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.
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”。
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.
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。
This is the story of a little girl named Fern who loved alittlepig named Wilbur and of Wilbur's dear friend, CharlotteA.Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. With the unlikely helpofTempleton the rat, and a wonderfully clever plan of herown,Charlotte saves the life of Wilbur, who by this time has grownupto be quite a pig. This is a time-honored classic favorite. 《夏洛的网》,一首关于生命,友情,爱与忠诚的赞歌!一部傲居 “ 美国伟大的十部儿童文学名著 ” 首位的童话!风行世界五十年,发行。 夏洛是一只蜘蛛,威尔伯则是一只小猪,当小猪不可避免地要走向它一生的终点时,夏洛英勇地站了出来,它在自己的网上织出了一些赞美这只小猪的字样,从而使小猪在展览会上赢得风光,也侥幸地活了下来。这种奇特而温馨的友谊感染了无数的人。夏洛在剩下后一口气时,为威尔伯编织了后一个奇迹 ……
Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. He's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that. Unfortunately, all that most people see is a "fra-gile" boy who's scared of snakes and talks too much. But everything changes when a former slave steals money from Elijah's friend, who has been saving to buy his family out of captivity in the South. Now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief--and his dangerous journey just might make a hero out of him, if only he can find the courage to get back home.
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.
Essie is smart. She can read hard library books and make cocoa.Amber is brave. She isn't afraid of the rat in the wall or ofclimbing up in high places. Amber and Essie are sisters and bestfriends. Together, they can do anything. Ages 7+
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.
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