為了照顧生日會上各種動物朋友的飲食習慣，而忙碌採買食材的企鵝，最後能辦出皆大歡喜的派對嗎？A jubilant and vibrant debut picture book about a penguin trying to organise a party for it's baby with all their friends! Comical and insightful, Horn's illustrations perfectly capture the dilemma of trying to cater for a large group of people and to keep everyone happy. It's that time of year again and Penguin is trying to plan a party for baby penguin. He heads to the supermarket to get some fish - everyone loves fish! But wait a second, Giraffe has text him to say he only likes leaves! So off Penguin goes back to the supermarket.Soon enough his other friends begin to message to tell him which foods they like and after many trips to the supermarket Penguin finally gets home. But now what should he make with all this food?! And will everyone enjoy the party? Join Penguin on his shopping trips, learn about what different animals eat and come join the party - there's something for everyone!
Keivan曾是一個像是你我一樣的孩子，但長大後他是一名天文學家！Keivan從小就對圍繞著恆星運轉的行星充滿興趣，這樣的興趣把他帶向了星空！他是如何參與太空任務？讓我們一起從書中了解他如何參與太空任務，並研究系外行星的奧秘。Who Me? 系列是由科學家本人和范德比大學 (Vanderbilt University)的合著者一同撰寫。透過科學家們鼓舞人心的的傳記，讓小讀者了解到，科學家都是像我們一樣的普通人，因為對學習和發現新事物的熱愛，一路上努力學習，並為自己創造機會並爭取成為科學家的機會，在了解科學家的成長故事的過程中，讀者除了能從中認識基本的科學概念，也能認識科學家現在所從事的尖端研究。 What is an astronomer? What does he or she do?Meet Keivan, a kid like you and me, who grew up and became an astronomer! As a child, Keivan was always interested in learning about planets orbiting other stars and this interest has taken him to the stars! Learn more about how he became involved in a space mission, as part of his research about exoplanets.The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of scientists who young readers will be able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University, the books are designed to help young readers understand that scientists are regular people like themselves who are excit
來認識拉麗莎，她是個像你我一樣的孩子，從小就想成為政治家。然後她發現了化石。了解拉里薩如何利用牙齒化石來闡明劍齒虎和其他冰河時期哺乳動物的古老生態。了解拉麗莎如何在醫生的幫助下控制她的癲癇。我是誰？該系列以科學家的勵志傳記為特色，年輕讀者將能夠將這些科學家視為像他們自己一樣的人。這些書由科學家本人和范德比爾特大學的合著者撰寫，旨在幫助年輕讀者了解科學家是像他們一樣的普通人，他們對學習和發現新事物感到興奮，並決定在學校努力學習，以便為自己創造成為科學家的機會。在了解這些科學家的故事的同時，讀者也將了解一些解釋清楚且易於理解的基本科學思想，並了解這些科學家當今正在研究的前沿科學。我是誰？系列共同編輯：David A Weintraub，范德比爾特大學藝術與科學學院天文學、歷史學和科學技術傳播教授； Ann Neely，范德比爾特大學皮博迪教育與人類發展學院教育實踐榮譽副教授；凱文‧約翰遜 (Kevin Johnson)，范德比爾特大學和范德比爾特大學醫學中心生物醫學資訊學和兒科教授。在本系列中：由 STEM 領域的頂尖專家撰寫科學概念的愉快探索Meet Larisa, a kid like you and me, who grew up wanting to become a politician. Then she discovered fossils. Learn how Larisa uses fossil teeth to clarify the ancient ecology of saber-toothed cats and other ice age mammals. And learn how Larisa, with help from doctors, managed her epilepsy.The Who Me? series features inspirational biographies of scientists whom young readers will be able to identify with as people like themselves. Written by the scientists themselves and co-authors from Vanderbilt University, the book
♥ SHHH ...What if I told you, you could instantly improve your sex life and make your partner obsessed with you while driving them WILD using only dirty talk and other simple naughty sex tips?Have you ever imagined yourself as an amazing dirty talker, rocking the world of your partner and experiencing the most mind-blowing, earth-shattering sex? But you feel humiliated and afraid because you failed to find ways to achieve this? If your answer is 'yes', then this remarkable book is made for you.Most people see talking dirty as a daunting task, an impossible feat. Often, you may find yourself similar to Michelle, who wants to talk dirty but only know four hot, steamy, words, OH, F**K, YES, AND HMMM, only to be left feeling more alone because the pleasure is never reaching the expected peak. Or you find yourself like Priya, someone who tried talking dirty for the first time, and it only ended in perpetual tears, and she felt stupid because she was so nervous that it made her repeat lines,
David Almond、Marta Altes合作與青少年讀者一起反思何為人性。新來的男生善於足球、喜歡零食，與其他同學沒什麼不同。但他其實是誕生自某個實驗的機器人，而現在學校的新朋友們要他不被邪惡之人消滅。An inventive tale by a beloved Hans Christian Andersen Award winner celebrates our differences─and the joys of inclusion─through the lens of artificial intelligence.From the boundless imagination of David Almond comes a thought-provoking question, packaged in a lively illustrated chapter book: what if a robot went to school? When a new boy joins their class, everyone thinks he’s…odd. George doesn’t behave like other kids. He doesn’t think like other kids. But he’s great at football and snacking, and that’s what matters to Dan and Maxie and friends, who resolve to make George feel welcome. Over time, they learn that he’s just like them, in most ways, except one: George is a robot, part of an ambitious new experiment, with sinister people bent on destroying him. When his lab pulls him out of school, can George’s new friends recover him─and set him free? Told in David Almond’s signatur
An original graphic novel about being the new kid in a different school, getting picked on by the class bullies, and what happens when a magical presence takes notice. Like, can things get any worse?Starting out at a new school is tough, and Bridgette isn’t having much luck, seeing as, well, she’s not great at making a first impression. Or, maybe, any impression. Ugh, all these nervous feelings!Will she fit in? Will she make new friends? Will they still like her once they get to know her better?Nope. For now the best she can manage is…awkward. This is not going great.That’s when she sees it. Something dark and scary…something only she can see. And she should be scared. But she isn’t. Maybe scary things just need friends, too. Maybe The Glim isn’t so bad after all.The Girl and The Glim is about accepting the fact that fear is okay, and that while letting other people see your vulnerabilities can be scary, it can also lead to closer friendships in the end.
This coming-of-gender graphic novel debut from trans creator Joris Bas Backer is an enlightening and often hilarious tale that casts light on what it was like to be transgender before help was more accessible and widespread.When their Mum moves to another country to work on fixing the Millennium bug, Jet is forced to stay at a boarding house. But something’s not quite right, and it’s not just the out-of-control kids that Jet has to live with. Jet begins to notice that they don’t feel like the other girls in their class. Jet slowly begins to realise that they may be more of a boy than a girl. Is that even possible? And who do they talk to about these feelings?In 1999, when most people think that the world is about to end with the Y2K crash on the eve of the new Millennium, Jet is just trying to get through high school. When their Mom moves to another country to work on fixing the Millennium bug, Jet is forced to stay at a boarding house while they finish the school year, and they're not
A warm, inspiring picture book biography of author Madeleine L’Engle and the making of A Wrinkle in Time, a household favorite for over sixty years!When Madeleine L'Engle was very small, she marvelled at the stars. They guided her throughout her life, making her feel part of a big and exciting world, even when she felt alone. They made her want to ask big questions―Why are we here? What is my place in the universe?―and let her imagination take flight. Books, too, were like stars―asking questions and proposing answers. Books kept Madeleine company, and soon, she began to write and share her own. But would other people see the wonder she found in the world?Written by Madeleine's granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis and bestselling picture book author Jennifer Adams, A Book, Too, Can Be a Star follows the life of one of the world's greatest creators―and gives children encouragement to lead a creative, inquisitive life.
From the acclaimed author of Brave Girl comes an inspiring story of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's journey to use her voice through helping others find their own.Before she became First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was a girl trying to find her voice.As a young orphan, she was shy and made to feel like a failure. But every night, Eleanor would read her father's letters, full of love and belief in her, and she used his words to help her face her fears.She took them to school across the sea, where she excelled at her studies and helped other girls with theirs. And back to New York, where she volunteered in immigrant communities.Using her voice to help others gave her courage. Eleanor began speaking out in bigger ways.When her husband, Franklin, became president, she worked with--and learned from--leaders of marginalized groups, using her standing to fight for workers, women, and people of color. Every victory, big and small, drove Eleanor to do more.
千禧時代的代言人──莎莉‧魯尼最新作品《美麗的世界，你在哪裡》原文書。四名即將踏入三十歲的年輕人的命運故事…我們要在哪裡生活，要過哪一種生活？今天人們還能相信存在一個美麗的世界嗎？A new novel by Sally Rooney, the bestselling author of Normal People and Conversations with FriendsAlice, a novelist, meets Felix, who works in a warehouse, and asks him if he’d like to travel to Rome with her. In Dublin, her best friend, Eileen, is getting over a break-up, and slips back into flirting with Simon, a man she has known since childhood.Alice, Felix, Eileen, and Simon are still young—but life is catching up with them. They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in. Are they standing in the last lighted room before the darkness, bearing witness to something? Will they find a way to believe in a beautiful world?
從政治起源到選舉制度，多角度解答政治的十萬個為什麼。A Quick History of Politics takes us from pharaohs to fair votes, packed with facts and jokes about the many faces of politics through time.How did ancient people make decisions? How do the people in power stay in power? Why did Karl Marx have to go without trousers? A Quick History of Politics answers these questions and more, taking a ride through time from plutocrats to people power. What do you think of when you hear "politics?" Is it grey-haired men in suits, shouting at each other in a weird room? Well, you’re partly right… but there’s also a whole lot of crazy stories and weird history in the political world. A Quick History of Politics takes a look at the silly side of government, big and small, throughout the ages, and also explains the important stuff, like suffrage, elections and getting your voice heard. You will discover:How the earliest tribes got by without a leader.How the first ever kings and queens ruled their people.When and how de
This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school."The exact type of book I would've loved, and needed, as a kid." — Jasmine Warga, New York Times bestselling author of and Newbery Honor recipient for Other Words for Home**LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD**Seventh grade begins, and Kareem’s already fumbled it. His best friend moved away, he messed up his tryout for the football team, and because of his heritage, he was voluntold to show the new kid—a Syrian refugee with a thick and embarrassing accent—around school. Just when Kareem thinks his middle school life has imploded, the hotshot QB promises to get Kareem another tryout for the squad. There’s a catch: to secure that chance, Kareem must do something he knows is wrong.Then, like a surprise blitz, Kareem’s mom returns to Syria to help her family but can’t make it back home. If Kareem could throw a p
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Alan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's is the core of his collection Untold Stories. It is a poignant memoir of his parents' marriage and his own childhood, recalling Christmases with Grandma Peel
Alan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's is a poignant family memoir offering a portrait of his parents' marriage and recalling his Leeds childhood, Christmases with Grandma Peel, and the lives, love
