Who is Beatrice, the woman to whom Mr. Snicket dedicates everybook? There is no question more often asked by fans of LemonySnicket. Now this captivating collection of letters between LemonySnicket and Beatrice provides answers to that question, as well asother, more upsetting ones, such as "What was Count Olaf like as aboy?" and "What are the ingredients in a really good root beerfloat?" Readers looking for clues to The Series of UnfortunateEvents, which culminates this season with the publication of Bookthe ... Show more Who is Beatrice, the woman to whom Mr. Snicketdedicates every book? There is no question more often asked by fansof Lemony Snicket. Now this captivating collection of lettersbetween Lemony Snicket and Beatrice provides answers to thatquestion, as well as other, more upsetting ones, such as "What wasCount Olaf like as a boy?" and "What are the ingredients in areally good root beer float?" Readers looking for clues to TheSeries of Unfortunate Events, which culminates this season with th
Wendell Flutz’s room isn’t a mess. It’s a total pigsty. But Wendell’s mother can’t get him to clean it up.Wendell doesn’t think the mess is so awful. In fact, he doesn’t even mind it when one day he discovers a real pig sitting on his bed!
Will is new to Sheffield Institute, but quickly befriends Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin, four girls with whom Will learns to share her mysterious supernatural abilities. Together they discover that they need to protect Earth from the evil of Metamoor. But things go seriously wrong for the girls at the school's Halloween dance when Metamoor henchmen crash the party and attempt to capture them. The girls have to command their newly discovered powers in their first battle against evil. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Look! Look! The Cat wants to cook! Told with simple rhymes and rhythms, this jaunty illustrated tale gives very young readers a taste of the Cat in the Hat’s flamboyant cooking skills as he slaps on a Chef’s hat and whips up purple cupcakes using some truly odd ingredients! A cat-terrific spin-off based on Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat movie.
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Welcome to Meadowbank, an exclusive school for privileged young ladies. A fine lot. A dangerous one, too. Two teachers have already bitten the dust. It's obvious to Hercule Poirot that someone is out to scratch Meadowbank's respectable veneer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 作者简介： Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime．Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in 100 foreign languages．She is the most widely publiShed author of all time and in any language，outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare．She is the author of 80 crime novel and short story coUections，19 plays,and six novels written under the narne of Mary Westrmacott． Agatha Christie’S fast novel,The Mysterious Affair at Styles,was written towards the end of the First Wold War．in which she served as a VAD．In it she created Hercule Poiroh the little Belgian detective who was destined tO become the most popular det
In this book your children can have fun counting and meet the friendly baby animal pop-ups. Your children can also read the humorous rhyming text.
Bright, simple illustrations give almost-readers the confidence to step into the world of reading in this book that "combines phonics and word recognition, making sounds and letters recognizable. Highly recommended." --School Library Journal (starred) The accompanying cassette has a listening side for nonreaders and a read-aloud side with page-turn signals for youngsters just learning to read. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
The sniper’s bullet nearly killed him. But Alex Rider managed to survive . . . just in time for more trouble to come his way. When kidnappers attempt to snatch a fellow patient from the exclusive hospital where Alex is recovering, he knows he has to stop him. But the boy he saves is no ordinary patient: He is the son of Nikolai Drevin, one of the richest men in the world. The eccentric billionaire has been targeted by Force Three, a group of eco-terrorists who claim his project Ark Angel—the first luxury hotel in outer space—is a danger to the environment. Soon Alex discovers that Force Three will stop at nothing to destroy Ark Angel, even if it means sending four hundred tons of molten glass and steel hurtling down to Earth and killing millions . . . unless Alex can stop them.
Illus. in color. The story of a moose who was too hospitable for his own good "is told in verses which march in double-quick time. The pictures are scenes of happy confusion."--The New York Times. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Pull each home apart to find some farm friends.Then hide them again.They'll be your secret！
In the seventh book in the popular Warriors: The New Prophecy series, evil lurks in the form of Firestar’s dead enemy, Tigerstar. He walks in the dark place, plotting Firestar’s death and the assumption of power by his own sons. One of Tigerstar’s sons is Brambleclaw, now Firestar’s good friend; the other is Hawkfrost, who shares his father’s hatred. Will Brambleclaw turn on his friend? As series fans will expect, the action here proves as compelling as the relationships between cats and the dynamics among the clans. Grades 6-9. --Sally Estes As shadows of the past continue to haunt the forest, Brambleclaw is haunted by a dark figure on a dangerous quest for revenge, and must struggle to remain true to his Clan. A sinister path is unfolding and the time is coming for certain warriors to make the choices that will determine their destiny . . . and the destiny of all the Clans. 作者简介： Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natu
Join Pooh,Piglet,Tigger and all their friends in this fun-packed treasure.The lovely selection of stories will take you on a journey through the Hundred-Acre Wood!
Bobby Pendragon is a seemingly normal fourteen-year-old boy. He has a family, a home, and even Marley, his beloved dog. But there is something very special about Bobby. He is going to save the world. And not just Earth as we know it. Bobby is slowly starting to realize that life in the cosmos isn't quite what he thought it was. And before he can object, he is swept off to an alternate dimension known as Denduron, a territory inhabited by strange beings, ruled by a magical tyrant, and plagued by dangerous revolution. If Bobby wants to see his family again, he's going to have to accept his role as savior, and accept it wholeheartedly. Because, as he is about to discover, Denduron is only the beginning....
When winter days are coldand grey, when froost lies on theground,I like to slip aWay into a multi-coloured land! Ever fancied chasing rainbows onthe backof a humpback whale? Diveinto Christine Pym'sexquisitely decorative debut picture book:abright underwater world, rich withcolour and full ofsurprises!..
Goosebumps is a series of children's horror fiction novellas created and authored by R. L. Stine. Sixty-two books were published under the Goosebumps umbrella title from 1992 to 1997, the last one being Monster Blood IV. Pick a scare. Any scare.Trick cards, floating scarves, disappearing doves. Tim Swanson loves magic tricks. Someday he wants to be a real magician. Just like his all-time favorite hero, Amaz-O. But then Tim goes to Amaz-O's show. And he finds out his idol is a total grump. That's when Tim decides to steal the bag of tricks. Amaz-O's bag of secret tricks. Scary tricks. Like the one with the multiplying red balls. And all those hissing snakes....
Here is a whole host of mind-boggling questions, some crazy andsome not so crazy. Whatever else, you can have hilarious fun whileproving that you are smarter than a Zozzfozzel.
When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find". Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally spills the crystals on his aunts' withered peach tree, he sets the adventure in motion. From the old tree a single peach grows, and grows, and grows some more, until finally James climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from his despicable aunts to a whole new life. James befriends an assortment of hilarious characters, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider and Centipede--each with his or her own song to sing. Roald Dahl's rich imagery and amusing characters ensure that parents will not tire of reading this classic aloud, which they will no doubt be called to do over and over again! We'll just come right out a
Small enough to squeeze through power lines, Ms. Frizzle's class learns how electric current travels through the town, lights up a light bulb, heats up a toaster, and runs an electric motor. Fans of the Magic School Bus won't be left behind by this simple and informative introduction to the generation and distribution of electricity.
Sasha has everything she wants: kind housefolk who take care of her during the day and the freedom to explore the woods beyond Twolegplace at night. But when Sasha is forced to leave her home, she must forge a solitary new life in the forest. Life on her own is exciting at first but quickly gets lonely. When Sasha meets Tigerstar, leader of ShadowClan, she wonders whether she would be better off joining the ranks of his forest Clan. But Tigerstar has many secrets, and Sasha must decide whether she can trust him.
The Children's HUMAN BODY Encyclopedia is a clear and comprehensive guide to how our amazing bodies work, full of fascinating facts and intriguing information.Discover the onswers to questions such as: ·How does my heort pump? ·What makes me sweot ond shiver? ·Why do identical twins look the some? ·Which is the smallest bone in my body? ... and mony, many more
