《星期三的战争》 讲述七年级学生霍林在一个学年里的生活和学习经历: 每个星期三下午都是一场灾难,因为班上的一半同学要去犹太教堂学习希伯来文,另一半则要到天主教堂参加教义问答,作为班里唯一的一名基督徒,霍林不得不与严肃的贝克夫人一起待在教室。不苟言笑的贝克夫人似乎总在刁难霍林, 罚 他清理黑板擦、打扫教室、整理大老鼠笼子 在种种手段都宣告失败后,贝克夫人使出了最致命的一招 让霍林阅读 冗长 而 乏味 的莎士比亚作品 于是,一场旷日持久的 战争 在两人之间悄然展开。
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, an armada of 7,000 ships carrying 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. Up until then the Allied forces had suffered serious defeats, yet D -Day, as the invasion was called, spelled the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and the Third Reich. Readers will dive into the heart of the action and discover how it was planned and carried out and how it overwhelmed the Germans who had been tricked into thinking the attack would take place elsewhere. D-Day was a major turning point in World War II and hailed as one of the greatest military attacks of all time.
英国儿童文学不朽的传奇 击败《哈利 波特与魔法石》,荣获由儿童票选大奖 英国儿童图书大奖 信念决定人生,令人赞叹的勇气之书、温暖之书、有爱之书 跨越国界、时空,悲欢离合的生命波澜,感动全球千万读者 2000年英国作家童书奖、红房子儿童图书奖 2000年入围英国卡内基文学奖、惠特布雷德儿童文学奖 2001年法国魔法师奖、索西埃儿童文学奖 畅销百万的英国儿童桂冠作家、《柑橘与柠檬啊》《奔向荒野》作者麦克 莫波格励心之作 史诗般的奇航,惊险更胜《少年Pi的奇幻漂流》;现代版的《鲁滨逊漂流记》,更为感人,更为精彩 国际大导演斯皮尔伯格评价莫波格的作品 故事传达出的灵魂和感受在每个国家都会引起共鸣 孤岛,男孩,老兵,红毛猩猩 一座孤岛锁住两个人,却锁不住沉甸甸的爱,一个老
When you're with me, Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabu-mouse adventure Sally Ratmousen broke some shocking news: "The Rodent's Gazette" was out of money and in danger of closing. Then Grandfather William broke even worse news to me: I needed to sell my comfy, cozy house in order to save our paper How terrible But could I sell it -- and find a new home -- in time to help
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON ...
"Librarians often say that every book is not for every child, but "The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp "is" ("The New York Times"). Meet Bingo and J'miah, raccoon brothers on a mission to save Sugar Man Swamp in this rollicking tale and National Book Award Finalist from Newbery Honoree Kathi Appelt. Raccoon brothers Bingo and J'miah are the newest recruits of the Official Sugar Man Swamp Scouts. The opportunity to serve the Sugar Man--the massive creature who delights in delicious sugar cane and magnanimously rules over the swamp--is an honor, and also a big responsibility, since the rest of the swamp critters rely heavily on the intel of these hardworking Scouts. Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn is not a member of any such organization. But he loves the swamp something fierce, and he'll do anything to help protect it. And help is surely needed, because world-class alligator wrestler Jaeger Stitch wants to turn Sugar Man swamp into an Alligator World Wrestling Arena and Theme Park,
The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (Sun) Kinney is right up there with JK Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. Watership Down by Richard Adams has become one of the most famous animals adventures ever written. In this epic story, a young rabbit called Fiver senses that something terrible is about to happen to the warren - he is sure of it. Fiver's sixth sense is never wrong according to his brother, Hazel. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they face their most difficult challenge of all . . . Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor. After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in the army and then went into the Civil Servic
Most people get presents on their sixteenth birthday. I geta prophecy that could save or destroy the world. That's how it iswhen you're the son of Poseidon, God of the Sea. According to anancient prophecy, bad things will happen when I turn sixteen -because I'm the one who gets to decide the fate of the entireworld. But no pressure. This is the one where Kronos, Lord of theTitans, is beginning his attack on New York City, where MountOlympus stands virtually unguarded. Oh, and the dreaded (and not tomention enormous) monster Typhon is also heading our way. So it'sme and forty of my demigod friends versus untold evil...
Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. I, Geronimo Stilton, was finishing up work one evening when I opened a letter from Uncle Stingysnout. He needed to see me immediately I headed straight to Penny Pincher Castle for what I thought would be a nice visit . . . but my uncle put me straight to work. Moldy mozzarella, what a terrible vacation
In these top-secret files, Rick Riordan, Camp Half-Blood'ssenior scribe, gives you an inside look at the world of demigodsthat no regular human child is allowed to see. These highlyclassified archives include three of Percy Jackson's most perilousadventures, a "Spotter's Guide to Monsters", a "Who's Who in GreekMythology", "Percy's Summer Camp Report" and much more. So, ifyou're armed with this book, you'll have everything you need toknow to keep you alive in your training. Your own adventures havejust begun...
Nancy Drew becomes involved in a double mystery concerning ahaunted bridge and jewel thieves.
本书是美国“动物奇幻小说女王”凯瑟琳·拉丝基的*力作,它以被弃小狼——福狼的传奇故事为线索,将狼族生活与文学想象巧妙融合,编织成一套磨难成就传奇的神奇小说。从狼的生存,到狼的等级,从狼的情感,到狼的战争——狼族生活在本系列中被展现得淋漓尽致;从深沉的母爱,到坚定的信念,从温暖的友情,到超常的智慧——福狼与伙伴们不屈不挠的冒险经历被描写得细腻真切。 《星梯的召唤》是该系列的第四部。 今年的夏天有点奇怪——原本热烈、丰富的大自然在一场怪异暴风雪的席卷下瞬间消失,狼族赖以生存的*和麋鹿也都消失踪影,大饥荒瞬间笼罩了整个森林。面对死亡威胁,狼群之间的约定开始土崩瓦解。流言四起。一头自称是先知的狼带着成千上万绝望的同胞走向死亡之地。小福狼与伙伴们准备击败先知。但在这孤立无援的旅
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. THE CAY is a tense and compulsive survival story by Theodore Taylor of a young boy and an old man adrift on the ocean, then marooned on a tiny, deserted island. It is also a fascinating study of the relationship between Phillip, white, American, and influenced by his mother's prejudices, and the black man upon whom Phillip's life depends. Theodore Taylor was born in 1921 in North Carolina, USA. The idea for THE CAY, his first novel for children, came when he was researching an adult bookabout German submarine attacks in the Second World War. THE CAY was first published in 1969 and has won many literary awards. Theodore Taylor died in 2006. Also available in A Puffin Book: CHARLOTTE'S WEB and BACK HOME by Michelle Magorian CHARL
He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and SadieKane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophisis threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and theKanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy himonce and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Lifeare on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the younginitiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forcesof chaos. The Kanes' only hope is an ancient spell that might turnthe serpent's own shadow into a weapon, but the magic has been lostfor a millennia. To find the answer they need, the Kanes must relyon the murderous ghost of a powerful magician who might be able tolead them to the serpent's shadow . . . or might lead them to theirdeaths in the depths of the underworld. Nothing less than the mortal world is at stake when the Kane familyfulfills its destiny in this thrilling conclusion to the KaneChronicles. Exclusive to the paperback edition: "The Son of So