Designing and Developing Library Intranets

Pay a visit to the Midnight Library where you can snuggle up for a bedtime story.There is a little library that only opens at night. In the library there is a little librarian―and her three assistant

California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Picture Books for Older Readers (2025)The Diverse Book Award Nominee for Best Picture Book (2023)Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library. Based on the author's own life experience and inspired by a true story, Nour's Secret Library is about the power of books to heal, transport and create safe spaces during difficult times. Illustrations by Romanian artist Vali Mintzi superimpose the colorful world the children construct over black-and-white charcoal depictions of the battered city.

Forced to take shelter when their Syrian city is plagued with bombings, young Nour and her cousin begin to bravely build a secret underground library. Based on the author's own life experience and inspired by a true story, Nour's Secret Library is about the power of books to heal, transport and create safe spaces during difficult times. Illustrations by Romanian artist Vali Mintzi superimpose the colorful world the children construct over black-and-white charcoal depictions of the battered city.

從認識、探索、挑戰到理解， 融入閱讀與科學教育的繪本！ 鏗！鏘！哐啷！ 這是爸爸在工作的聲音。儘管他是一位發明家，但他從來沒有發明過任何完美的東西......因為他還沒找到真正極佳的點子。 一天，爸爸帶著家人去密西根湖釣魚，女兒維蕾娜問他： 「你想過變成一條魚是什麼感覺嗎？」 接著爸爸就奔向他的工作室。幾個星期後，他打開門，展示一艘潛水船。它非常小，爸爸只能勉強進入其中，頂部伸出一條管子供他呼吸，底部撐出一支桿子讓他可以在湖底前進。 這樣能成功嗎？ 【本書特色】 ●真實故事轉化生動有趣的內容，讓孩子身歷其境 根據洛德納・菲利普斯的生平，作者以俏皮的文字，並使用可預測讀物重複句子的設計，搭配繪者富有想像力的藝術風格，用最生動有趣的方式，帶領孩子認識這一位最早期的現代潛水艇創造者。 ●重視「核心素養」，跨領域的知識內容 配合書中爸爸不斷研發、探索、試錯，讓孩子能感受到創造過程中的樂趣，同時能藉由故事中遇到的問題，建立孩子對浮力的認識及探索影響浮沉的原因，並初步認識幾何形體的特徵，進而操作與規劃，思考如何解決問題。 ●正向的品格教育 故事中，爸爸不會因為失敗而氣餒，反而是從失敗中，獲得更多新的想法，不停地繼續挑戰和修正，越做越好，培養孩子克服困難與堅持不懈的人格特質。 ●培養良好的親子關係 爸爸與孩子針對問題引發更多創新的思考，媽媽支持著家人，強烈體會親子間和樂融融的互動，能讓孩子帶往更積極正面的學習態度。 【榮獲各項好評】 《學校圖書館學報》(School Library Journal)年度最佳選書 美國CCBC Choices獲選童書 (CCBC Choice) 初級圖書館協會精選 (Junior Library Guild Selections) 康斯托克朗讀獎 (Comstock Read Aloud Book Award) 紅苜蓿繪本獎入圍 (Vermont Red Clover Award Nominee) 賓夕凡尼亞青少年讀者選書獎 (Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Master List) 銀行街年度最佳兒童讀物 (Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year) K-12學生優秀科學書籍獎 (NSTA/CBC Outstanding

The first set of Level 1 I Can Reads featuring Jory John and Pete Oswald’s beloved characters from the Food Group series. The Bad Seed is in a good mood…for once. That’s because there’s a REALLY COOL book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, and reads, and reads, until the book can’t be read anymore.But suddenly he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it.Will the Bad Seed turn baaaaaad again and keep the book? (Probably not) but pick up this REALLY COOL book to find out!Available in simultaneous hardcover & paperback editions!

An absolute delight . . . kept me totally hooked. - Genevieve Cogman, bestselling author of The Invisible Library Sixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh. WHEN GHOSTS TALKSHE WILL LISTENRopa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker - and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh's dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl's gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone's bewitching children - leaving them husks, empty of joy and strength. It's on Ropa's patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will rock her world. Ropa will dice with death as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. And although underground Edinburgh hides a wealth of dark secrets, she also discovers an occult

«每個人的故事都有它的意義——透過挖掘劉宰的生命故事，探索南宋士人的崇高使命感 «不再侷限皇帝達官顯要的歷史——重新建構南宋基層社會樣貌 ◎「與士大夫共治天下」不是說說而已——致仕歸鄉仍有志於社會 劉宰是何許人也？劉宰並非南宋重臣名宦，身分僅為地方士人官僚，他在官途順遂且尚處壯年之時，毅然辭官返鄉。由於他過往擔任地方基層官的種種經驗，加之家鄉鎮江府金壇縣位處南宋與金的邊境，是當時南宋政局動盪的首衝之地，於是他選擇「退而不休」，不只積極號召、凝聚鄉親人力，更多次推動大型社會公益活動。 ◎小人物立大功——誰說只有權有勢的官宦才能影響政局及社會 縱然劉宰不似同時代的史彌遠、韓侂冑等人威名赫赫，劉宰雖已脫離官場，他仍時常與當權者通信，並且依據自己在地方地所聞所見，提供政策解決方案，同時對時局提出建言。他作為政府官方與地方士人的中介，促使南宋地方政府與基層社會緊密連結，展現南宋時代的獨特士人社會力。 作者結合地理環境和時代政局的變動，描繪劉宰一生所關注、推動以及與時代環境緊密連結的家國事業，藉由認識劉宰他的人格特質以及他所代表的南宋時代的士人社會力微觀研究出發，剖析環境與資源對區域的發展影響，建構出更完整的南宋社會樣貌，試圖從與過往不同的視角理解南宋在中國歷史轉型期的關鍵地位。 Huang Kuanchung is a social historian, political historian, cultural historian, and intellectual historian all at once. All his talents are in apparent in this fascinating and important study of Liu Zai 劉宰in Southern Song local society and national politics. 黃寬重同時是社會、政治、文化和思想史學家。他所有的才能，在這部精彩且重要的關於南宋地方社會和國家政治的劉宰研究中，顯露無遺。——Peter Bol（

«每個人的故事都有它的意義——透過挖掘劉宰的生命故事，探索南宋士人的崇高使命感 «不再侷限皇帝達官顯要的歷史——重新建構南宋基層社會樣貌 ◎「與士大夫共治天下」不是說說而已——致仕歸鄉仍有志於社會 劉宰是何許人也？劉宰並非南宋重臣名宦，身分僅為地方士人官僚，他在官途順遂且尚處壯年之時，毅然辭官返鄉。由於他過往擔任地方基層官的種種經驗，加之家鄉鎮江府金壇縣位處南宋與金的邊境，是當時南宋政局動盪的首衝之地，於是他選擇「退而不休」，不只積極號召、凝聚鄉親人力，更多次推動大型社會公益活動。 ◎小人物立大功——誰說只有權有勢的官宦才能影響政局及社會 縱然劉宰不似同時代的史彌遠、韓侂冑等人威名赫赫，劉宰雖已脫離官場，他仍時常與當權者通信，並且依據自己在地方地所聞所見，提供政策解決方案，同時對時局提出建言。他作為政府官方與地方士人的中介，促使南宋地方政府與基層社會緊密連結，展現南宋時代的獨特士人社會力。 作者結合地理環境和時代政局的變動，描繪劉宰一生所關注、推動以及與時代環境緊密連結的家國事業，藉由認識劉宰他的人格特質以及他所代表的南宋時代的士人社會力微觀研究出發，剖析環境與資源對區域的發展影響，建構出更完整的南宋社會樣貌，試圖從與過往不同的視角理解南宋在中國歷史轉型期的關鍵地位。 Huang Kuanchung is a social historian, political historian, cultural historian, and intellectual historian all at once. All his talents are in apparent in this fascinating and important study of Liu Zai 劉宰in Southern Song local society and national politics. 黃寬重同時是社會、政治、文化和思想史學家。他所有的才能，在這部精彩且重要的關於南宋地方社會和國家政治的劉宰研究中，顯露無遺。——Peter Bol（包弼德）&n

此書配合108課綱，三民普通型高級中學英文課本內容編寫。是自主學習、課後複習最佳夥伴。本書針對課本的重點：課文、單字片語、句型詳加解析，並搭配專業老師精心編寫的即時練習，讓學習有重點，效率高。 1. Read About It： 逐句講解課本的每課課文文法重點、句構，並提供中文翻譯。 2. Words for Production & Idioms and Phrases： 詳細介紹每課的單字與片語，並提供搭配用法等補充資訊。 3. Learn About Sentence Structures： 說明課本內重點句型的意義與用法，並提供例句及練習，增強理解。 4. 延伸補充FYI： 針對當課相關的額外資訊，彙整成四大類，字詞知識、Usage、字以類聚、Slang & Saying，提高自主學習效率。 5. Give it a shot!： 課文、單字片語、句型的即時練習，加深印象。

Discover what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world” in the New York Times bestselling, award-winning Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series—now in a collectible boxed set thatincludes 6 paperback books!"A worthy successor to . . . Willy Wonka." —Booklist, starred reviewREAD the books, PLAY the games, and SOLVE the puzzles in this collectible box that includes the first SIX books in the New York Times bestselling Mr. Lemoncello series:Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game: Discover how Luigi Lemoncello grew up to become the greatest game master on Earth!Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library: Can you unravel Mr. Lemoncello's very first puzzles?Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics: The competition only gets more fierce when kids from across America join Lemoncello's library race. Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race: Mr. Lemoncello has a new Fabulous Fact-Finding Frenzy game, and someone has to test it out! Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game: The pressure is on when Mr. Lemoncello'

The #1 New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenonWinner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction A Good Morning America Book Club Pick Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year"A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."—The Washington PostThe dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book.Don’t miss Matt Haig’s latest instant New York Times besteller, The Life Impossible, available nowSomewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?In The Midnig

此書配合108課綱，三民普通型高級中學英文課本內容編寫。是自主學習、課後複習最佳夥伴。本書針對課本、附冊的重點：課文、單字片語、句型詳加解析，並搭配專業老師精心編寫的即時練習，讓學習有重點，效率高。 ? Read About It： 逐句講解課本裡，每課課文文法重點、句構並提供中文翻譯。 ? Words for Production & Idioms and Phrases： 逐個介紹附冊裡的單字與片語，並提供搭配用法等補充資訊。 ? Learn About Sentence Structure： 說明課本內重點句型的意義與用法。 ? 延伸補充FYI： 針對當課相關的額外資訊，彙整成四大類，字詞知識、Usage、字以類聚、slang & saying。提高自主學習效率。 ? Give it a shot!： 課文、單字片語、句型的即時練習，加深印象。

此書配合108課綱，三民普通型高級中學英文課本內容編寫。是自主學習、課後複習最佳夥伴。本書針對課本的重點：課文、單字片語、句型詳加解析，並搭配專業老師精心編寫的即時練習，讓學習有重點，效率高。 Read About It： 逐句講解課本裡，每課課文文法重點、句構並提供中文翻譯。 Words for Production & Idioms and Phrases： 逐個介紹課本裡的單字與片語，並提供搭配用法等補充資訊。 Learn About Sentence Structure： 說明課本內重點句型的意義與用法。 延伸補充FYI： 針對當課相關的額外資訊，彙整成四大類，字詞知識、Usage、字以類聚、slang & saying。提高自主學習效率。 Give it a shot!： 課文、單字片語、句型的即時練習，加深印象。

此書配合108課綱，三民普通型高級中學英文課本內容編寫。是自主學習、課後複習最佳夥伴。本書針對課本的重點：課文、單字片語、句型詳加解析，並搭配專業老師精心編寫的即時練習，讓學習有重點，效率高。 Read About It： 逐句講解課本裡，每課課文文法重點、句構並提供中文翻譯。 Words for Production & Idioms and Phrases： 逐個介紹課本裡的單字與片語，並提供搭配用法等補充資訊。 Learn About Sentence Structure： 說明課本內重點句型的意義與用法。 延伸補充FYI： 針對當課相關的額外資訊，彙整成四大類，字詞知識、Usage、字以類聚、slang & saying。提高自主學習效率。 Give it a shot!： 課文、單字片語、句型的即時練習，加深印象。

9786263072350 樹的透視書了解樹的不同部位怎麼分工合作、讓樹持續成長，並探索樹如何以各種方式協助人類與動物。樹太神奇了，快準備好翻開書吧！ 從樹頂到根尖，樹木裡面充滿了驚奇的小祕密！本書運用特殊的透明頁設計，一層一層剖析大樹生態系，帶領讀者認識身邊的樹木，看樹木隨著季節發生的變化，以及如何提供棲所給各種動物。9781474992145 Usborne Book and Jigsaw: Tree of Life (300片拼圖+16頁小書)A beautiful Tree of Life Jigsaw Puzzle accompanied by a 16pp book that explores the whole tree of life from microscopic bacteria to whole rainforest ecosystems, packed with information about how life works, what makes a living thing, and all sorts of the Earth’s amazing plants and animals.300片拼圖+16頁小書拼圖完成尺寸59*40公分

Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell debuts his first early reader series about two best friends who are as different from each other as can be.Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend...and an old one. Celebrating both partnership and the value of what makes us individuals, young readers will find this classic odd-couple irresistible as they encounter relatable issues with humor and heart. Publishing simultaneously in hardcover and paperback.An IndieBound Bestseller A 2022 Kirkus Best Children's BookA Horn Book 2022 Summer Reading List pickAn Amazon Best Books of the Year for Ages 6-8 for 2022 A Junior Library Guild pickA Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for

The BESTSELLING book is now a full color, fun packed GRAPHIC NOVEL!The Lemoncello books have spent over 100 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and are on 44 State Award Lists!Find out if game loving Kyle Keeley can escape from what James Patterson calls "the coolest library in all the world" in this fun-filled graphic novel from the much-loved co-author of Treasure Hunters and the bestselling illustrator of Last Kids on Earth!* "A worthy successor to . . . Willy Wonka." --Booklist, Starred ReviewWhen Kyle learns that the world's most famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, has designed the town's new library and is having an invitation-only lock-in on opening night, he's determined to be there! But the tricky part isn't getting into the library--it's getting out. Because when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route!

NPR Best Book of the YearBooklist Best Book of the YearKirkus Best Book of the YearPublishers Weekly Best Book of 2023School Library Journal Best Graphic Novel 2023Amazon Best Book of the YearNew York Public Library Best Book of the YearChicago Public Library Best Book of the YearA poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy's family and their adventure-filled road trip to bring their abuelito back from Mexico to live with them. Pedro Martin has grown up hearing stories about his abuelito--his legendary crime-fighting, grandfather who was once a part of the Mexican Revolution! But that doesn't mean Pedro is excited at the news that Abuelito is coming to live with their family. After all, Pedro has 8 brothers and sisters and the house is crowded enough! Still, Pedro piles into the Winnebago with his family for a road trip to Mexico to bring Abuelito home, and what follows is the trip of a lifetime, one filled with laughs and heartache. Along the wa

Kirkus Best Books of 2020SLJ Best Books of 2020Fall 2020 Indie Next ListAmazon Best Books of 2020Junior Library Guild Selection2021 Texas Library Association's Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List SelectionPea, Bee, & Jay 1-6 (共6本)(平裝本)(graphic novel)In the sixth installment of this early reader graphic novel series by Brian "Smitty" Smith, Pea, Bee, and Jay encounter a big bully on the farm and gain some extra-large problems to solve!In Pea, Bee, & Jay: The Big Bully, the three besties are searching for treasure when a great big pumpkin storms over and bullies Jay into giving up his very shiny pebble—not cool, Pumpkin. But when they band together to prove that being big doesn’t mean you get to push others around, the trio discovers that Pumpkin's got some extra-large issues of her own. Can Pea, Bee, & Jay get to the real root of the problem and bring the farm back to solid ground?

Children’s literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book.This is a word on a page. This is a page in a book. This is a book on a shelf ... waiting. With a seahorse kite in their hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a person toting a big pile of books hands over a story on a favourite subject: the seahorse. All around, there are readers poring over books, each with their own questions, ideas to explore, hopes for the future ... and imaginations ready to spark. With a warm, lyrical text and expressive illustrations, John Schu and Lauren Castillo invite us to imagine the myriad of ways that books can foster connection and understanding – and how they can empower children to transform the world.

Grounded in a desire to bring back to life rare items from the University of Hong Kong’s Fung Ping Shan Library that are entwined within the world of music and to place them in a context of books and images in American, British, and other Asian collections, Chinese Music in Print views the library as a repository not of information but of artifact, and then uses these artifacts as a means for generating scholarly narrative. It begins by assessing seminal texts in the Confucian canon set against the delicacy of the concubine and amanuensis Shen Cai’s calligraphy and poetry. Confucianism was itself a crucial aspect of courtly life, and an exploration of its ritual is the book’s second theme. Vernacular genres of opera and song are represented in the third chapter, while the Great Sage returns in the fourth for an exploration of the repertoire and richness of his favourite instrument, the qin. The final chapter ends the journey with discussion of the legacy of generations of Europeans who

藍思分級410L-790L本套書共收錄40本讀本，適合讀完My First Reading Library和My Second Reading Library的讀者，往下一階段邁進。這40本書中25本選自Usborne Young Reading Series One (紅色書背)，有精采有趣的小故事，也有單一故事按章節分段的讀本；如Animal Legends, Stories of Robots15本選自Usborne Young Reading Series Two (藍色書背)，有單一故事按章節分段的讀本，也有重新編寫的經典童話；如Alice in Wonderland, The Railway ChildrenThe new collection has 40 paperback readers and is the next step after completing My First Reading Library and My Reading Library.40 books to help your child grow as a reader· The first 25 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series One. Each of these books contains several lively short stories, or one longer in easy-to-read chapters.· The next 15 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Two. These contain one longer story in chapters, and include many retellings of world classics. *The Usborne Reading Collection*---40 titlesYR1 1. The Minotaur2. Pirate Adventures3. Th

A Sydney Taylor Award WinnerA Jane Addams Children's Book Award WinnerA Judy Lopez Memorial Award WinnerA National Jewish Book Award FinalistA Junior Library Guild SelectionA 2022 ALSC Notable Children’s BookAn Amazon Best Book of the MonthA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2021A New-York Historical Society's Children’s History Book Prize WinnerAn Amazon Best Children’s Book of 2021PRAISE FOR HOW TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FORby Veera Hiranandani*"A splendid historical fiction tale of bravery and determination." —School Library Journal, starred review.*"A powerful blend of important themes and everyday triumphs and sorrows." —Kirkus, starred review. "In this moving novel about a turbulent time, Ari and her family discover that what is most important is not what you think you want." —Booklist*"...explores the benefits and costs of assimilation and the complexity of being both white and a religious minority in America then—and now." —Publisher's Weekly, starred review."What’s most striki

A bright and adorable tabbed board book featuring first words all to do with a day in town, from a trip to the library, to shopping, to the park, to lunch at a cafe and more! Join Maisy for a day trip to her local town. Each spread is themed around different shops and locations: the library, the post office, the garden centre, the supermarket, a cafe and more! With bright, colourful, clearly labelled pictures to help broaden vocabulary and understanding, and bold, easy-to-use tabs which are perfect for helping little ones to locate their favourite pages again and again. Early learning is so much fun!

A National Book Award FinalistBoston Globe Best Book of 2021TIME Best Children’s Book of 2021Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2021New York Public Library Best Book for Kids of 2021Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book for 2021NPR Best Book of 2021 PW Best Book of 2021Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2021Kirkus Best Book of 2021School Library Journal Best Book of 2021"A gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding." –The New York Times Book ReviewIt's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to understand how to be a girl. Besides, there's something more important to worry about:

A new addition to the bestselling Indestructibles series for babies: high-contrast images of delicious fruit, perfect for babies' developing eyesight! And as always, rip-proof, drool-proof, and totally washable.Indestructibles: High Contrast: Taste the Fruit! introduces baby to the colorful, mouth-watering world of fruit. Each page features a fruit, labeled by color and name. The fruits are rendered in high contrast color, set against high contrast black and white patterned backgrounds.

Let's read comics! I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.When a tiny wave grows bigger and bigger, what's a fish to do? Fish and Wave by Sergio Ruzzier is a playful exploration of what it really means to go with the flow.Fish and Wave is a Level One I Can Read Comic, a simple story for shared reading. Praise for Fish and SunPublishers Weekly Best Book of 2021Kirkus Best Book of 2021Junior Library Guild Selection4 Starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, The Horn Book

In the grand finale of Elise Gravel's graphic chapter book series that Kirkus called a charming treasure, Arlo the crow is going to be a dad! The third book in this quirky series from acclaimed author Elise Gravel is perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Castronauts.Parenting is tough--even for a genius like Arlo--but luckily he isn't alone: his partner Marla and Uncle Pips are there to help! From building a new nest and taking care of Marla while she incubates the eggs to teaching the chicks everything they need to know, Arlo has his wings full. Join Arlo, Pips, Marla, and the new chicks as they explore this next big chapter in their lives.Snappy dialogue paired with a limited color scheme that's perfect for newly independent readers, this final story has tons of amazing kid-pleasing bird facts.More praise for Arlo & Pips #1: King of the Crows: A New York Public Library Best Book * A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best * A Junior Library Guild Selection * An unexpected fri

Winner of the Josette Frank Award for Fiction ♦ An NPR Best Book of the Year ♦ An Amazon Best Book of the Year ♦ A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year ♦ A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year ♦ A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year ♦ A Christian Science Monitor Best Book of the Year ♦ A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year ♦ A Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year ♦ A YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults pick ♦ A Goodreads Choice Award nominee ♦ An Indiana Elliot Rosewater Book Award nomineeA gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray.Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren’t free to dream; they are bound by rules and force.Amidst the tyrannical dictat

Best friends butt heads in Pea, Bee, & Jay #4: Farm Feud, an early graphic novel series by Brian "Smitty" Smith, perfect for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, emerging readers, and comic lovers alike!After a heated argument sends Pea and Bee on the hunt for new friends, Jay is stuck all alone.While Pea tries to form a new crew with Blueberry and Lenny the bee, Bee teams up with a high-strung Acorn and Pea's batty old Gramps. (What the heck, Gramps?!) And Jay? Well, Jay takes matters into his own wings.Can this trio figure out how to make up, or will this be the last of Pea, Bee, & Jay?Praise for Pea, Bee, & Jay: Kirkus Best Books of 2020SLJ Best Books of 2020Fall 2020 Indie Next ListAmazon Best Books of 2020Junior Library Guild Selection2021 Texas Library Association's Little Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List Selection

English novelist E.M. Forster wrote his last and best-loved work, A Passage to India, both as a paean to his love for India and as a tribute to the relationships he formed with Indians. Forster became entranced by the India of the Raj at a young age, and his love affair with the sub-continent, its princes, and peoples, was to last all his life. At his most socially transgressive, it was with Indians that Forster chose to connect and with whom he put into effect his belief in man’s duty to value friendship over state or ideology. His time in India was undoubtedly when he was at his most human and most vulnerable.At once a contemporary reflection on India’s rich history and a biographical retelling of Forster’s travels through the country in the early 1900s, Developing the Heart delves into the past to better understand the profound impact certain events and people had on his writing. In doing so, it allows readers to look on as Forster matures and softens over time in his behaviour with

The New York Times bestselling Arc of the Scythe series continues with “captivating…thrilling” (School Library Journal) stories that span the timeline. Storylines continue. Origin stories are revealed. And new Scythes emerge!There are still countless tales of the Scythedom to tell. Centuries passed between the Thunderhead cradling humanity and Scythe Goddard trying to turn it upside down. For years, humans lived in a world without hunger, disease, or death with Scythes as the living instruments of population control.Neal Shusterman—along with collaborators David Yoon, Jarrod Shusterman, Sofía Lapuente, Michael H. Payne, Michelle Knowlden, and Joelle Shusterman—returns to the world throughout the timeline of the Arc of a Scythe series. Discover secrets and histories of characters you’ve followed for three volumes and meet new heroes, new foes, and some figures in between.Gleanings shows just how expansive, terrifying, and thrilling the world that began with the Printz Honor–winning Scyt

One of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Fantasy Novels of All Time -- Now in Paperback! Locus Award Winner--Best First Novel A National Indie Bestseller Nebula Award Finalist Lodestar Award Finalist Ignyte Award Finalist TIME's Best 100 Fantasy Books of All Time NPR Best of the Year Booklist's Top 10 First Novels for Youth A BookPage Best of the Year Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" PNBA Bestseller Publishers Weekly Best of the Year Buzzfeed's Best YA SFF of the Year Shelf-Awareness Best of the Year AICL Best YA of the Year NECBA Windows & Mirrors Selection NEIBA Award Finalist Tor Best of the Year Kirkus Best YA of the Year Publishers Weekly Flying Start American Indian Youth Literature Award Finalist "Groundbreaking." --TIME "Deeply enjoyable from start to finish."--NPR "Utterly magical." --SyFyWire "Atmospheric and lyrical...a gorgeous work of art."--BuzzFeed "One of the best YA debuts of 2020. Read it."--Marieke Nijkamp ★ "A fresh voice and perspective."--Booklist, starred revi

A gentle retelling of C. S. Lewis’s classic bestseller, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, perfect for storytime with the youngest readers! Now available for the first time ever as a board book, a whole new generation of readers will fall in love with The Chronicles of Narnia in this abridged retelling of C.S. Lewis’s most beloved classic. With simple text paired with bright illustrations by Joey Chou, this is a must-have board book for a young child’s first library – a perfect introduction to the world of Narnia for very young readers.Since its original publication over seventy years ago, this story about four children who step through a wardrobe door and find the magical land of Narnia has delighted readers of all ages. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has been made into a blockbuster movie and an acclaimed play and has been read by over 100 million people around the world.

《紐約時報》暢銷作家 Joanna Ho 與插畫家 Catia Chien 聯手，帶來這本關於藝術家暨行動主義者 艾未未（Ai Weiwei） 生命與創作的動人繪本。本書以 Joanna Ho 抒情的筆調，講述了艾未未如何將難民困境化為震撼世界的藝術。他在希臘萊斯沃斯島看見成堆廢棄的橙色救生衣後，獲得靈感，將其變成了柏林音樂廳裡醒目的裝置藝術——《救生衣》，藉此引起全球對難民危機的關注。Catia Chien 大師級的插畫採用木刻版畫風格，並特別強調救生衣的橙色，象徵希望與力量。本書精彩呈現艾未未的藝術家之路，證明了藝術在人類社會中的強大影響力。這是向孩子介紹艾未未，以及送給年輕藝術愛好者的完美禮物。2024 Bank Street Children’s Book Committee Best Books of the Year2023 IA Iowa City Public Library Best Books of the Year2023 CA Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award Silver Medal2024 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended TitleStarred Review from Kirkus ReviewsStarred Review from Publishers WeeklyStarred Review from School Library JournalStarred Review from BooklistFrom New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, Joanna Ho, and critically acclaimed illustrator, Catia Chien comes a moving, powerful picture book about the life and work of activist and artist, Ai Weiwei. He [Ai Weiwei] felt the life jackets and an idea curled and crested through his fingertips. The w

Adventure Friends Miguel and Clarke take a trip that’s OUT OF THIS WORLD, in this full-color book perfect for beginning readers!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!Miguel and Clarke are on the look-out for their next great adventure. They go to the library to find ideas. Clarke reads about spies and Miguel reads about space. Across four short stories, Miguel and Clarke use the power of their imagination to travel to outer space, explore a new planet, make a map of the stars -- and they even encounter aliens!With easy-to-read text and full-color artwork on every page, this adventure-filled early reader series is sure to be a hit with beginning readers!

本書是一部節奏飛快、笑點密集的圖像小說，從一個荒謬又迷人的問題開始：如果月亮被老鼠吃掉，該怎麼辦？答案是——派一隻貓上太空。由 Mac Barnett 與插畫家 Shawn Harris 攜手創作，本書將冒險、幽默與誇張想像推到極致。故事中，第一隻太空貓與高傲的月亮女王、負責剪指甲的機器人一同踏上月球旅程，沿途遇見奇特地景與古怪角色。畫面色彩鮮明，對話節奏俐落，既有讓孩子大笑的直白笑點，也藏著給大人會心一笑的幽默。本書保留原本「Live Cartoon」的自由與玩心，是一場充滿創作能量的閱讀體驗。"Ridiculously fun and brilliantly illustrated.” —Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man and Captain UnderpantsAs seen on The TODAY Show! New York Times bestselling Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor award-winning illustrator Shawn Harris turn their massively popular The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza live cartoon into an action-packed and hysterical graphic novel series—perfect for fans of Dav Pilkey, Raina Telgemeier, and Jeff Kinney. A Kids' Indie Next List PickAn Indie BestsellerAJunior Library Guild SelectionSomething terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON!There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is . . . a cat. A cat

Now in paperback: A National Book Award finalist and instant fantasy classic about the power of community, generosity, books, and baked goods, from the author of the beloved Newbery Medal winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Stone-in-the-Glen is a once-lovely town that has fallen on hard times. The beautiful Library burned down; the dazzling, dragon-slaying Mayor offers more speeches than action. And for all their resourcefulness, the fourteen clever Orphans at the Orphan House still struggle to get enough to eat. When a mysterious neighbor begins leaving baked goods and other gifts around Stone-in-the-Glen, the Orphans start to explore the history and possibilities of their town. Then one day, a child goes missing from the Orphan House. At the Mayor's accusation, all eyes turn to the Ogress who lives nearby--a stranger to the townsfolk (or so they think). How can the Orphans share the story of the Ogress's goodness with people who refuse to listen? And how can they help their misguided

Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the world's fastest animals with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Pre-Level: Fast Animals will introduce kids to a parade of speedy animals--from the sprinting cheetah to a shrimp making a speedy catch of its dinner--and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.- Building knowledge while progressing key Grades Pre-K and K reading sk

CEFR Correlation:A2Get Ready for International BusinessTo be ready to use English in the workplace, students need to• be exposed to a variety of business and workplace situations• build confidence in using English communicatively for workGet Ready for International Business helps students prepare to use English in the workplace by• exposing them to English being used in a range of different business contexts• giving students practice in reading an assortment of texts• offering a variety of different accents in the listening exercises and the cross-cultural Viewpoints sections that feature a wide range of people talking about aspects of business and culture• focusing on developing learners’ listening and speaking skills through carefully graded activities• explicitly teaching key conversation strategies to help them manage conversations in business settings• providing In business tasks that allow students to use the language studied in business simulations to develop their own professio