Product Details 基本信息 ISBN-13 书号 9780763625894 Author 作者 DiCamillo, Kate Pages Number 页数 198页 Publisher 出版社 Candlewick Press (MA) Publication Date 出版日期 2006年02月14日 Product Dimensions 商品尺寸 2.03x1.78x1.78 cm Shipping Weight 商品重量 557g Language 语种 ENG Book Contents 内容简介 A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bagram Ibatoulline, honors the enduring power of love. "Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart. . . ." Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the t
Criminal genius ArtemisFowl has been masterminding trouble for ten years. He’s topped thecharts and sold 18 million copies worldwide. Now he’s back with ajaw dropping new cover look. Let the misadventurebegin! 《阿特米斯奇幻历险》( Artemis Fowl )是由 爱尔兰 作家欧因科弗( Eoin Colfer )撰写的 奇幻 系列 小说 :主人公 阿特米斯 法尔二世 是一个精通科学和哲学的天才少年,同时又是无情并且极其聪明的年轻罪犯。他要借助不同的计谋来获得财物复兴家业,但在历经冒险后却改变了价值观。小说的作者为此下了一个结语:“与精灵有勇无谋”( DieHard with fairies )。整个系列是由半严肃的口吻书写,黑暗中带有幽默。
This delightful book is a celebration of the first edition ofThe Silver Chair, with the original design and illustrations. Thisis the sixth book in the series and a real treasure for any Narniafan!Eustace and Jill are called back to Narnia where they meetAslan the lion who sets them the task of finding King Caspian'slong lost son, Rilian. With Narnian marshwiggle Puddlegum in towthe pair stumble across Harfang, the castle of giants, and areinvited to stay for the Autumn Feast–and then they realise thatthey are the main ingredients. The Silver Chair, the sixth book inthe Chronicles of Narnia, is filled with all the fast-pacedadventure of the other Chronicles and introduces Narnia fans to ahost of new, remarkable characters.
A Newbery Honor Winner. An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book. A Bankstreet Best Book of the Year. A BookPage Best Children's Book. For fans of To Kill a Mockingbird, The King's Speech, and The Help. A boy who stutters comes-of-age in the segregated South, during the summer that changes his life. An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything. The paper route poses challenges, but it's a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble--and puts the boy's life, as well as that of his family's devoted housekeeper, in danger. "[Vawter
Product Details 基本信息 ISBN-13 书号 9780547608389 Author 作者 Van Allsburg, Chris Pages Number 页数 32页 Publisher 出版社 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Publication Date 出版日期 2011年10月04日 Product Dimensions 商品尺寸 2.54x2.79x2.79 cm Shipping Weight 商品重量 489g Language 语种 ENG Book Contents 内容简介 "A 30th anniversary gift edition to celebrate the magic of "Jumanji" " Thirty years ago, Peter and Judy first found the game--Jumanji--with the instructions that once the game is started, it must be finished or it will go on forever--and thirty years ago, with this same wonderment, readers found "Jumanji, " too. Since its original publication, "Jumanji" has been honored with many awards, including the Caldecott Medal, and in 1996, the surreal story was adapted to fit the big screen. This special anniversary edition of "Jumanji" contains a CD of the renowned actor Robin Williams reading the timeless tal
This delightful book is a celebration of the first edition,with original beautiful artworks, a real treasure for any Narniafan!When Digory and Polly discover Uncle Andrew's secret workshop,they are tricked into touching some magic rings that take themright out of this world. But even Uncle Andrew doesn't realise thewonders that lie ahead as they discover the gateway to the magicalland of Narnia, where many thrilling adventures await them!
A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.
An American classic—and Pulitzer Prize–winning story—that shows the ultimate bond between child and pet, now in a lush keepsake edition. No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. When young Jody Baxter adopts and orphaned fawn he calls Flag, he makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature which won Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings a Pulitzer Prize. Complete with N.C. Wyeth’s original oil paintings, this glowing work features a soft touch cover, gold foiling, and tip-in artwork.
The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been andremain some of the most enduringly popular books ever published.The best known, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has beentranslated into 29 languages!All the Chronicles are bound togetherhere in one magnificent volume, with a special introduction by C.S.Lewis's stepson, Douglas Gresham. The original illustrations,always first-class, have been rendered outstanding by thewonderfully detailed addition of colour.
Collection includes all seven of the novels in the series. Populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detail of world and pacing of plot, and profoundly allegorical, the story is infused throughout with the timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. This boxed set edition includes all seven volumes. 纳尼亚传奇系列共七部,均由英国文学家C. S. Lewis创作。每部都是一经推出就大受欢迎,影响甚广。该书后一部作品《后的战争》,更是为其赢得英国儿童文学的荣誉“卡内基文学奖”。全系列被翻译成35个语言版本,全球累积销售超过8500万册。纳尼亚的七个故事各自能够独立成章,也可以串联构成一个恢弘的奇幻王国兴衰史。同时,由于作者也是位知名的神学家,所以读者也可以从故事中找到许多关于基督教的隐喻。在这些故事里,孩子们通过一个魔幻的通道进入纳尼亚这个神奇的世界。在这里,动物都可以开口说