This is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside, which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes. 《*塔卡》出版于1927年,讲的是一只年轻的雄性*每天如何在恶犬和恶人的世界里挣扎着寻找食物、伙伴和安全的故事。
Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingeniouscriminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to holda leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargainedfor when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (LowerElements Police Reconnaissance Unit). This is a truly modernclassic, first published in 2002.
Greg Heffley is not willing to be the odd man out. A dance at Greg's middle school has everyone scrambling to finda partner, and Greg is determined not to be left by the wayside. Sohe concocts a desperate plan to find someone—anyone!—to go with onthe big night. But Greg's schemes go hilariously awry, and his only option isto attend the dance with his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, and afemale classmate as a "group of friends." But the night is long,and anything can happen along the way. Who will arrive at the dancetriumphantly, and who will end up being the third wheel?
Trevor's mum has offered him GBP30 to walk the dog every dayof the holidays. But Streaker is no ordinary dog, she's a rocket onfour legs with a woof attached! Trevor enlists the help of bestfriend Tina to keep Streaker under control - with some hilariousresults! This is a favourite story from a prize-winning author.
IS THIS ARMAGEDDON FOR ARTEMIS FOWL? Opal Koboi, power-crazed pixie, is plotting to exterminatemankind and become fairy queen. If she succeeds, the spirits of long-dead fairy warriors willrise from the earth, inhabit the nearest available bodies and wreakmass destruction. But what happens if those nearest bodies includecrows, or deer, or badgers - or two curious little boys by thenames of Myles and Beckett Fowl? Yes, it's true. Criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl's four-year-oldbrothers could be involved in destroying the human race. CanArtemis and Captain Holly Short of the Lower Elements Police stopOpal and prevent the end of the world?
一个患病的英国小男孩被送往乡间姑婆的老宅中休养。寂静中他发现了在古宅里的一个秘密:借东西的小人。借东西的小人只有铅笔一般高,他们把家安在房子的地板下,靠从楼上的“巨人”那里“借”东西为生。他们害怕的就是被“看见”。 借东西的小女孩阿瑞埃蒂在门外草丛里被小男孩看见。好心的小男孩弄好帮助这一家小人借东西,还充当信使,为他们和住在别处的亲戚送信。但好景不长,妇管家也发现了小人一家,她关住小男孩,找来警察、猫和捕鼠专家对付小人。万分危急之际,小人一家是如何成功逃脱人类的追捕的呢?他们在后来的颠沛流离的野外生活中又发生了哪些惊险和奇遇呢?
留级生巴斯蒂安到书店偷了一本《永远讲不完的故事》,他逃课到体育和储藏室里读这本书。不知不觉,他进入了这本书,并与书中一个绿皮肤的勇敢的小男孩阿特莱尤成为了朋友。阿特莱尤被幻想王国的天真女皇选为拯救王国的英雄,并授予幻想王国的标志“奥林”。为了拯救幻想王国,不被虚无所吞噬,阿特莱尤进行了一次远征。而此时,进入书中的巴斯蒂安意外获得荣誉。他因此而忘乎所以,在魔女萨义德的引诱挑拨下,他和朋友们分裂了,并且当上了幻想王国的皇帝,后来终于在老友阿特莱尤的帮助下找回了迷失的自己,找到了生命之水,回到了现实世界。
Based in part on the author's own life, "David Copperfield" isthe epic story of a young man's journey of self-discovery - from anunhappy and impoverished childhood to his vocation as a successfulnovelist. Among the memorable cast of characters he encountersalong the way are his brutal stepfather, Mr Murdstone; bubbly NursePeggotty; his brilliant, but unworthy schoolmate Steerforth, hiseccentric aunt, Betsy Trotwood, the scheming clerk Uriah Heep, theenchanting Dora and the magnificent Mr Macawber - a character muchlike Dickens' own father. Full of tragedy and comedy in equalmeasure, "David Copperfield" remains one of the most enduring andpopular of Dickens' novels.