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When a spunky mouse invites a passing bird to see what's inside a People House, chaos ensues while beginning readers learn the names of 65 common household items—and that people are generally not pleased to find mice and birds in their houses! A super simple, delightfully silly introduction to objects around the home—from none other than Dr. Seuss!

The wildly entertaining new novel from the bestselling author of Water for Elephants. Isabel Duncan, a scientist at the Great Ape Language Lab, doesn't understand people, but apes she gets—especially the bonobos Sam, Bonzi, Lola, Mbongo, Jelani, and Makena, who are capable of reason and communication through American Sign Language. Isabel feels more comfortable in their world than she's ever felt among humans—until she meets John Thigpen, a very married reporter writing a human interest feature. But when an explosion rocks the lab, John's piece turns into the story of a lifetime—and Isabel must connect with her own kind to save her family of apes from a new form of human exploitation.

Three down-on-their-luck adventurers seek a lost civilization in this epic Minecraft novel!Rajah would do anything to be a great adventurer. But how can he, when his father’s already triumphed over every adventure he can think of? Lord Maharajah fought the Ender Dragon, charted the Overworld, and built a grand manor house. Rajah is surrounded by hand-me-downs, from his father’s fancy old name to his fancy old sword.His servant, Pal, and his squire, Faith, do what they can to help. But Pal is too gentle to be any good in a fight, and Faith’s faith is being tested by the knight she thought was a hero. Try as he might, Rajah isn’t anyone’s hero—he’s everyone’s punchline.Everything changes, though, when, at the end of another day’s failure, Rajah, Pal, and Faith find something: a map that leads to the one place Lord Maharajah never conquered—a legendary castle rumored to hide a mysterious lost civilization’s wondrous inventions.At last, the greatest adventure of their lives has begun. The

Jim Panzee因為好友Porcupine小刺蝟要舉辦派對感到有點緊張，特別是因為會有跳舞活動，讓他一點也提不起興趣。當他告訴朋友們他不會跳舞時，大家努力教他各種酷炫舞步，希望可以打消他因為不會跳舞而不想來參加派對的想法。派對當天，朋友們紛紛把Jim帶到舞池中，讓他被旋轉、被搖擺，直到Jim最後終於受不了，說出了自己真實的感受.....Grumpy Monkey延續了系列的特色，以詼諧生動的方式，教導孩子們當感到不舒服時，不必勉強自己隨波逐流，勇敢表達需求不僅能幫助自己，也能讓其他人勇於表達，或許還可能會發現彼此有相同的需求。這是一本鼓勵自我接納與同理心的優質繪本，非常適合學齡前及初學閱讀的孩子。Everyone's favorite New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey is back in this hilarious sequel about managing social anxiety and listening to your needs!Have you ever been a little anxious about going to a party? Jim Panzee feels that. Porcupine is having a big party, and according to Jim's best friend Norman, there will be--gulp--dancing. Jim can DEFINITELY not dance. When he tells his friends, they all try to teach him cool moves--surely that's the only reason Jim isn't excited about this party!Now, their job complete, the other animals sweep Jim along, all the way to the dance floor. Jim is dipped, swayed, and twirled until he can't take it anymore--he just doesn't like to dance! When

A deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids and M Train. More than 365 images chart Smith’s singular aesthetic -- inspired by her wildly popular Instagram. In 2018, without any plan or agenda for what might happen next, Patti Smith posted her first Instagram photo: her hand with the simple message “Hello Everybody!” Known for shooting with her beloved Land 250 Camera, Smith started posting selfies with her phone, portraits of her kids, her radiator, her boots, and her Abyssinian cat, Cairo. Followers felt an immediate affinity with these miniature windows into Smith’s world, her daily coffee, the books she’s reading, the graves of beloved heroes: William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Sylvia Plath, Simone Weil, and Albert Camus. Over the days and months, a coherent story of a life devoted to art took shape in the extraordinarily personal photographs that chart Smith’s passions, devotions, obsessions, and whi

Meet the next big thing in the world of official Minecraft novels: zombies!Looking after a little sibling can be a real headache . . . especially when they’re trying to eat your brains!Life is good for Bobbie in the sleepy village of Plaintown. Sure, her villager parents only ever say “Hrm,” but you pick up the local language quickly. And maybe her little brother, Johnny, is always getting into trouble, but the village’s iron golem is there to look out for him. And, yeah, things are too busy for exploring when you’re the only one in town who ever takes their hands out of their sleeves. But maybe that’s for the best. After all, there are things out there beyond the torchlight that are better handled by adventurers.But one night, a stranger comes to Plaintown―and he’s followed by a horde of ravenous zombies. Bobbie’s village is overrun, and her world is turned upside down.Life is not so good for Ben, an adventurer with nothing left to his name but the armor on his back. When dawn’s light

在人人都亟欲融入、唯恐被視為異類的中學時期，只有Jennifer似乎無懼自己的不同。憑藉留下的線索，Mallory想找出她的的去向和消失的原因，然而越接近真相，越讓Mallory不得不正視自己的內心。紐伯瑞獎作家Tae Keller關於友誼、反省與歸屬的全新故事。From the New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Award winning novel When You Trap A Tiger comes a story about the quest to find a girl who goes missing after admitting she believes in aliens. Sometimes middle school can make you feel like you're totally alone in the universe...but what if we aren't alone at all?Mallory doesn't know how she feels about the new girl, Jennifer Chan. Jennifer speaks her mind, believes in aliens, and embraces what makes her different, when all Mallory wants is to fit in. That's why Mallory has her friends Reagan and Tess. They might not be the nicest girls, but they know exactly how middle school works. But when Jennifer goes missing, Mallory is pretty sure it's all her fault. The Incident wasn't her idea, but Mallory didn't try to stop the bullying either. The adults say Jennifer has run away before

The Fountains of Silence meets Spinning Silver in this rollicking tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest from Sydney Taylor Honor winner Katherine Locke.In the middle of Budapest, there is a river. Csilla knows the river is magic. During WWII, the river kept her family safe when they needed it most--safe from the Holocaust. But that was before the Communists seized power. Before her parents were murdered by the Soviet police. Before Csilla knew things about her father's legacy that she wishes she could forget. Now Csilla keeps her head down, planning her escape from this country that has never loved her the way she loves it. But her carefully laid plans fall to pieces when her parents are unexpectedly, publicly exonerated. As the protests in other countries spur talk of a larger revolution in Hungary, Csilla must decide if she believes in the promise and magic of her deeply flawed country enough to risk her life to help save it, or if she should let

A timely story of two teenagers who discover the power of friendship, feminism, and standing up for what you believe in, no matter where you come from. A collaboration between two gifted authors writing from alternating perspectives, this compelling novel shines with authenticity, courage, and humor.Malena Rosario is starting to believe that catastrophes come in threes: First, Hurricane María destroyed her home, taking her unbreakable spirit with it. Second, she and her mother are now stuck in Florida, which is nothing like her beloved Puerto Rico. And, third, when she goes to school bra-less after a bad sunburn, and is humiliated by the school administration into covering up, she feels like she has no choice but to comply. Ruby McAllister has a reputation as her school's outspoken feminist rebel. But back in Seattle, she lived under her sister’s shadow. Now her sister is teaching in underprivileged communities, and she’s in a Florida high school, unsure of what to do with her future,

The next exciting Minecraft novel from Del Rey and Mojang Studios.

The highly anticipated new thriller in Caroline Kepnes’s hit You series, now a blockbuster Netflix show—a compulsively readable trip into the deviant mind of the uniquely antisocial, savvy bookseller

The unforgettable bestseller Wonder, soon to be a major motion picture, has inspired a nationwide movement to Choose Kind. Now parents and educators can introduce the importance of choosing kind to yo

本書為「千禧年三部曲」最終章。天才駭客莉絲貝・莎蘭德頭部中彈，重傷住院，卻同時面臨三起謀殺指控，即將站上法庭。為了證明清白，她與記者麥可・布隆維斯特聯手，揭露掩蓋真相的政府黑幕，直指制度如何傷害弱勢者。在生死邊緣，莎蘭德展開最後的反擊，不僅要向試圖殺害她的人復仇，也要對抗腐敗的國家體制。本書節奏緊湊、情節複雜，結合政治陰謀、司法攻防與強烈的女性意識，為這部備受推崇的犯罪三部曲畫下震撼而完整的句點。THE TRIAL: Lisbeth Salander - outsider and apparent enemy of society - is charged with attempted murder. The state has also ruled that she is mentally unstable, and should be locked away in an institution once again. But she is closely guarded in a hospital, having taken a bullet to the head, so how will she prove her innocence? THE ENEMY: Pulling the strings of the prosecution is the powerful inner circle of Sapo, the state security police. Determined to protect the secrets and corruption at Sweden's rotten core, Sapo is not an adversary to take on alone. THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS' NEST: Only with the help of Mikael Blomkvist and the journalists at Millennium magazine can Salander avoid the fate that has been decided for her. Together they form a compelling and dynamic alliance. Thi

Where does honey come from? The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it’s done? In this rhym

Twenty-seven-year-old Josey is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season; she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle; and sweets are best eaten in the privacy o

Illustrated in full color. Watch out below! Here comes a giant snowball tumbling down a hill, picking up everything--and everybody--in its path!

In this flap book based on the classic story, children delve into a fantastic snow-covered world and are invited to join in such educational and fun activities as building a snowman, counting househol

Based on the most recent studies in psychology and neuroscience, a report on the rational and emotional properties of the human mind explains how they shape everything from personal success to physica

After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.

In this story, a minnow wants to follow a tadpole, but the tadpole becomes a frog and migrates to the land. In the end the minnow learns that he's happier being himself than imitating others.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward comes a poignant and engrossing family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? "Hello Beautiful is exactly that: beautiful, perceptive, wistful. It's a story of family and friendship, of how the people we are bound to can also set us free. I loved it."--Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him--so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it's as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family's dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness

The New York Times-bestselling, witty, informative guide to writing from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus—in the tradition of The Elements of Style.We all

A young snail dreams of having the biggest house—or shell—in the world. Then one day, his wise father tells him the story of another snail with the same dream. He grew and grew, adding bright colors a

In this selection from over twenty years of reporting and writing, Ian Jack takes us to a place of which there are now only memories and ruins—the Great Britain that gave us the Industrial Revolution,

Speak and write correctly and confidently with the first All-American English learner's dictionaryRandom House Webster's Dictionary of American English is specially written for beginning learners of m

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civ

A “beautiful and eye-opening” (Jacqueline Woodson), “hilarious and heart-rending” (Celeste Ng) graphic memoir about American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us, fro

In his powerful new book, bestselling author and world-renowned executive coach Marshall Goldsmith examines the environmental and psychological triggers that can derail us at work and in life. Do you

In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode takes us into the weird world of a life lived in widescreen. Join him as he gets lost in Russia on the trail of a low-budget horror flick, gasp as h

A dramatic and original contribution to our understanding of one of the most deep-rooted and controversial international problems that continues to baffle and bedevil us to this day.The troubles in Pa

When Labour came to power in 1997, Britain had the best system of retirement provision in the world. Millions of us knew that our years of hard work would ultimately be rewarded by a leisurely and com

March 2003 Fighting Alongside us Navy Seals, Matt Croucher is One of the First 200 Soldiers into IraqOct 2004 on a Routine Patrol Through Iraq, A Roadside Bomb Goes off; Suffers a Fractured SkullDec 2

A Senseless, Squalid War makes a dramatic and original contribution to our understanding of one of the most deep-rooted and controversial international problems that continues to baffle and bedevil us

When Hazel was debilitated with crippling back problems, she found herself unable to look after her own house. Rather than hire help, Hazel instead trained her seven-month-old Newfoundland, Connie, to

Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980,this compelling novelintroduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. Among those whose stories we hea

Will should be excited to start third grade. But his little brother, Steve, is starting kindergarten. The same laugh-out-loud writing and hilarious illustrations that brought us How Not to Babysit You

Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, The Railway introduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on the ancient Silk Route. Among those whose stories we hear are Mefody-Jurispr

Guess who's learning to read? Little Witch is—and she loves it. But Mother Witch won't allow nice books about princesses and princes in the house! Little Witch resorts to using invisibility spells and

If you've just moved house or job, switched from married to single or just feel it's time to liven up your social life, then this is a frank, practical guide to help you mix, match and multiply your