Moldy mozzarella, it was every mouse's worst nightmare! My old friend Creepella von Cacklefur called me one night and ordered me to join her for the weekend at her family's spooky castle. And before I could say "boo!" she'd mouse-napped me! Now I was stuck in the gloomiest, eeriest castle I'd ever seen. Even worse, I was surrounded by Creepella's creepy family! Oh, would I ever escape back to my safe, cozy mouse hole in New Mouse City?
人人皆知的主人公杰罗尼摩-斯帝顿，经营着鼠城畅销报纸《鼠民公报》，他博学而睿智，却因过分的原则性而显得古板憨厚。他有一个爱玩的表弟赖皮、一个精力旺盛的妹妹菲、一个聪明的侄儿本杰明，每一次，在家人的“煽动”下杰罗尼摩一次又一次陷入或神秘或恐怖或疯狂的旅行探险中，而且每一次的旅行都将给小读者带来许多有趣的科学文化知识呢。 天啊，这是怎样的一次冒险啊！ 杰罗尼摩和家人们前往出发鬼岛找寻遗失的宝藏。 但是，杰罗尼摩真的不喜欢旅行，呆在海中央的船上，对他而言，可不是一件有意思的事情…… 随着各种突发事件的发生，杰罗尼摩开始怀疑自己是不是只是出来找宝藏的…… 故事惊险刺激、扣人心弦又妙趣横生，配上全彩图片，独特的“老鼠语言”，牢牢抓住孩子的眼球！
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.
Every night, when the world is sleeping, big gruesome giantsguzzle up whoppsy-whiffling human beans. And there's only one giantwho can stop them - the BFG. He's the kindest giant there is and,with his friend Sophie in his top pocket, he sets out to rid theworld of the Bloodbottler, the Fleshlumpeater and all their rotsomefriends forever...
Gangly, quick-tempered Katy always means to be beautiful,beloved, and as good as an angel one day, but somehow herresolutions get forgotten or go horribly wrong. When an accidentalfall from a swing seems to threaten her hopes for the future, Katystruggles to overcome her difficulties with the vitality and goodhumor she admires in her cousin Helen.
The Petal Fairies must rescue their magic petals before the nasty goblins get their hands on them
Swan Song Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. Butunlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully.In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet hislove, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention tohim. Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena'saffection--he even goes to school to learn to read and write. Butnothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brasstrumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis hislove?
No-one can ever be like a mother to us. NO-ONE. NO-ONE AT ALL. ESPECIALLY NOT STUPID FRIZZY DIZZY ROSE. Ruby and Garnet are ten-year-old twins. Identical. They do EVERYTHING together, especially since their mother died three years earlier. But can being a double act work for ever? When so much around them is changing
Kirsty and Rachel are delighted to meet Isabella - she's in the human world to help make the air clean again. They soon meet a friendly butterfly who needs a new home...But, with a naughty goblin nearby, will they be able to help her...?
《碎步》是1999年纽伯瑞金奖小说《洞》的姊妹篇，讲述了曾与《洞》的主人公史丹利同在绿湖少年管教营的男孩阿皮的故事。 上学、打工、存钱，从管教营释放的两年间阿皮一直很努力地希望重新赢得人们的尊重。然而这一切，都在另一位管教营少年X-Ray出现时发生了改变。X-Ray发现了倒卖演唱会门票的“极速挣钱法”，他需要阿皮的帮助…… Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit ishome in Austin, Texas, trying to turn his life around. But it’shard when you have a record, and everyone expects the worst fromyou. The only person who believes in him is Ginny, his 10-year olddisabled neighbor. Together, they are learning to take small steps.And he seems to be on the right path, until X-Ray, a buddy fromCamp Green Lake, comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme. This leadsto a chance encounter with teen pop sensation, Kaira DeLeon, andsuddenly his life spins out of contr
Young David Balfour, left in poverty when his father dies,goes to his uncle, Ebenezer, for assistance. He soon finds himselfkidnapped and on board a ship, headed for a life of slavery. Withthe help of daring rebel Alan Breck, David escapes, only to getmixed up in a desperate adventure— suspected of murder and huntedacross the Scottish moors.
This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers,features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content.Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places andantiquities that Hergé drew from, filled with fun facts, lots ofpictures, and easy-to-read text! In this adventure: Tintin meetsProfessor Alembick, an expert with a very rare royal seal in hiscollection-the seal of King Ottokar the IV of Syldavia. Tintinjoins the professor on his trip to this foreign land, but can theProfessor be trusted?
Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him. Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection -- he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love?
Celebrate 50 years of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with this scrumdiddlyumptious exploration of the unique appeal and lasting cultural impact of Roald Dahl's beloved classic. Author Mangan looks at the development of the original story and characters, its social history, and the varying film and stage adaptations. Photos illustrations.
All his life, Charles Darwin hated controversy. Yet he takes his place among the Giants of Science for what remains an immensely controversial subject: the theory of evolution. Darwin began piecing together his explanation for how all living things change or adapt during his five-year voyage on HMS Beagle. But it took him twenty years to go public, for fear of the backlash his theory would cause. Once again, Kathleen Krull delivers a witty and astute picture of one of history's greatest scientists.
The gang witness the horror of a house going up in flames!Then there's the theft of a very valuable violin. Are the twoincidents connected? The Seven mean to use all their detectiveknow-how to find out!
