“Some pig.” These are the words in Charlotte’s web, high in thebarn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig namedWilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl named Fern...wholoves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared by millions ofreade
刚从蒙大拿转学到佛罗里达的罗伊,在校车上惨遭校园恶霸唐纳的欺负。不过,他却很感激唐纳。要不是唐纳把他的脸压扁在窗户上,他就不会看到那个在街上跑步的赤脚男孩。 一连几天,同样的时间,罗伊都看到了那个赤脚跑步的男孩。一天早上,在好奇心的驱使下,他中途下车,偷偷跟踪那个男孩,跑过几个街区,跑进灌木丛,男孩却消失得无影无踪。一个上学时间在街上溜达的男孩,一定有什么秘密。 接着镇上发生了一连串离奇的事件,松饼屋预定地遭人恶意破坏,先是拔掉测量杆、在巡逻警车上喷黑漆、临时厕所里出现短吻鳄鱼、百步蛇咬伤看管工地的洛威拿犬……这些事件和赤脚男孩有关吗?他究竟是什么来历?当罗伊知道赤脚男孩的真正目的,他决定要挺身而出,助对方一臂之力。
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?
0in 0in 0pt" Now every child can celebrate the 100thanniversary of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s ever-popular story! Firstintroduced in Anne of Green Gables as a young orphan, Montgomery’sfeisty and imaginative heroine is now 16 years old and embarking ona new adventure: becoming a teacher in her old Avonlea school. It’san exciting year as Anne struggles to win over all her students,welcomes two new members to her family, and feels the firststirrings of love.
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.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1 Boys don't keep diaries—or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, "Just don't
This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and they know who to avoid. Like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrives, scrawled on a tiny slip of paper. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.
Little Billy strays into the forest, where he meets theMinpins—tiny people who live within the trees. The Minpins tellBilly about The Gruncher, who preys on them. So Billy embarks on amission to rid the Minpins of their foe once and for all, and setsoff—on the back of a swan—to confront The Gruncher.
Jack and Annie travel back in time to a South American rain forest in search of the elusive magician Morgan le Fay. Will they find a new clue to her whereabouts before they are trampled by stampeding killer ants?
Jack and Annie are whisked all the way back to the Ice Age in this compelling Magic Tree House time-travel adventure where they meet woolly mammoths, cave people...and fierce sabertooth tigers!
Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house on another magical and historical adventure. Their mission: discover one of the four secrets of happiness. Their journey: to a land of fierce samurai and great beauty, the capital city of Edo (now the city of Tokyo), in ancient Japan in the 1600s. Their tools: a research book to guide them and a magic wand with three special rules. In Dragon of the Red Dawn, Mary Pope Osborne transports readers back to the splendor, rich culture, and magic of traditional Japan. From the Hardcover edition.
Illustrated in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are whisked forty yearsforward in time and land at an international space station on the moon.There they don space suits and go exploring the lunar surface in search of thefourth object needed to free the enchantress Morgan le Fay from a powerfulspell.
PW's starred review of the 1999 Newbery Medal winner described it as a "dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism." Ages 10-up. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a hundred years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the 1889 World's Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world. But how will Jack and Annie find the magicians in the crowds of people? And who are the magicians anyway? Jack and Annie are about to find out in another adventure filled with history, magic, and amazing surprises! In Night of the New Magicians, Mary Pope Osborne brings to life an amazing time in history that gave birth to many startling inventions and scientific discoveries that would change the world forever. The paperback edition boasts all-new backmatter full of activities!
HOW DO PENGUINS survive in frigid conditions? What happens at a research station in Antarctica? How long can an emperor penguin go without food? What other creatures live in the Antarctic? Find out the answers to these questions and more in the Magic Tree House Research Guide: Penguins and Antarctica.
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?
《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
Kit Tyler is marked by suspicion and disapproval from themoment she arrives on the unfamiliar shores of colonial Connecticutin 1867. Alone and desperate, she has been forced to leave herbeloved home on the island of Barbados and join a family she hasnever met. Torn between her quest for belonging and her desire tobe true to herself, Kit struggles to survive in a hostile place.Just when it seems she must give up, she finds a kindred spirit.But Kit’s friendship with Hannah Tupper, believed by the coloniststo be a witch, proves more taboo than she could have imagined andultimately forces Kit to choose between her heart and her duty.Elizabeth George Speare’s Newbery Award–winning novel portrays aheroine whom readers will admire for her unwavering sense of truthas well as her infinite capacity to love. In 1687 in Connecticut,Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of heraunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the communityand suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchc
Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at thecold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home willnever be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. Inher relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropicalbird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that isnow caged and lonely. The only place where Kit feels completelyfree is in the meadows, where she enjoys the company of the oldQuaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, and on occasion,her young sailor friend Nat. But when Kit's friendship with theandquot; witchandquot; is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion,fear, and anger. She herself is accused of witchcraft
You approach with caution, drawn to their equine beauty. Thesleek stallion, the magnificent mare, and the gentle foal look likeany happy family. But don't get too close. These are wild horses,untamed by humans. Now photographers Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcotttake you inside the world of the wild horse. This husband-and-wifeteam of committed experts makes a case for the conservation of oneof America's favorite wild species.
You're crouched in the African brush, camera at the ready.You're waiting on one of nature's loners. It's dark. It's scary.Then silently, he appears; the ever-elusive leopard. You haveseconds to capture on film this wonder of the wild, with its exoticspotted fur, so prized by hunters. National GeographicExplorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert take you closerto the mystery of the magnificent leopard and make a passionateplea to young readers to help secure a future for these felinetreasures.