The timeless classic of love and sacrifice during the FrenchRevolution! With insight and compassion, Dickens casts his talewith such memorable characters as the evil Madame Defarge and herknitted patterns of death, the gentle Lucie Manette and herunfailing devotion to her downtrodden father, and the courageousSydney Carton, who would give his own love--and life--for a womanthat would never be his.
▲基本信息 【 书 名 】: NGR BARACK OBAMA 进口儿童绘本 [平装] [6-12岁] 【 作 者 】: Caroline Crosson Gilpin 【 I S B N】: 9781426317590 【出 版 社】: Penguin Random House US 【出版时间】: 2014-11-03 【正文语种】: 英文 【商品标识】: 19523280 【品牌】: 其他品牌 【页数】 : 32 内容简介 What biography series is complete without a title on the current U.S. President: Barack Obama? The election of an African American president was truly a monumental day in American history. His legacy will live on as a barrier-breaker and a pioneer. Learn all about our 44th President in this fascinating leveled reader. 作者简介 CARRIE GILPIN has been a writer, editor, and teacher for 25 years. She is currently a newspaper education editor and freelance writer
It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since there has been a garden at the House. All the animals of the Hill are very excited about the new Folks moving in, and they wonder how things are going to change. It’s only a matter of time before the animals of the Hill find out just who is moving in, and they may be a little bit surprised when they do.,nullnullRobert Lawson (1892-1957) received his art training at the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts. His favorite medium, pen and ink, is used expressively and with detail in his black and white illustrations in The Story of Ferdinand (by Munro Leaf). In addition to illustrating many children's books, including Mr. Popper's Penguins , Robert Lawson also wrote and illustrated a number of his own books for children. In 1940, he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his picture book illustrations in They Were Strong and Good and in 1944, he was awarded the Newbery Medal for his middle gra
《Bantam Classics Twelfth Night》 by William Shakespeare (Author),David Bevington (Author) Product details Paperback: 127 pages Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell; New edition edition (1 Jan. 1980) Language: English ISBN-10: 0553213083 ISBN-13: 978-0553213089 Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 1.5 x 17.5 cm Product De*ion Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. Juxtaposed to it is the satirical story of a self-deluded steward who dreams of becoming Count Malvolio only to receive his comeuppance at the hands of the merrymakers he wishes to suppress. The two plots combine to create a farce touched with melancholy, mixed throughout with seductively beautiful explorations on the themes of love and time, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown s sad song. Each Edition Includes: Comprehensive explanatory notes Vivid introduc
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For over 150 years, Pride And Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen herself called this brilliant work her "own darling child." Pride And Prejudice , the story of Mrs. Bennet's attempts to marry off her five daughters is one of the best-loved and most enduring classics in English literature. Excitement fizzes through the Bennet household at Longbourn in Hertfordshire when young, eligible Mr. Charles Bingley rents the fine house nearby. He may have sisters, but he also has male friends, and one of these the haughty, and even wealthier, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy irks the vivacious Elizabeth Bennet, the second of the Bennet girls. She annoys him. Which is how we know they must one day marry. The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and Darcy is a splendid rendition of civilized sparring. As the characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, Jane Austen's radiantly caustic wit and keen observation sparkle.,