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"Welcome to the 21st Century" bids the opening line of this literary "multimedia" experience, brought to us by three leading Black author-activists of the post-Civil Rights Movement generation. This c

I'm a giant monster, with sharp, sharp claws. I've got big, spiky teeth and loud, loud roars. Which is why I say, to everyone I meet . . . CALL ME SCARY . . . DON'T CALL ME SWEET! Everyone thinks that

It’s the ultimate fantasy:When Lizzie meets an attractive older man in the bar ofa luxury hotel, he mistakes her for a high class call girl on thelook-out for a wealthy client. With a man she can’t r

Call Me Irresistible R.S.V.P. to the most riotous wedding of the year . . . Lucy Jorik is the daughter of a former president of the United States. Meg Koranda is the offspring of legends. One

Smithsonian Magazine — The Ten Best Children’s Books of 2025The Washington Post — Librarians Pick the Best New Books for Kids This Fall《If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone》一封寫給「意想不到的朋友」的情誼情書這本書既傻氣又充滿智慧，充滿驚喜，非常適合喜愛 Mac Barnett、Julie Fogliano 作品的讀者。如果你拿起香蕉電話打通一通電話，你們猜猜看，電話另一頭會是誰接起來呢？你們彼此會聊些什麼呢？還是是會分享小祕密，提出好多問題？其實，真的沒有人知道會發生甚麼事情....這本超級搞怪的故事，滿載著交新朋友時，那份來自「意外」的喜悅與小小智慧。來吧，跟孩子一起拿起香蕉打通給對方吧！A love letter to making friends from unexpected places, If You Make a Call on a Banana Phone is silly, wise, and surprising--and perfect for fans of books by Mac Barnett and Julie Fogliano.If you make a call from a banana phone, who will answer? What will you talk about? Will you share secrets or ask questions? No one knows what will happen, really. This very silly story is full of the joy and wisdom that comes from making new friends from unexpected places. Go ahead, pick up a banana and make a call. You'll be glad you did. ★ "Fill up your fruit baskets, folks—this one’s a bunch of fun!" -Booklist (starre

You Call That Art?! first provides an overview of sculpture from prehistory until the late 19th century, then gives readers a look at ten 20th-century artists who helped define modern sculpture. Inclu

This volume gives language teachers, software designers, and researchers who wish to use technology in second or foreign language education the information they need to absorb what has been achieved so far and to make sense of it. It is designed to enable the kind of critical reading of a substantial literature that leads to a balanced and detailed knowledge of the field. Chapter by chapter, the book builds, through description, analysis, examples, and discussion, a detailed picture of modern CALL.In this book, the label “CALL” is interpreted broadly to include technology-enhanced language learning, Web-enhanced language learning, and information and communication technologies for language learning. The work is distinguished by its attention to a range of languages rather than just English.The authors first set the scene and introduce major areas of interest and growth in CALL, and then look in depth at seven important dimensions: design, evaluation, computer-mediated communication, th

With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading. The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are world famous animal stories. Set in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of

★ 經典《白鯨記》爆笑改編，最可愛的文學名鯨登場！★ 《紐約客》漫畫家 Lars Kenseth 幽默首作繪本★ 給所有「只是想交朋友」的小怪咖與小海怪★ 喜歡 Jon Klassen、Jory John 風格讀者必讀的機智繪本Moby是一隻熱情又友善的白鯨，只想交朋友。當他遇見一艘滿載水手的船，開心地展現笑容與絕技時，卻把大家嚇得不知所措。本書以幽默方式翻轉《白鯨記》的經典形象，講述一個關於誤會、友情與接納自我的溫暖故事。An adorable white whale tries to make new friends with hilarious results in the debut picture book by New Yorker cartoonist Lars Kenseth. Meet Physeter Macrocephalus - but you can call him Moby. He's got the BIGGEST toothy smile, and he's always up for a game of tag. Plus his backflips can't be beat! Who wouldn't want to be his pal? So when Moby encounters a ship full of sailors, he's eager to make a bunch of new friends. What could go wrong...? Illustrated in bold full color, this funny, charming riff on the Herman Melville classic, Moby-Dick, is at its heart a story about making friends and belonging - and finding those who accept you for who you are. Perfect for fans of Jory John and Jon Klassen.

Kaho Yu’s China’s Energy Security in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Global Governance and Climate Change explores the evolution of China’s energy security from its bilateral going-out strategy to its more multilateral Belt and Road Initiative. By analysing the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective, this book examines China’s evolving role in global energy governance through four empirical case studies: China’s energy cooperation with Russia and Central Asia, Africa, the European Union, and the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.

Florrie has two of everything.Two lovely brothers . . .Two smashing parents . . .Two very cuddled pets.But two isn't always a magic number, as Florrie now has to live in TWO different houses:one with her mum . . . and one with her dad.An uplifting picture book that helps young readers discuss their feelings around divorce and embrace change.Praise for Two Places to Call Home:'Phil Earle's reassuring and hopeful picture book suggests imaginative ways to find courage and to tackle a child's anxiety about parents who separate.' Sunday Times'Heartfelt, honest and positive - a much needed, wonderful picture book!' Jim Field'A gentle and beautiful book filled with comfort and imagination.' Katya Balen, Carnegie Medal winner'Warm and wise and sweet.' Ross Montgomery'Perfect example of how picture books can be a powerful tool when helping children to make sense of their lives. Just lovely.' Rob Biddulph'A soothing and positive tale for those feeling split down the middle after a parental break

Caldecott Medal-winner and #1 New York Times-bestselling author Kevin Henkes explores what it means to be at home in this stunning picture book. Brimming with interactive call-and-response questions,

New York Times contributor Kate Murphy's eye-opening wake-up call about the worldwide epidemic of not listening--now in paperback.Who listens to you?New York Times contributor Kate Murphy asked people

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller On Tyranny comes an impassioned condemnation of America’s coronavirus response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom.On December 29, 2019

We now call it The Great Realisationand, yes, since then there have been many. But that's the story of how it started ... and why hind

When you have to leave behind almost everything you know, where can you call home? Sometimes home is simply where we are: here. A imaginative, lyrical, unforgettable picture book about the migrant exp

From frappuccinos to pool floats, unicorns are EVERYWHERE! Chapter book readers will flock to the Unicorn Academy series, where every girl gets a unicorn to call her own.Imagine a school where you mee

Heed the call of the wild with this brand-new, action-packed animal fantasy series from the #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors. Enter the Bravelands…and discover the Erin Hunter series you’v

“I’ve found very little about private detective R. F. Jackaby to be standard in the time I’ve known him. Working as his assistant tends to call for a somewhat flexible relationship with reality . . .”

In this volume, European law, economics, and political science scholars present 10 chapters that discuss the role of the European Union in addressing global challenges related to poverty, protectionis

The first installment in The Curse Workers series from New York Times bestselling author Holly Black: “Urban fantasy, con story—whatever you call it, read it” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Cassel c

Longlisted of Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction Summer, 1914. Young Englishwoman Vivian Rose Spencer is in an ancient land, about to discover the Temple of Zeus, the call of adventure, an

'Woman much missed, how you call to me, call to me...'After the death of his wife Emma, a grief-stricken Hardy wrote some of the best verse of his career. Moving and evocative, it ranks among the grea

Although he feared death, he could not stop. 'If I stopped now, after coming all this way - well, they'd call me an idiot!'

In Thrive, Arianna Huffington makes an impassioned and compelling case for the need to redefine what it means to be successful in today's world. Arianna Huffington's personal wake-up call came in

StarHearts, as fans of Josephine Angelini call themselves, will stay up all night reading Dreamless, the second book in the bestselling Starcrossed series. The saga mixes mythology, romance, action, a

They didn't almost call it the SEAL Training Bible for no reason: this book contains over 400 pages of insight into Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) Training.Inside you'll find details and adv

Struggling to move on after her husband's death, thirty-five-year-old Anna receives an unexpected phone call from her estranged grandmother, Goldie, summoning her to New York. A demanding woman with a

Discover how you can turn your company’s intangible assets into REAL profit. Whether you call it “harvesting intangible assets” or “intellectual property management,” organizations must make the mos

In the vein of “An Inconvenient Truth,” a sobering assessment of our nation’s energy policies and a stirring call for change. Dangerous CO2 emissions, massive oil spills, dwindling supplies—the probl

Thom Hartmann covers 11 straightforward solutions to America's current problems. At the core of each is a call to reclaim economic sovereignty and to wrest control of democracy back from the corporate

A 3 A.M. phone call summons LAPD homicide detective Peter Decker to the well-fortified Coyote Ranch compound of billionaire developer Guy Kaffey.

When you dance with demons, you lay your soul on the line . . . In the Hollows, where the natural and the supernatural co-exist—not always peacefully—desperate times often call for unorthodox measure

Embedded systems exposed!From operating our cars, to controlling the elevators we ride, to doing our laundry or cooking our dinner, the special computers we call embedded systems are quietly and unobt

Life Before Man explores the lives of three people imprisoned by walls of their own construction and in thrall to the tragicomedy we call love. Elizabeth, with her controlled sensuality and suppressed

Since ancient times the Chinese have held the merchant class in low esteem. But with the spread of democracy in modern times comes an increase in the importance of the business community. The role of

媽媽成為全國最重要的政治人物後，艾莉兒一夕之間成了「總統的女兒」，全國關注的焦點。大家都說她應該成為自閉症青少年的榜樣，但她只想安靜地當自己。朋友開始變得陌生，說話變得困難，世界變得好大──卻沒有容身之處。這是一個關於十三歲女孩如何在眾聲喧嘩中，找回自我聲音的故事。溫柔描繪成長的不安與勇氣，也寫進了那些無法被簡單定義的青春心事。From the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark comes a new heartfelt and timely novel for middle-grade and teen readers. Aeriel Sharpe doesn’t want to be anyone’s role model. But, when her mother is elected to be the most important politician in the country (yes, that one), she is thrust into the spotlight. With the world’s eyes on her, friends don’t seem that friendly and she feels trapped by everyone’s expectations. They want her to be the voice of every autistic teenager, but Aeriel must find a way to speak for herself…It’s not easy being thirteen… and it’s even harder when you’re the most famous teenager in the country“One of the most exciting talents on the children’s publishing scene and... has transformed the representation of neurodivergent children in literature." The Bookseller

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