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.

Following the success of his stage adaptation of "The BFG",David Wood has now written a series of scenes, or "playlets" forperformance by children in schools and other amateur groups. Withnotes on simple staging, props and costumes, these plays can beperformed with the minimum of experience or resources. Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze ofthe early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer?Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh... Big Friendly Giant! ThisBFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a Londonstreet, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away withher to giant land. And he's not really all that B when comparedwith his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being suchan oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers,and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he'sblowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way isthat for a G to behave? The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable

The woodland animals were all getting ready for the winter.Geese flew south, rabbits and deer grew thick warm coats, and theraccoons and chipmunks lay down for a long winter nap. ComeChristmastime, the wise owls were the first to see the rainbowaround the moon. It was a sure sign that the big snow was on itsway.

This bestselling book features a collection of favorite I Spyriddles that send readers searching 12 photographs for hiddenobjects.

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 Pa,Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie, and little Grace bravely face the hardwinter of 1880-81 in their little house in the Dakota Territory.Blizzards cover the little town with snow, cutting off all suppliesfrom the outside. Soon there is almost no food left, so youngAlmanzo Wilder and a friend make a dangerous trip across theprairie to find some wheat. Finally a joyous Christmas iscelebrated in a very unusual way in this most exciting of all theLittle House books.

Spring has come to the muntains, and the bears have emergedfrom their winter's sleep -- all but the Great Bear, who sleeps onin his den.In the Ute village, a boy called Short Tail worries thatthe Geat Bear will starve if he doesn't waken. So Short Tail headsoff into the mountains to rouse the Great Bear. But on the way tothe Great Bear's den, Short Tail too falls asleep, and slips into amagical dream in which the Great Bear teaches him a wornderfulsecret to share with his people.Will Hobbs's lyrical text and JillKastner's rich, evoctive oil paintings bring the story of a NativeAmerican tradition ot vivid life.

A visit to the Natural History Museum turns into anadventure for Katie when she steps back in time to the world of thedinosaurs! Katie helps a baby dinosaur find his family, rides onthe back of a Brontosaurus, and has a picnic with a Triceratops!But just what will she feed a very hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex?

A lonely little girl whispers into the ear of a marblestatue and breathes life into his soul - and so the magicbegins.

在一个普通的日子里，男孩在沙滩上捡拾到一架被海浪冲上岸的照相机。他将相机中的底片拿去冲洗后，看到了许多令人难以置信的相片，有在海龟背上的城市、会移动的海星岛屿、坐在沙发上看书的章鱼等等。甚至透过其中一张照片，还可以看到每一张过去曾经发现相机、并拍下自己影象的所有小孩。而这个惊人的发现，也让男孩下定决心，他也要做之前每个小孩都会做的事。

Susan Marie Swanson's elegant prose and Beth Krommes' spectacular illustrations open up a night time world where ordinary objects become beautifully illuminated. Images of a key, a toy, a bear, and a book leap from the pages as we're reminded that even when night arrives, the sun's warm light never truly leaves us. A spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home in this bedtime book for young children. Naming night time things that are both comforting and intriguing to preschoolers - a key, a bed, the moon - this timeless book illuminates a reassuring order to the universe.

《丁丁歷險記》是一套關於新聞記者丁丁的環球歷險故事，節曲折，内容健康，情適合青少年閱讀。它在1930年問世後，很快就風靡比利時，接着橫掃歐洲，並感動了世界萬千讀者，在歐洲有95％的兒童熟悉丁丁的故事，還有60％的青年和80％父母表示喜歡丁丁這樣的朋友。《丁丁歷險記》至今已被譯成55種語言，銷售達2億冊，每年的全球總銷量保持在200萬本，各種紀錄還在不斷改寫。

Illus. in full color. In an original yarn of the Louisiana bayou, McKissackhonors the tradition of bragging about the one that got away. Hugh Thomas hearsthat strange things happen on the Bayou Clapateaux, but he's skeptical--untilhe invents a fish story of his own. "McKissack understands the elements of agood story, and includes just enough detail to make it work. Uninhibitedsplashes of vivid colors fill the pages and elicit a joyous emotional responseto the dynamic human figures. A radiant debut for a talentedillustrator."--(starred) School Library Journal. 小男孩Hugh的家乡是一块神奇的地方。不过，对于传说中的奇事，他觉得那只是玩笑。有一天，当Hugh抓到了一百万条鱼，遇到鳄鱼的威胁、浣 熊敲竹杠、狗熊的刁难，就连邻居家的猫也来瓜分。后Hugh带回家的鱼只够吃一顿的了。这次他明白了什么叫“不可思议”。