《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.
费里斯比夫人是一只田鼠,为使小儿子平安度过冬春之交的日子而四处求助,在猫头鹰的指点下,她结识了一群神奇的老鼠,他们将自己的洞穴装置得如同宫殿一般,地毯、电灯、自来水、冰箱等设施应有尽有。原来他们是从一个叫做尼姆的科学实验机构中逃出来的。老鼠们讲述了自己的经历,帮助田鼠一家安置了新居,然而,他们却毅然决然地舍弃了舒适的生活,去另辟新的天地,因为,那是一种自食其力的艰苦而又有意义的生活。
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends--Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins!
After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins arespending the summer on the small island where their grandfatherlives. He’s very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate asthe summer passes is almost more than Vicky can bear. To complicatematters, she finds herself as the center of attention for threevery different boys. Zachary Grey, the troubled and recklessboy Vicky met last summer, wants her all to himself as he grievesthe loss of his mother. Leo Rodney has been just a friend foryears, but the tragic loss of his father causes him to turn toVicky for comfort—and romance. And then there’s Adam Eddington.Adam is only asking Vicky to help with his research on dolphins.But Adam—and the dolphins—may just be what Vicky needs to getthrough this heartbreaking summer.
The Narnia Chronicles, first published in 1950, have been andremain some of the most enduringly popular ever published. The bestknown, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, has been translatedinto 29 languages! The illustrations in this book have beencoloured by the original artist, Pauline Baynes."To my side, alltrue Narnians! Would you wait till your new masters have killed youall, one by one?"It is Narnia's darkest hour. A false Aslan iscommanding all Narnians to work for the cruel Calormenes andstriking terror into every heart. King Tiran's only hope is to callEustace and Jill back to Narnia, in an attempt to find the trueAslan and restore peace to the land. But a mighty battle liesahead.
欢迎来到这个完美的世界――社会国!在这里,社会国决定一切:从你的饮食,到你的工作,从你需要阅读的书籍,到你需要吟唱的歌曲......对,甚至包括你的终身伴侣,也将由社会国特制的“缘定系统”安排妥当。 在17岁的缘定宴上,少女卡西娅见到了已被选定的“理想伴侣”――他就是温柔、体贴、善良的泽安德。但卡西娅似乎更钟情意外邂逅的另一个男孩:恺。恺的神秘、忧郁、与众不同令卡西娅着迷,但卡西娅知道,如此违背安排的“爱情”不被允许。 泽安德代表着已被安排的生活方式,而恺则代表着更多可能以及不确定的未来……卡西娅该如何选择?是选择既定的完美,还是选择自由、丰饶但却不确定的未来? “完美三部曲”系列以少女卡西娅的情感纠结、命运选择为轴结构故事全篇,因奇特的想象力、绚丽的细节刻画而引人入胜。
"Withsimplicity,wit,andhumor,CushmanpresentsanothertaleofmedievalEngland.Herereadersfollowthesatisfying,literalandfigurativejourneyofahomeless,namelesschildcalledBrat....Earthyhumor,thefoiblesofhumansbothhighandlow,andafascinatingmixofsuperstitionandgenuinelyhelpfulherbalremediesattachedtochildbirthmakethisatrulydelightfulintroductiontoaworldseldomseeninchildren’sliterature." —SchoolLibraryJournal,Starred "Thisnovelisaboutastrong,youngwomaninmedievalEnglandwhofindsherownwayhome....Kidswillbecaughtupinthisshort,fast-pacednarrativeaboutaherowhodiscoversthatshe’snotuglyorstupidoralone." —Booklist,ALA,StarredReview
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
There are canyons all over the planet, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona is not the biggest. Yet because of the spectacular colors in the rock layers and fascinating formations of boulders, buttes, and mesas, it is known as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Starting with a brief overview of how national parks came into being, this book covers all aspects of the canyon--how it formed, which early native people lived there, and what varied wildlife can be found there now. A history of the canyon's end-to-end exploration in the late 1860s and how the Grand Canyon became such a popular vacation spot (5 million tourists visit every year) round out this informative, easy-to-read account.
Greg Heffley and his family hit the road in author-illustrator Jeff Kinney s ninth installment of the phenomenal bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Praise for Jeff Kinney: The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney s Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Sun Kinney is right up there with J K Rowling as one of the bestselling children s authors on the planet - Independent The most hotly anticipated children s book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Big Issue Hilarious - Telegraph As well as being the international bestselling author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney is also an online developer and designer. He is the creator of the children s virtual world, Poptropica. Jeff has been named one of TIME magazine s most influential people in the world. His original Diary of a Wimpy Kid was voted Best Children s Book of the Last 10 Years by UK readers. Jeff lives with his family in Massachusetts, USA. 小屁孩日记 9 终于和大家见面了,如果作为小屁孩的忠实书迷的你,还记得
"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,
Geronimo's cousin Trap enters the Super Chef Contest, which determines the best cook on Mouse IslandNand he's bringing Geronimo along as his assistant However, neither Geronimo nor Trap know the first thing about cooking fancy dishes. What an appetizing adventure Full color.
When Redwall was published in 1987 it catipulted author Brian Jacques to international stardom. And small wonder! This enthralling tale is jam-packed with the things we long for in a great adventure: danger, laughter, hairbreath excapes, tragedy, mystery, a touch of wonder, a truly despicable villain, and a hero we can take to heart. That hero is Matthias, a young mouse who must rise above his fears and failures to save his friends at Redwall Abbey. The villain is Cluny the Scourage, one of the most deliciously despicable rats of all time. The unforgettable cast of supporting characters includes the stalwart badger Constance, an irrepressible hare named Basil Stag Hare, and the elderly wisemouse Brother Methuselah. But most of all there is Matthias, seeking his true destiny in a journey that will lead through danger and despair to true wisdom. “红城王国”系列是集合冒险、成长、勇气、正义等多种主题的动物故事,塑造了众多性格迥异的动物形象:机
Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a bestselling classic. Now with bonus materials! Tough. That's Freddy Martinez and his friend, Cara. They're not afraid of anything. But that was before they went exploring in Freddy's basement. Before they found the secret room. Before they found the bottle of Vampire Breath. Poor Freddy and Cara. They should have never opened that bottle of Vampire Breath. Because now there's a vampire in Freddy's basement. And he's very, very thirsty....
Give students the targeted, skill-building practice they needwith these standards-based books! Each workbook includes more than40 ready-to-reproduce practice pages. Easy-to-follow directions andfun exercises motivate students to work on their own. Everyactivity in each book is correlated to state standards.
Even grownups enjoy a bedtime story every now and then,especially one that combines, as does this one, the sophisticationof a novel with the whimsy of a fairy tale. Gaarder, the Norwegianformer professor of philosophy who brought us The Solitaire Mystery(1996) and the bestselling Sophie's World (1995), is up to hisusual tricks here, serving up a metaphysical brainteaser thatunfolds into a warm?but not preachy?meditation on God and theChristian doctrines. Set in an unnamed town in present-day Norway,it tells the story of Joachim, a young boy who finds a faded,handmade Advent calendar in a bookstore on the eve of Decemberfirst, and begs his father to let him take it home. The nextmorning, when he opens the calendar's first door, Joachim discoversnot just the expected picture but also a tightly folded piece ofpaper, the first installment of the fantastic tale of a littlegirl's journey through time and space to be present at theNativity. Soon the girl's story is making unexpected intrusionsinto Joachim's o
故事讲述了一位名叫塔兰(Taran)的少年,为了维护家乡和平,而与魔王The Horned King对抗,阻止其利用黑神锅的魔力危害世人。 The Newbery-Winning Fantasy Series Now Available In Gorgeous New Paperback Editions! Since "The Book Of Three" Was First Published In 1964, Young Readers Have Been Enthralled By The Adventures Of Taran The Assistant Pig-Keeper And His Quest To Become A Hero. Taran Is Joined By An Engaging Cast Of Characters That Includes Eilonwy, The Strong-Willed And Sharp-Tongued Princess; Fflewddur Fflam, The Hyperbole-Prone Bard; The Ever-Faithful Gurgi; And The Curmudgeonly Doli--All Of Whom Have Become Involved In An Epic Struggle Between Good And Evil That Shapes The Fate Of The Legendary Land Of Prydain. Released Over A Period Of Five Years, Lloyd Alexander'S Beautifully Written Tales Not Only Captured Children'S Imaginations But Also Garnered The Highest Critical Praise. "The Black Cauldron" Was A Newbery Honor Book, And The Final Volume In The Chronic