户山，天下名山之一。这里曾有兽王激战，但很后都退走了。如今，这里有―棵参天古树，枝繁叶茂，就长在户山瀑布旁。 此时，四大强者出现在户山瀑布前，一起看着这棵古树。 四大强者分别为一只老猿、一只金翅大鹏，还有两只仙鹤，它们是异兽中的绝世强者，分别占据了凌山、谷山、史山，并已经开宗立派。 “请道友送出一些化形果。”老猿、金翅大鹏、仙鹤―起很客气地施礼，向户山瀑布旁的古树索要―种果实。 “可以。”这棵古树居然开口了，同时它摇动枝丫，抖落下数十颗黄澄澄的果实，赠予它们。 “多谢道友。”几位绝顶高手―起施礼，而后离开了此地。 在路上，它们各自吞食了―颗果实，紧接着，它们的身体噼啪作响，发出了刺目的光，到后来全部化形，变成了人类的模样。 化形果让这四大强者化成了人形！ …… 更多精彩内容，请看由辰东
《大师私淑坊-沙孟海讲授书法》系“大师私淑坊”丛书之一。“私淑”作为师承前贤、绍述学识的一种方式，在中国文化的各个领域都发挥了巨大的作用。于书法一门，“私淑”同样具有悠久的历史。书法的沿革、兴衰，亲授和私淑这两种传习方式，都发挥了极为重要的作用，进而形成了独具内蕴的传统，甚至被视为一种精神上的尊崇。这种尊崇一直延续到现代，以沈尹默等人的深入实践和理论发扬得到了进一步彰显，以白蕉的自我标榜宣示了“私淑”书学精神的现代延续。这期间，还有沙孟海、林散之、启功等一批现代卓有成就的书法名家，担负起历史的责任，他们在汲取前代营养时更不忘传统的脉络，或取碑刻金石之韵，或举回归帖学之旗，结合个人的性情和睿智，不仅在技艺上刻苦探索，更在学术理论上勤奋耕耘。其中尤以沈尹默成就ZUI为杰出，他ZUI早开始
本书收录作者近年创作中短篇小说30余篇。作者的写作态度从“自我迷恋”慢慢进化到“自我呈现”、“自我认识”，相对于编造一个好故事，作者更愿意去呈现一段生命证据；相对于从天空俯视，作者更愿意身在大地，身在其中，去感受单个、渺小的人在时代、社会、人世面前的呼吸。因为小说结尾往往带有毁灭性、绝望感，作品也往往被评价为“冰冷”、“憋屈”，但是作者始终认为，“与其回避，不如直面”，“太阳只有在寒冬尽头才会散发出巨大暖意”。本书同题小说《年月》描写了“情人节爆炸案”发生后几个月内一名普通警察的所见所闻。在每个人都陷入到情绪并不可自拔后，女友不贞的警察选择和达观的地痞一起活下来，并重新接纳女友，因为没有比活着更大的价值。《1983年》展开对人生命荒谬性的探索，仅仅因为躬下身去捡一张角票，连当事人自
While slithering through the jungle, Snake meets his animal friends. To please them, he forms their favourite shapes. Diecut pages and bright friendly illustrations make a fun jungle scene. Each page shows a shape line that highlights the shape introduced.
Lester's thoughtful preface to his retelling of the Joel Chandler Harris folktales elucidates the problems inherent in a project of this sort,which,unfortunately,this volume does not entirely resolve.Harris's stories are told in the Gullah dialect,often thought difficult by modern readers.In an attempt to preserve the tales,Lester has rewritten them in his own voice,often with references to"things that are decidedly contemporary,like shopping malls."Lester calls such references characteristic of black storytelling and admits they may be jarring.But his retelling is uneven.For example,in the same story the narrator tells us formally,"Early one morning,even before Sister Moon had put on her negligee,Brer Fox was up and moving around,"and then says in dialect,"Brer rabbit was sho'nuf'mad now."Harris's Brer Rabbit comes"pacin'down de roadlippity-clippity,clippity-lippitydez as sassy ez a jay-bird"while Lester's comes"strutting along like he owned the world."This collection is important as a way of introducing rea
Whales-those oceanic marvels-are endlessly interesting to kids, and this Level 2 book presents a simple and accessible overview for kids just starting to read on their own. Readers will learn that whales are mammals like dogs and horses (and us!), but mammals uniquely adapted to sea life. The beautiful watercolor artwork captures all the strength and unique grace of these creatures.
This witty folktale about a king with a secret is retold by an acclaimed storyteller. King Mark has a secret: he has horse's ears. No one knows about it except his barber, who could lose his head if he tells. But knowing the secret makes the barber ill, so his doctor advises him to tell his secret to the ground. The secret then grows into reeds, the reeds are made into pipes - and what happens next will surprise and amuse young readers. The story of King Mark and his ears is told with lively humor by professional storyteller Eric Maddern, and Paul Hess's delightfully droll artwork adds to the fun.
Re-issued with colored covers, the bright illustrations and cheerful text that fill the pages of these die-cut board books will appeal to any toddler ready for these basic concepts-numbers, shapes, colors and new words.
Share the holidays with Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot, and Puff. This charming oversized picture book features Dick, Jane, and Sally and Spot and Puff, too! The holidays are a time for family and togetherness, and what better way to spend your holiday than with Dick and Jane?
Celia Barker Lottridge knows that young children respond best to tales told with inviting rhythms, and better still when the stories have reassuring endings and embody simple truths. Here Lottridge has collected and retold ten remarkably fresh folk tales from Malaysia, Russia, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, China, Africa, and India. There's the little girl that proves she is not too little to help with the family garden; the fox who takes advantage of other people's generosity until she becomes too greedy for her own good; the little boy who can't get to sleep until his grandmother brings him yet another bedtime companion; and more. The stories, complemented by serene pen-and-watercolor illustrations, promote cooperation and self-awareness and are a pleasure to read again and again.
Grandpa tries to get Bear and his friend Fox to settle down and go to bed by giving Bear a good-night kiss. "Yuck!" say the two boys. "How will that help us get to sleep?" "This is no ordinary good-night kiss," says Grandpa. "It's a wandering kiss. I'll give it to you, then you need to imagine who gets the kiss next." In this endearing bedtime book, the two boys imagine how Grandpa's special kiss goes from animal to animal before it comes back home and puts them both to sleep.
"My name is King. I am a dog. I am also a detective." King has a very big mystery to solve. His family is missing, and he's been put in the P-O-U-N-D. Why doesn't his beloved human (Kayla) come to get him? When King is adopted by Connor and his mom, things get more confusing. The new family calls him Buddy! And just as Connor and Buddy start to get acquainted, Connor disappears! Buddy (aka King) has big problems to solve, but with some help from his friend Mouse (a very large dog) and the mysterious cat with no name, he shows what a smart, brave dog can do. Mystery fans and dog lovers will be swept up in Dori Hillestad Butler's funny, satisfying story... and left eager for Buddy's next adventure.
The Thank You Book by Carole Stuart, illus. by Arthur Robins, encourages youngsters to mind their p's and q's with cartoonish drawings featuring a chipper boy and girl, and an equally upbeat text. The book offers various examples of when a thank-you is in order (when Dad offers a ride to school; when a teacher solves a problem in art class, etc.), and tells how children from all over the world express their thanks. Carole Stuart and Arthur Robins want to teach children a simple lesson: the importance of saying thank you. Stuart and Robins show children and their parents how easy these words can be to say and when, during a typical day, it might be appropriate. In the company of a brother-and-sister team, readers go from breakfast through bedtime, learning all the thankyous along the way. Robins is the winner of the Nestle Smarties Book Prize, the English equivalent of the Caldecott Medal.
These shaped board books in a small trim size are the perfect way to introduce young children to the wonderful world of Beatrix Potter. Complete with original illustrations and simplified text from each tale, children will delight in sharing the adventures of these four timeless characters.
After Rose’s flower is destroyed she must leave her garden and search for a new home and new friends. Lonely and frightened, she discovers an old overgrown thicket in the corner of a garden where no other Flower Fairy dares to go. But it will take all of Rose’s fairy power to make this flower bloom again and reveal the very special secret it hides in time for the Queen of the Meadow’s visit.
Introduces the parts, pollination, life cycle, and farming of sunflowers. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
For readers and game players ages 9 to 99, Curious George Mad Libs Junior, the latest addition in this irresistible series of games, is sure to capture your heart! Invite this classic character, Curious George, back into your home with a copy of this ____________ and fun-filled activity from Mad Libs Junior!
