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Combines sumptuous photography and engaging text in a collection of profiles that detail the characteristics of favorite cute animals, from roly-poly polar bears and waddling penguins to funny monkeys

The classic fairy tale - Puss in Boots - from Ladybird!A perfect introduction to the classic story Puss in Boots. Find out what happens in this tale of the poor mill owner's son and his cat. Part of the Ladybird 'First Favourite Tales' series - a perfect introduction to fairy tales for preschoolers - it contains amusing pictures and lots of funny rhythm and rhyme to delight young children. Ideal for reading aloud and sharing with 2-4 year olds.Ladybird's First Favourite Tales series is hugely popular and is a great introduction to the most important fairy tales. 2011 brought a new look and great covers to the series, but the books are still just as fun to read as ever.Make sure you look out for the other tales in the series, too!Hansel and Gretel; Cinderella; The Ugly Duckling; The Elves and the Shoemaker; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; The Gingerbread Man; Little Red Riding Hood; The Three Little Pigs; The Three Billy Goats Gruff; Chicken Licken; The Enormous Turnip; Jack and the Bea

Will the barnyard animals trick—or treat—Farmer Brown? Find out in this Halloween tale from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of Click, Clack, Moo.Farmer Brown does not like Halloween. So he draws the shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs into bed.But do you think the barnyard animals have any respect for a man in footy pajamas? No, they do not. For them, the Halloween party has just begun. And we all know these critters far prefer tricks over treats.There are big surprises in store for Farmer Brown!

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A REAL TOUR DE FORCE [AND] A BEAUTIFUL FABLE...THE READER IS SWEPT ALONG BY SLOAN'S ENTHUSIAM."—GEORGE SAUNDERS, BLIP MAGAZINE"A book about passion—for books, for history, for the future...There is nothing about Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore that I didn't love."—Cory DoctorowThe Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco Web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. But after a few days on the job, Clay discovers that the store is more curious than either its name or its gnomic owner might suggest. The customers are few and never seem to buy anything; instead, they "check out" obscure volumes from strange corners of the store. Clay concludes the store must be a front for something larger and engineers a complex analysis of the clientele's behavior with the help of his variously talented friends. But when they bring their findings to Mr. Penumbra, they discover the bookstore's secrets extend far b

Colourful collection of photographs encourages object recognition, text labels aid first word and picture association skills . Shaped carry handle to grip and hold.

A first book for babies about a key time in their day - bedtimeColourful collection of photographs encourages object recognition, text labels aid first word and picture association skillsShaped carry

If you love Bridgerton, you''ll love Georgette Heyer!''The greatest writer who ever lived'' Antonia Fraser''A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers'' Independent''Heyer''s books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen''s'' Joanne Harris''Utter, immersive escapism'' Sophie Kinsella__________________The charming Sophia Stanton-Lacy is a force to be reckoned with.When Sophy is sent to stay with her London relatives, she finds her cousins in quite the tangle.Cecilia is besotted with an attractive but feather-brained poet, Hubert has fallen foul of a money-lender, and the ruthlessly handsome Charles is engaged to a pedantic bluestocking who seems to bring out the worst in him...Fortunately, Sophy has arrived just in time to sort them all out - but Charles is eager to rid his family of her meddlesome ways. Has the Grand Sophy finally met her match?__________________Readers love The Grand Sophy . . .***** ''The smile never left

Published under a pseudonym, J. K. Rowling's brilliant debut mystery introduces Detective Cormoran Strike as he investigates a supermodel's suicide in "one of the best books of the year" (USA Today), the first novel in the brilliant series that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike.After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he's living in his office.Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry -- known to her friends as the Cuckoo -- famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction,

來自著名法國童書大師、繪本《小黃點》作者。本書採用無字設計，以豐富飽滿的色彩畫出鄉村風景。書本雙面皆有圖案並帶有鏤空剪裁，一面代表白天，翻過來另一面則代表夜晚，可以像屏風一樣拉開，讓孩子自由發揮想像力，創造出屬於自己的鄉村歷險故事。A visual walk through the countryside during the daytime and at nightEncourages children to create their own stories and tell their adventures aloudWith a vibrant riot of colours and scenes, Hervé Tullet leads the reader through the countryside to the sea and back againPart of a bright and lively series of board books that work like a game from best-selling illustrator, Hervé Tullet

在宗教差異與文化隔閡仍可能造成衝突的今日，理解不同民族與文化的信仰體系與宗教實踐，顯得格外重要。「World Faiths」系列共四冊，包含《Christianity》、《Hinduism and Other Eastern Religions》、《Islam》與《Judaism》，以簡明、適合兒童閱讀的方式，介紹世界主要宗教。書中說明各宗教的歷史起源、重要節日與宗教曆法、禮拜場所、信仰實踐，以及宗教在現代社會中的角色。透過歷代宗教藝術作品，讀者可以看見不同信仰如何被實踐並隨歷史演變；搭配現代宗教活動的照片，也能了解今日人們如何延續與展現信仰。本系列內容扎實、文字清楚，適合作為兒童認識世界宗教、文化理解與宗教教育的入門資源。In today's world, where religious divides and cultural differences so often have tragic consequences, a sound understanding of the belief systems and practices of other peoples and cultures is essential. The four books in the World Faiths series: Christianity; Hinduism and Other Eastern Religions; Islam and Judaism, offer a simple and child-friendly introduction to religion around the world. The history and origins of each religion are explained, along with information about their calendar and festivals; places of worship; religious practices and their place in modern society. Religious artwork from through the ages demonstrates how each religion has been practised, and has e

《The Death Cure》作為三部曲的最終戰役，Thomas已不再是任人擺佈的實驗對象。歷經迷宮與焦土地獄，他只想拯救朋友、尋回自由。而WICKED聲稱一切即將結束，但Thomas深知：真正的試煉，才剛開始。當記憶逐漸復甦，當謊言一一揭露，他將面對最殘酷的選擇：是相信系統，還是選擇信念與友情。THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES • “[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games” (Entertainment Weekly)WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, and now his only friends—the Gladers. But it’s finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test.What WICKED doesn’t know is that Thomas remembers far more than they think. And it’s enough to prove that he can’t believe a word of what they say.Thomas beat the Maze. He survived the Scorch. He’ll risk anything to save his friends. But the truth might be what ends it all.The time for lies is over.The first two books, The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials, are also #1 worldwide blockbuster movies featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O'Brien; Kaya Scodelario; Aml Ameen; W

Join the Owl and the Pussy Cat on a magical adventure as they go to sea in a beautiful pea green boat. Edward Lear's much-loved nonsense rhyme is wonderfully brought to life by Victoria Ball's charmin

There was an old lady who's ready for school!That lovely old lady has returned just in time for the first day of school. Now she's swallowing items to make the very best of her first day back. And just in time for the bus...With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of the classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page--a fun story for the first day of school!

《Obsidian》是 Jennifer L. Armentrout 風靡全球的 Lux 系列首部曲，結合青春校園、外星科幻與愛情張力，節奏明快、情感鮮明。十七歲的 Katy Swartz 隨家人搬到西維吉尼亞州，原以為迎接她的只有無聊與慢速網路，卻意外遇見外表耀眼、性格惡劣的鄰居 Daemon Black。兩人一見面就火花四射——而且多半是怒火。一次突如其來的攻擊事件，讓 Katy 發現 Daemon 能操控時間，而他真正的身分並非普通人類。隨著外星勢力的威脅逼近，Katy 被捲入一場超出日常的危險之中，也被迫與 Daemon 並肩而行。敵意、吸引、信任與曖昧交錯展開，使這段關係既緊張又難以抽身。本書以第一人稱描寫女主角的成長與選擇，語氣直率，情感張力十足，是一部兼具娛樂性與系列吸引力的青春科幻小說開端。When seventeen-year-old Katy Swartz moved to West Virginia right before her senior year, she’d pretty much resigned herself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring, but then she spotted her hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up?until he opened his mouth. Daemon Black is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. It’s hate at first sight, but when a stranger attacks her and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something?unexpected happens. The hot guy next door? Well, he’s an alien. Turns out that Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies want

This Newbery Honor book by award-winning, bestselling author Nancy Farmer is being reissued in paperback!The year is 2194, and Tendai, Rita, and Kuda are the children of Zimbabwe's wealthy and powerfu

Lead your people through any kind of disruption—and come out on top!Manager’s Guide to Navigating Changeoffers best practices for dealing with employees’ resistance to change and provides method

The second book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games trilogy. "Collins has done that rare thing. She has written a sequel that improves upon the first book." The New York Times Book Review "Whereas Katniss kills with finesse, Collins writes with raw power." Time magazine A Time Magazine Top Ten Fiction Book of 2009 After winning the brutal Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta return to their district, hoping for a peaceful future.But their victory has caused rebellion to break out ... and the Capitol has decided that someone must pay. As Katniss and Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitol's Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever.Unless they can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying. Then comes the cruellest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced, and Katniss and Peeta are forced into the arena once more. Three books, four films and one worldwide phenomenon, The Hunger Games c

A box is just a box . . . unless it''s not a box. From mountain to rocket ship, a small rabbit shows that a box will go as far as the imagination allows. Inspired by a memory of sitting in a box on her driveway with her sister, Antoinette Portis captures the thrill when pretend feels so real that it actually becomes real?when the imagination takes over and inside a cardboard box, a child is transported to a world where anything is possible.

The trusted, New York Times best-selling author of It's Perfectly Normal presents a charming and reassuring picture book series for preschoolers.Young children are curious about almost everything. Asking questions is one of many ways they learn about themselves and the world around them. Now, this unique series for our youngest children provides easy-to-understand facts and answers to their delightful, thoughtful, and often nonstop questions. Launching the series is WHO HAS WHAT?, a simple story following Nellie and Gus on a family outing to the beach. Humorous illustrations, conversations between the siblings, and a clear text all reassure young kids that whether they have a girl's body or a boy's, their bodies are perfectly normal, healthy, and wonderful. Authoring the series is Robie H. Harris, whose nonfiction books are known as the source for addressing kids' questions about themselves, their families, and their friends. Nadine Bernard Westcott's accurate and entertaining illustra

Early one morning a little spider begins to spin her web on a fencepost and she doesn''t stop until it is finished...

Let's face it: very few people have studied how to solve problems. Problems knock us down like a tsunami and we don't know what to do about it. We lie awake at night worrying about it and spend our days stressing out over a situation that only seems to get worse.It doesn't have to be that way. Roger Dawson has taught hundreds of thousands of people has to negotiate, persuade, and make decisions, with his lectures, audio programs and books, and now he has turned his attention to something that everyone needs: a way to solve life's problems.Secrets of Power Problem Solving provides proven techniques and sure-fire strategies for solving eveything the world throws at you. You'll enjoy greater success as you learn how to:*Treat every problem as a golden opportunity.*Make your intuition work for you.*Evaluate your available choices.*Create options when you see no solution.*Avoid problems in the first place.*And much, much more!

海馬太太扭著她的身體，因為她就要產卵了。海馬先生問：「我可以幫忙嗎？」於是海馬太太就把卵產在海馬先生的育兒袋裡。海馬先生帶著卵，在大海裡悠閒的游呀游！他遇見了好多跟他一樣用心的爸爸，他們都各有一套獨門的密技，保護著他們心愛的卵，耐心的等著小寶寶的出生………。 艾瑞‧卡爾運用他最擅長的彩繪拼貼法，訴說一個海洋世界中奶爸們的故事。在艾瑞‧卡爾的用心之下，呈現了海底世界的多采多姿，各種不同的魚類，栩栩如生、五彩繽紛。最特別的是，作者創意獨具的運用了彩繪的透明頁，製造出真實、豐富而有趣的海底情境。而如果讀者更仔細的去了解書中所介紹的魚類，就會發現躲在透明片後的那些魚類，都是具有毒性與攻擊性的，威脅著小魚們的生長。這種巧妙的安排，顯見作者對於自然界的細膩觀察，另一方面又蘊含深意，深刻的表達了育兒成長的艱難挑戰。在《海馬先生》的故事中，我們看到了許多自然界負責育兒孵卵的爸爸，他們努力保護、照顧寶寶們，展現出濃厚的父愛，提供我們對父親的角色與父子關係的不同看法。透過特殊的材質運用與精心設計的圖文鋪排，艾瑞‧卡爾也成功的營造了海底的真實氣氛，讓讀者在閱讀之外，同時享受發現的樂趣。本書中文版《海馬先生》由上誼出版When Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs, she does it on Mr. Seahorse''s belly! She knows he will take good care of them. While he swims waiting for the eggs to hatch, he meets other underwater fathers caring for their babies. Now Eric Carle''s heart-warming New York Times bestseller is finally available in a board book edition, complete with the clear "peek-a-boo" pages that made the original such a hit. Brimming with bright, colorful sea life, this new board book will be irresistable to young chi

Sight words are words that must be recognized by sight rather than sounded out. They are the most frequently used words in the English language, such as "are", "was", and "out". Children who are learn

Sight words are words that must be recognized by sight rather than sounded out. They are the most frequently used words in the English language, such as "are", "was", and "out". Children who are learn

Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve their first four mysteries!A is for AUTHOR . . .Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. Wonder of w

崔普最討厭看書，只想專心打曲棍球。偏偏試鏡路上被書砸昏，醒來竟身處陌生奇幻世界。遇上鬼屋、外星人、會說話的動物，他只想回家，卻發現這趟旅程遠比想像中困難……一部充滿想像力與幽默的歷險故事，Trip Dinkleman hates to read. Hates, hates, hates it. All he wants to do is play lacrosse. So when the president of the PTA asks Trip to help her out on his way to tryouts, he is not happy. He is even more not happy when a stack of books tumbles onto his head and knocks him out cold. And he is even more not happy when he wakes up and has absolutely no idea where he is. Now all he wants to do is get home. But after encountering a haunted house, aliens, talking animals, and much, much more, he realizes getting home might be just a little bit harder to do than he thought.

James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1820–1889) was a Shakespeare scholar, archaeologist and controversialist with wide antiquarian interests. In 1842, while Librarian of Jesus College, Cambridge, he published The Jokes of the Cambridge Coffee-Houses in the Seventeenth Century, which he described as a collection of early anecdotes 'selected from various Jest Books' which 'serve to show the state of this class of literature during that period'. In this volume it is paired with a pamphlet, The Fresher's Don'ts, written by 'A Sympathiser (B. A.)', (probably A. J. Storey) and first published in the 1890s. This edition was printed in 1913 by Redin and Co. of Trinity Street (with advertisements for Redin's and other Cambridge firms' goods and services at the beginning and the end). This light-hearted guide to student etiquette before the cataclysm of the First World War gives insights into a way of life which was about to vanish forever.

National BestsellerOne of the Best Books of the Year:New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Boston Globe, and Time?An instant classic of war reporting, The Forever War is the definitive account of America's conflict with Islamic fundamentalism and a searing exploration of its human costs. Through the eyes of Filkins, a foreign correspondent for the New York Times, we witness the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, the aftermath of the attack on New York on September 11th, and the American wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins is the only American journalist to have reported on all these events, and his experiences are conveyed in a riveting narrative filled with unforgettable characters and astonishing scenes.?Brilliant and fearless, The Forever War is not just about America's wars after 9/11, but about the nature of war itself.

《The Diary of a Young Girl》記錄了十三歲的Anne Frank在二戰期間，與家人為躲避納粹迫害而藏身阿姆斯特丹閣樓的兩年時光。透過她每日的書寫，讀者得以窺見戰爭陰影下的恐懼、希望與成長。Anne以誠摯而敏銳的筆觸，記下青春的思索與對自由的渴望。這本日記超越時代，提醒人們在動盪中仍要相信人性的善與光。・世界公認的真實見證與人性書寫。・完整未刪節版本，附年表與名詞解釋。・以少女視角呈現戰爭下的勇氣與希望。'One of the greatest books of the century' - Guardian'Hiding...where would we hide?... Margot and I started packing our most important belongings into a satchel. The first thing I stuck in was this diary...'In July 1942 thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, went into hiding in an Amsterdam warehouse.Over the next two years Anne vividly describes in her diary the frustrations of living in such confined quarters. This unabridged, definitive text reveals Anne's innermost thoughts and feelings as she grows up, and provides a deeply moving true-life story that comes to an abrupt and tragic end. Contains an Afterword, chronology of events and glossary of terms.

The set includes:Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Ha

Listen to a short interview with Sudhir VenkateshHost: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron & CraneIn this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chica

★ 改變一整個世代觀看方式的藝術經典★ BBC同名節目改編，跨越影像與文字的思想之作★ 一句話顛覆藝術理解：「觀看，先於語言」在我們還不會說話之前，就已經開始「看」。但你是否曾想過，我們看到的，真的只是眼前的事物嗎？《觀看的方式》從最日常的視覺經驗出發，帶領讀者重新思考：我們如何看畫、看影像、看世界。約翰．伯格以敏銳而直白的語言，拆解藝術長久以來被包裝的權威與距離，揭示觀看其實深受文化、權力與歷史影響。當我們看一幅畫時，同時也在看見自己的位置與價值。本書發想自BBC經典節目，出版後迅速成為影響深遠的思想之作，不只改變藝術理解方式，更重新定義「觀看」本身。這不只是一本藝術書，而是一場關於視覺、權力與意識的革命。Based on the BBC television series, John Berger's Ways of Seeing is a unique look at the way we view art, published as part of the Penguin on Design series in Penguin Modern Classics. 'Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.''But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words.It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we explain that world with words, but word can never undo the fact that we are surrounded by it. The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled.' John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 19

Pop Duets for All is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3-4. Alternate passages and notation are included to suit instrumental ranges. With no page turns required, the songs and measures are consistent which makes finding rehearsal points quick and convenient. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions, and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Titles are: I Got Rhythm * Wipeout * Splish Splash * What'd I Say * Over the Rainbow * The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down * Margaritaville * Scooby Doo, Where Are You? * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini * Domino * (Meet) The Flintstones (From "The Flintstones") * Bang the Drum All Day * Theme from New York, New York * Chattanooga Choo-Choo * You're the One That I W

In this version of the classic folk song, illustrations and lyrics describe the many noisy vehicles that can be seen early in the morning down by the station, in a book that features die-cut pages.

《Confessio Amantis（戀人的告白）》是十四世紀英國詩人 John Gower 的代表作之一，也是中世紀英語文學的重要經典。本書為三卷本學術版的第一卷，收錄〈序言〉以及第一與第八書，實際上構成全詩的道德與結構核心。作品以一名戀人向愛神維納斯的神父 Genius 懺悔為敘事框架，透過寓言式對話，探討愛情、道德、權力與社會秩序之間的關係。詩中大量引入古典神話、聖經故事與歷史寓例，討論傲慢、虛偽、放縱、婚姻與君權等議題，既反映中世紀晚期的倫理觀，也回應當時英格蘭的政治與社會現實。本版完整收錄中英雙語文本，保留拉丁段落並附現代英語翻譯，並提供詳盡註解、詞彙說明與研究書目，方便研讀與教學。本書適合中世紀文學、英語史、思想史與文化研究領域的學生與研究者，是深入理解 Gower 詩學與中世紀道德想像的重要基礎讀本。English poet Gower (1325-1408) released his fictional confession, rooted in old texts, in 1390-92. This edition presents it in three volumes, this first devoted to the frame: the Prologue, Book One and Book Eight. Extensive marginal glosses and explanatory endnotes are included. The format has been changed for the second edition to make it easier for readers to find their way around. The second volume covers Books 2-4, and the third Books 5-7. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dear Friends, In most fish families, after the mother has laid the eggs and the father has fertilized them, the eggs are left on their own. But there are exceptions, such as the seahorse, stickleback, tilapia, Kurtus nurseryfish, pipefish, bullhead catfish and some others. Not only are the eggs cared for by a parent but – surprise – that parent is the father. This may sound strange but it is the truth. And this is my story about them. I hope you enjoy my story.

本系列只賣CD沒附書JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK, #9:A terrible thing happens when someone takes Junie B.'s new black furry mittens! And they keep them! So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen on the floor, she

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