1899年的德州夏天,白天气温高得吓人,一般人即使安安静静躺下来睡午觉,依然汗流浃背。11岁的卡莉喜欢在这时候一个人偷偷跑去游泳。她对报社刊登太阳下的气温不满意,写信去反应,报社从善如流,改报阴影下的气温,果然让人觉得凉爽了一点。大哥送她一本笔记,她用来观察纪录每天看到的生物,也聪明的想出号令蚯蚓的方法,销售给哥哥当鱼饵。她对达尔文的进化论感兴趣,偷偷设法去图书馆借书,却被禁止,让她很沮丧。后来她发现庭院里的绿色蝗虫体型比较小,动作迅速;黄色蝗虫虽然动作慢,个头却大,她跑去问爷爷,以为自己发现了新品种,但爷爷要她自己找答案。她从观察中发现黄色蝗虫因为有体色保护,所以即使动作迟缓,仍然可以活到比较老。她把这个发现告诉爷爷,老人家大为惊讶,将她视为志同道合的朋友。爷爷引领她进入科学世
When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves ...But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss. These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON ...
《小河男孩》主要内容:杰西酷爱游泳,在家乡陪伴爷爷的那段日子里,她时常会在那条小河边见到一个男孩。杰西并不认识他,但他却在杰西为爷爷的身体状况而担心、难过的日子里给她以信心与鼓励,与此同时,他还请求杰西帮助他了却一个心愿。爷爷在杰西的帮助下终于完成了他的画作,而那个男孩也如愿以偿,他从小河的发源地游向了大海。《小河男孩》荣获1997年卡内基文学奖。 Fifteen-year-old Jess's grandfather has just had a major heartattack, but he insists he finish his painting, River Boy. At first,Jess cannot understand why this painting is so important to hergrandfather, especially since there doesn't seem to be any boy init at all. But while swimming in the river herself, Jess begins tofeel the presence of a strange boy. Could this be the same one herailing grandfather struggles to paint? And if so, why has hereturned?
In Hatchet , 13-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. He was rescued at the end of the summer. Brian's Winter begins where Hatchet might have ended: Brian is not rescued, but must build on his survival skills to face his deadliest enemy--a northern winter. From the Hardcover edition.