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托爾金曾形容中土世界的第二紀元是「黑暗時代」，僅在《魔戒》與附錄中留下片段記載，如力量之戒的鑄造、巴拉督爾的建立，以及索倫的崛起。《努門諾爾的陷落》由 Brian Sibley 編選，依據《魔戒》附錄「年代記」時間線，將托爾金於不同作品中對第二紀元的敘述匯集成完整編年史，包括《精靈寶鑽》、《未完成的故事》與《中土世界的歷史》系列的內容。書中由 Alan Lee 以水彩與鉛筆繪製全新插畫，重現努門諾爾的興盛與滅亡，以及精靈與人類最後同盟的史詩篇章。J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father’s death that a fuller story could be told. Although much of the book’s content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Númenor. Raised out of the Great Sea and gifted to the Men of

在充滿魔法與謎團的歷史背景中，《A Restless Truth》展開一場海上奇案。Maud Blyth原本只想協助兄長解開陰謀，卻意外捲入一起謀殺案。船上屍體、搗蛋鸚鵡，以及她無法抗拒的魔法女伶Violet，使旅程充滿變數。Freya Marske筆下的謎團如舞台般層層揭示，人物鮮明，節奏優雅。愛情、謀殺與魔法交織，令人欲罷不能。Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, romance and adventure.Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She’d hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy. She even volunteered to serve as an old lady's companion on an ocean liner. But Maud didn't expect the old lady to turn up dead on the very first day of the voyage.Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham. Violet is everything Maud has been trained to distrust, yet can’t help but desire: a magician, an actress and a magnet for scandal.Surrounded by open sea and a ship full of suspects, Maud and Violet must learn to drop the masks they’ve learned to wear. Only then might they work together to locate a magical

經典文學‧爆笑改編‧品格學習邊笑邊看邊增進詞語力、有趣又實用的小學生寫作系讀本！－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－－→家長推薦指數５顆星★★★★★快樂王子自小生活在無憂無慮、充滿快樂的皇宮裡，對外面的世界一無所知。直到有一天，他遇上一隻會說話、會唸魔法咒語的燕子，更令人意外的是，燕子竟然在他面前變身為人類，還自稱是「燕燕公主」！從燕燕公主口中，王子得知外頭有許多不幸的事在發生，於是他決定走出皇宮幫助別人，並將快樂傳播出去，卻沒想到這趟旅程剛開始，就碰上了大危機……☆台版獨家‧隨書附贈☆‧人物貼紙：有趣的人物貼，可以貼在常用的文具或本子上！‧快樂魔法成語簿：益智的成語遊戲關卡，等你來挑戰！‧快樂助人卡：跟隨快樂王子的腳步，寫下你曾經幫助過的人和解決的問題吧!◎來自家長給《童話夢工場》系列的留言鼓勵&推薦 家長Ａ‧「我的孩子看了你們的書後，中文好很多！」 家長Ｂ‧「這系列很厲害，讓孩子放下手機！」 家長Ｃ‧「孩子看完又看，一看再看，究竟有什麼魔力！？」 家長Ｄ‧「孩子連上廁所也要看！？」 「我覺得非常好看，適合中高年級生。一打開就停不下來，因為實在太好笑，劇情的轉折也出人意料之外，整個就是童話故事的情境劇，充滿幽默的細節，讓人一面笑一面想知道後面會怎麼發展。 這套書最讓北木們讚嘆的地方是～書裡面所運用成語都會被放大標註，小人兒在看故事的時候也多看了很多成語的運用。書中所有運用到的成語也都整理在最後加以解釋。 有注音，文字量不少，但因為字有稍大，加上可愛的插圖，所以其實很容易閱讀。每本書都附贈角色貼紙、明信片、成語魔咒簿等贈品，從拆開書就充滿驚喜！」 ──臉書社團「小學生都看什麼書」管理員 - Tey Cheng 「《童話夢工場》系列，除了把經典童書改編之外，同時還會在劇情裡巧妙穿插大量的成語，讓小朋友一邊聽故事、一邊就熟悉了成語使用的時機，寓教於樂。」 ──親子共讀推廣頻道﹝我們家的睡前故事﹞／小妹媽媽◎引導閱讀 此為中高年級小朋友適讀的﹝全新型態橋梁書﹞，除了容易打動小讀者的﹝爆笑顛覆童話﹞、﹝魔法﹞等元素，本書最大特色，是作者為提升小讀者的「文句閱讀」與「詞語運用」能力，在內文敘述中使用了非常大量的詞語和成語，台灣版本文末更精心收錄了「語詞詞彙解釋」總表，再搭配實用又可愛的學習贈品

A riveting middle grade nonfiction WWII account of survival at sea―Book 4 in the True Rescue series from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours.On May 19, 1942, during WWII, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. The submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia. Most onboard were merchant seamen, but there were also civilians, including the Downs family: Ray and Ina and their two children. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued―and each family member had to find their own path to survival.This inspiring historical narrative tells the story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks, hypothermia, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast. For fans of Refugee and Unbroken.

A poignant and non-didactic exploration of difference, self-acceptance, the power of friendship, and inner strength. Milo is a penguin who, unlike the other penguins, does not like the cold. When he takes a chance and goes on a trip to a faraway place where it’s warm, he finds friends who accept him, and with their support he learns to accept himself. When he returns home, he is even able to befriend others who are different.The Penguin Who Was Cold is an endearing tale of a young penguin named Milo who does not want to dive into the icy water of the pack ice to catch fish. Unlike his comrades, he stays put, standing alone at the edge of the ice and contemplating the cold sea. When a whale appears and offers to take him on a trip, Milo readily accepts. It is the beginning of a fabulous journey. In the faraway South Seas, Milo is amazed by the colors, the warmth of the water and the air, and most of all the friendly welcome he receives from the tropical animals who accept him for who he