For the first time in the history of the Little House books,this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant,full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as theyleave their little house on the prairie and travel in their coveredwagon to Minnesota. Here they settle in a little house made of sodbeside the banks of beautiful Plum Creek. Soon Pa builds awonderful new little house with real glass windows and a hingeddoor. Laura and her sister Mary go to school, help with the chores,and fish in the creek. At night everyone listens to the merry musicof Pa's fiddle. Misfortunes come in the form of a grasshopperplague and a terrible blizzard, but the pioneer family works hardtogether to overcome these troubles. And so continues Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved story of apioneer girl and her family. The nine Little House books have beencherished by generations of readers as both a unique glimpse intoAmerica's frontier pa
Written with warmth and honesty, this book presents clear and age-appropriate information about reproduction, birth, and the difference between boys and girls bodies. Full color. Mom, where do babies come from Many parents live in fear of the day their child asks this question?which inevitably happens, often as early as the preschool years. Here is a picture book designed especially for young children who are becoming aware of their bodies, but aren't ready to learn about sexual intercourse. Written with warmth and honesty, Amazing You! presents clear and age-appropriate information about reproduction, birth, and the difference between girls? and boys? bodies. Lynne Cravath's lighthearted illustrations enliven the text, making this a book that parents will gladly share with their young ones.
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 areabridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats theworld's beloved tales (and children) with the respect theydeserve--all at an incomparable price. The discovery of a neglected garden transforms the life of a sullenand unloved little girl-and everyone around her, too. When thenewly orphaned Mary Lennox leaves her native India and arrives ather uncle's mansion in Yorkshire, everything seems strange to her.Then Mary hears of a mysterious garden where no one has set foot in10 years. With the help of some new friends, she plans to uncoverits secrets...and make it blossom once again.
There are strange happenings indeed at Torling Castle! Someoneis hiding out in the ruined tower, making the resident jackdawsvery unsettled. Who is it, and what do they want? The Secret Sevenare on it...
Trapped in a tower with no door, Rapunzel is allowed to see noone but the sorceress who has imprisoned her-until the day a youngprince hears her singing to the forest birds. . . . The timelesstale of Rapunzel is vividly and magnificently brought to lifethrough Paul O. Zelinsky's powerful sense of narrative and hisstunning oil paintings. "Simply put, this is a gorgeous book; it demonstrates respect forthe traditions of painting and the fairy tale while at the sametime adhering to a singular, wholly original, artistic vision."(The Horn Book, starred review)
Jack's little sister, Susie, is so annoying! The Secret Sevenare furious when they discover she's formed her own "detectivegang"! Then some money is stolen, and Susie is a chief suspect. TheSeven can't quite believe it - Susie wouldn't do anything thatbad...would she?
Annie was warned to stay away from the creepy Mongomery mansion. Did it have spiders? Did it have bats? Was it haunted? Annie was warned . . . but Annie wasn't scared. Or was she?
在线阅读本书 The stunning 1995 Caldecott Honor Book John Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountainfaster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of apopular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor,and boundless energy. Jerry Pinkney illustrates the story with"rich colors borrowed from the rocks and the earth, so beautifulthat they summon their own share of smiles and tears"(Booklist). "A tall tale and heroic myth, a celebration of the humanspirit....The story is told with rhythm and wit, humor andexaggeration, and with a heart-catching immediacy that connects thehuman and the natural world." -- Booklist , starredreview * A Caldecott Honor Book * Winner of the Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal * An ALA Notable Book * An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of SocialStudies * Winner of the Boston Globe / Horn Book Award * The Horn Book Fanfare List * A Parents Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year * A BCCB Blue Ribbon
Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But isgetting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures ofboy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkwardchanges that come with getting older—all without his best friend,Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or willhe have to face the “ugly truth”?
There will be three, Kin of you kin.... Who hold the Power of the stars In their paws. A secret prophecy shapes the lives of Firestar's grandchildren, butonly one of the three knows about it. Jaypaw is captivated by thepower it promises, and he believes the key to that power may lieburied in the distant past -- with the ancient cats who once walkedthese woods and now prowl through his dreams. His search foranswers leads him toward the mountains -- the home of the Tribe ofRushing Water. Lionpaw and Hollypaw feel drawn to the mountainstoo, for different reasons. But the mountains hide secrets as well as answers, and if the threecats find a way to get there, they may discover more than they everexpected.