Bumped

In 2036 New Jersey, when teens are expected to become fanatically religious wives and mothers or high-priced Surrogettes for couples made infertile by a widespread virus, sixteen-year-old identical tw

A virus has swept the world, making everyone over the age of eighteen infertile. Teenagers are now the most prized members of society, and would-be parents desperately bid for 'conception contracts' w

When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. Girls spo

Roman was having a great time at summer camp … until he accidentally bumped into Iris. Every day Iris found a new way to trouble Roman until eventually Roman dreaded going to camp. Why is Iris being s

"Melody and Harmony are without a doubt two of the most powerful pregnant teens on the planet, and there's only one thing they could do that would make them more famous than they already are: tell the

活力滿滿的感覺真好！現在一起出門體驗吧！★五味太郎以幽默看待育兒日常，用溫柔陪伴成長，捕捉孩子最真實的生活練習！★掃描書中QR code，聆聽中英雙語故事音檔，營造雙語學習與對話的氛圍！我活力滿滿的出門去。這樣的感覺真好！I am going out full of energy.I feel great!一位叔叔正在釘木樁。嗯，感覺真好！A man is hammering stakes.Yeah, that feels good!咚！我撞到木樁了。Bonk!I bumped into a stake.「你沒事吧？」叔叔問。“Are you okay?” he asked.一位阿姨正在採莓果。嗯，感覺真好！A woman is picking berries.Yeah, that feels good!咚！我撞到莓果樹了。Bonk! I bumped into a berry bush. 小狐狸精力充沛、踩著輕快的步伐走出家門，而媽媽目送著小狐狸出發，像是擔心著一切都會順利嗎？沿途，小狐狸看見了正在釘木樁的叔叔、遇到了正在採莓果的阿姨，也碰上了正在工地工作的叔叔⋯⋯每一次，他都發出開心的讚嘆：「嗯，感覺真好！」然後就冒冒失失的「咚！」一聲撞到了木樁、樹叢、牆壁⋯⋯這些工作中的大人有人關心的問：「你沒事吧？」有人擔心的說：「那個孩子真奇怪啊！」小狐狸究竟是要去哪裡呢？他真的平安抵達了嗎？ 畫面中，走路時的小狐狸看起來神采飛揚，但一不小心「咚！」一聲撞到東西的動作，每每讓人傻眼發笑。親子共讀時，無論是大人親自說故事，或是掃描QR code播放中文版和英文版的故事音檔聆聽，隨著每一頁重複又有韻律的句子：「嗯，感覺真好！／Yeah, that feels good!」、「咚！我撞到了——／Bonk! I bumped into a…」也引導孩子一起開口朗讀、模仿小狐狸的動作，或說出自己的快樂感受和用身體動作表達心情的方式吧！從充滿樂趣的親子互動中，孩子也能學習覺察他人的肢體語言與同理他人的情緒變化。 誠如繪本中大人們看到跌跌撞撞的小狐狸那樣，育兒日常裡的爸媽大概就是不斷叨念：危險！不要跑、不要跳、不要爬。一轉眼，小傢伙已經撞到頭、擦破皮，喊痛大哭了！結果不一會兒，淚痕還掛在臉上又興高采烈的玩了起來。或許，我們大人才該跟孩子學習呢！累了、傷了、哭了，沒關係！「活在當下

Megan McCafferty’s Bumped series of books are must-read teen dystopian fiction, along with Ally Condie’s Matched series and Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy. Thumped, the sequel to Bumped, manages to

Duck doesn't duck, so he gets bumped a lot! What can he do? Nak, Tig and Gus make their red, lue and pink. Which is best?

A heavily pregnant young woman returns to her small hometown to discover it’s not the safe haven she had first supposed…Following a whirlwind romance with an old acquaintance she bumped into at a high

5 little monkeys jumping on the bed; one fell off and bumped his head. Mama just can't get her five playful little monkeys to settle down for bed. Oh, dear. What will the doctor say? Features a sound

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" The uproarious rhyme is brought to

The Moosepath League has foiled pirates and kidnappers, joined a hobo army to save a burning village, bumped into the supernatural, and even successfully treated a depressed pig. Return now to the ear

When a potato sack race goes awry, Bella and Ben find themselves bumped from their familiar page into uncharted territory. It's a brave new world of lollipops and sphinxes--and Bella and Ben are on on

In the latest from the bestselling author of Plagued by Quilt, Kath Rutledge yarn bombs Blue Plum, Tennesseeand gets tangled up in the mystery of a bumped-off bagpiper.It’s time for Handmade Blue Plum

1939 - And in the back of a three-ton lorry, a strangely assorted group of young women bumped over the road to RAF Colston. They were the first of the Waafs. Barmaids mixed with secretaries and debuta

Previously, Charlie Small had bumped into the infamous Jakeman - but when the mad professor was dragged down into the Underworld, Charlie had to follow - otherwise, how would he discover how to get ba

What do you get when you cross Santa with the Horrible Histories author? Jokes fatter and juicier than a hot plum pud. Last time Santa slid down the chimney, he bumped into star author Terry Deary. To

Oh, the Prince has a boo-boo: he bumped his head and needs a band-aid. Who will get it? The nanny starts the cry, and soon the cook, the King, the Queen, the general all swing into action. An entertai

Beware! These stories are not for the timid! Have you ever bumped into a ghost on the stairs? Or had a surreal encounter in a remote area? What about having a conversation with a beautiful specter? Th

Nine-year-old Tory has been bumped from foster home to foster home. Living with a foster family on a horse ranch for the summer, she falls in love with Lucky, the shaggy pony she is allowed to ride. W

"Young adult fiction is going from strength to strength, led by authors like Catherine MacPhail" --Bookseller It was as I was walking into the drama class that I remembered the girl I had bumped into

"Arooo! I'm lost and I'm lonesome!"Poor Cowboy Coyote is alone in the desert. He can't find his mommy and doesn't know what to do.He's tired, sore, wet, and bumped. But then a very nice toad gives

WHO BUMPED OFF THE BUMP-AND-GRINDER? Usually, when you call a burlesque act a “show stopper,” you don't mean it quite so literally. But this time, that's just what happened: The sh

Protected by the dark of night, Jaimie Piper runs. But is anywhere safe when Evil is hunting you??She’s just a twelve year-old girl, bumped around between foster homes and relegated to school classes

The Story of the Making of the New Testament is one in which scrolls bumped across cobbled Roman roads and pitched through rolling Mediterranean seas, finally finding their destinations in stuffy, di

Tim has fallen out of a tree and bumped his head. He's a little nervous about going to hospital, but he soon finds out how nice the Doctors and Nurses are, and there are lots of other children on the

From bodysurfing in Central American war zones, diving barrier reefs with his tragically fated love, Nancy, or being bumped by a whale off Antarctica, David Helvarg has lived a life often as endanger

Cut off in traffic? Bumped without apology on the subway? Forced to listen to a profane conversation in a public space? In today's Western societies, many feel that there has been a noticeable and mar

Imagine a world without late planes, missed connections, lost luggage, bumped passengers, cramped seating, high fees and higher fares, surly employees, and security lines. . . . Ordinary travel

Quinn, a sharp-tongued private investigator in Seattle who's been busy waving goodbye to her philandering husband while fanning her hot flashes with her other hand, has just bumped into a case that t

Purebred and razzle-dazzle pink, Pete the poodle is the biggest star in the Circus Martinez. But when he muffs a couple of flaming-hoop jumps, he gets bumped from the headliner spot. Pete’s just about

Liam has just been bumped up to starter on the varsity basketball team, and the pressure's on. With the girls' team heading to State, the boys' team is under even greater scrutiny than usual in Liam's

Remember that time you bumped into Stephen Hawking at the clambake and his monologue on string theory went completely over your head? Man, was that awkward. Or remember the time you were at a party

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