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Perfect for fans Dog Man and The InvestGators, the laugh-out-loud adventures continue in the second book of this graphic novel series when the cats of Kitty Quest face off against an army of ludicrous sea monsters!The islands of Pawdor are in peril once again! Ferocious sea monsters have been spotted on shore, and the townsfolk are in a complete panic. Luckily, there’s a new guild of heroes known as Kitty Quest that’s ready to protect the land. So what if Woolfrik and Perigold are its only members (besides their mentor who’s a ghost), and it’s just their second week on the job? They may be all that stands in the way of an invasion!But how are these two amateur heroes supposed to stop a whole army of tentacled beasts? It may just take some quick thinking, a whole lot of luck, and a little help from the most unexpected of places. In order to save all of kitty-kind, Woolfrik and Perigold are going to have to learn to work together and prove that two heads are better than one.

英國幽默科學老師亞當·凱（Adam Kay）全新力作，繼《Kay的身體百科》後再掀熱潮！由喜劇演員亨利·帕克（Henry Paker）精心插畫，這本充滿歷史趣味的兒童書帶你探秘人體奧秘！古代醫生對人體一無所知，治病方法千奇百怪：用尿液漱口、為放屁領酬、甚至用洗衣機和香腸救命！準備好鼻夾、雨鞋，跟隨這本搞笑又知識滿滿的書，一起踏上惡趣味的醫學歷史之旅！The hilarious history book for kids, all about the human body, from bestselling, record-breaking author and illustrator Adam Kay and Henry Paker. The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off. But there was one TINY LITTLE problem back then .. . doctors didn't have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked.It's time to delve into history and get some answers to some big questions, like:Why did patients gargle with wee?Why did people used to get paid for farting? (Unfortunately that’s no longer a thing – sorry.)How did a doctor save people's lives using a washing machine, a can of beans and some old sausages?What was the great stink? (No, it's not what doctors call your bum.)If you're sure you're ready, then pop a peg on your nose (there was a lot of stinky pus b

Zed and Addison may seem like an unlikely couple. After all, she's a cheerleader and he's a zombie. But when zombies are invited to attend Seabrook High, their worlds collide, and they have an immediate connection.This World of Reading Level 2 bindup follows their story from the beginning. Relive the best moments of the films like when Addison won a spot on Seabrook High's award-winning cheer squad, when Zed became the first zombie to take the field with the Seabrook football team, or that time a pack of werewolves arrived in town in search of their treasured moonstone.World of Reading Level 2 readers offer young fans an appropriate level of reading difficulty and include a list of vocabulary words included in each story.Complete your Disney Channel collection with these other fan favorites:World of Reading Descendants 3 Stronger TogetherWorld of Reading: Phineas and Ferb: Another Grand AdventureGabby Duran Adventures in Alien BabysittingBig City Greens: Blood MoonThe Owl House: Witche

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming social anxiety to find self-acceptance.I gather the books in my arms, and give them a hug. "Welcome back," I whisper.Nicky is a shy little girl who feels most at home in the safe space of her school library, and when the library closes for a week, she is forced to face her social anxiety. But when she meets a group of unique, diverse, inspiring women at the diner where her mother works, Nicky realizes that being different doesn’t have to mean being alone, and that there’s a place for everyone.Book lovers of all ages will find inspiration in this beautiful, poetic love letter to reading - and how it helps us find empathy and connections with the world around us.

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious! -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.The next installment in the sidesplitting chapter book series!

For this special issue on “New Generation Women's Fiction from Taiwan,” we have specially invited Professor Lee Kuei Yun of the Graduate Institute of Taiwan Literature at Taiwan's Tsing Hua University to be guest editor and take responsibility for the selections. Because of space limitations it has been possible only to select twelve short stories by eleven woman writers. These writers were all born in the 1970s or later and their works were published in the year 2000 or later. Thus, they represent a period of social change in twenty-first century Taiwan and the spirit of the new generation. The introduction that we asked Professor Lee to provide is entitled “Trauma, esire, Contemporary Women's Voices.” Aside from giving a brief account of the eleven writers and their works, Professor Lee sketches “a number of writerly qualities that become perceptible… [that] represent the internal trauma, female consciousness, physical lust, cat-uman metaphors, and everyday life, etc.” In her introdu

In Chinese Cinema: Identity, Power, and Globalization, a variety of scholars explore the history, aesthetics, and politics of Chinese cinema as the Chinese film industry grapples with its place as the second largest film industry in the world. Exploring the various ways that Chinese cinema engages with global politics, market forces, and film cultures, this edited volume places Chinese cinema against an array of contexts informing the contours of Chinese cinema today. The book also demonstrates that Chinese cinema in the global context is informed by the intersections and tensions found in Chinese and world politics, national and international co-productions, the local and global in representing Chineseness, and the lived experiences of social and political movements versus screened politics in Chinese film culture. This work is a pioneer investigation of the topic and will inspire future research by other scholars of film studies.

A celebratory and empowering story from young trans activist Gavin Grimm, Stonewall Award-winning author Kyle Lukoff, and illustrator J Yang follows the true story of how a young boy stood up for himself--and made history along the way. When you're a kid like Gavin Grimm, you know yourself best. And Gavin knew that he was a boy--even if others saw him as a girl. But when his school took away his right to something as simple as using the boy's restroom, Gavin knew he had a big decision to make.Because there are always more choices than the ones others give you.Gavin chose to correct others when they got his pronouns wrong. He asked to be respected. He stood up for himself. Gavin proved that his school had violated his constitutional rights and had the Supreme Court uphold his case--bringing about a historic win for trans rights. There are many kids out there, some just like Gavin Grimm, and they might even be you.What choices will you make?

A breathtaking selection of Micha螔 Borremans's lustrous paintings, this catalogue showcases his technical mastery and creative use of mise-en-sc鋝e. Recalling classical painting, both through technical mastery and subject matter, Borremans's depiction of the surprising and the bizarre, invites a second look. Uncanny scenes of figures onlooking blurred acrobatic displays, hooded subjects in Rembrandt lighting, or solemn portraits of painted faces demonstrate Borremans's unique vision. In this recent body of work, Borremans continues to draw the viewer in closer with his small scale paintings of mysterious figures in peculiar arenas.

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education comes the sixth volume of the Temeraire series, as Will Laurence and Temeraire are exiled to Australia in the ever-expanding war between Napoleon and Britain. “Temeraire and his fellow dragons are surely Novik’s finest accomplishment.”―BookPageConvicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon's invasion of England, Temeraire and Capt. Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australia―and into a hornet's nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh―aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are caught in the middle of a political power struggle. Their only chance to escape the fray is accepting a mission to blaze a route through the forbidding Blue Mountains and into the interior of Australia. But the theft of a precious dragon egg

精緻娃娃屋裡，故事仍在上演…。妮拉苦心操持榮景不再的布蘭特家族，然而在瑪琳女兒18歲生日這天，過往的黑暗秘密逐漸浮現，與此同時，種種跡象讓妮拉猜想，是神秘的娃娃屋模型師回來了…Set in the golden city of Amsterdam in 1705, it is a story of fate and ambition, secrets and dreams, and one young womans determination to rule her own destiny.Thea Brandt is turning eighteen, and is ready to welcome adulthood with open arms. At the theatre, Walter, the love of her life, awaits her, but at home in the house on the Herengracht, winter has set in her father Otto and Aunt Nella argue endlessly, and the Brandt family are selling their furniture in order to eat.On Theas birthday, also the day that her mother Marin died, the secrets from the past begin to overwhelm the present.Nella is desperate to save the family and maintain appearances, to find Thea a husband who will guarantee her future, and when they receive an invitation to Amsterdams most exclusive ball, she is overjoyed perhaps this will set their fortunes straight. And indeed, the ball does set things spinning: new figures enter

Step into historic London and follow two young wildcats caught in the Great Fire, in The Fire Cats of London: a story of daring, courage and loyalty from bestselling, award-winning author of The Umbrella Mouse, Anna Fargher. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Sam Usher.'Ambitious and wonderful' – Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse on The Umbrella Mouse.Young wildcats, Asta and Ash, find themselves captured and taken from their home in the forest to an apothecary's shop in the heart of London in the summer of 1666, when fear and superstition are rife. Asta's determination to escape London and return to the wild takes her on a perilous race against time to foil a dangerous plot that threatens the city and her brother, Ash, as the flames take hold.Asta and Ash will take you on an inspiring journey around London during the most infamous fire in British history.

Over 70 years ago, Italian author Gianni Rodari wrote "The Moon of Kyiv" to remind us of the humanity we all share.100% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to Save the Children fund for supporting children impacted by the conflict in Ukraine.In 1955, beloved Italian poet Gianni Rodari penned a nursery rhyme called "The Moon of Kyiv". It was a poem about our shared humanity – the poem reminding us that, no matter where we're from, or where we live, we all exist under the same moon. In the days following the outbreak of war in Ukraine, these lyrical words went viral in Italy: they became a call for peace. Six decades later, they resonate, and feel more relevant, than ever before.Now, for the very first time, the poem has been illustrated by the incredible Beatrice Alemagna, whose beautiful pictures match Rodari’s words in hope, purity and power.

別再套公式了！將個人價值化為文字，讓商品不僅「暫時暢銷」，更進化到「長久受人喜愛」的長銷模式！ 自媒體‧副業時代必備！ 3秒就能打動客戶的文案專家，教你在人人都能成為品牌的時代，加強訊息傳達力，寫出「只要是這個人賣的東西我都想買」的暢銷文案。 比起賣「東西」，靠「人」銷售才是最強行銷，用文字展現人格，暢銷/長銷可以全都要！ 套用範本或法則就會大賣？套進去的文字很老套，也只能得出老派文案。太過追求「一針見血」、「有用訊息」？結果什麼都寫不出來。大家都說要增加語彙力？增加無關緊要的語彙，也無法訴說自己的想法。 現代的商品‧服務已經有相當高的品質，越來越難靠規格或價格勝出，只能靠「人格」吸引顧客，能寫出「人格」的文案才能吸引人，明擺著就是「想賣這個商品‧服務」的文案，沒有任何魅力可言。當大家都用一樣的文案公式決一勝負時，學會「持續暢銷寫作方法」的人，才能脫穎而出。本書要傳達的便是用文字展現人格，找出只有自己能寫的內容，讓自己雀屏中選的方法。 ê從認識網路的人氣文章開始，學會今後五種寫作法ê找出只有自己能寫的內容，了解無法傳達訊息的三大通病ê建立自己的說法，寫出容易讓人理解的話ê將日常瑣事化為內容，掌握五大長期受信賴的網路寫作原則 R行銷、公關專業人員R自營業者、創業家、商店店主、社群網路品牌經營者 必備!! 專文推薦鄭緯筌 「Vista寫作陪伴計畫」主理人好評推薦Elton 文字力學院創辦人｜愛瑞克 《內在原力》作者、TMBA共同創辦人──按姓氏筆劃序

Introduce your child to new situations through these entertaining and sensitively written stories, which are perfect for reading together. Each story is packed with facts and humour to familiarise your child with what to expect from a first experience. In Fun on the Farm, Kipper and his friends visit a farm for the first time.First Experiences with Biff, Chip & Kipper have been carefully created to help parents explore the wider world with their child, talk about shared feelings and emotions, and build vocabulary through the fun activities included in every book. Each book also includes advice on how to get the most out of reading together and practical tips on navigating new experiences. Biff, Chip & Kipper are characters from the Oxford Reading Tree series, which is used in 80% of primary schools, and now appear in a popular new CBeebies series.This story has been written by Roderick Hunt, author of the original Oxford Reading Tree stories, and Annemarie Young; superb storyte

Introduce your child to new situations through these entertaining and sensitively written stories, which are perfect for reading together. Each story is packed with facts and humour to familiarise your child with what to expect from a first experience. In Learning to Swim, Kipper has his first swimming lesson.First Experiences with Biff, Chip & Kipper have been carefully created to help parents explore the wider world with their child, talk about shared feelings and emotions, and build vocabulary through the fun activities included in every book. Each book also includes advice on how to get the most out of reading together and practical tips on navigating new experiences. Biff, Chip & Kipper are characters from the Oxford Reading Tree series, which is used in 80% of primary schools, and now appear in a popular new CBeebies series.This story has been written by Roderick Hunt, author of the original Oxford Reading Tree stories, and Annemarie Young; superb storytellers with over 5

An inspiring and empowering rhyming story that's a joy to read aloud, all about the power of children to change the world.Sally McBrass is the smallest girl in the youngest class – but Sally knows you don't have to be big to be strong. From kites stuck up trees to howling dogs to stray cats in the car park, little Sally notices things that others don't, and when she sees people being mean at school, she is brave enough to speak up.The Smallest Girl in the Class by Justin Roberts and Christian Robinson is a moving and gorgeously illustrated story about bravery and changing the world for the better. The perfect book to build empathy and start discussions about kindness with young children.

Papa Fox is looking for Baby Fox, who is just out of his sight ... but not ours!In this clever introduction to prepositions, Papa is looking for his baby. Is Baby up in the tree? Is Baby under the log? Is Baby around the corner? Where could Baby be?Readers will delight in spotting the little fox on every page as Papa wanders the forest, encountering other animals all along the way, but never quite able to spot his own baby.Anne Hunter's delicate and lovely illustrations with their limited palette highlight the humour of this adorable hide-and-seek tale.

Serendipity and positive thinking come into play as a family searches for a missing puzzle piece in Bob Graham's enchanting story with a sweet surprise ending. "Oh, let's do it!" say Kitty and Katy and Mum when a thousand-piece jigsaw puzzle mysteriously arrives in the post. "I have time on my hands," agrees Dad.Starting in winter with the edges, by autumn they're almost done, only to discover that one piece is missing. Mum is sure that it must have accidentally gone out with the rubbish, so the Kellys pile into the car to comb through the local tip ("shouldn't take long"). There they uncover forgotten letters, train tickets, discarded newspapers, and old photos yellow with age, but finding the missing piece is starting to seem like wishful thinking."Let's wish, then," says Katy. As in all of Bob Graham's work, the beauty here is in the details, with visual perspectives that offer a bird's-eye view or take us underfoot, wordless sequences letting us in on a secret. Is it sheer luck - o

Unruly pets, untamed mobs, and a powerful, potion-wielding witch cause trouble in Minecraft's Stonesword Saga #3 - the only official Minecraft chapter book series! Everyone knows that Jodi, the youngest member of the team, loves animals in the real world and in Minecraft. She is also fiercely loyal to her friend the Evoker King who has, very unfortunately, been shattered into six different hostile mobs. When the third piece of the Evoker King takes the form of a Minecraft witch and sends Jodi and her friends on a quest to bring back an extremely rare animal mob, Jodi is determined to make sure that the mob stays safe no matter what! Meanwhile, in the real world, she also learns that taking care of other living creatures is a much bigger responsibility than she ever imagined.Find out if Jodi and her friends have what takes to outwit a powerful witch and keep a bunch of unruly pets on the leash in this exciting new Minecraft adventure. Based on the most popular video game of all time, th

The original, award-winning Felt Flap series - perfect for babies and toddlers!Each title in this stylish series has five spreads with friendly characters to find behind colourful felt flaps. In Where's Frida Kahlo?, you're on the look out for Pablo Picasso, Yayoi Kusama, Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo herself!Lift the final flap and there's a surprise mirror - always a hit with the little ones. Parents adore these books because they are beautiful but tough enough to withstand even the most enthusiastic of young readers.And children love them because they are just so much fun. Other titles in the series include, Felt Flaps Where's Mr Lion?, Felt Flaps Where's Mr Unicorn? and Felt Flaps Where's Mrs Ladybird? Felt Flaps Where's Mr Lion? won Sainsbury's Children's Book of the Year 2017The felt flaps in this sturdy board book are perfect for little ones to turn and tug, which means you can get even the tiniest tot into books and finding the activity fun. Ingela Arrhenius' illustrations are a

In these full-color illustrated chapter books, Spider-Man is joined by a slew of popular heroes as he fights crime and protects his neighborhood! Whether he's taking on Sandman in Central Park with Squirrel Girl, teaming up with Ant-Man and the Wasp to stop Doc Ock from ruining the science fair, or needs help from Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel to prevent the Green Goblin from stealing, these action-packed stories are perfect for young readers. Featuring full-color art on every spread and a comic at the end of each story to celebrate Spider-Man's the 60th comic anniversary! For even more adventure, check out these other illustrated chapter books from Marvel Press! Spectacular Adventures!: 3 Books in 1 (featuring Star-Lord, Falcon, and Ant-Man)Astonishing Adventures! 3 Books in 1 (featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man)Black Panther: The Battle for WakandaAvengers: Ms. Marvel's Fists of FuryGuardians of the Galaxy: Gamora's Galactic ShowdownDoctor Strange: Mystery of Dark Magic

A twist on the classic cry wolf story in the best-selling series about Simon, the cheeky rabbit, who always gets what he wants.Once there was a little rabbit who did only what he wanted.When his mother asked him to tidy his room he cried, “Wooolf! The wolf is coming!” and, when she ran away, he did whatever he wanted.One day he did a wee where he wanted, and the wolf came to get him. “Wooolf!” he cried, but his mother didn’t fall for that.The wolf got him!It was just Simon’s father in a wolf mask. Simon promised never to cry wolf again. But when his mother opened the cupboard in the morning, a wolf cried “Awwoooo!”A funny new book with a twist ending in the worldwide bestselling series about Simon the cheeky rabbit.Translated by Linda Burgess

✦版權銷售至烏克蘭及中國，入選中國「小涼帽國際繪本大賽」✦想念只能用心想嗎？眼睛、鼻子、耳朵、嘴巴、頭髮……可以想念嗎？孩子是直接透過感官來與世界互動，本書以臉、手、髮、鼻、耳、嘴傳達思念，將抽象情緒連結視覺、聽覺、味覺、嗅覺、觸覺，豐富的感官經驗，激發孩子的感受力與表達力！✦符合聯合國永續發展目標（Sustainable Development Goals）✦「SDG 4 優質教育」培育孩子#基礎教育 #高品質教育#終身學習等重要能力本書特色：  極具畫面感的文字 + 超現實的詩意圖像，以五感拆解、喚醒「思念」， 呈現成人的世界裡說不清楚的思緒，讓孩子看見「思念」的各種可能。  以「打電話」遊戲為主敘事結構，訴說父女彼此陪伴的時光， 是日常紀錄，是童言童語，更是一封寄給遠方親人的溫暖情書。  義大利插畫家多明尼可尼，以細膩的筆觸、迷離的藍紫色調， 帶讀者跳脫空間與物理的局限，每翻一頁，都能感覺思念蔓延。  作家郝廣才詩意的文字，藉多重感官經驗，讓思念飽含韻味、想像， 讓厚實的親情自然流露，為讀者

This book contains analysis of different domains of contemporary art in China seen through the lens of the epistemological changes described in China Pluperfect I: Epistemology of Past and Outside in Chinese Art.It first looks at the concept of “ink art,” describing how it meant different things to different people in the former colony and how these different meanings came to determine certain institutional choices made at the beginning of the 21st century. The following chapters are dedicated to issues related to the urban and rural contexts for art creation in Mainland China and Hong Kong. One chapter observes the ups and downs of the representations of cities in the history of the People’s Republic of China and how they have defined a certain idea of culture. Another looks at how Chinese cities have been exceptional centers of art creations over the last thirty to forty years through the example of Shenzhen where a vibrant art scene, albeit closely connected to Hong Kong which has b

本書特色1.內容詳細多元，完整講述17項SDGs指標。2.書中有豐富的視覺化圖表、補充圖片，易於理解現有數據與相關資訊。3.各項指標皆提供作者實際施行的案例參考，分享實踐SDGs的經驗。4.介紹台灣與SDGs指標相關的施行政策，幫助讀者理解SDGs與台灣深厚的關聯性。內容簡介2015年，聯合國宣布了「2030永續發展目標」（Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs），等17項SDGs目標，指引全球共同努力、邁向永續。也因此，世界各地包含台灣，都積極地將17項SDGs目標融入各行各業中。為了達到此目的，透過教育，將SDGs的精神感染下一代，是最根本也是最有效的方式。本書收錄17位老師親身帶領學生實踐大學社會責任的經驗與成果，帶領讀者理解17項SDGs指標，期許不同領域的讀者能透過本書，將SDGs的內涵與作法傳遞出去。

Chapter book readers' favorite kitten mermaids are back in their second holiday title -- it's time to celebrate Paw-loween! In Kittentail Cove, Paw-loween is a super fun holiday! Shelly, Coral, and Angel can't wait to decorate jelly-o-lanterns, dress up in costumes, and go to the Paw-loween festival! But Coral is a little nervous about the Haunted House. Can this scaredy cat learn to be brave so she can see her purr-fect pumpkin on display in the house? Maybe with a little help from her friends! This Halloween-themed adventure offers just the right amount of spooky fun for chapter book readers!

In this second book in the fun, magical illustrated chapter book series from Sam Hay, author of Spy Penguins, a young girl goes camping with her family and enlists the help of friends and fairytale princesses in a quest to get her stepmother to fall in love with the stray puppy she wants to keep.The Agents of H.E.A.R.T are at it again!Now that she’s gotten her happily ever after helping out in her family’s café, Evie has one last wish—to keep Fudge, the adorable stray puppy she found. Fudge is extra cute . . . and extra wiggly . . . and may have made a mess of the house.But Evie has a plan. Nothing says family and bonding like camping in the great outdoors. And with her friends coming too, Operation Love Fudge will be a piece of cake—or a delicious gooey s’more!Maybe, she’ll bring the magical storybook just in case.In the second book in this fantastically funny series by Spy Penguins author, Sam Hay, Evie and her friends return for a chaotic romp through the forest featuring an easily

In this second Special Edition of the New York Times bestselling Whatever After series, Abby and her friends enter the magical Land of Oz... with hilarious and empowering results!Follow the yellow brick road...I'm with my best friends Robin and Frankie (and my sometimes friend, Penny) when a TORNADO scoops us up and whisks us away. As soon as we land, I can tell we're not in Smithville anymore -- we've been transported into The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!We're excited to meet Dorothy and Toto... but the story isn't going as planned. The Wicked Witch of the East locks us in her dungeon, so we have no way of getting the magic slippers that will take Dorothy home. Plus, the Emerald City is under attack, and the Wizard himself may be in danger!Now we have to:- Befriend the Lion, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow- Flee the flying monkeys- Learn to steer a hot-air balloon- Find the courage, heart, and smarts to save the day...or we'll never escape -- and everyone knows there's no place like home!Th

"I'm BORED!" wails a little girl after her screen time is cut short. "That's great!" her dad says with a grin. "Being bored comes right before having a Really Good Idea." After an initial protest, the little girl dives into her imagination, and takes the reader with her on a whirlwind ride of pure fun. A cardboard box becomes a magical train, the washing machine inspires an imaginary trip into space, a scribbly doodle becomes a hungry spaghetti monster, and ants in the garden lead her into an escapade in the Funny Bug Circus. In a world where children can find entertainment at the touch of a button, it's ever-more important that they have time to be bored - because that's where they have the space to come up with their own Really Good Ideas.

Meet two cheeky little unicorns in a big rush to grow up, in this beautiful picture book from the award-winning Catherine Rayner.

Lots of laughs on every level in the world's most awesome treehouse! The eleventh instalment in the worldwide bestselling Treehouse series by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.

Two resourceful siblings begin a new life as refugees in a poetic picture book about thriving―in your own time―after great loss.From an award-winning author and a talented debut illustrator comes a profound story about child refugees healing and building new lives. When rescuers meet the boat, there are only two people left―a big child and a little one. The big one, remembering the trip across the dark sea, hides indoors. The little one ventures out, making friends, laughing, growing strong. When he brings the outside in, in the form of a butterfly, will his sister find the courage to guide the winged creature back into the world where it belongs? Powerful illustrations dance between dark and light in a moving tale of empathy, resilience, and the universal need for home and safety.

In Painting Architecture: Jiehua in Yuan China, 1271–1368, Leqi Yu has conducted comprehensive research on jiehua or ruled-line painting, a unique painting genre in fourteenth-century China. This genre relies on tools such as rulers to represent architectural details and structures accurately. Such technical consideration and mechanical perfection linked this painting category with the builder’s art, which led to Chinese elites’ belittlement and won Mongol patrons’ admiration. Yu suggests that painters in the Yuan dynasty made new efforts towards a unique modular system and an unsurpassable plain-drawing tradition. She argues that these two strategies made architectural paintings in the Yuan dynasty entirely different from their predecessors, as well as making the art form extremely difficult for subsequent painters to imitate.

In On Saving Face, Michael Keevak traces the Western reception of the Chinese concept of “face” during the past two hundred years, arguing that it has always been linked to nineteenth-century colonialism. “Lose face” and “save face” have become so normalized in modern European languages that most users do not even realize that they are of Chinese origin. “Face” is an extremely complex and varied notion in all East Asian cultures. It involves proper behavior and the avoidance of conflict, encompassing every aspect of one’s place in society as well as one’s relationships with other people. One can “give face,” “get face,” “fight for face,” “tear up face,” and a host of other expressions. But when it began to become known to the Western trading community in China beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was distorted and reduced to two phrases only, “lose face” and “save face,” both of which were used to suggest distinctly Western ideas of humiliation, embarrassment, honor, a

Learn to Write Sentences - Summer Vacation. This workbook is an easy-to-follow cursive handwriting guide with dotted lines for children to practice writing the letters of the alphabet while learning how to spell words associated with summer vacation from A to Z.Learn to Write Sentences - Summer Vacation, is the eighth workbook in the Danger Twins Writing Series. This workbook contains over 130 pages of examples for children to write and trace the alphabet in cursive, along with their favorite words associated with words about enjoying the summer months, listed from A to Z. There are easy to learn words and a few tougher ones to challenge young readers.The Danger Twins Writing Series:Learn to Write the Alphabet - All AnimalsLearn to Write the Alphabet - All ToysLearn to Write Sight Words - FruitsLearn to Write Sight Words - ShapesLearn to Write in Cursive - Musical InstrumentsLearn to Write in Cursive - Good MannersLearn to Write and Spell - HomophonesThe Danger Twins:Unsprinkled Cupcak

奇幻殿堂級國寶天后　羅蘋．荷布全球無數奇幻讀者雋永於心的史詩之作【二十五週年奇幻經典．典藏特別收錄】►全新紀念版珍藏封面►全系列共30張以上精緻全彩插圖，重現書中經典人物場景／萬千書迷票選經典必讀，「刺客正傳」的價值無可取代。這是一部看完之後，絕對會想推薦給別人的作品。／作者羅蘋．荷布：「二十五年來，蜚滋從一個五歲的小屁孩，成長為一個刺客高手，再到歷經滄桑的六十歲男人。朋友、伙伴來來去去，他經歷過困苦和孤寂，享受過安詳和滿足。一本接著一本書，我和讀者一直陪伴著他……衷心感激你，在心靈騰出一個空間，給了我的人物角色一個家。」奇幻大師喬治．馬汀盛讚：「羅蘋．荷布的書是海洋中的鑽石。」亞馬遜網站讀者：「讀完這本書，我整個人筋疲力盡。我無法詳盡解釋自己的情緒；悲傷、絕望、憤怒、驕傲......這部作品我已經讀了三次，我真的很高興能藉由本書，認識羅蘋．荷布。」╳╳╳一名身懷精技絕技的皇室刺客，一段與原智難割捨的生死連結，一份無法坦白面臨破碎的情感。他，王室私生子，無數政治任務下的犧牲品，在性命與忠誠兩難的抉擇下，要如何才能扭轉王國的危機……王室私生子蜚滋自首次諭令刺客任務中僥倖生還，差點成了殘廢。深受打擊的他心懷怨恨，發誓摒棄對國王立下的誓約而隱遁山中。但是，愛情和一連串緊急的危機，又讓他回到公鹿堡，捲入皇室的致命陰謀中。紅船劫匪對沿海地區重新發動猛烈攻擊，不但燒毀民宅，還把受害者逼向精神崩潰的邊緣。在飽經內憂外患的王國裡，背叛的預謀深深威脅著年邁體衰的國王。在這危機四伏的時刻，蜚滋極可能左右王國的命運，甚至不惜付出至高代價……╳╳╳媒體與讀者好評：「在熱絡的奇幻文學出版市場上，羅蘋．荷布的著作就像鑽石般耀眼奪目。」—— 喬治．馬汀（George R. R. Martin）《冰與火之歌》（A Game of Thrones）作者「懸疑緊張，步步玄機，結局絕佳，令人讚嘆，兼而各角色性格一貫，這部作品很可能會變成奇幻小說的經典。」——出版家週刊「值得推薦的好書！荷布筆下的人物高潮迭起，他們的舉止也許不盡完美，卻更貼近人生，而且令人難忘。精技與原智魔法、宮廷密謀、不情願的英雄，以及尚未解開的祕密，在在令人欲罷不能地一口氣讀完這本精采好書。」——浪漫時代（Romantic Times）「如果可以，我想給這本書超過五顆星的評價！」——亞馬遜網站讀者

奇幻殿堂級國寶天后　羅蘋．荷布全球無數奇幻讀者雋永於心的史詩之作【二十五週年奇幻經典．典藏特別收錄】►全新紀念版珍藏封面►全系列共30張以上精緻全彩插圖，重現書中經典人物場景／萬千書迷票選經典必讀，「刺客正傳」的價值無可取代。這是一部看完之後，絕對會想推薦給別人的作品。／作者羅蘋．荷布：「二十五年來，蜚滋從一個五歲的小屁孩，成長為一個刺客高手，再到歷經滄桑的六十歲男人。朋友、伙伴來來去去，他經歷過困苦和孤寂，享受過安詳和滿足。一本接著一本書，我和讀者一直陪伴著他……衷心感激你，在心靈騰出一個空間，給了我的人物角色一個家。」奇幻大師喬治．馬汀盛讚：「羅蘋．荷布的書是海洋中的鑽石。」亞馬遜網站讀者：「讀完這本書，我整個人筋疲力盡。我無法詳盡解釋自己的情緒；悲傷、絕望、憤怒、驕傲......這部作品我已經讀了三次，我真的很高興能藉由本書，認識羅蘋．荷布。」╳╳╳一段死而復生卻再也不完整的人生，一條沒有選擇只有堅持的復仇之路，關鍵時刻，人性善惡終於有了答案，身為六大公國存續關鍵的蜚滋，將如何面對自己命運和這個世界……刺客正傳最終篇，感人肺腑，精彩絕倫！黠謀國王死在親生兒子帝尊的手中，蜚滋亦然——至少他的敵人和朋友對此深信不疑。然而，透過他的盟友和本身的野獸魔法幫助，蜚滋死而復生，但身心靈卻遭受嚴重創傷。帝尊將公鹿堡劫掠一空，並遺棄王國首都遷居內陸，而法定王位繼承人惟真卻迷失在他的瘋狂任務之中，生死未卜，讓六大公國瀕臨衰亡。唯有惟真重返公鹿堡，或是他的王妃腹中的繼承人，才能拯救六大公國。然而，蜚滋可等不及了。失落和痛苦的記憶促使他下定決心進行一項個人的祕密任務——剷除帝尊。這段旅程使他墜入精技狂潮和原智魔法的深淵裡，而他或許會在這一陣陣激流中滅頂，不過，也可能成就一番不凡的志業。╳╳╳媒體與讀者好評：「在熱絡的奇幻文學出版市場上，羅蘋．荷布的著作就像鑽石般耀眼奪目。」—— 喬治．馬汀（George R. R. Martin）《冰與火之歌》（A Game of Thrones）作者「懸疑緊張，步步玄機，結局絕佳，令人讚嘆，兼而各角色性格一貫，這部作品很可能會變成奇幻小說的經典。」——出版家週刊「值得推薦的好書！荷布筆下的人物高潮迭起，他們的舉止也許不盡完美，卻更貼近人生，而且令人難忘。精技與原智魔法、宮廷密謀、不情願的英雄，以及尚未解開的祕密，在在令人欲罷不能地一口氣讀完這本精

What letter does the word bee start with?If you said B you're right - in English!But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A.Bee is Anu in Igbo.Ari in Azerbaijani.Aamoo in Ojibwe. And Abelha in Portuguese. Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we talk about familiar things, unified and illuminated through Ellen Heck's eye-catching, graphic scratchboard details and hidden letterforms.

Learn all about space in this out-of-this-world addition to the bestselling Block Book series!3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . Blast off! In this follow-up to Alphablock, Countablock, Dinoblock, Citybloc