本书以一个更为生动与黑暗的故事重新诠释了格林童话经典篇章《雪白与玫瑰红》(Snow-White andRed-Rose)。 故事围绕着两个世界的边界展开，一个是犯罪频发的村庄，一个是属于女孩林嘉的避风港。林嘉有两个女儿，安静的布伦泽和热情的乌达儿，小小避风港保护着她们免受林嘉曾经遭受的暴力与苦难。但是现实世界是你无法永远躲避的，巫师和野熊先后闯过了边界。林嘉和两个女儿能够守住原有的平静，适应这个美丽与残酷共生的世界么？ "Tender Morsels "is a dark and vivid story, set in two worldsand worrying at the border between them. Liga lives modestly in herown personal heaven, a world given to her in exchange for herearthly life. Her two daughters grow up in this soft place,protected from the violence that once harmed their mother. But thereal world cannot be denied forever--magicked men and wild bearsbreak down the borders of Liga's refuge. Now, having know

Around the World in Eighty Days (环游地球80天) In a race against time, the unflappable Phileas Fogg can't affordto lose his cool ... One evening, while relaxing after dinner at his gentlemen's club,Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions that he can travel aroundthe entire globe in eighty days - and he is determined not tolose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, thecool-headed Englishman and his hot-blooded French manservantPassepartout immediately set off for Dover. Whether travelling bytrain, steamship, sailing boat, sledge or even elephant, they mustovercome storms, kidnappings, natural disasters, Sioux attacks andInspector Fix of Scotland Yard - who believes Fogg has robbed theBank of England - to win this extraordinary wager. Tarzan of the Apes (人猿泰山) Can a wild man resist the call of the jungle? Abandoned to his fate when his English parents die in the Africanjungle, a baby boy is rescued and reared by a loving ape fostermothe

Enjoy the comic capers of Dirty Bertie - the boy withnosepickingly disgusting habits - in this bumper book of ninerevolting stories from Burp!,Yuck! and Bogeys! Join Bertie as hestages a rebellion in the school dinner hall, has a sickly time atthe fairground, and tries to give up his lifelong habit of pickinghis nose!

Enjoy the comic capers of Dirty Bertie - the boy withnosepickingly disgusting habits - in this bumper book of ninerevolting stories. Join Bertie as he goes to Angela Nicely s pinkparty dressed as a worm, dares Know-all Nick to come to school inhis pants, and takes a flea-infested Whiffer to the vet!

This is the much-loved classic tales of Ratty, Mole, Badgerand Toad. When Mole goes boating with Ratty instead of doing hisspring-cleaning, he discovers a whole new world. As well asadventures on the river and in the Wild Wood, there are high jinkson the open road with that reckless ruffian, Mr Toad of Toad Hall.Ratty, Mole, Badger and Toad become the firmest of friends, butafter Toad's latest escapade, can they join together and beat thewretched weasels once and for all? "The Wind in the Willows" byKenneth Grahame is one of the twelve wonderful classic storiesbeing relaunched in "Puffin Classics" in March 2008.

What was it like to wear armor? What was the food like in castles? This book explores what life was really like in medieval times.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1 Boys don't keep diaries—or do they? The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along for the ride. But when Rowley's star starts to rise, Greg tries to use his best friend's newfound popularity to his own advantage, kicking off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. Author/illustrator Jeff Kinney recalls the growing pains of school life and introduces a new kind of hero who epitomizes the challenges of being a kid. As Greg says in his diary, "Just don't

星期二晚上8点左右，池塘里昏昏欲睡的青蛙被惊醒了！接下来，没有文字的描述，只有在荷叶上尽情飞翔的青蛙带你穿越城镇的每个角落，感受一个不平静的夜晚，初升的太阳照耀着恢复平静的城镇。然而，下一个星期二的晚上，房子的外墙上借由灯光的照射，半空中出现了猪的影子…… 这本书对于孩子*的吸引力，应该是书中梦境般的故事展现。在夜晚飞翔的青蛙，乘坐的荷叶好像阿拉伯神话故事中的飞毯。精美独到的画面是图画书的一大特 点。而像大卫·威斯纳这样的创作者，在精美图画的基础上，更融入令人瞠目结舌的大胆幻境。对于成人来说，他所描绘的这些画面可能有些匪夷所思，再加上没有 文字的描述，令很多成年人在遍阅读的时候会感到不明所以。然而对于孩子来说，却让他们一眼就能明白图画所描述的故事情节，并且发自内心地感到这

Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose pickingly disgusting habits -is back for another helping of comic chaos! Bertie finds himselfdesperate to go to the loo on the school coach, up to his neck insand and trouble on holiday, and staging a one-man protest to stopMum and Dad from selling the house!

Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a hundred years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the 1889 World's Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world. But how will Jack and Annie find the magicians in the crowds of people? And who are the magicians anyway? Jack and Annie are about to find out in another adventure filled with history, magic, and amazing surprises! In Night of the New Magicians, Mary Pope Osborne brings to life an amazing time in history that gave birth to many startling inventions and scientific discoveries that would change the world forever. The paperback edition boasts all-new backmatter full of activities!

Twelve-year-old villain Artemis Fowl is the most ingeniouscriminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to holda leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargainedfor when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (LowerElements Police Reconnaissance Unit). This is a truly modernclassic, first published in 2002.

You may be able to count to all the way to 100, but have you ever counted to a googol? It's impossible In this fun book of numbers, Robert E. Wells explores the wonderful world of zeros and tells how the googol came to be named.While you learn about place values and the names of big numbers, try to imagine what those numbers can do. How long would it take to toast 100,000 marshmallows? What does a million dollars really look like? How many trillion miles away is the star nearest our own sun, and how do we know this?

Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at thecold, bleak shores of Connecticut Colony, that her new home willnever be like the shimmering Caribbean island she left behind. Inher relatives' stern Puritan community, she feels like a tropicalbird that has flown to the wrong part of the world, a bird that isnow caged and lonely. The only place where Kit feels completelyfree is in the meadows, where she enjoys the company of the oldQuaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, and on occasion,her young sailor friend Nat. But when Kit's friendship with theandquot; witchandquot; is discovered, Kit is faced with suspicion,fear, and anger. She herself is accused of witchcraft

This is the wonderful warm-hearted story of Mr Hoppy, MrsSilver and the tortoise who brings them together. This edition hasa great new Quentin Blake cover as well as some new biographicalfacts about Roald Dahl.

Join Rachel and Kirsty, together with the Sporty Fairies, for lots of fun and magic

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.

留级生巴斯蒂安到书店偷了一本《永远讲不完的故事》，他逃课到体育和储藏室里读这本书。不知不觉，他进入了这本书，并与书中一个绿皮肤的勇敢的小男孩阿特莱尤成为了朋友。阿特莱尤被幻想王国的天真女皇选为拯救王国的英雄，并授予幻想王国的标志“奥林”。为了拯救幻想王国，不被虚无所吞噬，阿特莱尤进行了一次远征。而此时，进入书中的巴斯蒂安意外获得荣誉。他因此而忘乎所以，在魔女萨义德的引诱挑拨下，他和朋友们分裂了，并且当上了幻想王国的皇帝，后来终于在老友阿特莱尤的帮助下找回了迷失的自己，找到了生命之水，回到了现实世界。

Charlie Bucket loves chocolate. AndMr Willy Wonka, the most wonderous inventor in the world, isopening the gates of his amazing chocolate factory to five luckychildren. It's the prize of a lifetime! Gobstoppers, wriggle sweetsand a river of melted chocolate await - Charlie need just oneGolden Ticket and these delicious treats could all be his...

Great herds of zebra thundering across the Africanplain…fragile butterflies traveling unbelievable distances…familygroups of whales coursing through the waves. Many kinds of animalsmake annual migrations, and their stories reveal incrediblestrength and will to survive. These treks are magnificentlydocumented in Great Migrations, the children’s illustratedcompanion to the upcoming 7-hour National Geographic televisionspecial of the same name. Created for the huge audience of young animal lovers—and for thenation’s schools, where migration is taught as part of the corecurriculum—this book spotlights wild creatures of highest interestto children. Action-filled photo spreads deliver immense "wow"appeal as animals vault over obstacles and escape the clutches ofpredators. Info-graphic spreads pack in the fascinating facts, withat-a-glance information on where, why, and how animalsmigrate. Throughout the coverage, this timely book addresses the effect ofclimate change on animal migrati