Earthquakes Volcanoes' showcases the power of our ever-shifting earth with a wealth of pop-ups, booklets and flaps. Witness the might of an earthquake, look inside an erupting volcano and prepare yourself for some dramatic natural disasters in this guide to Earth's most extreme events.
When she is caught in the backseat of a car with her olderbrother's best friend--Deanna Lambert's teenage life is changedforever. Struggling to overcome the lasting repercussions and thestifling role of "school slut," she longs to escape a life definedby her past. With subtle grace, complicated wisdom and strikingemotion, Story of a Girl reminds us of our human capacityfor resilience, epiphany and redemption.
商品尺寸: 22.6 x 0.4 x 29.9 cm A funny and thought-provoking account of one boy’s refusal to accept the limitations of his Stone Age world. Ug and his parents are living in the Stone Age. And that means stone blankets, stone cold food, an even colder cave and, worst of all, hard stone trousers! Being an inquisitive and intelligent child, Ug suggests a series of modifications to improve the quality of family life. His ideas about heating, cooking, boats, and balls that actually bounce are met with a hostile reaction by his parents who don’t know what he’s going on about. Even Ug himself is occasionally unsure of the purpose of his inventions -- his round stone that rolls down the hill is great, but what is it actually for? With the help of his father, who is slowly coming round to his son’s way of thinking, Ug comes tantalizingly close to his ultimate garment goal, only to find that there are some obstacles even a boy genius can’t overcome.
Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He hasAsperger's Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths,science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand otherpeople. When he discovers a dead dog on a neighbour's lawn hedecides to solve the mystery and write a detective thriller aboutit. As in all good detective stories, however, the more heunearths, the deeper the mystery gets--for both Christopher and therest of his family.
Introducing an essential addition to the 5-million-copy bestselling Brain Quest Workbook series! Finally, 6th graders can reinforce what they learn in school with a new workbook from Brain Quest. The book boasts 300 pages jam-packed with curriculum-based activities and exercises in every subject, with a focus on math and language arts. Original full-color illustrations throughout give the book a bright, lively style that will appeal to older kids. It is engaging, user-friendly, and written to make schoolwork fun. Sixth graders will delve into research and analysis, metaphor and meaning, ratios and proportions, expressions and equations, and geometry. The workbook covers spelling and vocabulary, writing, social studies, science, and more. Written in consultation with the Brain Quest Advisory Panel of award-winning teachers specific to each grade level, and with all content aligned with Common Core standards. Plus fun stuff: Each workbook comes with a mini-deck with 100 all-new Brain Quest
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (2013年8月15日) 平装: 768页 语种: 英语 商品尺寸: 13.1 x 5.9 x 19.6 cm 商品重量: 522 g
Darkness Falls Swords Clash Evil Reigns. Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel statefrom destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatroix, cruelruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesméra, land ofthe elves, for further training in magic and swordsmanship, thevital skills of the Dragon Rider. It is a journey of a lifetime,filled with awe-inspiring new places and people, each day a freshadventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, andEragon isn t sure whom he can trust.
Research shows that some of the most effective words studentscan learn are academic vocabulary. Knowing these words boostsstudents' ability to understand and complete classroom work,homework assignments, standardized tests, and more. Each of these18 ready-to-reproduce, 4-page lessons gives students multipleencounters with the new words to help kids really remember them.Also includes writing prompts and engaging activities.
Book De*ion Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly. From Amazon.co.uk Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the long-awaited, heavily hyped fourth instalment of a phenomenally successful series that has captured the imagination of millions of readers, young and old, across the globe. For J K Rowling the pressure is certainly on to continue to come up with thrilling, pacey storylines that allow her hero to mature into a young man without detracting from the magical secret that
Book De*ion One of the most important works of twentieth-century Americanliterature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their EyesWere Watching God is an enduring Southern love story sparkling withwit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice ofa woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolishromantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercelyindependent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through threemarriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A trueliterary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant andaffecting today as when it was first published — perhaps the mostwidely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon ofAfrican American literature. Hurston's beloved classic--one of the most important Americannovels of the 20th century--follows the fortunes of Janie Crawford,a woman who was married three times and had been tried for themurder of one of her husbands in the black town of Eaton,Flo
小说主人公是克隆人马特——他一出生便触犯了两条天律:,他是三十六个冷冻百年的人体细胞植入母牛体内存活下来的惟一一人;第二,他是反抗他所在的鸦片王国法律、拒绝终止智力成长天条的惟一一人。全书围绕马特与“天罪”的殊死抗争展开——全书充满惊心动魄的故事情节,奇特迷人的幻想描写,人物复杂多变,性格色彩分明,故事惊心动魄,情节扣人心弦,具有暴风雨般的冲击力和震撼力。赋予当代生物遗传学领域前沿技术栩栩如生的生命,注入了令人心跳的感觉。 《蝎子之屋》是一部堪称天才的小说,它描写一个克隆人在充满敌意同时又喧嚣纷乱的世界里努力探求生存的权益和自我的价值的传奇故事,探析克隆技术给人类带来的道德与伦理的困惑,肉体与灵魂的冲突以及生命的价值和本质。《蝎子之屋》同时又是一部特色鲜明的科幻小
在线阅读本书 Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley — a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry — and anyone who reads about him — will find unforgettable. For it's there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him...if Harry can survive the encounter. Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves