Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits -is back for another helping of comic chaos! Join Bertie as hestruggles to escape from the clutches of Angela Nicely, attempts toprove that anything Know-All Nick can do, he can do better, andfinds himself surrounded by priceless and wobbly relics at arecording of Antiques Today.
本书以一个更为生动与黑暗的故事重新诠释了格林童话经典篇章《雪白与玫瑰红》(Snow-White andRed-Rose)。 故事围绕着两个世界的边界展开，一个是犯罪频发的村庄，一个是属于女孩林嘉的避风港。林嘉有两个女儿，安静的布伦泽和热情的乌达儿，小小避风港保护着她们免受林嘉曾经遭受的暴力与苦难。但是现实世界是你无法永远躲避的，巫师和野熊先后闯过了边界。林嘉和两个女儿能够守住原有的平静，适应这个美丽与残酷共生的世界么？ "Tender Morsels "is a dark and vivid story, set in two worldsand worrying at the border between them. Liga lives modestly in herown personal heaven, a world given to her in exchange for herearthly life. Her two daughters grow up in this soft place,protected from the violence that once harmed their mother. But thereal world cannot be denied forever--magicked men and wild bearsbreak down the borders of Liga's refuge. Now, having know
Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits- is back for another helping of comic chaos! Join Bertie as hebuilds his very own haunted house, bites off more than he can chewduring a class outing to a chocolate factory and tries his hardestto stay quiet during a sponsored silence!
Heathcliff, an orphan, is raised by Mr. Earnshaw as one of hisown children. Hindley, Mr. Earnshaw’s son, despises him, but hissister, wild Cathy, becomes Heathcliff’s constant companion, and hefalls violently in love with her. When Cathy will not marryHeathcliff, his terrible vengeance ruins them all and carries overto a second generation— but still their love will not die.
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"A true genius...Roald Dahl is my hero" - David WalliamsPhizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller, RoaldDahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with QuentinBlake's inimitable artwork. Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, sothe Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingeniousplan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve! RoaldDahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales ofNorwegian parents. After school in England he went to work forShell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on thehead", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl diedin 1990. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-lovedchildren's illustrators and it's impossible now to think of RoaldDahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake'sillustrations.
《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。
Cicely Mary Barker's original Flower Fairies books, firstpublished in the 1920s, have been known and loved by generations.Like the pre-Raphaelite painters whom she so admired, Barkerbelieved in re-creating the beauty of nature in art and drawingfrom life. Her Flower Fairies watercolors have a unique combinationof naturalism and fantasy that no imitators have matched. Each of Barker's four seasonal books features poems andfull-color illustrations of at least 19 flowers that bloom during aparticular season.
《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
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
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
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strongspirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh greenmeadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master.But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes froma life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty.Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of menwho treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spiritand will, and is determined to survive...With a wonderfulintroduction by award-winning author Meg Rosoff, "Black Beauty" isone of the twelve best-loved classic stories being launched in thenewly branded "Puffin Classics" series in March 2008.
《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。
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
Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits -is back for another helping in A E after an accident with adoor, forgets his swimming trunks on a visit to Splash City, andproves that Know-All Nick doesn t actually know everything at theInter-schools Quiz Competition.
This collection brings the world of Ancient Egypt to life withtales of journey and discovery. Among the many stories are thegreat myth of Amen-Ra, who formed all the creatures in the world;the entrancing tale of Isis, who searched the waters for her deadhusband Osiris; and the miraculous story of the girl with therose-red slippers, considered the first-ever Cinderella tale.Entertaining and enchanting, this is a timeless collection of theoldest stories in the world.
From the strange case of 'The Red-Headed League' to theextraordinary tale of 'The Engineer's Thumb', Sherlock Holmes andhis assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder, andingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challenging forthe immortal detective's unique power of deduction.
This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic NaomiLewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificentstories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than athumb-joint high, "The Emperor's New Clothes", the tale of a manwho cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longsto one day marry a human prince. It includes a wonderful coverillustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-bookcreator Jan Pienkowski.
Greg Heffley is not willing to be the odd man out. A dance at Greg's middle school has everyone scrambling to finda partner, and Greg is determined not to be left by the wayside. Sohe concocts a desperate plan to find someone—anyone!—to go with onthe big night. But Greg's schemes go hilariously awry, and his only option isto attend the dance with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, and afemale classmate as a "group of friends." But the night is long,and anything can happen along the way. Who will arrive at the dancetriumphantly, and who will end up being the third wheel?
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of itschildren's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date),comes adazzling new series: Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; thequality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's belovedtales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at anincomparable price. Pirates, buried treasure, and action aplenty--that's what'sserved up in this fine story, mates, and kids will eat it up. AfterJim Hawkins finds the map to a mysterious treasure, he sets sail insearch of the fortune. Little does he realize he's boarded a pirateship, and that surprises and danger await him...including a meetingwith the inforgettable Long John Silver.
