A young man, brave in battle and a leader in the buffalo hunt,is too shy to speak to the woman he loves. Sad and lonely, hewanders far into the woods. There, he meets two Elk men. They givehim a a flute that the birds and animals have made for him. When heplays it, the harmony of nature is in his melodies and he speaksstraight to the heart of the girl he loves.

Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to seeds. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts, making it a guide that is equally at home being read on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle.

Time for Kids Ready Set Write, from the editors of Time forKids magazine, is packed with writing ideas, examples, rules, andtips that kids ages 8-12 need to be successful writers for homeworkand essays. A fun and easy-to-use handbook, every child willbenefit from using Time for Kids Ready Set Write from the pros atTime for Kids.

First published in the 1920s, the "Flower Fairy" books byCicely Mary Barker have delighted generations of children withtheir exquisite illustrations and engaging poems. In "FlowerFairies of the Wayside" we meet no less than nineteen fairies, whoencourage us to look at nature and learn to appreciate the truebeauty and wonder of the 'ordinary' world around us.

The popular children's story appears in graphic novel form forthe first time in the U.S., with stories never seen in America.This time, Geronimo Stilton and friends must travel back in time toAncient Egypt The Pirate cats, jealous that the face of a man wasplaced on the body of the Sphinx, are determined to coerce thePharaoh into changing the face of this monument. It's up toGeronimo and co. to travel back in time and stop the Pirate Catsbefore it's too late.

Doctor Dolittle heads for the high seas in perhaps the mostamazing adventure ever experienced by man or animal. Told bynine-and-a-half-year-old Tommy Stubbins, crewman and futurenaturalist, the voyages of Doctor Dolittle and his company leadthem to Spidermonkey Island. Along with his faithful friends,Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey, Doctor Dolittlesurvives a perilous shipwreck and lands on the mysterious floatingisland. There he meets the wondrous Great Glass See Snail who holdsthe key to the greatest mystery of all.

Meet Ginger Pye, the smartest dog you'll ever know. Jerry Pyeand his sister, Rachel, feel pretty smart themselves for buyingGinger. It was the best dollar they ever spent. Ginger stealseverybody's heart . . . until someone steals him !

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。

Roald Dahl - the grand master of the short story - turns his pen to anything,twisting everyday life into powerful,and sometimes terrifying fantasies.Seven superb stories,full of Roald Dahl's usual magic,mystery and suspense: meet the boy who can talk to animals,the man who can see with his eyes closed,and find out about the treasure,buried deep underground on Thistley Green. These bizarre and unexpected tales will appeal to older readers who like the darker side of Dahl.Teens will also enjoy Skin and The Great Automatic Grammatizator,short stories also by Roald Dahl.