In "Pinky Pye, "the Pye family adds another member. A furiousblack kitten abandoned on their doorstep endears itself to thewhole family--even Ginger--and foreshadows another addition to thePye family that will change their lives forever.
For the first time in the history of the Little House books,this new edition features Garth Williams' interior art in vibrant,full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes toher first evening social. Mary is at last able to go to a collegefor the blind. Best of all, Almanzo Wilder asks permission to walkhome from church with Laura. And Laura, now fifteen years old,receives her certificate to teach school.
《生命交叉点》是一部描写青春期心灵困顿的奇特小说 ，讲述人生就是一个个交集，充满无限惊喜，讲述少年成长，青春梦幻。 She wished something would happen. Something good. To her. Checking her wish for loopholes, she foundone. Hoping it wasn't too late, she thought the word soon. Meanwhile, in another part of town, he felt as if the world wasopening. Life was rearranging itself; bulging in places, fraying inspots. He felt himself changing, too, but into what? So much can happen in a summer.
When fifteen-year-old Jen Morgan flies to Wales to spend Christmas with her family, she's not expecting much from the holiday. A year after her mother's sudden death, her father seems preoccupied by the teaching job that has brought him and Jen's younger siblings to Wales for the year. Her brother, Peter, is alternately hostile and sullen,and her sister, Becky, misses Jen terribly.
伊万是一只随和的大猩猩。他在人类视线下，在有玻璃窗的世界中生活了太久，所以已经忘记了丛林的样子。同时，伊万又是一名出色的艺术家，每天沉浸在色彩和线条的国度里，直到他遇见小象露比。露比的到来唤醒了伊万沉睡已久的情感，彻底地改变了伊万的世界。 作者Katherine Applegate用她幽默而辛辣的语言，搭建起了这个关于友谊、艺术和希望的故事。 Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big TopMall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watchinghim through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses hislife in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friendsStella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivanthinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or thesound of leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meetsRuby, a baby elephant ta
少女莎儿的好友菲比一家接连收到怪异的警告信，接着出现一位指名要找菲比母亲的神秘男子，没多久菲比的母亲离奇失踪……莎儿经历过母亲也不告而别的痛苦和困惑，她决定帮助菲比找到母亲。莎儿在帮助朋友的过程中悟出了很多道理，她和爷爷奶奶一起踏上了旅程，追寻母亲的脚步，穿上了母亲的“麂皮靴”，明白了母亲出走的真正原因。 Walk TwoMoons is the story of thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddlefrom Bybanks, Kentucky, whose only wish is to be reunited with hermissing mother. As Sal travels with her Gram and Gramps across thecountry to Idaho, she tells them the “extensively strange story” ofher friend Phoebe Winterbottom, Phoebe’s disappearing mother, andthe potential lunatic that comes knocking. Sal also reveals to thereader another story—this one her own.
在线阅读本书 Annika is happy living in the servants' quarters of a house ownedby three eccentric professors. She adores Ellie and Sigrid, thecook and housemaid who found her as a baby, abandoned on a churchdoorstep. In the eleven years since, they have taught her how tobake and clean to perfection. Then one day a glamorous strangerarrives, claiming to be Annika's mother. Annika is no servant, shelearns, but an aristocrat whose true home is an ancient castle. Butat crumbling Spittal, Annika discovers that all is not as it seemsin the lives of her newfound family. . . --This text refers tothe Hardcover edition.
THE HOUSE OF SIXTY FATHERSTien Pao is all alone in enemyterritoy. Only a few days before, his family had escaped from theJapanese army, fleeing downriver by boat. Then came the terriblerainstorm. Tien Pao was fast asleep in the little sampan when theboat broke loose from its moorings and drifted right back to theJapanese soldiers. With only his lucky pig for company, Tien Paomust begin a long and dangerous journey in search of his home andfamily. A vividly realistic story of China during the early days of theJapanese invasion which tells of young Tien Pao's journey to findhis family.Valuable as enrichment literature for elementarystudents involved in Chinese studies.
八岁的雷梦拉，再开学就要上小学三年级了。她在学校里爱出风头，却又担心别人说她是讨厌鬼；对家里的食物挑挑拣拣，却在自己被罚亲手做过一次晚餐之后理解了妈妈；她生病时，会装出很痛苦的样子引起他人的同情；她有着丰富的想象力，写出了一篇精彩绝伦的读书报告……总之，当你读这本书的时候，你会真切地感受到雷梦拉就是你身边的人，而且她是那么真实、聪明、可爱。 Ramona likes being big enough to be counted on, but musteverything depend on her? Mrs. Quimby has gone back to work so thatMr. Quimby can go back to school, and Ramona is expected to be goodfor Mrs. Kemp while her parents are away, to be brave enough toride the school bus by herself, and to put up with being teased byDanny the Yard Ape. In Ramona’s world, being eight isn’t easy, butit’s never dull! Ramona Quimby, Age 8 is the sixth instalment inthe Ramona series and the second to receive a N
