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.

“Bears like Paddington are very rare,” says Mrs Bird, “and agood thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune inmarmalade.”The Brown Family first met Paddington on a railwaystation – Paddington station, in fact – and now he is just anothermember of their family, if a slightly unusual one.As he sayshimself, “Things happen to me – I’m that sort of bear.” With hisattempts at home decorating, detective work and photography, theBrown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particularbrand of chaos.

The field trip to the planetarium is foiled when the museumturns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The MagicSchool Bus turns into a spaceship and takes the class on a tripzooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond! Withup-to-date facts about the solar system, revised for thisedition. 弗瑞丝小姐班上的学生个个兴高采烈，因为他们要去参观天文馆。谁知竟然休馆！幸好，神奇的老师有办法挽救这一切。样车变成了一艘太空船，直接穿越了大气层，载着弗瑞丝小姐和班上的同学冲向月球和更远的外太空！对弗瑞丝小姐来说，这虽然只是踩上油门踏板一小步，对神奇校车迷来说，却是扩大想像力的一大步——跟随着神奇校车飞入太空，展开前所未有、棒的太阳系探索之旅！

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.

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 theymove from their little house on the banks of Plum Creek to thewilderness of the unsettled Dakota Territory. Here Pa works on thenew railroad until he finds a homestead claim that is perfect fortheir new little house. Laura takes her first train ride as she,her sisters, and their mother come out to live with Pa on theshores of Silver Lake. After a lonely winter in the surveyors'house, Pa puts up the first building in what will soon be abrand-new town on the beautiful shores of Silver Lake. TheIngallses' covered-wagon travels are finally over.

Tilja has grown up in the peaceful Valley, which is protectedfrom the fearsome Empire by an enchanted forest. But the forest'spower has begun to fade and the Valley is in danger. Tilja is theyoungest of four brave souls who venture into the Empire togetherto find the mysterious magician who can save the Valley. And muchto her amazement, Tilja gradually learns that only she, an ordinarygirl with no magical powers, has the ability to protect her groupand their quest from the Empire's sorcerers. "From the Hardcoveredition."

All new edition of a dictionary designed for people withlimited English language skills. Great for ESL students. More than36,000 entries with concise, easy-to-understand definitions. Morethan 20,000 usage examples with over 400 detailed line drawings,many revised. Also includes word histories, biographical names andgeographical names.

“I’ve never known such a bear for smelling things out,” saidMrs Bird. Paddington’s sharp nose and his talent for getting intodifficulties lead him to an orange marmalade tasting party. Hisenthusiasm lands him in a barrel of marmalade, causing an avalanchein the warehouse. And, one morning, he sniffs out a surprise forhimself and discovers that he is about to embark on the greatestadventure of his life.