《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.
出版社: Scholastic Trade; Box (2015年8月25日) 丛书名: I Survived 平装: 10页 读者对象: 8 - 12 岁 语种: 英语 商品尺寸: 14.7 x 9.1 x 20.8 cm
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!
An American classic—and Pulitzer Prize–winning story—that shows the ultimate bond between child and pet, now in a lush keepsake edition. No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. When young Jody Baxter adopts and orphaned fawn he calls Flag, he makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature which won Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings a Pulitzer Prize. Complete with N.C. Wyeth’s original oil paintings, this glowing work features a soft touch cover, gold foiling, and tip-in artwork.
Immerse yourself in a young deer’s world in this resplendent, collectible edition of the richly imagined and vividly illustrated masterpiece that inspired the beloved Disney film. Bambi lives in a thicket in the forest. From his kind and caring mother, to all the friends he makes among the forest’s inhabitants, to his twin cousins Faline and Gobo, he is surrounded by animals who wish him well. But there are dangers within and surrounding the forest, and all too soon they will make themselves known. A beautifully written and critically acclaimed classic that has been translated into more than twenty languages and inspired one of the most beloved Disney films of all time, Bambi is an emotionally wrought exploration of family that also serves as a powerful allegory of modern times. This keepsake edition showcases luminous oil-painting illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou
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.
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. Carrie's War by Nina Bawden is an unforgettable Second World War story. 'I did a dreadful thing...or I feel that I did, and nothing can change it...' It is the Second World War and Carrie and Nick are evacuated from London to a small town in Wales, where they are placed with strict Mr Evans and his timid mouse of a sister. Their friend Albert is luckier, living in Druid's Bottom with Hepzibah Green who tells wonderful stories, and the strange Mister Johnny, who speaks a language all of his own. Carrie and Nick are happy to visit Albert there, until one day when Carrie does a terrible thing - the worst thing she ever did in her life...
The world has gone crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (Sun) Kinney is right up there with JK Rowling as one of the bestselling children's authors on the planet
All three books in the Hunger Games trilogy are now available for the first time in a paperback box set! This special edition showcases the iconic logos in a striking new design. Available for the first time ever . . . a paperback box set of the Hunger Games! This special edition box set features a brand-new design using the iconic logos. A perfect holiday gift for fans of the books or movies. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event called The Hunger Games. There is only one rule: kill or be killed. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen steps forward to take her younger sister's place in the games, she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature. 「饥饿游戏」三部曲是2008年以来令人惊奇的系列小说。每一部都登上纽约时报、美国今日报、华尔街日报、出版人周刊等全美
Geronimo's cousin Trap enters the Super Chef Contest, which determines the best cook on Mouse IslandNand he's bringing Geronimo along as his assistant However, neither Geronimo nor Trap know the first thing about cooking fancy dishes. What an appetizing adventure Full color.
Author/illustrator Jeffrey Brown returns in the highly anticipated sequel to the NY Times Bestseller Star Wars: Jedi Academy! It's time to return to middle school in a galaxy far, far away. . . . After surviving his first year at Jedi Academy, Roan Novachez thought his second year would be a breeze. He couldn't have been more wrong. Roan feels like he's drifting apart from his friends, and it's only made worse when Roan discovers he's not the amazing pilot he thought he'd be. When the school bullies take him under their wing, he decides they aren't so bad after all--or are they? This year, Roan will have to face alien poetry tests, menacing robots, food fights, flight simulation class, online bullies, more lightsaber duels, and worst of all . . . a girl who is mad at him. This incredible, original story captures all of the humor, awkwardness, fun, and frustrations of middle school--all told through one boy's comics, journal entries, letters, sketches, e-mails, and more. 纽
New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Jeffrey Brown takes readers to a middle school in a galaxy far, far away... This incredible, original story captures all of the humor, awkwardness, fun, and frustrations of middle school--all told through one boy's comics, journal entries, letters, doodles, and newspaper clippings. The setting? A galaxy far, far away... Roan's one dream is to leave home and attend Pilot Academy like his older brother, father, and grandfather. But just as Roan is mysteriously denied entrance to Pilot School, he is invited to attend Jedi Academy--a school that he didn't apply to and only recruits children when they are just a few years old. That is, until now... This inventive novel follows Roan's first year at Jedi Academy where, under the tutelage of Master Yoda, he learns that he possesses more strength and potential than he could have ever dreamed. Oh, and he learns other important things too--like how to make a baking soda volcano, fence with a lights
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. Watership Down by Richard Adams has become one of the most famous animals adventures ever written. In this epic story, a young rabbit called Fiver senses that something terrible is about to happen to the warren - he is sure of it. Fiver's sixth sense is never wrong according to his brother, Hazel. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. And so begins a long and perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home. Fiver's vision finally leads them to Watership Down, but here they face their most difficult challenge of all . . . Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor. After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in the army and then went into the Civil Servic