《波西·杰克逊与魔兽之海》是该系列的第二部。在美国纽约曼哈顿市区的实验学校读书的波西原本只是要打一场班级球赛，由于同学不知怎么变成了一群丑陋的食人族巨无霸，球赛竟演变成一场死亡游戏。波西突然接收到半羊人格洛弗的心灵电波，得知好友被独眼巨人抓去， 马上打出租车回到混血大本营，发现花草枯萎，湖泊干涸，需要神话中的金羊毛来拯救生灵。于是他与伙伴安娜贝丝和怪人兄弟泰森乘坐豪华游轮踏上了寻找金羊毛并解救半羊人的冒险旅程，他们必须前往魔兽之海，在海上等待他们的是无数的凶险。他能战胜凶恶的独眼巨人找到金羊毛吗 ? 这件事情的背后还隐藏着什么更大的阴谋吗 ?
《波西·杰克逊与迷宫之战》是该系列的第四部。波西杰克逊刚到新学校，就遭到了两位啦啦队长的突然袭击，原来她们是肩负神秘使命的上古魔兽。半羊人格洛弗也麻烦不断，找不到潘神随时可能被驱逐出去。而混血大本营里也来了新的剑术老师，连他的爱犬都是那么怪异而神秘，他到底是不是泰坦巨神派来的奸细呢？正当卢克为了突袭混血大本营招募混血者探寻魔幻迷宫的时候，波西杰克逊与伙伴们决定肩负起提前找到迷宫主人的重任。这次任务比以往都艰巨，传说进入迷宫的人还没有人能够全身而退。等待他们的将会是什么恐怖的危险呢 ?
As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver Twist , Great Expectations , and A Christmas Carol , Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest writer of the Victorian age, Dickens's literary masterpieces continue to amuse and inspire writers and readers alike.
Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. Holey cheese! My sister, Thea, was in danger. She had traveled to Easter Island in search of a mysterious treasure, but we hadn't heard from her for more than a week! There was no time to lose--my friends and I hopped on a plane to begin looking for her. What an exciting adventure!
There are canyons all over the planet, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona is not the biggest. Yet because of the spectacular colors in the rock layers and fascinating formations of boulders, buttes, and mesas, it is known as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Starting with a brief overview of how national parks came into being, this book covers all aspects of the canyon--how it formed, which early native people lived there, and what varied wildlife can be found there now. A history of the canyon's end-to-end exploration in the late 1860s and how the Grand Canyon became such a popular vacation spot (5 million tourists visit every year) round out this informative, easy-to-read account.
