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.
The story of a young German girl who steals books, of her family and the Jewish boxer hidden in their basement as they struggle to survive in Nazi Germany when the bombs begin to fall. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 9 岁小女孩莉赛尔和弟弟在战乱中被迫送到寄养家庭,但弟弟不幸死在旅途中,莉赛尔在弟弟冷清的丧礼后偷了一本掘墓工人的手册,为的是要纪念自己永远失去的家庭。 寄养家庭位在慕尼黑凋蔽贫困的区域,大人彼此仇恨咒骂,老师狠毒无情,战火时时威胁人命。莉赛尔每晚抱着掘墓工人手册入睡,恶梦不断。养父为了让她安眠,于是为她朗诵手册内容,并开始教她识字。 学会认字进而开始读书的莉赛尔,尽管生活艰苦,吃不饱穿不暖,却发现了一项比食物更让她难以抗拒的东西——书,她忍不住开始偷书,用偷来的书继续学习认字。从此莉赛尔进入了文字
Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spendshis days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day atreacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forcedinto a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog inthe harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck must fight for hissurvivial. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master ofhis realm once again? With an inspirational introduction byaward-winning author Melvyn Burgess, "The Call of the Wild" is oneof the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in "PuffinClassics" in March 2008.
"A true genius...Roald Dahl is my hero" - David WalliamsPhizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller, RoaldDahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with QuentinBlake's inimitable artwork. Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, sothe Muggle-Wump monkeys and the Roly-Poly bird hatch an ingeniousplan to give them just the ghastly surprise they deserve! RoaldDahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales ofNorwegian parents. After school in England he went to work forShell in Africa. He began to write after "a monumental bash on thehead", sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl diedin 1990. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-lovedchildren's illustrators and it's impossible now to think of RoaldDahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake'sillustrations.
《我是彩虹鱼》(点击购买) 彩虹鱼是海洋中美丽的一条鱼,他有着彩虹般闪闪发光的鳞片,有着别人都想拥有的漂亮的外表,但却总是孤零零一个人,没有朋友,也不快乐。彩虹鱼怎么也想不明白,大家为什么都不喜欢接近他呢?他把自己的烦恼告诉了章鱼奶奶,章鱼奶奶对彩虹鱼说了什么?彩虹鱼会从中得到什么启示呢? 《条纹鱼得救了》(点击购买) 彩虹鱼和小伙伴们做游戏的时候,一条小条纹鱼闯了进来。因为没有闪闪发光的鳞片,条纹鱼只能远远地在一边看着,不能加入彩虹鱼和伙伴们的闪光捉迷藏游戏中。突然,一条鲨鱼出现了!彩虹鱼和小伙伴们都飞快地躲进了岩石的缝隙中,只有条纹鱼还在外面……接下来会发生什么事情呢? 《深海大冒险》(点击购买) 彩虹鱼因为好奇,想看看悬崖边下的情景,结果身上的闪光鳞片掉了下去。彩虹鱼
一个患病的英国小男孩被送往乡间姑婆的老宅中休养。寂静中他发现了在古宅里的一个秘密:借东西的小人。借东西的小人只有铅笔一般高,他们把家安在房子的地板下,靠从楼上的“巨人”那里“借”东西为生。他们害怕的就是被“看见”。 借东西的小女孩阿瑞埃蒂在门外草丛里被小男孩看见。好心的小男孩弄好帮助这一家小人借东西,还充当信使,为他们和住在别处的亲戚送信。但好景不长,妇管家也发现了小人一家,她关住小男孩,找来警察、猫和捕鼠专家对付小人。万分危急之际,小人一家是如何成功逃脱人类的追捕的呢?他们在后来的颠沛流离的野外生活中又发生了哪些惊险和奇遇呢?
《小屁孩日记》以图文并茂的形式给我们展现了美国乃至世界儿童的真实生活以及情感世界。幽默诙谐的漫画和妙趣横生的文字天然浑成,相映生辉。主人公格雷是一个念初中的半大小子。他善良、诚实、聪明、爱玩,满脑子的鬼点子。他的妈妈让他记日记,他除了松散地记述了有趣的或难忘的事情外,还画了许多漫画。在日记里,格雷记叙了他如何驾驭充满冒险的中学生活,如何巧妙逃脱学校歌唱比赛,重要的是如何不让任何人发现他的秘密。我们在富有喜剧性色彩的文字和图画中,真切地感受到了那种鲜活的现代气息以及蓬勃向上的热情。这是一套很有趣的、能让我们感觉到童年很美妙的书。
Rediscover the Puffin Classics! An entirely new package,including Introductions from some of today's most popular authors,bringing the best-loved classics to a new generation.
What was it like to be a passenger on the Mayflower? How many people survived the first harsh winter in the New World? How did Pilgrim children spend their days? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide: Pilgrims. Includes fun facts from Jack and Annie, fantastic photos and illustrations, and a guide to doing further research.
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
Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London... 汤姆是一位性情古怪、暴躁的独居老人,自我放逐似地住在一个小镇,没有人知道他的过去。而十一岁的小男生威廉,为逃避二次大战的战火,避难到小镇来,伦敦饱受空袭轰炸的恐怖经验,让威廉沉默而哀伤
These fairy tales, which Oscar Wilde made up for his own sons,include “The Happy Prince,” who was not as happy as he seemed, “TheSelfish Giant,” who learned to love little children, and “The StarChild,” who suffered bitter trials when he rejected his parents.Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry andmagic.
Boggis, Bunce and Bean are the nastiest and meanest farmers youcould meet - and they hate Mr Fox! They're determined to catch himand lie outside his hole, ready to shoot, starve or dig him out.Clever Mr Fox has other plans and manages to outwit the nastyfarmers.
The second story in the ever-popular "Anne of Green Gables"series. Now Anne is half past sixteen and she's ready to begin anew life teaching in her old school. She's as feisty as ever and isfiercely determined to inspire young hearts with her own ambitions.But some of her pupils are as boisterous and high-spirited as Anne,and so life in her Avonlea classroom becomes a lesson in discoveryand adventure.
Jack and Annie travel back in time to a South American rain forest in search of the elusive magician Morgan le Fay. Will they find a new clue to her whereabouts before they are trampled by stampeding killer ants?
Travel back to ancient times and learn all about the amazing history of mummies with this Level 4 DK Reader. Secrets of the Mummies is a level 4 DK Reader that takes you back in time. Egyptian mummies, Inca mummies, did you know there are even mummies today? Discover their secrets if you dare. Stunning DK photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging stories to really bring this spooky subject to life. Level 4 DK Readers feature fascinating subjects that will capture the interest of the increasingly proficient reader. Side panels packed with extra background information and fascinating facts bring these stories to life. Introducing a rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure, Secrets of the Mummies will delight young bookworms who are enjoying their reading and looking to improve.
The charming tale of a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat. Gobbolino has one white paw and blue eyes and isn't wicked at all, so his mother doesn't like him. He escapes to look for a kitchen home but is distrusted everywhere he goes and blamed for mysterious happenings, such as the farmer's milk turning sour and the orphanage children's gruel turning into chocolate. 这是一个有关巫婆的猫的奇妙故事。Gobbolino是一只有着白色爪子和蓝眼睛的猫,它的样子一点也不奇怪,但是他的妈妈不喜欢它。它从家中逃跑后,寻找一个新家。但是,它所到之处经常会有神奇的事情发生,比如农夫的牛奶变质,孤儿院孩子们的粥变成了巧克力。 A perfect story for A Puffin Book with charming black and white illustrations by the author, Ursula Moray Williams. 本书中的插画均为作者Moray Williams亲自完成。
This is the classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside, which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes. 《*塔卡》出版于1927年,讲的是一只年轻的雄性*每天如何在恶犬和恶人的世界里挣扎着寻找食物、伙伴和安全的故事。
在线阅读本书 The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boyto help with the work at Green Gables - but a skinny red-hairedgirl turns up instead. Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her wayinto the Cuthberts' affection with her vivid imagination andconstant chatter, and soon it's impossible to imagine life withouther. A favourite classic with cover and introduction by theinimitable Lauren Child, award-winning creator of "Clarice Bean"and the hugely popular "Charlie and Lola" series.