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The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere child

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With more than five million copies in print all around the world, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is the ultimate teenage success guide—now updated for the digital age. Imagine you had a roadmap—a step-by-step guide to help you get from where you are now, to where you want to be in the future. Your goals, your dreams, your plans…they are all within reach. You just need the tools to help you get there. That’s what Sean Covey’s landmark book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, has been to millions of teens: a handbook to self-esteem and success. Now updated for the digital age, this classic book applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to the tough issues and life-changing decisions teens face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a simple approach to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, and get along with their parents, as well as tackle the new challenges of our time, like cyberbullying and social med

Tumble down the rabbit hole and find yourself in an inky black-and-white wonderland. This interactive activity book takes you on a ramble through a secret garden created in beautifully detailed pen-and-ink illustrations - all waiting to be brought to life through colouring, but each also sheltering all kinds of tiny creatures just waiting to be found. And there are also bits of the garden that still need to be completed by you. Appealing to all ages, the intricately-realized world of the Secret Garden is both beautiful and inspirational.

This edition of The Art Book presents a new way of looking atart with children. It's an A - Z guide to thirty of the mostengaging artists and one of their most famous works of art.Designed for both adult and child to enjoy together, the bookencourages children to learn to look, and to imagine why artistschoose to create art in the way that they do. Accessible andeducational The Art Book, Children's Edition is fun and easy touse. A perfect introduction to art for children everywhere. FromLeonardo's iconic Mona Lisa to Andy Warhol's equally iconic Marilynand from Jeff Koons' exuberant, flower-encrusted Puppy to GrantWood's severe American Gothic, 30 works appearing in the originalArt Book have been selected for The Art Book Children's Edition fortheir significance in art history as well as their appeal tochildren. The giants of art history such as Van Gogh, Matisse,Rembrandt, Turner and Velazquez are all here, but the Children'sEdition also offers its readers an introduction to challenging,recent artists

There is a Welsh legend about a harp of gold, hidden within acertain hill, that will be found by a boy and a white dog withsilver eyes -- a dog that can see the wind. Will Stanton knewnothing of this when he came to Wales to recover from a severeillness. But when he met Bran, a strange boy who owned a white dog,he began to remember. For Will is the last-born of the Old Ones,immortals dedicated to saving the world from the forces of evil,the Dark. And it is Will's task to wake-with the golden harp -- thesix who must be roused from their long slumber in the Welsh hillsto prepare for the last battle between the Dark and the Light. 《灰国王》是美国著名儿童文学作家苏珊·库珀的力作《黑暗蔓延》魔幻系列的第四部。该系列深受各国小读者欢迎，被誉为媲美哈利·波特的魔幻大作。而本书更是获得了美国纽伯瑞文学奖金奖。 故事发生在威尔士。患了一场大病后，威尔被母亲送到威尔士乡下亲戚家去休养。他在