin normal Lowland County. But Piper isn't your normal girl. Eversince Piper was a baby she's been able to hover a few feet off theground, and if the people of Lowland County knew she could fly,they would have something to say about it. So it only seems bestthat Piper be sent away to I.N.S.A.N.E., the top secret school forchildren with extraordinary abilities like hers. Her new friendshave powers like telekinesis, X-ray vision, and the ability tocreate their own weather. Piper likes her new life at school, butsoon, she realizes things aren't as they seem. Now, the school shewas sent to for her own protection might be the most dangerousplace she's ever been.
While trying to recover a set of stolen parchment paintings, Nancy Drew becomes involved in tracking a kidnapper and extortionist.
拉蒙在“恶魔魟鱼”洞里采到一颗硕大无比的黑珍珠,轰动了整个拉巴兹城。他父亲勃拉勒卖珠不成,把黑珍珠献给了圣母。采珠队在海上遇到风暴,由于他父亲自恃有圣母保佑,没有及时躲避,整个船队全部覆没,仅采珠工塞维利亚人生还。拉蒙遭此厄运,以为“恶魔魟鱼”作怪,索要珍珠,所以偷出珍珠准备物归原主。不料塞维利亚人在海上劫持他,逼他同去圭麦斯出售珍珠。后来塞维利亚人杀死“恶魔魟鱼”,自己也在搏斗中丧生。拉蒙在不平凡的经历中破除了种种迷信,成长为大人。他侥幸生还,把珍珠还给教堂,供大家欣赏。
Guided by the Knower, Otulissa has studied long in thelibraries of the Others; she has probed the ancient lore of thestrange and powerful dire wolves of the Beyond. And at the GreatGa'Hoole tree itself she has uncovered secret histories ofGuardians she thought she knew well! Attention Dear Reader! Greatmysteries will be revealed to the attuned mind in these last LostTales of the Great Tree! Otulissa embarks on a journey to revitalize academic vigor andhistorical interest at the Great Tree. Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole isthe result of her labor. In finding and compiling these talespreviously lost to the annals of Ga'Hoolian history, she composesher magnum opus. Otulissa tells the never-before-known tales ofminor and invented characters in the world of Ga'Hoole. Theycontain new information about the owls, dire wolves, and othercreatures of Ga'Hoole, but always refer back to the world andoverarching storyline that readers of the series have come tolove. Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole will also serve as a la