Product Details Age Range: 6 and up Grade Level: 1 and up Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Signet Classics; Reissue edition (April 4, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 0451530144 ISBN-13: 978-0451530141 Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches Book De*ion Release date: April 4, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0451530144 | ISBN-13: 978-0451530141 | Edition: Reissue | Age Range: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up Hailed as one of the most enduringly popular works of the twentieth century, The Wind in the Willows is a classic of magical fancy and enchanting wit. Penned in lyrical prose, the adventures and misadventures of the book s intrepid quartet of heroes Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and, of course, the incorrigible Toad raise fantasy to the level of myth. Reflecting the freshness of childhood wonder, the story still offers adults endless sophistication, substance, and depth. The animals world embodies the author s wry, whimsical, and unfailingly inventive im
徒步东京 英文原版 Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods 内容简介 This prize-winning book is both an illustrated tour of a Tokyo rarely seen in Japan travel guides and an artist's warm, funny, visually rich, and always entertaining graphic memoir. Florent Chavouet, a young graphic artist, spent six months exploring Tokyo while his girlfriend interned at a company there. Each day he would set forth with a pouch full of color pencils and a sketchpad, and visit different neighborhoods. This stunning book records the city that he got to know during his adventures. It isn't the Tokyo of packaged tours and glossy guidebooks, but a grittier, vibrant place, full of ordinary people going about their daily lives and the scenes and activities that unfold on the streets of a bustling metropolis. Here you find business men and women, hipsters, students, grandmothers, shopkeepers, policemen, and other urban types and tribes in all manner of dress and hairstyles. A
This book wi[[ transport you to the greatest metropolises and the most beautiful cities around the globe - from Africa to Asia and "Down Under," and from Europe to North and South America. Experience fascinating insights into the canyon-like streets of modern super-cities, or take a stroll through picturesque lanes all across the continents. These cities have so much to tell - about the greatest events in world history, and also the local stories that constitute the life of a city, every single day.
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This book will transport you to the most stunning places in the world.Discover one-of-a-kind natural paradises and awesome manmade structures around the globe, from Africa to Asia and Oceania, from Europe to North and South America. Extensive de*ions and fascinating photographs capture the magic of stunning natural wonders and impressive constructions.Delve into the world of towering mountain ranges, fire-spewing volcanoes, ancient trees, towers and skyscrapers that truly reach for the heavens, intriguing bridges, historical temples and churches and much, much more.
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Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy.Healthy Travel Central South America is a user-friendly guideto minimising health risks and dealing with problems while on theroad. Along with a comprehensive first-aid section, this second editionprovides clear guidelines on the correct treatment of illnessescommon to the region, such as altitude sickness. Included is anillustrated guide to useful rainforest plants, and information onhow to recognise and avoid wildlife hazards, from leeches topiranhas and tarantulas.
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