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New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer’s Lost Rainforest trilogy comes to an action-packed conclusion in the final book of this middle grade animal fantasy that pits the shadowwalkers against their most dangerous enemy yet. Now in paperback!When the shadowwalkers were victorious in their battle against the Ant Queen, they hoped their work to save Caldera was done. But the rainforest has begun to rumble. Rumi, a scholarly tree frog who can control the wind, must bring his band of animal friends to face the greatest danger they’ve yet encountered—the giant volcano beneath the jungle itself. While Rumi has solved many riddles to get this far, wits and wind alone won’t stop this foe.While the volcano roars, rumors of a mysterious evil blanket Caldera—the Elemental of Darkness has emerged and is building a legion of followers. When the shadowwalkers are forced to divide and conquer, Rumi finds himself an unlikely leader and must grapple with his own secrets before he can unlock th

美國前總統歐巴馬第一本生涯回憶錄，親自講述在躍升為領袖之際，身後所承受的挑戰及經歷的轉變，以及背負著眾望，他如何在面臨動盪不安的世界局勢仍一步步為理想而奮戰。回首白宮的日子，歐巴馬用深刻的文字道來這趟扣人心弦的歷史旅程。A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.Reflecting on the p

別被他可愛的外表騙了──這隻貓可是練過「Kat Fu」的都市傳奇英雄！《Cat Ninja》第1集揭開Claude的雙面生活：一方面是男孩的寵物貓，另一方面是面對壞蛋、機器人和住家老鼠對手時的超級忍者。本書以漫畫形式呈現，圖像與文字比例適中，適合剛轉換至長篇閱讀的小讀者。劇情融合了英雄故事的架構與家庭幽默，讓讀者在歡笑與冒險中了解「英雄」也可以是你家客廳裡的一隻貓。喜愛《Dog Man》或《Narwhal and Jelly》的讀者也會輕鬆上手。Beware, villains! Cat Ninja may appear to be nothing more than a silly internet meme. But he is evil's greatest enemy, and the silent master of Kat Fu and carpet scratching! From Epic! Originals, Cat Ninja is a hilarious graphic novel series about a lovable cat with a heroic alter-ego.Raised from a kitten by a kindly old ninja master, Claude now spends his days as the pampered house cat of an eleven-year-old boy. But when trouble arises, Claude dons his mask and springs into action as Cat Ninja―Metro City's secret protector! In Book 1 of the series, follow our feline hero’s early exploits as he tries to keep his secret identity under wraps while thwarting the evil plans of slimy thugs, rampaging robots, and a certain rodent nemesis who lives under the same roof!

A dazzling collection of short fiction from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and Swing TimeZadie Smith has established herself as one of the most iconic, critically respected, and popular writers of her generation. In her first short story collection, she combines her power of observation and her inimitable voice to mine the fraught and complex experience of life in the modern world. Interleaving eleven completely new and unpublished stories with some of her best-loved pieces from The New Yorker and elsewhere, Smith presents a dizzyingly rich and varied collection of fiction. Moving exhilaratingly across genres and perspectives, from the historic to the vividly current to the slyly dystopian, Grand Union is a sharply alert and prescient collection about time and place, identity and rebirth, the persistent legacies that haunt our present selves and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us. Nothing is off limits, and everything—when captured by Smith’s brilliant gaze—feel

當過去與現在交錯，Skeleton Keys 的鑰匙與身份也被顛覆。Wordy Gerdy 的幽靈筆將他的鑰匙從世界中刪除，為挽回一切，他與 Daisy 回到過去，卻發現關鍵道具落入神祕怪盜 Gap-tooth Jack 手中。故事圍繞想像力的威力與個人記憶的迷霧展開，節奏巧妙而充滿轉折。The third tall-but-true tale in the darkly comic new series SKELETON KEYS from the award-winning duo behind STITCH HEAD. Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds... Join me for the curious tale of Gap-tooth Jack - thief, adventurer and champion of imagining! When Skeleton Keys banishes Wordy Gerdy from the present using his Key to Time, he thinks he's seen the last of the troublesome unimaginary.But Gerdy uses her ghostly pen to wreak her revenge, and before Skeleton Keys knows it she's written his precious keys out of existence. Skeleton Keys and his partner Daisy must follow Gerdy into the past to retrieve her pen and make her restore his keys. But Skeleton Keys has unknowingly sent Gerdy back to his own past and her pen is now in the hands of notorious thief Gap-tooth Jack.As

轟動程式圈3大AI影像辨識利器從收集資料、圖片擷取、建立標籤、訓練模型到智慧影像辨識的全面進化實戰！人工智慧(Artificial Intelligence)應用基本上可分五大層面：時間序列、圖像處理、音訊處理、自然語言處理以及動態影像處理，其中與「智慧影像」相關者就佔了兩大領域。智慧影像是透過電腦視覺技術，從中學習人類的視覺辨識能力，並自動判讀影像中的關鍵資訊，目前被大量使用在圖像辨

Modern Art Explorer is a witty and brilliantly illustrated introduction to modern art for children that takes readers undercover to discover the stories behind thirty famous artworks from the Centre Pompidou's collection in Paris. By going behind the scenes and turning each artwork inside out, young readers will see that artworks aren’t remote monuments but real things that are shaped into being by ideas, inspirations, human lives, world events and the materials artists use. Children will be entertained and intrigued by a variety of engagingly specific details and buoyed by their ability to understand what these works of art are all about. Award-winning illustrator Serge Bloch’s cheeky, comic and energetic illustrations serve to illuminate the information and the ideas in each artwork. The thirty featured artworks themselves represent the work of a diverse range of modern and contemporary artists from one of the world’s most celebrated modern art museums. Modern art has never seemed so

這是一本關於城市、孩子與思念的繪本。故事從一名小孩對「你」說話開始，引導讀者一步步感受到城市的冷與大，也感受到孩子心中的柔軟與堅定。Sydney Smith 以細膩構圖與簡潔語言，鋪陳一段未說明對象的尋找，直到最後才悄悄揭示思念的真相。畫面詩意，情感深刻，是一本值得反覆閱讀與細看的作品。It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but this child has some good advice for a very special friend in need.Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats AwardA New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the YearWinner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway MedalIt can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but it helps to know you're not alone.When you're small in the city, people don't see you, and loud sounds can scare you, and knowing what to do is sometimes hard. But this little kid knows what it's like, and knows the neighborhood. And a little friendly advice can go a long way.Alleys can be good shortcuts, but some are too dark.Or, there are lots of good hiding places in the city, like under a mulberry bush or up a walnut tree.And, if the city gets to be too much, you're always welcome home, where it's safe and quiet.Award-w

In 1975, under a bed in an old house in Tarrytown, New York, an unearthly tome entitled Ghostology was discovered, wrapped in a substance, later found to be ectoplasm. It is the life's work and study of American ghostologist Lucinda Curtle, who mysteriously passed to the Other Side during a seance. After her death, Ghostology seemingly became haunted by the ghost of Lucinda herself, who now wants to keep the secrets of the dead A SECRET.Now published, ghostwritten by Dugald Steer, the world itself can decide if Ghostology - purporting to tell the truth about ghosts - was solid fact or insubstantial fiction. Delve into the wealth of information and learn about different types of ghosts, ghosts around the world and ghost through history; haunted houses, ships and other objects (including books); the ghostologist's field kit; psychics and mediums; fakes and frauds; test your ghostological knowledge on one of Lucinda's own case studies. Complete with a jewel in the cover, as well as letter

Two leaders in the field offer a compelling analysis of the current state of the art and reveal the steps we must take to achieve a robust artificial intelligence that can make our lives better.“Finally, a book that tells us what AI is, what AI is not, and what AI could become if only we are ambitious and creative enough.” —Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion and author ofDeep ThinkingDespite the hype surrounding AI, creating an intelligence that rivals or exceeds human levels is far more complicated than we have been led to believe. Professors Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis have spent their careers at the forefront of AI research and have witnessed some of the greatest milestones in the field, but they argue that a computer beating a human in Jeopardy! does not signal that we are on the doorstep of fully autonomous cars or superintelligent machines. The achievements in the field thus far have occurred in closed systems with fixed sets of rules, and these approaches are too narro

本系列改編自柯南·道爾原著。十冊故事涵蓋神祕雕像、賽馬失竊與祕密文件，培養孩子邏輯思考與觀察力。每冊附音檔QRcode可聆聽完整音檔，結合閱讀與聽力，是從圖像書邁向經典閱讀的理想橋梁。Sherlock and Watson - the original crime-fighting duo - are back to solve more mysteries! Smashing statues, painting horses, and solving ancient riddles are all in a day's work for this world-famous amateur detective and his faithful biographer. An adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, illustrated to introduce children aged 7+ to mystery books and the classics. Includes 10 FREE audiobooks! (QR codes inside) This ten-book set includes A Scandal In Bohemia, The Copper Beeches, The Six Napoleons, The Engineer's Thumb, Charles Augustus Milverton, Silver Blaze, The Bruce-Partington Plans, The Musgrave Ritual, The Stockbroker's Clerk and The Final Problem.Scandal In Bohemia　波希米亞醜聞The Copper Beeches　銅山毛櫸The Six Napoleons　六尊拿破崙像The Engineer’s Thumb　工程師的大拇指Charles Augustus Milverton　查爾斯．奧古斯都．米爾沃頓Silver Blaze　銀色馬（或譯：銀星駿馬）The Bruce-Partington Plans　布魯斯—帕廷頓計劃The Musgrave Ritual　馬斯格

OVER 14M OF THE NEAPOLITAN QUARTET SOLD WORLDWIDEThe Story of a New Name,the second book of the Neapolitan Quartet, picks up the story where My Brilliant Friend left off.Lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business; Elena, meanwhile, continues her studies and her exploration of the world beyond the neighbourhood that she so often finds stifling. Love, jealousy, family, freedom, commitment, and above all friendship: these are signs under which both women live out this phase in their stories. Marriage appears to have imprisoned Lila, and the pressure to excel is at times too much for Elena.Yet the two young women share a complex and evolving bond that is central to their emotional lives and is a source of strength in the face of life’s challenges.In the Neapolitan Quartet, Elena Ferrante gives readers a poignant and universal story about friendship and belonging.

故事講述 Bunny 和一群好友──包括愛喋喋不休的松鼠 Weenie、單純的 Pig、勇敢的 Action Beaver，以及古靈精怪的發明家 Skunky──本過著平靜日子，直到愛惹麻煩的 Monkey 從天而降。自此，森林裡充斥著混亂：火箭殘骸、瘋狂實驗、甚至連鯊魚缸都衝入野餐場景。漫畫以短篇單元組成，每一則都充滿誇張的想像與細膩的喜劇節奏，既適合小讀者，也能讓大人會心一笑。FAST AND FURRY-OUS!Welcome to the woods. It's chaos in there!Bunny and his friends Weenie the Squirrel, Pig (the pig), Action Beaver and Skunky the Inventor lived a peaceful life in the forest - until Monkey's rocket crash-landed and he decided to take over!Now Monkey is causing mayhem, Bunny is determined to put a stop to it, and . .. what's that? It's an out of control shark tank, ruining a lovely picnic!Join bestselling comics sensation Jamie Smart for this hilarious collection of stories, available in a new chunky format!

Jack 與好友在怪物末日後度過第一個冬天，卻迎來更多挑戰。當 Jack 發現武器 Louisville Slicer 突然擁有神祕的新力量，他開始展開訓練，試圖掌握它的破壞能力。與此同時，地面冒出的發光藤蔓怪物、層出不窮的殭屍，以及好友 Dirk 的反常舉動，都讓情勢更加複雜。就在他們手忙腳亂之際，一位意想不到的反派現身，威脅著世界的存亡。本書融合動作與幽默，插圖生動，讓讀者在緊湊劇情中依舊能享受輕鬆的閱讀樂趣。Now a major Netflix series!'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies.Surviving their first winter after the Monster Apocalypse was no easy feat, yet Jack and his buddies waste no time springing to action against some of the nastiest, most evil monsters around. When Jack discovers his Louisville Slicer has new, otherworldly powers, he's thrown into epic training to find out what kind of destruction the blade can wield. But between fighting off zombies, fleeing from strange, glowy Vine-Thingies erupting from the ground, and squeezing in a video game session or two, there's barely time left

本書是一段跨越時空的幽默冒險，主角 Henry 意外回到西元前1300年的古埃及。新學校的奇特課程、陌生的運動比賽、意想不到的朋友，以及不太安全的鱷魚寵物，都讓他手忙腳亂。Thiago de Moraes 以生動插圖和詼諧文字，呈現一個既有笑點又充滿細節的故事。書中穿插可解讀的象形文字，增添互動樂趣，也讓讀者更貼近古文明的日常。畫面與情節節奏輕快，適合喜歡冒險、歷史或幽默讀物的孩子閱讀。故事不僅娛樂性高，也巧妙融入歷史元素，讓讀者在歡笑中體驗古埃及的奇異風貌。“An amusing and engaging illustrated time slip adventure story” – Books for Keeps “Very funny” – Booktrust Great Books Guide 2021A peril-packed, crocodile-crammed, fun-filled adventure through ancient Egypt! Being whisked back to 1300 BC certainly wasn’t on Henry’s to-do list. Can he make his way through a new school, odd sports, unexpected friends and deadly pets, Egyptian style? And will he ever find his way back to the present day? Laugh-out-loud pictures on every page, a riotously funny story Cool hieroglyphics to crack from talented author-illustrator Thiago de Moraes From the creator of Myth Atlas and History Atlas

5 Worlds 1 ─ The Sand WarriorThe #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Amulet, Kazu Kibuishi, hails this first book in this groundbreaking sci-fi/fantasy adventure series as “a magical journey, as fun as it is beautiful!” Think Star Wars meets Avatar: The Last Airbender! The Five Worlds are on the brink of extinction unless five ancient and mysterious beacons are lit. When war erupts, three unlikely heroes will discover there’s more to themselves—and more to their worlds—than meets the eye. . . .5 Worlds 2 - the Cobalt Prince5 Worlds. 3 Unlikely Heroes. 1 Epic Battle for the Galaxy!Oona Lee surprised everyone--including herself--when she lit the first beacon to save the Five Worlds from extinction. Can she light the other four beacons in time? Next stop, Toki!On the blue planet, Oona must face the sister who left her, and bring to light the Cobalt Prince's dark secrets. Meanwhile, An Tzu is fading away as his mysterious illness gets worse. Will it stop him from joining the figh

Translated by Alison L. StrayerWinner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2022 | Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union‘I too wanted to forget that girl. Really forget her, that is, stop yearning to write about her. Stop thinking that I have to write about this girl and her desire and madness, her idiocy and pride, her hunger and her blood that ceased to flow. I have never managed to do so.’ In A Girl’s Story, her latest book, Annie Ernaux revisits the summer of 1958, spent working as a holiday camp instructor in Normandy, and recounts the first night she spent with a man. When he moves on, she realizes she has submitted her will to his and finds that she is a slave without a master. Now, sixty years later, she finds she can obliterate the intervening years and return to consider this young woman whom she wanted to forget completely. In writing A Girl’s Story, which brings to life her indelible memories of that summer, Ernaux discovers that here was the vital, vi

自從《Cornelia Funke》的奇幻旅程之後，墨水世界變得更加危險。火舞人達斯特指已死，邪惡的白衣人奪取了統治權，整個故事也走向黑暗與悲劇。被困書中世界的梅琪與莫，陷入無法改寫的命運中；而留在現實世界的艾莉諾，也以為摯愛的家人永遠迷失書中。隨著冬季降臨，僅存的希望寄託於一場與「死亡」達成的危險交易上。《墨水死亡》是Cornelia Funke奇幻三部曲的最終章，深刻探問文字與命運的交織，一場關於救贖、勇氣與想像力的最後試煉。The third book in Cornelia Funke's internationally celebrated trilogy – magical, thrilling and mesmerising. 'I don't think I've ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading' Diana Wynne Jones on Inkheart Life in the Inkworld has been far from easy since the extraordinary events of Inkspell, when the story of Inkheart magically drew Meggie, Mo and Dustfinger back into its pages. With Dustfinger dead, and the evil Adderhead now in control, the story in which they are all caught has taken an unhappy turn.Even Elinor, left alone in the real world, believes her family to be lost – lost between the covers of a book. But as winter comes on there is reason to hope – if only Meggie and Mo can rewrite the wrongs of the past and make a dangerous p

梅琪從小熱愛閱讀，但自從母親失蹤後，父親莫便不再唸書給她聽。直到某天夜裡，一位神秘訪客出現，揭開了莫隱藏多年的秘密——他唸書時，書中角色會真實走出書頁，而真實世界也會付出代價。當邪惡的角色闖入現實，梅琪與父親必須踏上一場穿越故事與現實的冒險旅程。《墨水心》是德國奇幻大師Cornelia Funke膾炙人口的代表作，描繪閱讀的魔力與文字的力量，被譽為「書寫給愛書人的魔法之書」。A gorgeous new edition of the first book in Cornelia Funke's internationally celebrated trilogy - magical, thrilling and mesmerising.'I don't think I've ever read anythingthat conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading' Diana Wynne JonesMeggie loves stories, but her father, Mo, hasn't read to her since her mother disappeared. When a stranger knocks at their door, Mo is forced to reveal an extraordinary secret - when he reads aloud, words come alive, and dangerous characters step out of the pages. Suddenly Meggie is living the kind of adventure she has only read about in books, butthis one will change her life for ever ...Also a major film starring Andy Serkis, Paul Bettany and Brendan Fraser!

This is the definitive story of the case against Jeffrey Epstein and the corrupt system that supported him, told in thrilling detail by the lawyer who has represented Epstein’s victims for more than a decade. In June 2008, Florida-based victims’ rights attorney Bradley J. Edwards was thirty-two years old and had just started his own law firm when a young woman named Courtney Wild came to see him.She told a shocking story of having been sexually coerced at the age of fourteen by a wealthy man in Palm Beach named Jeffrey Epstein. Edwards, who had never heard of Epstein, had no idea that this moment would change the course of his life. Over the next ten years, Edwards devoted himself to bringing Epstein to justice, and came close to losing everything in the process. Edwards tracked down and represented more than twenty of Epstein’s victims, and shined a light on his network of contacts and friends, among them Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.Edwards g

Winner of the Book of the Year, Children's Fiction at The British Book Awards, 2021Winner of the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Children's Fiction 2020Shortlisted for the FCBG Children's Book AwardAdventures on Trains is a major mystery series from bestselling authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman. Beautifully illustrated by Elisa Paganelli.First stop is The Highland Falcon Thief, a breathless train journey full of deceptions, puzzles and clues to solve. Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat are enjoying the final journey of the Highland Falcon, Britain's most famous steam train. But when a precious jewel goes missing, Harrison and his new friend Lenny find themselves at the centre of the investigation.Can they solve the mystery and catch the culprit before they reach the end of the line?Hear whispers in the dining car, find notes in the library and unknown passengers among the luggage, as you help Harrison solve the mystery aboard one of the world's grandest trains. The Highland Falcon Thie

In a society of lemmings, can a bear ever belong?The Society of Distinguished Lemmings aims to be distinguished in absolutely everything. It takes an awful lot of rules to be so distinguished, including: no rolling around, no climbing about, and certainly no splashing in the mud! But Bertie has had quite enough of the society and all its rules. After venturing outside, Bertie discovers a bear, who is very unlike a lemming. With the bear's help, Bertie learns that prancing about in the wild is quite a lot of fun! But when the other lemmings find out about the bear, they decide everything about him will have to change if he's ever to fit in. Will the Society ever accept Bertie's new friend, or is the bear simply too big and clumsy of a creature to be distinguished?This hilarious tale features valuable themes of finding new friends, challenging peers, and questioning the rules. Readers will return to the story again and again to discover the quirks of every distinguished lemming while als

Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle’s resident sleuth when a lion is falsely accused of killing a distinguished dog in the latest novel inNew York Timesbestselling author Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series.For once, operations at the enormous zoo/theme park appear to be running smoothly (except for the occasional herring-related mishap in the penguin exhibit) and Teddy Fitzroy is finally able to give detective work a rest. But then a local lion is accused of killing a famous dog—and the dog’s owner, an inflammatory radio host, goes on a crusade to have the cat declared a nuisance so it can be hunted. But it looks like the lion might have been framed, and a renegade animal activist wants Teddy and Summer to help prove it. Soon, Teddy finds himself wrapped up in the middle of his most bizarre, hilarious, and dangerous case yet.

文字探勘，離我們一點都不遙遠。小至今天吃什麼，大至國際動態趨勢，想知道風往哪吹熱度怎麼蹭，就是派它上場的時刻！✦每位渴望突破的程式設計新手都應該閱讀的一本書✦隨書附贈光碟：內含範例程式資料檔、習題解答程式檔。從做中學，效果加倍！翻開程式工具書就頭昏眼花的症頭✔口語化的親切教學，不怕你嫌生硬只怕你嫌囉嗦埋頭學習卻經常找不到方向的迷航學子✔範例導引式編排，附習題，示範編碼、驗收成果。不甘於紙上談兵的實

🍩 多元活潑的教學活動和影音輔助 🍫讓發音學習就像美味的甜點一樣 無法抗拒！ ▌本教材讓初學者從字母讀寫出發，逐漸學習混音、拼音及閱讀簡單的句子，搭配可愛又美味的甜點圖示，帶領孩子輕鬆奠定自然發音技巧。 ▌全套共五冊，每冊八個單元，每兩個單元搭配 一次複習，共四次複習，每半冊有一個桌遊複習活動。▌各冊教學重點：第一冊認識 26 個字母及發音； 第二冊認識五個短母音；第三冊介紹長母音； 第四冊認識子音群；第五冊介紹長母音、雙母 音、 母音 + r。▌每冊學生課本後附一本讀本（含兩個故事），結合簡單的句型和所學的發音單字，讓孩子可以很快地學會自己朗誦故事。▌互動 App 內容包含音檔、閃示卡、發音單字動 畫、口訣歌謠、韻文動畫及互動遊戲，鼓勵學生課後複習。（建議使用 Wi-Fi 下載大容量檔案）▌教學配件豐富：支援多元創意的教學活動，透過琅琅上口的歌謠及引人入勝的故事，搭配桌 遊海報，讓發音練習不再枯燥無趣！▌提供團訂用戶的教學資源包含教師手冊、教案範例、課本及作業本解答、單元 / 分級測驗、 課程 MP3 音檔、閃示卡電子檔。For students• Student Book+ Readers + Poster + MP3 Download QR Code + Board Games• Workbook

“Powerful storytelling and immersive art.” —Kirkus Reviews(starred review)“Vibrant writing and magical realism lift this story to one of triumph.” —Publishers Weekly“Nolen's lively prose style recalls the richness of the oral tradition in this tale of triumphant courage and abiding hope.” —The Horn Book“A moving choice for children’s collections.” —BooklistA Parents’ Choice Silver Award RecipientIn this inspiring story in the tradition of American black folktales, an enslaved brother and sister are inspired by a majestic and mysterious bird to escape to freedom in this dramatic and unforgettable picture book.There was nothing civil aboutthat war.They should have called it what it was: a big, bad war.Brother and sister Millicent and John are slaves on Simon Plenty’s plantation and have suffered one hurt and heartbreak after another. Their parents had told them old tales of how their ancestors had flown away to freedom just as free and easy as a bird. Millicent and John hold these storie

這是一個溫柔又帶點哲思的森林故事。鴿子先生開著卡車販售「幸福罐頭」——有大有小，甚至有聖誕特別款。那天，他來到森林裡，不同的鳥兒依自己的能力與心意購買：有人為了送禮、有人為了分享，也有人堅持不買，因為幸福怎能用錢買？當鴿子先生離開時，一只小老鼠掃街經過，撿起一個從車上掉落的罐子——那會帶來什麼樣的幸福呢？這本書用簡潔文字與細膩畫面，讓人思考「幸福」的形狀。Mr. Pigeon sells happiness in a jar. Small or large size, six-pack, or a special holiday edition for Christmas.In the forest he visits that day, each bird buys a jar according to their means, their personality—some to give, some to share.And some not at all, on principle—because happiness can’t be bought.As Mr. Pigeon drives away, poor Mr. Mouse, the street sweeper, picks up a jar that fell from the truck…-----------------------------------------------------Monsieur Pigeon vend du bonheur en pot. Petit ou grand format, pack de six ou modèle décoré pour Noel.Dans le bois qu'il visite ce jour-là, chacun des oiseaux en achète selon ses moyens, sa personnalité, pour offrir ou partager. Ou pas du tout, par principe, car le bonheur ne s'achète pas. ?Lorsqu'il repart, le pauvre balayeur, monsieur Souris, ramasse un p

12歲的愛莉絲是個聰明的科技小天才，卻因聽障在學校常被誤解。當她得知一頭無法與同伴溝通的鯨魚「藍55」時，她決心要讓他聽見屬於自己的歌聲。這趟跨越三千英里的旅程，也成為她尋找自我與聲音的旅程。Schneider Family Book AwardIn the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the journey she takes to help him.From fixing the class computer to repairing old radios, twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius. But she's the only deaf person in her school, so people often treat her like she's not very smart. If you've ever felt like no one was listening to you, then you know how hard that can be.When she learns about Blue 55, a real whale who is unable to speak to other whales, Iris understands how he must feel. Then she has an idea: she should invent a way to "sing" to him! But he's three thousand miles away. How will she play her song for him?Full of heart and poignancy, this affecting story by sign language interpreter Lynne Kelly shows how a little determination can m

本書為107年度文化體驗計畫執行成果：第一章，核心架構理念；第二章，計畫設計和執行紀錄；第三章，參與觀課委員從自身專業分享觀看文化體驗課程之見聞。厚實的文化底蘊是創造力的基礎。為從根本提升國人的文化藝術素養，正視在地性文化的價值、培養國人欣賞能力心，文化部文化體驗教育計劃結合文化體系與教育體系相關資源，使課程及體驗內容更臻完善。促使藝術、文化、教育理念融合於生活之中，相互依存、共榮共生，讓現有的藝術與文化系統和教育環境，產生實質對話與學習典範。文化體驗教育計畫的推動，是希望將國內藝術文化團體各自豐沛的專業資源和能量，延伸轉化為學習內容，讓廣大學子有機會在現有學校課程外，可以感受、接觸、親近藝術文化的沃土。讓藝術和文化的學習與體驗，能跳脫傳統學習偏好的系統化、單向知識傳蝓的認知學習模式。透過具體的身體經驗、感受，開啟個體與生活、世界的連結管道，進而從現有生活經驗出發，覺察所在場域的文化藝術特色，以期創造學習者對自我、他人、社會和世界真實的 （authentic）知識和感性。也就是透過藝術的學習 (learning through art)創造真實的知識和深化的學習。同時，文化藝術工作者與校內教師合作，共同成為引領學生學習的教學藝術家 (teaching artists)，強化教學的藝術性，視教學為一項藝術創作，與學生共創深刻內化的學習經驗。計畫中，國立臺北藝術大學 （以下稱北藝大）扮演「陪伴/培力」角色配合文化部四個區域資源中心—新竹生活美學館、彰化生活美學館、臺南生活美學館、臺東生活美學館（以下簡稱生美館）—作為合作協力平台，串聯文化藝術工作者及文化藝術團體，與學校合作發展出具文化藝術特色、以學習者為主體的體驗學習課程方案。讓參與者得以經歷，有别於傳統課堂學習方式的文化藝術體驗、欣賞、感知、創作等不同階段與層次。

From Edouard Manet’s portrait of naturalist writer Émile Zola sitting among his Japanese art finds to Van Gogh’s meticulous copies of the Hiroshige prints he devotedly collected, 19th-century pioneers of European modernism made no secret of their love of Japanese art. In all its sensuality, freedom, and effervescence, the woodblock print is single-handedly credited with the wave of japonaiserie that first enthralled France and, later, all of Europe—but often remains misunderstood as an “exotic” artifact that helped inspire Western creativity. The fact is that the Japanese woodblock print is a phenomenon of which there exists no Western equivalent.Some of the most disruptive ideas in modern art—including, as Karl Marx put it, that “all that is solid melts into air”—were invented in Japan in the 1700s and expressed like never before in the designs of such masters as Hokusai, Utamaro, and Hiroshige in the early 19th century. This book lifts the veil on a much-loved but little-understood a

★ 橫跨歐亞非的文明之路，一本看懂「絲綢之路」如何改變世界★ 超過80位國際學者聯手，權威解析古代全球交流網絡★ 地圖×影像×考古×文化，重現人類歷史最壯闊的連結當世界重新思考文化與權力的版圖，「絲綢之路」再次成為理解歷史與未來的關鍵。本書由知名學者Susan Whitfield主編，集結全球八十餘位專家，從草原、山脈、河谷到沙漠與海洋，重建這條橫跨歐亞非的古代交流網絡。商品、信仰、科技與思想在此流動，促成文明的碰撞與融合。透過精緻地圖、豐富影像與考古發現，本書不僅呈現歷史，更帶領讀者看見文化如何在差異之中綻放。這不只是過去的故事，更是理解當代世界的重要線索。As world powers realign their cultural, economic and political outlooks, there is no better time to consider how Afro-Eurasia's complex network of ancient trade routes - which spanned the vastness of the steppe, vertiginous mountain ranges, fertile river plains and forbidding deserts across the continents and on to the seas beyond - fostered economic activity and cultural, political and technological communication. From silk to slaves, fashion to music, religion to science the movement of interaction of goods, people and ideas was crucial to the flourishing of peoples and their cultures across this vast region. Edited by Susan Whitfield, an established authority on the subject, with contributions from over 8

A USBBY Outstanding International BookAn Amazon Best Book of 2019 in the Ages 6-8 categoryA Junior Library Guild SelectionA Capitol Choices BookCauã and Inaê are a brother and sister who live in a small community along the Tapajós River in Brazil. Here, the homes are on stilts and everyone travels around by boat—even to school! When the rainy season comes, they must leave their village and relocate to higher ground for a while. But after moving this year, Cauã and Inaê realize they’ve left behind something important: their pet tortoise, Titi! Unlike turtles, tortoises can’t swim, and Cauã and Inaê are really worried. So the pair sneaks back at night on a journey along the river to rescue him. Will they be able to save Titi?This picture book, first published in Brazil, offers kids a unique look into the lives of children who live along Brazil’s beautiful Tapajós River.

Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit of Real Friends and El Deafo, from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang.Moon is everything Christine isn't. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soon best friends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the stars. Who reassure her that earth isn't where she really belongs. Moon's visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christine's best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling?Jen Wang draws on her childhood to paint a deeply person

Ben Bunsen 一直以來只有一位朋友——一個想像出來的生物「Gorblimey」。直到有一天，這位朋友居然變成了真實存在！Ben 難以置信地擁抱這份奇蹟，但 Skeleton Keys 卻警覺 Gorblimey 身上潛藏的危機。當 Skeleton Keys 的「直覺顫動」開始作響，他相信 Gorblimey 必須被放逐至永恆的虛空。Ben 為了守護友誼奮力抵抗，但鎮上出現了更多未被想像的存在——而且其中一位懷抱復仇之念。The Unimaginary Friend 是一部結合奇幻、懸疑與黑色幽默的精彩冒險，適合喜歡 AMELIA FANG 或 THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL 的讀者。Greetings! My name is Skeleton Keys and these fantabulant fingers of mine can open doors to hidden worlds. Join me for the curious tale of Ben Bunsen, whose only friend is a figment of his imagination ... until now.Ben can't believe it when his imaginary friend the Gorblimey becomes unimaginary. The Gorblimey is loyal and kind . and real! But Skeleton Keys is far from convinced by the Gorblimey's friendly ways.He's got the twitch, which is (almost) never wrong, and it's telling him the Gorblimey is dangerous and needs banishing to the endless void of Oblivion. As Ben battles to save his new friend, the Gorblimey is soon the least of Skeleton Keys' worries. It seems that there's

From New York Times bestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes more upside-down fun in the fifth book of this hilarious series.When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Nory and the kids in Ms. Starr's Upside-Down Magic class always have umbrellas nearby, just in case. Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. And yet the more she rains, the worse she feels . . . and the worse she feels, the more she rains. Nory, meanwhile, can't wait to celebrate her first Bing Day-her town's magical holiday. There's even a parade! Too bad she's stuck doing her Bing Day class project with drippy Willa. To make things worse, Elliott seems to be taking Willa's side on everything. All the storminess is threatening to flood the UDM friendships. Will they drown in misery? Or can they use their magic to make the storm clouds disappear?

From New York Times bestselling author Mac Barnett and Geisel Award-winning illustrator Greg Pizzoli, an uproarious early reader series about a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a lovable dog.Meet Jack: He lives in a tree house. His interests include snacks, petty theft, and lipstick graffiti. Jack also loves his friends, the cranky “Lady” and a sweet pup named Rex. He just has a funny way of showing it sometimes…Welcome to the laugh-out-loud and irreverent world of Jack, a new early reader series by the bestselling and award-winning team of Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli. A perfect read-aloud with snappy, rhythmic text, this series will bridge the gap between picture books and chapter books and fill the Elephant-and-Piggie-shaped hole in young readers’ hearts.Series Overview: A new humorous and irreverent early reader series featuring the adventures of a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a lovable dog.

《The Last Kids on Earth》首集描繪一個「殭屍與怪物佔領小鎮」的瘋狂世界。十三歲的 Jack Sullivan 原本平凡無奇，如今卻成了末日冒險者。他住進加固的樹屋，把生活過成一場遊戲般的挑戰：與好友 Quint 一起發明裝備、想辦法營救勇敢的 June、並嘗試擊敗最可怕的怪物 Blarg。作者 Max Brallier 的敘事幽默風趣，Douglas Holgate 的插圖動態十足，讓每一頁都充滿張力。故事節奏快速，笑料與動作兼備，尤其能吸引喜歡《Diary of a Wimpy Kid》或《Dog Man》的讀者。Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.’ Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.SOON TO BE A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES!‘Forty-two days ago I was an ordinary kid, living an uneventful life. But now it’s TOTAL MONSTER ZOMBIE CHAOS and I’m battling beasts on a daily basis. Crazy, right? But I know exactly how to make it through the zombie apocalypse.’Meet Jack Sullivan, self-described as a late-blooming, slow-developing 13-year-old who has so far survived the zombie apocalypse by hiding out in his treehouse. Overnight Jack’s life has become like the plot of a video game and he has come up with his own ULTIMATE FEATS OF APOCALYPTIC SUCCESS:· Locate Quint Baker, b

Jack Sullivan 的冒險繼續展開。末日小鎮依舊充斥著殭屍與怪物，但這次 Jack 已不再孤單，他和好友 Quint、Dirk 以及 June 共同作戰，還有忠誠的寵物怪獸 Rover 相伴。樹屋經過強化，配備各種防禦裝置，彷彿一座堡壘。然而，新的威脅逐步逼近，比過去任何敵人都更龐大、更危險。作者 Max Brallier 的文字節奏明快，加上 Douglas Holgate 的插圖幽默生動，使得緊張與笑料交織，閱讀體驗輕鬆愉快Soon to be a major NETFLIX series!‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.’ Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy KidWimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious post-apocalyptic graphic novel series.Jack Sullivan is back.It’s still TOTAL MONSTER ZOMBIE CHAOS on the streets, but now Jack has a gang of friends to help him through – science genius and best friend Quint, super-strong Dirk and all-round coolest girl ever, June. Not to mention Rover, Jack’s awesome monster pet! Plus the treehouse is more souped up than ever, chockablock with defensive gizmos and ready to withstand anything that the monster apocalypse can throw at it.Which is just as well, because there’s something extra-big and extra-monstr

故事場景進入冬季。Jack 與好友們在怪物末日後享受滑雪彈弓與雪球大戰，甚至籌辦屬於自己的聖誕慶典。然而歡樂不久，新的威脅登場──這次的敵人竟是人類反派。她奪走 Jack 最重要的武器 Louisville Slicer，而這把武器更牽連一個足以危及世界的黑暗陰謀。為了奪回武器並阻止災難，Jack 與伙伴們展開新一輪驚險旅程。故事融合動作、笑料與友情，插圖活潑生動，讓讀者在輕鬆氛圍中體驗冬季冒險的緊張刺激。Soon to be a major NETFLIX series!‘Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier’s The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.’ Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.The newest installment in this New York Times bestselling series introduces new monsters, new bad guys, and tons of new laughs – Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets The Waking Dead!It's the first winter after the Monster Apocalypse. For Jack and his buddies, that means sled catapults, epic snowball battles, and one monstrous Christmas celebration. But their winter wonderland turns dark when a villainess begins hunting them. And this villainess is different - she's a human.When the villainess steals Jack's prized monster-slaying tool, the Louisville Slicer, he vows to get it back. But it won't be easy. Jack and his f

★ 被遺忘的影像寶庫，揭開法國科學與工業創新的視覺歷史★ 從戰爭研究到日常生活，見證影像如何改變人類世界★ 科學×設計×影像，一部跨越時代的視覺文化之書1916年至1939年間，法國在國家政策推動下，大量生產科學與工業研究相關的影像與影片。這些長期被忽視的資料，不只是紀錄，更是見證創新歷程的珍貴視窗。本書帶領讀者回到那個動盪又充滿實驗精神的年代，從戰爭與國防需求出發，逐步轉向民生與日常生活，描繪出一段影像與科技交織的歷史。那些看似冷靜理性的紀錄影像，卻同時蘊含驚人的美學張力，也揭示了研究制度如何逐步被建立與規範。當攝影與影像被用於展示、教育與傳播，甚至成為知識的載體，人類對世界的理解也隨之改變。本書不僅回顧一段歷史，更讓我們重新思考：影像如何塑造我們所認知的「真實」。Between 1916 and 1939 thousands of films and photographs were produced in France, in line with the national policy encouraging scientific and industrial research. These largely unknown images stand as visual witnesses to twenty years of invention and research. Their analog archives trace through the history of innovation, anchored at first in war and national defence, before shifting towards civilian and domestic life.This history, interlaced with design, lies at the crossroads of science, technology and industry. The images also tell a story that is still unfolding today, that of the institutionalisation of research. From the very beginning a systematic