Milo和Jazz是两个小侦探，他们喜欢推理分析，酷爱解决日常生活中遇到的谜团。在闻名世界的私人侦探DashMarlowe的指导下，两个人追踪线索，排查嫌疑人，解决了一个又一个身边的案件，慢慢成长为经验丰富的侦探。 TheMilo JazzMysteries（《MJ小侦探》）每册都通过一个案件引入相关的推理技巧，包括观察、逻辑思考、找规律、比较信息等。故事紧凑，情节曲折，推理严谨，既有神秘感又有幽默感，能够吸引孩子沉浸其中，在享受有趣故事的同时锻炼逻辑思维，以及分析问题、解决问题的能力。 每个案件后都有精心设计的脑筋急转弯、逻辑谜题、迷你案件等，让孩子运用学到的侦探技巧举一反三，在解题中获得乐趣和成就感。 本册The?CaseoftheBuriedBones（《神秘的遗骸》）的推理技巧是 找联系 ，讲的是：Milo和Jazz住的小城要挖出75年前掩埋的 时间胶囊 ，可工人们找到的

Laugh your head off with Horrid Henry, Rude Ralph and the restof the Purple Hand Gang as they present a selection of the best,most hilarious, ridiculously ribtickling jokes sent in by HorridHenry fans everywhere.

This is the story of everyday life in the big, happy Ruggles family who live in the small town of Otwell. Father is a dustman and Mother a washerwoman. Then there's all the children - practical Lily Rose, clever Kate, mischievous twins James and John, followed by Jo, who loves films, little Peg and finally baby William. This is a truly classic book awarded the Carnegie Medal as the best children's book of 1937. 《小拉格尔斯奇遇记》（原名《小街上的一大家子》）描写了社会底层的一家人，他们虽然生活困顿，却积极向上，坚强乐观，真诚而勇敢，用自己的方式寻找生活的乐趣。小说完成后，出版前曾遭遇多家出版社的退稿，有人甚至说它根本不适合小读者阅读！可是，当小说在1937年终于面世后，却取得了空前的成功，并在当年一举击败J.R.R.托尔金的名作《霍比特人》，赢得了著名的儿童文学奖——卡内基奖。 之后，许多小读者，甚至成人读者，都纷

《小屁孩日记》以图文并茂的形式给我们展现了美国乃至世界儿童的真实生活以及情感世界。幽默诙谐的漫画和妙趣横生的文字天然浑成，相映生辉。主人公格雷是一个念初中的半大小子。他善良、诚实、聪明、爱玩，满脑子的鬼点子。他的妈妈让他记日记，他除了松散地记述了有趣的或难忘的事情外，还画了许多漫画。在日记里，格雷记叙了他如何驾驭充满冒险的中学生活，如何巧妙逃脱学校歌唱比赛，重要的是如何不让任何人发现他的秘密。我们在富有喜剧性色彩的文字和图画中，真切地感受到了那种鲜活的现代气息以及蓬勃向上的热情。这是一套很有趣的、能让我们感觉到童年很美妙的书。

Grade 2-4–Tuffy the cat stars in this lighthearted beginningchapter book. His narrative describes accusations against himduring the course of a week, such as stalking a bird and leavingbloodstains on the carpet, ruining the flower beds, and (allegedly)killing the neighbors pet rabbit. From the first page, it isevident that he does not understand why his behavior upsets hisfamily. After all, he is a cat. The family consists of anindifferent mother, a hostile father, and a loving little girl.Most of the action involves Tuffy and the father, who is determinedto oust the feline from the household. The book is funny throughoutbecause of the cats confusion about reactions to his naturalbehavior and his defensive narrative. In the end, the man learns avaluable lesson on judgment. The black-and-white sketches, somefull page, bring movement and personality to thecharacters. –Diane Eddington, Los Angeles PublicLibrary Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of ReedElsevier Inc. All rights reserved. -

Collecting Alice's complete adventures, a source of delight tochildren and adults alike for generations, the Penguin Classicsedition of Lewis Carroll's Alice'sAdventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass is edited with anintroduction and notes by Hugh Haughton. Conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain AliceLiddell, the daughter of the dean of Carroll's college, the dreamworlds of nonsensical Wonderland and back-to-front Looking-Glasskingdom depict order turned upside-down. Following the white rabbitinto his warren, Alice falls into a world where croquet is playedwith hedgehogs and flamingos, a baby turns into a pig, time runsamok at a the Mad Hatter's tea-party, a chaotic game of chess makesAlice a Queen and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon dance the LobsterQuadrille. But amongst the anarchic humour and sparkling wordplay,unforgettable characters, puzzles and riddles, are poignant momentsof nostalgia for a lost childhood. Original and experimental,adapted into countless film a

The Enormous Crocodile is very greedy and loves eatingchildren! But the other animals plan to ruin his wicked schemes andteach him a lesson. This edition has a great new Quentin Blakecover and a new author biography. The illustrations are in colourthroughout.

'We have no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here.' The Mississippi of the 1930s was a hard place for a black child to grow up in, but still Cassie didn't understand why farming his own land meant so much to her father. During that year, though, when the night riders were carrying hatred and destruction among her people, she learned about the great differences that divided them, and when it was worth fighting for a principle even if it brought terrible hardships. 十岁的女孩凯西·罗根是家中的掌上明珠，也是一个勇敢的女孩。她对于黑人所受到的压榨和不公平，感到十分愤怒和不解。她和兄弟们，曾为了报复向他们溅泥水的白人小学校车，而在路上挖大洞，使得车子陷入其中不能动……凯西一家的遭遇，只是大时代中的一个小故事，种族间的冲突，仍然她的生活中在继续。

Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job ofa writer? What is it about a landlady's house that makes it so hardfor her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wifeor one of his priceless sculptures? Here are thirteen of RoaldDahl's most unexpected tales, offering young readers the perfectintroduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius. Fromthe sensitivity of stories such as "Katina" to the surprisingcreepiness of "Taste", these stories are full of all the fun,excitement and wonder of Roald Dahl's writing, offeringoriginality, ingenuity, horror, unexpected twists and turns, atouch of the macabre - and much more besides.

Based in part on the author's own life, "David Copperfield" isthe epic story of a young man's journey of self-discovery - from anunhappy and impoverished childhood to his vocation as a successfulnovelist. Among the memorable cast of characters he encountersalong the way are his brutal stepfather, Mr Murdstone; bubbly NursePeggotty; his brilliant, but unworthy schoolmate Steerforth, hiseccentric aunt, Betsy Trotwood, the scheming clerk Uriah Heep, theenchanting Dora and the magnificent Mr Macawber - a character muchlike Dickens' own father. Full of tragedy and comedy in equalmeasure, "David Copperfield" remains one of the most enduring andpopular of Dickens' novels.

Several years have passed since the apprentice and his master,Will and Halt, first met, and Will is finally a full-fledged Rangerwith his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepyaboring,evenauntil Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, isstruck down by a mysterious illness. Joined by his friend Alyss,Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure,investigating fears of sorcery and trying to determine who is loyalto Lord Syron. As Will battles growing hysteria, traitors, and mostof all, time, Alyss is taken hostage, and Will is forced to make adesperate choice between his mission and his friend.

Trevor's mum has offered him GBP30 to walk the dog every dayof the holidays. But Streaker is no ordinary dog, she's a rocket onfour legs with a woof attached! Trevor enlists the help of bestfriend Tina to keep Streaker under control - with some hilariousresults! This is a favourite story from a prize-winning author.

Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's beenpractising all summer and he's sure he's going to win. But when agirl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his lifechanges forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any ofthe girls in school, she also turns out to be the fastest runner inthe year. After getting over the humiliation of being beaten by agirl, Jess begins to think Leslie might be okay - she's clever andfunny and not a bit soppy. It is Leslie who invents Terabithia, thesecret country on an island across the creek. Here Jess couldforget his large, quarrelsome family, his father who thought it wasummanly to love drawing, and his little sister May Belle, who wasalways tagging after him. Here he could be strong and unafraid. Theonly way to reach Terabithia is by rope-swing where Jess and Lesliebecome King and Queen, defeating giants, sharing stories anddreams, and plotting against their enemies. They are invincible -until tragedy strikes. It is more dreadful than

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

Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing Iwanted to do. As the son of a Greek god, I've had my share ofnear-death disaster. This summer, I didn't choose to battle thecheerleading squad, but when two hissing she-devils with fangs areheading straight for you, what's a half-blood meant to do? That wasjust the beginning. This is the one where my arch-enemy, Luke, islooking for a way to invade our camp via an ancient labyrinth. Ifhe succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. Soit's goodbye sunshine, hello darkness as four of us descend intothe terrifying underground and beyond.

This is the wonderful warm-hearted story of Mr Hoppy, MrsSilver and the tortoise who brings them together. This edition hasa great new Quentin Blake cover as well as some new biographicalfacts about Roald Dahl.