Discoveredintheatticinwhichshespentthelastyearsofherlife,AnneFrank'sremarkablediaryhassincebecomeaworldclassic apowerfulreminderofthehorrorsofwarandaneloquenttestamenttothehumanspirit.In1942,withNazisoccupyingHolland,athirteen-year-oldJewishgirlandherfamilyfledtheirhomeinAmsterdamandwentintohiding.Forthenexttwoyears,untiltheirwhereaboutswerebetrayedtotheGestapo,theyandanotherfamilylivedcloisteredinthe"SecretAnnex"ofanoldofficebuilding.Cutofffromtheoutsideworld,theyfacedhunger,boredom,theconstantcrueltiesoflivinginconfinedquarters,andtheever-presentthreatofdiscoveryanddeath.InherdiaryAnneFrankrecordedvividimpressionsofherexperiencesduringthisperiod.Byturnsthoughtful,moving,andamusing,heraccountoffersafascinatingcommentaryonhumancourageandfrailtyandacompellingself-portraitofasensitiveandspiritedyoungwomanwhosepromisewastragicallycutshort.
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himse
The updated and expanded ultimate guide to the minifigures of the LEGO[registered] Star Wars[trademark] galaxy DK's expanded LEGO[registered] Star Wars[trademark] Character Encyclopedia now includes many more new LEGO Star Wars minifigures! Meet the amazing LEGO Star Wars minifigures. Discover incredible LEGO Star Wars facts, such as which minifigure is the rarest and which can be found in the most LEGO sets. This new updated and expanded edition contains 72 additional pages of new minifigures. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group.
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himse
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himse
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himse
本书结合当前国家正大力发展职业教育的态势,就高等职业教育的教育教学管理、课程设置、高职体系设计及改革、教师队伍建设及职业培训,以及高职院校的品牌建设等进行了论述,就如何促进高职院校的良性发展提出了相关解决方案。
本书记录了日本国立小学一年四季的校园生活。在这一年里,作为父母教师会(PTA)委员的作者,参与了学校几乎所有的活动,每天都有新的发现和感悟,对日本的基础教育有入微的观察和深入的思考,也对比了中日基础教育的差别与差距。本书在教育细节方面有很多着墨,例如开学典礼、午餐教学、母亲的职能、社会课、日本小学的游泳课、毕业歌剧的排演等等,通过这些细节以及对背后日本文化的解读,读者可以更好地了解日本的基础教育和文化传统。书中附上了作者孩子的日记。从这些日记中可以看出:曾经被视为问题学生的他如何一步步转变为一个有上进心、有责任感、有梦想的孩子。
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himse
Camp is supposed to be fun, but Sarah hates Camp Cold Lake. The lake is gross and slimy. And she's having a little trouble with her bunkmates. They hate her.So Sarah comes up with a plan. She'll pretend to drown -- then everyone will feel sorry for her.But things don't go exactly the way Sarah planned. Because down by the cold, dark lake someone is watching her. Stalking her. Someone with pale blue eyes. And a see-through body. . . .
Dear Zoo is twenty-five years old -- and still as popular as ever! And with an updated look, this children's classic is sure to delight a new generation of readers!
They're baa-ck! Just when you thought it was safe…the top-selling titles in the series that revolutionized horro are back with a fresh new look.
A boy falls asleep and experiences several wordless, surreal journeys. PW said, "This unbroken dreamscape is artfully carried through a blending of ancient and modern motifs; the book is an exceptional choice for children and visually enticing for older readers." Ages 4-8. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Tina Humber is 40 and living in the States when a moment ofpanic about her 10 year-old daughter triggers the memory of herchildhood friend, Mandy Baker, who went missing at the same agefrom the sleepy Cambridgeshire village where they grew up. As Tinareplays events and the past comes back to life, she begins tosuspect the awful truth of what happened to Mandy. But after somany years, will anyone believe what is based on nothing more thanconjecture, intuition and fragments of memory? And even if she isable to placate the ghost of Mandy Baker, there will be profoundconsequences for the living, including herself. Set against thebackdrop of the waterlogged Fens, Jill Dawson's powerful new novelcaptures the mysteries of childhood, and that volatile transitionalstage when girls become aware of their attractions -- but do notgrasp the dangers.
Attractively rebranded, this classic brightly illustrated Cat InThe Hat Beginner Book is certain to turn even 'non-readers' intoreaders. Join the big and little dogs at play in this vibrant,action-packed Blue Back Beginner Book. Using a 75-word vocabularyand clear illustrations, pre-readers are helpfully introduced tothe concepts of number, colour, and opposites. Beginner Books havebeen designed to appeal directly to children through the use ofhumour, rhyme and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by thenon-reading child. Some Beginner Books are simple stories, othersare hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to givechildren confidence and make them want to go on reading.
To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. But whatever the tale, both children and adults alike can be delighted by the artistry in Potter's illustrations, while they also enjoy a very goo
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The moreyou learn, the more places you'll go". In this delightful book, Dr.Seuss celebrates the joys of reading, encouraging young children totake pride in their budding reading abilities. With his uniquecombination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learnto read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchicCat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK's top ten favouritechildren's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a globalbest-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. Asthe first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins isrelaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss's best-selling books, including suchperennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham andFox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, the bright new coverdesigns incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, withthe standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands -