女孩朵娜天生是个巨人，镇上的女孩子嘲笑她的 “ 傻个子 ” ；然而当她们上学要迟到的时候，朵娜毫不犹豫地带上她们，三步两步到了学校。朵娜长大之后，自己住在镇子附近的山岗上，有一天镇上的人们被怪物的叫声吓坏了，会是什么样的猛兽呢？朵娜决定亲自去找找看。她可以安抚飓风，也可能在着急地时候跳起来把太阳的眼睛撞青，她尊重动物朋友们的智慧，并终找到了 “ 猛兽 ” 。原来是一只调皮的小豹子，吼声在山谷中回荡被 “ 放大 ” 了 …… 危险消除了，这时候，朵娜发现镇上的人们即使对未知的猛兽心怀恐惧，也手拉着手，在寻找她。人们为这个大个子朵娜担心呢 …… Dona Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots offamilies. She loves her neighbors-she lets the children use herflowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillasfor rafts. So when a huge puma is te

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.

Before he was a world-renowned children's book writer, RoaldDahl was a master of short stories for adults. The thirteen talescollected here were specially selected for their appeal to teens,and they represent his finest work. By turns shocking, ironic,humorous, and touching, these stories are filled with bizarretwists and unexpected delights. This collection proves Roald Dahl'sstanding as one of the world's foremost storytellers. "A baker's dozen of barbed, witty, obliquely macabre shortstories... This sampler of Dahl's writing conveys a sense of hisversatility." --Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to an alternatePaperback edition.

Holey cheese, it was strange! All across New Mouse City, rodents kept telling me I'd done things I had no memory of. Was I going crazy? Had the cheese finally slipped off my cracker? No, that wasn't it. I soon discovered the truth: There was a Geronimo look-alike going around, pretending to be me! He'd even fooled my sister Thea. Worst of all, he was trying to take over THE RODENT GAZETTE! I had to get that greedy imposter's paws off my newspaper -- but how??

Geraldine is a goat, and Glenmae, a Navajo weaver. One day,Glenmae decides to weave Geraldine into a rug. First Geraldine isclipped. Then her wool is spun into fine, strong yarn. Finally,Glenmae weaves the wool on her loom. They reader learns, along withGeraldine, about the care and pride involved in the weaving of aNavajo rug -- and about cooperation between friends.

日本漫畫大師手塚治虫名作重現！打開心理的門，進入未知的世界！手塚治虫精彩短篇集，內容包羅萬象，描寫時空交錯下的各種人間故事，有無限感慨的時光流逝，有深具迫力的讚歌，描繪出篇篇動人的人間詩篇。本故事全4冊。

对七年级的霍林而言，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。 This Newbery Honortale is now in paperback Holling Hoodhood is really in for it. He'sjust started seventh grade with Mrs. Baker, a teacher he knows isout to get him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare . . .outside of class? The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger thingsthan homework to worry about. There's Vietnam for one thing, andthen there's the family

The Iron Horse was coming....Thundering and panting andbreathing black smoke, it was a fearsome thing. The Cheyenne peoplehad never seen a steam locomotive before, and it terrified them.Would it come right over the hill, into their camp, just as therelentless soldiers and white settlers had done before? Powerful words and pictures tell the true story of August 7, 1867- the only time an "Iron Horse" was derailed by Native Americans.It is a tale of courage and pride and of a people caught up in anunequal struggle to preserve their sacred way of life.

During a marine biology lesson at Mouseford Academy, the TheaSisters learn about a mysterious shipwreck off Whale Island.According to legend, a very rare diamond called Jasmine's Heart wason the ship when it sank. When biology teacher Professor Van Krakendisappears, the Thea Sisters have to dive into the deep ocean tofind him and the jewel. And just when they think their adventuresare over, the Thea Sisters receive an invitation to travel to Chinato find another missing treasure. It's an adventure these fiveworld-traveling mice will never forget!

For the first time in the history of the Little House books,this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant,full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes toher first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a collegefor the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walkhome from church with Laura. And Laura, now fifteen years old,receives her certificate to teach school.