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.

Book Three in the New York Times bestsellingseries. Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he watched his belovedParis crumble before him. The city was destroyed by Dee andMachiavelli, but Flamel played his own role in the destruction.Sophie and Josh Newman show every sign of being the twins ofprophecy, and Flamel had to protect them and the pages from theDark Elders. But Nicholas grows weaker with each passing day. Perenelle is stilltrapped in Alcatraz, and now that Scatty has gone missing, thegroup is without protection. Except for Clarent—the twin sword toExcalibur. But Clarent’s power is unthinkable, its evil making itnearly impossible to use without its darkness seeping into the soulof whoever wields it. If he hopes to defeat Dee, Nicholas must find an Elder who canteach Josh and Sophie the third elemental magic—Water Magic. Theproblem? The only one who can do that is Gilgamesh, and he isquite, quite insane. From the Hardcover edition.

~Amazon.comReview Sowhatifhe'slegallyblind?Evenwithhisbottle-thick,bug-eyedglasses,PaulFishercanseebetterthanmostpeople.Hecanseethelieshisparentsandbrotherliveout,dayafterday.NooneeverlistenstoPaul,though--untilthefamilymovestoTangerine.InTangerine,evenablind,geeky,alienfreakcanbecomecool.Whoknows?Paulmightevenbecomeahero!EdwardBloor'sdebutnovelsparkleswithwit,authenticity,unexpectedplottwists,andheart.Thewritingissofine,thestorysotriumphant,thatyoujustmightstandupandshoutwhenyougettotheend.Hooray! FromPublishersWeekly LivinginsurrealTangerineCounty,Fla.,alegallyblindboybeginstouncovertheuglytruthabouthisfootball-herobrother.PWpraisedBloorfor"weddingathleticheroicstoAmericangothicwithafluidtouchandflairfordialogue."Ages11-up. Copyright1998ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle. FromSchoolLibraryJournal Grade6-8.PaulstartsseventhgradeaftermovingfromHoustontoaritzynewdevelopmentinTangerineCounty,FL.Legallyblindfollowing

"What a gorgeous painting," exclaimed the judge of Ms. Fair'sfirst-grade art contest. "What a beautiful rabbit!" For Emily, the words are a shock. Her painting is of her dog, Thor. Not a rabbit. But instead of thinking: What's wrong with this judge? Emilytakes the words, and the judgment, to heart. Just as she takes her art. Not everyone, not Ms. Fair, or even Emily's best friend, Kelly,can see that. At first.

纽约男孩山姆在五月的一天离开了家，他要到克斯奇山寻找曾祖父遗留下来的葛博礼农场。一把小刀、一捆绳索、一把斧头、一些打火石和钢片是他为这次出走准备的所有东西。对山姆而言，这不是一次短暂的旅行或露营，他是要像树一样在森林中长久地、独立地生存。 跟随着山姆深入森林的脚步，“野外生存”这四个字渐渐地不再是一种抽象的符号和虚幻的想象，它的真实、艰辛和迷人如同磁石一般吸引着所有没有勇气和机会进入的我们。 山姆是否能适应野人般的探险生活呢？在这段山居岁月里，他有了哪些危险经历，又积累了哪些野外求生经验呢？让读者感到意外的，还是本书的精彩结局！ Terribly unhappy in his family’s crowded New York Cityapartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitude—and danger—of themountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.