It was a story that Cassie Bowman couldn't resist:Lore Rivera loved two men - until one of them shot the other...'A special novel' CHRIS WHITAKER'One of the summer's buzziest debut novels' GOODREADS'A fantastic debut' WASHINGTON POST'I absolutely loved it' ASHLEY AUDRAIN'A masterful work of suspense' POPSUGAR*****Lore Rivera was married to two men at once, until on a baking hot day in 1986, one of them found out and shot the other. A secret double life, a tragic murder. That's the story the world knows.It's not the story that fascinates Cassie Bowman.Carrying the weight of her own family tragedy, true-crime writer Cassie wants to know more about the mysterious woman at the heart of it all, Lore.How did one woman fall in love with two different men? How did she balance the love and the lies?To her surprise, Cassie finds that Lore is willing to talk. To finally tell her heartbreaking story - about how a dance became an affair; how a marriage became a murder.As the two women grow closer,
Short listed for Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2021Meet animals from around the world with this fun search and find fact book from National Geographic Kids. Find it! Search the busy illustrated scenes to find more than 250 animals. From the Serengeti to the Amazon rainforest, the wild Arctic to British woodland they are sure to keep young readers entertained.Explore it! Discover amazing facts all about the animals spotted. Did you know a giraffe has three hearts? That woodpeckers have very long tongues? Or that scorpions can glow in the dark? With colourful photos and lots of fun activities that kids will love it's the perfect book for kids and grown-ups to enjoy together!
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil' Bill GatesIs flying dangerous? How much do the world's cows weigh? And what makes people happy?From earth's nations and inhabitants, through the fuels and foods that energize them, to the transportation and inventions of our modern world - and how all of this affects the planet itself - in Numbers Don't Lie, Professor Vaclav Smil takes us on a fact-finding adventure, using surprising statistics and illuminating graphs to challenge lazy thinking. Packed with 'Well-I-never-knew-that' information and with fascinating and unusual examples throughout, we find out how many people it took to build the Great Pyramid, that vaccination yields the best return on investment, and why electric cars aren't as great as we think (yet). There's a wonderful mix of science, history and wit, all in bite-sized chapters on a broad range of topics.Urgent and essential, Numbers Don't Lie inspires readers to interrogate what they take to b
Do you know that water covers nearly 70 percent of the earth and that nearly 70 percent of the human body is made up of H2O? That more than half of the earth's species live in water? Or that the sea r
The Carlyle triplets have made a lot of new friends in Manhattan-and more than a few enemies. O stole his best friend's girlfriend, and Adethroned the queen bee. Now a line has been drawn down Fifth Avenue, and it's all-out war. Only here, the battles are fought with icy glares and vicious rumors. It's the Upper East Side, and all's fair in love and scandal...You know you love me,Gossip Girl
From the deepest, widest ocean to the tiniest puddle, this beautiful compendium takes young readers on an enthralling journey through the aquatic world, meeting amazing animals, ingenious plants, and much more along the way. Stunning photography and gorgeous illustrations complement storybook descriptions about each lifeform, and children can uncover hundreds of fascinating facts as they read. Did you know that elephant seals that can hold their breath underwater for more than an hour, or that the Victoria Amazonica water lily can support the weight of an adult, or that the brown basilisk reptile can run across water?Discover the science of how plants have learnt to live, feed, and breathe in water, and take a look at the unique challenges of distinct ecosystems on feature spreads about rivers, lakes, wetlands, and more.From sharks and sailfish, to bulrushes and beetles, there's something for everyone in this celebration of all things aquatic.
This is the ultimate guide to sports and the perfect reference for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 - an amazing year for sport.Discover everything you need to know about more than 200 sports, including all
Do you know what the fox says? Based on the hugely popular YouTube video with more than 200 million views, this picture book is packed full of foxy fun.Dog goes woof. Cat goes meow. Bird goes tweet an
35.6*25.4cm。超過25個跟哈利波特有關的驚喜，哈利波特迷必收。Celebrate the holidays with the Wizarding World's delightful and fantastic creatures with a magical advent calendar and book filled with more than 25 surprises in Harry Potter: Holiday Magic: The Official Advent Calendar 2023 Edition. Harry Potter: Holiday Magic: The Official Advent Calendar 2023 Edition celebrates the magic of Christmas with 25 days of exclusive surprises, keepsakes, and collectibles featuring the enchanting Wizarding World creatures you know and love. DISCOVER MORE THAN 25 HARRY POTTER SURPRISES: Discover a new creature-themed holiday surprise every day! All 25 collectible items and holiday surprises waiting behind each door will make memorable gifts and bring the fantastical beasts of Harry Potter to life for the holidays COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS: With 25 days of removable collectibles themed to the Harry Potter films, count down to Christmas by opening the door to a surprise each day from December 1st through 25th THE PERFECT HARRY
Fly into the astonishing life of bugs in this super fun and super gross book in a new nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about all the grossest things!Did you know there are more than one BILLION insects for every human on Earth? Or that mango flies can bite someone and give them a disease called eye worms? Mango fly larva will grow and live inside the person’s eyeballs! Learn more super gross insect facts with Dr. Ick and Sam the Dog if you dare!
您準備好接受有關人體系統的終極測驗了嗎？你是否想知道...嬰兒真的比成人有更多的骨頭嗎？你的糞便是由什麼構成的？為什麼你的鼻孔長毛？你體內的哪塊肌肉一天 24 小時都在自行工作？Quiz Champs 系列是經過專門設計，為年輕學習者提供有趣且具有教育意義的學習體驗。 該系列與新加坡小學科學課綱和劍橋小學科學課程保持一致，內含豐富的問題，以開拓小學生好奇心，並提供答案和附加資訊來幫助學習、複習和準備考試。Are you ready to take the ultimate quiz on human body systems?Have you ever wanted to know ...if babies really have more bones than adults?what your poop is made of?why you have hair inside your nose?which muscle in your body works by itself 24 hours a day?Join Quiz Champs host Skip Skeleton as you find answers to intriguing questions such as these. Test your mastery of the topic, learn fun facts and crack up at silly jokes along the way!The Quiz Champs series has been specially crafted to be a fun and educational learning experience for young learners. The series is aligned with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primary Science curriculum, and also includes enrichment questions to stretch curious minds. Answers and additional information have been provided to ai
Gods and Goddesses are not always perfect, what did Chang E do to have herself ending up alone on the moon?And do you know that Yi the Great Archer did more than just shooting down nine suns? My Favourite Chinese Stories is a collection of three Chinese stories specially selected and retold in English for young readers. The first story is from Chinese mythology, while the other two are from classical Chinese literature. They are widely known to the Chinese people, and reflect, in varying degrees, some of the essential characteristics of Chinese culture. Each story is accompanied by beautiful full-colour illustrations drawn by Lo King-man as well as audio narration by the author Pamela Youde.
A new Beginner Book all about vehicles, featuring favorite things that go!On a busy street in a busy town, cars and trucks go zipping ’round. Buses, trains―watch them go! How many vehicles do YOU know?Buckle up and join Mommy and Bonnie on their drive as they encounter more than 20 types of vehicles! From garbage trucks and school buses to fire engines and police cars, working vehicles can be spotted all over town―and each plays an important role.Beginner Books were created by Dr. Seuss to encourage children to read all on their own. Vehicle enthusiasts will take pride in cruising through Busy Street’s simple rhyming text, perfect for beginning readers ages 3 to 7. And with Edward Miller’s fun, colorful illustrations, little ones will want to take this book for a spin time and time again.
Little Santa loves, loves, loves the North Pole. The rest of his family? Not so much. So, when they decide to move to Florida, Santa is miserable.Lucky for him, a blizzard foils their plans. The only way out of the house is up the chimney. Up goes Santa, to look for help, and along the way, he meets a reindeer and a large group of elves, who are more than eager to join in the rescue.(And you know the rest of the story!)
A celebratory and empowering story from young trans activist Gavin Grimm, Stonewall Award-winning author Kyle Lukoff, and illustrator J Yang follows the true story of how a young boy stood up for himself--and made history along the way. When you're a kid like Gavin Grimm, you know yourself best. And Gavin knew that he was a boy--even if others saw him as a girl. But when his school took away his right to something as simple as using the boy's restroom, Gavin knew he had a big decision to make.Because there are always more choices than the ones others give you.Gavin chose to correct others when they got his pronouns wrong. He asked to be respected. He stood up for himself. Gavin proved that his school had violated his constitutional rights and had the Supreme Court uphold his case--bringing about a historic win for trans rights. There are many kids out there, some just like Gavin Grimm, and they might even be you.What choices will you make?
A wildly original, whimsical, humorous exploration of the human condition told through a worm’s eye view; a masterful pairing of the author’s artwork and ironic text in more than 250 illustrated pages.This innovative, ironic, and metaphoric exploration of the life of worms is a stunning showcase of Noemi Vola’s impressive and versatile talents as both an illustrator and a writer. Her funny, clever illustrations are paired with pithy, ironic text that conveys all you ever needed (and perhaps never needed) to know about worms. Beginning with “factual” material about worms in general, from eating habits to underground habitats to its varying shades of pink, there is much to discover about worms. The narrative then follows one worm in particular through a tragic loss of its better half (also known as the worm’s tail), becoming a metaphor for all who have loved and lost. The humor of both illustrations and text are paired beautifully, introducing a distinctive new artist with ho
Did you know that Montana’s Grasshopper Glacier is filled with millions of frozen locusts that got caught in a storm more than 300 million years ago? Or that gneiss is one of the world’s oldest rock forms? One sample from Canada is more than FOUR BILLION years old! In this latest single-subject Weird But True! book, readers will have a blast discovering that there’s a lot more to rocks and minerals than meets the eye.This book is perfect for budding geologists or any kid who likes to get to the bottom of things, such as how volcanoes work or the difference between fool’s gold and actual gold. Prepare to be dazzled by our rockin’ world! Also includes: ·Profiles of “Rock Stars” (what we like to call famous geologists!) ·Breathtaking images of awesome rock formations in national parks from around the globe (from Arches National Park to Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar and more!) ·Fascinating stats and facts!
★ 本書獲美國亞馬遜 4.5顆星評價！「施予是必要的，但更要知道如何施予。」"It Is Necessary to Give. It Is More Necessary to Know How."我們常常在思考人行善或作惡的緣由，卻往往百思不得其解，儘管其中有幾個顯而易見的理由，例如罪惡感、自責、害怕杜會責難、宗教導引，甚或是對於最終審判的恐懼，但為什麼有些人就算天塌了也難有什麼慈善作為，有些人看到遊民接近時卻會主動掏出錢來？是什麼樣的施予滿足了那些施予者的需求？那樣施予的需求又是從何而來的？其間有何法則呢？將近一千年以前，偉大的哲學家及醫師麥摩尼地斯（Maimonides），亦即希伯來人所知的藍邦（Rambam），藉由思考「公義」這個問題，而從中領悟出「慈悲之梯」（The Ladder of Giving，又名 The Ladder of Charity）。【麥摩尼地斯的八級階梯】（The Ladder of Giving / Charity）麥摩尼地斯的八級階梯是由頂端最高階段的施予開始寫起，一路寫下來，從理想到現實，各階段主題為「勉強」、「比例」、「懇求」、「羞愧」、「界限」、「腐敗」、「匿名」、「責任」；最低階是屬於吝嗇的施予者，頂點則屬於能幫助窮人自給自足的施予者。◆ 第一階 勉強：吝嗇地施予（Reluctance: To give begrudgingly）◆ 第二階 比例：不是很適當地施予給窮人，但卻樂意這麼做（Proportion: To give less to the poor than is proper, but to do so cheerfully）◆ 第三階 懇求：窮人請求後才給他們錢（Solicitation: To hand money to the poor after being asked）◆ 第四階 羞愧：在窮人請求前就給他們錢，但是冒著讓接受者覺得羞愧的風險（Shame: To hand money to the poor before being asked, but risk making the recipient feel shame）◆ 第五階 界限：施予給你並不認識的人，但讓他們知道你的名字（Boundaries: To give to someone you don't know, but allow you
