The Beastly Bride

It stirs depths that Cat's Eye did not reach, and grants deeper stronger powers to women's friendship in distress' MARINA WARNERAn exceptional novel from the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize

This book will make you ROAR with laughter! Discover facts about escaping penguins, farting zebras, leaping dolphins, snorting elephants, dancing bears and more – all connected in weird and wonderful ways."Theclever connectionsthroughout the book are enhanced by thewonderful drawings and stunning photographs. Readers are also given the opportunity to move away from the broken lines to turn to noted page numbers about other interconnected topics." -Kathryn Beilby, ReadPlusDid you know:That beavers have orange teeth?That some monkeys floss their teeth using bird feathers?That one species of birdcan walk underwater?That alligators stay underwater for longer by swallowing rocks?That sea otters use rocks to crack open prey?Welcome toAnimal FACTopia!, a purrfectly amazing world of facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica.Every fact in this book is connected to the next in a fascinating web of information, where you will leapfrog from topic to topic in surprising and hilar

《Animal FACTopia》帶你走進一個關於動物的奇妙知識世界。你知道嗎？海狸的牙齒是橘色的；有些猴子會用鳥羽毛當牙線；某種鳥類竟能在水下行走；短吻鱷會吞下石頭以延長在水下停留的時間；海獺則用石頭敲開食物。書中所有事實皆經《大英百科全書》驗證，並以巧妙的關聯路徑串接，讓讀者從一個主題跳到另一個意想不到的領域。多路徑閱讀與幽默插圖，讓探索充滿驚喜與樂趣，是啟發動物迷好奇心的絕佳讀物。📖 亮點★ 知識皆由《大英百科全書》驗證★ 主題涵蓋動物行為、生態與趣聞★ 多路徑閱讀設計，探索自由Did you know that beavers have orange teeth? Or that some monkeys floss their teeth using bird feathers? Or that one species of bird can walk underwater? Or that alligators stay underwater for longer by swallowing rocks? Or that sea otters use rocks to crack open prey? Welcome to Animal FACTopia, a purrfectly amazing world of facts, all of which are verified by Encyclopaedia Britannica. Every fact in this book is connected to the next in a fascinating web of information, where you will leapfrog from topic to topic in surprising and hilarious ways. Sometimes your path branches and you can slide down a rabbit hole to a totally different, but still connected, part of the book.Discover where your curiosity will take you!

★本書榮獲1992年西班牙加泰隆尼亞國際插畫雙年展大獎★朗朗上口的生動民間故事×處處埋藏玄機的精緻細膩圖繪，讓歷久彌新的經典繪本，啟動孩子的觀察力與想像力，增進中英雙語閱讀素養！ 一月一，年初一。一月二，年初二。年初三，早上床，今夜老鼠娶新娘。 大小老鼠來幫忙，抬花轎，搬嫁妝，新郎新娘早拜堂。一拜堂，二拜堂， 三拜堂來入洞房。 這是一則流傳在臺灣的民間故事。老鼠村長的女兒要拋繡球選新郎，不料，一隻黑貓衝進來攪亂了局面。為了女兒的幸福，老鼠村長決定找一個比貓還強、全世界最強的女婿。左思右想，他覺得太陽是全世界最強的，於是跑去找太陽。可是，烏雲遮住了太陽，風吹散了烏雲，牆擋住了風……，到底誰才是老鼠村長最理想的女婿呢？ 故事中的老鼠村就位在人類家園的牆角下，繪者劉宗慧在一開始的三幅畫，就巧妙運用微觀與巨觀的對比，透過鏡頭的連續推近，從人類的視野慢慢壓低到老鼠的視野，讓老鼠的國度與人類的世界構成了有趣的畫面。全書充滿豐富細節的圖像，不僅有許多地方讓人莞爾一笑，也發展出文本之外的另一種敘事角度。 The wise old head of a small mouse village has a big problem. It is time for his beautiful young daughter to get married. But the old mouse wants to find her the most powerful husband in the world, to protect her from the vicious cat that is terrorizing his village. Setting off on a long journey, the old mouse leader intends to ask the Sun to marry his daughter. But he soon finds the Cloud is stronger. He then asks the Cloud, but to his surprise sees that the Wind is even greater. The Wind

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