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From Gail Gibbons, the #1 author of science books for kids, learn everything to know about the iconic ladybug in this new edition updated with the latest facts from experts.This new and updated edition presents the latest scientific information on ladybugs in language accessible for young readers through bright illustrations, informative diagrams, and easy-to-read text. Kids will rethink what they know about the little red bug while being introduced to biology vocabulary and environmentalism.See the ladybug grow from an egg to an adult. Explore just some of the different colorings and markings from the thousands of ladybug varieties around the world. Learn about the ladybug’s behavior, habitat, and how they protect crops by eating harmful insects. The final page includes quick ladybug facts and resources for further learning.Author of over 120 nonfiction books for kids, including the beloved Monarch Butterfly and From Seed to Plant, and with hundreds of thousands of books sold, Gail Gi

★疫情下不必出國也能看到德國日耳曼國家博物館來臺展出之歐洲珍貴文物48件、精選收錄臺史博之占卜相關館藏文物83件、以及中央研究院之殷商甲骨、國立臺灣博物館之原住民占卜用具、府城算命巷百年老店啟明堂擇日館、白惠文姓名學等重要文物36件。★臺史博首次與歐洲聲譽卓著的國家級博物館進行跨國館際交流合作，歷時3年的展覽籌備時間，完整呈現特展「命與運」、「觀察與推算」、「神靈的預示」、「扭轉運勢」、「占卜的人們」、「占卜與遊戲」等6大單元展覽內容，主單元文案中、英、德文全文對照。★由3位東西方占卜研究權威學者及研究策展人共同撰寫專文，內容分別介紹東西方的預知法門、歐洲占卜簡史、以及展覽導讀等，全文中英對照。★獨家收錄幕後工作集錦及展場精彩照片19張，同場加映線上收聽詼諧逗趣的〈卜卦調〉及唸歌〈問卜〉，掃描QR code還可連結中研院網站觀看殷商甲骨文物之3D掃描模型。對於未來動向的預測，與命運本質的探索，從過去到現在，始終是不同文明社會感興趣的課題。不管是西方的歐洲、或東亞的臺灣，運用自然與超自然力量推算未來的方法—占卜，發展成為歐洲及臺灣的民俗文化。本書呈現「算×命：歐洲與臺灣的占卜特展」的精華內容，包含了歐洲與臺灣常民面對不可知、不確定的未來時，使用哪些方法與技術預測未來？又如何趨吉避凶？對於占卜與命運，占算者與問卜者是如何看待？藉由文物展現東西方占卜的文化觀與世界觀，邀請讀者思考占卜的文化意涵。

Celebrate the beauty of butterflies as they flit and flutter off the pages of this book. Incredible pop-ups show butterflies actually moving their wings, emerging from a chrysalis and migrating in clo

In the ninth DATA Set adventure, the kids blast off into outer space!When Laura hears a strange but familiar buzzing coming from her radio, she instantly knows who's trying to get in touch. It's none other than Fave, the DATA Set's alien friend who crashed down on Earth! The kids excitedly decode the message but learn that Fave is in trouble! Join the kids as they suit up and blast off into the galaxy on a mission to help an old friend. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the DATA Set chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

電影《返校》中的禁書 詩聖泰戈爾 X 翻譯鄭振鐸 搭配中‧英朗讀情境配樂音檔及紀念藏書票 325首動人詩篇，引領您有如漂鳥暫離塵世喧囂， 沈浸於極富生命哲思與自然禮讚的字裡行間。 《漂鳥集》是泰戈爾於1913 年所創作的代表作之一，該詩集共收錄短詩325首，是一部富於哲理的英文格言詩集，也是世界最傑出詩集中的一部佳作。 本詩集包含了兩種背景，其中一部分是由泰戈爾自譯，以孟加拉文格言著寫的詩集《碎玉集》，另一部分則是在他1916年訪問日本的三個月間即興創作的英文詩作。所以這一詩集有著鮮明的深刻哲理與篇幅簡潔的特色。 日出與日落、背叛與自由、火花與冰刃、夏花與秋葉這些矛盾的存在，都被泰戈爾以凝練的語句融合成深刻的人生哲理，成為引領世人尋求智慧與探求真理的源泉。 “The leaf becomes flower when it loves. The flower becomes fruit when it worships. The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.” 「樹葉戀愛時便成了花。 花崇拜時便成了果實。 埋在地下的樹根使樹枝產生果實，卻不求回報。」 熱門電影《返校》中所出現的字句，泰戈爾以植物作詩，表達出無私、愛與崇拜三者的關係。這一部乍看僅由零碎的思緒所組成的散文詩集，卻抒發著對人生、自然的諸多省思。泰戈爾以抒情的詩篇記錄著他對人生、自然與宇宙的深刻體悟，藉助詩篇給予世人許多人生啟示。初讀這些小詩，清新之感，猶如初雪降落後的清晨，看著窗外閃亮著冰晶的積雪，韻味獨到、引人深思。 “The song feels the infinite in the air, the picture in the earth, the poem in the air and the earth; For its words have meaning that walks and music that soars.” 「歌聲在空中感到無限，圖畫在地上感到無限， 詩呢，無論在空中、在地上都是如此； 因為詩的文字含有能行走的意義與能飛翔的音樂。」 詩，除了閱讀的形式之外，吟誦更能呈現與眾不同的韻味。因此本書特別邀請專業中、英文錄音人員抒情朗讀全書325

This stunning wordless graphic novel follows a young girl in the 1960s who immigrates from Cuba to the United States and must redefine what home means to her.Marisol loves her colorful island home. Cuba is vibrant with flowers and food and peoplebut things are changing. The home Marisol loves is no longer safeand then it's no longer her home at all. Her parents are sending her to the United States. Alone. Nothing about Marisol's new life in cold, gray Brooklyn feels like homenot the language, school, or even her foster parents. But Marisol starts to realize that home isn't always a place. And finding her way can be as simple as staying true to herself.

馬莉索愛她繽紛的家鄉古巴，卻不得不獨自前往美國，展開未知的新生活。灰暗的布魯克林、陌生的語言與環境，讓她難以找到家的感覺。但漸漸地，她明白，家的意義，並不只是一個地方，而是內心的歸屬。這本無字圖像小說，帶領讀者靜靜感受移民之路的思念與勇氣。This stunning wordless graphic novel follows a young girl in the 1960s who immigrates from Cuba to the United States and must redefine what home means to her. Marisol loves her colorful island home. Cuba is vibrant with flowers and food and people...but things are changing. The home Marisol loves is no longer safe--and then it's no longer her home at all. Her parents are sending her to the United States. Alone. Nothing about Marisol's new life in cold, gray Brooklyn feels like home--not the language, school, or even her foster parents. But Marisol starts to realize that home isn't always a place. And finding her way can be as simple as staying true to herself.

The use of literature in second language teaching has been advocated for a number of years, yet despite this there have only been a limited number of studies which have sought to investigate its effects. Fewer still have focused on its potential effects as a model of spoken language or as a vehicle to develop speaking skills. Drawing upon multiple research studies, this volume fills that gap to explore how literature is used to develop speaking skills in second language learners. The volume is divided into two sections: literature and spoken language and literature and speaking skills. The first section focuses on studies exploring the use of literature to raise awareness of spoken language features, whilst the second investigates its potential as a vehicle to develop speaking skills. Each section contains studies with different designs and in various contexts including China, Japan and the UK. The research designs used mean that the chapters contain clear implications for classroom pe

她率先從生物學的角度，揭露神經系統對於情緒的影響，引領時代地揭露了心智與身體之間的連結，卻因為身為女性以及獨排眾議的見解，遭受當時心理健康領域當權派所排擠，然而無數受益於她的著作的讀者，見證了其獨特療法的價值。＊＊＊＊＊二十多歲時，克萊兒・維克斯經診斷，罹患了當時人人聞之色變的結核病，被迫入住療養院。雖然後來醫生發現是誤診了，但她的心律不整並未改善，自此長年陷入焦慮。後來經過一個朋友提點，她發現自己的焦慮來源原來是被恐懼所驚嚇，這個認識對她意義重大。很快地她便掌握重點――她必須停止對抗恐懼。由於維克斯的學術專業是生物學，她得以深入觀察所有生物都擁有的神經系統，從而了解我們的原始大腦――後來她理解到，這與人類的情緒激發模式密切相關。又因為親身經歷過心智與身體之間形成的強力循環，維克斯後來發展出治療焦慮症等神經（失調）病症的萬用療法，她用以下簡單的口訣總結這套獨特療法：「面對」、「接受」、「漂浮」，以及「讓時間流逝」。維克斯後來成為醫生，治療焦慮症的成效頗受病患肯定，但有病患向她反映，雖然她的建議很有用，然而一旦離開診所，效果就大打折扣。該病患建議她「寫下所有細節，省得得一再重複告訴病患」。這個建議催生了維克斯的首部著作。1962年，《幸福就在轉念後》（Hope and Help for Your Nerve）出版，這是一本為一般大眾撰寫焦慮症「自療」專書。儘管當時的精神醫學社群普遍無視這本書，維克斯的治療口碑仍藉由病患持續在醫界傳開來。《幸福就在轉念後》出版後在多國熱銷，她也颳起旋風，廣獲媒體邀約（例如英國廣播公司BBC熱情邀約她合作訪談節目），世界各地的讀者信件與電話大量湧入，更有不少病患登門造訪她的澳洲住處，感謝這位博士改善了他們的生活，甚至拯救了他們的人生。一些心理健康領域重量級學者，也開始注意到維克斯及其療法，與她進行交流。恐慌、憂鬱、焦慮、懼曠症、強迫症、創傷後壓力症候群……日後精神醫學界傾向細分疾病，但維克斯認為，當中有許多疾患其實「病出同源」，也因此她都採取同一套方法治療廣泛的精神問題，也就是現代教科書所稱的「精神官能症」，同時稱呼它們「神經疾病」，除了避免批評意味，也點出這些疾病都是暫時、而且可以治癒的。＊＊＊＊＊克萊兒・維克斯思考活躍奔放、不喜因循守舊，她在演化領域的研究贏得了全球讚賞，亦是第一位取得澳洲歷史最悠久大學科學博士的女性。由於多才多藝且興

Enjoy an aerial view of the planet when you set sail in a hot-air balloon with three children and their small, inquisitive dog. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

Ahoy, matey! Set sail with an adventurous group of buccaneers on their galleon. Kids will love to sing and dance and splash along with the catchy singalong and vibrant art time and time again! Includes fun facts about notorious historical pirates from around the world and even a helpful chart naming the parts of a ship. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

Blast through the galaxy to our own solar system and explore the mysteries of space to a rocking beat. Packed with educational endnotes about space exploration and more. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

Set to the familiar tune of “The More We Get Together,” this new addition to Barefoot Books’ bestselling singalong collection features a diverse group of children who work together to make their urban neighborhood cleaner, friendlier, and safer for everyone. Sing along as the community bicycles and recycles together, volunteers at an assisted living home, participates in a letter-writing campaign and finally gathers around a potluck meal. End matter includes an age-appropriate introduction to recycling, activism, community gardens, teamwork and more, as well as actionable ways for children to get involved in their own neighborhoods. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

Across the meadow, baby animals echo their mothers - and your wee ones can listen along and echo you! Sing along with the catchy adaptation of a traditional English song, then learn more about the animals you've met in the notes at the end of the book. The QR code edition includes an animated video and audio singalong sung by Susan Reed.

This is the story of when Winnie met Wilbur. When Winnie moves in to her big house, it's much too quiet. Winnie invites her sisters to stay, then some unusual companions - and chaos ensues! Winnie wonders if she'll be alone forever - until she spots a scruffy black cat...A heart-warming and hilarious tale revealing the origins of a truly magical friendship. Korky Paul's intricate and spellbinding artwork is full of fun, mischief and mayhem! Scan the QR code in the book to hear the story with music and sound effects!The best-selling Winnie and Wilbur series has been bewitching readers both young and old since 1987 and Winnie and Wilbur have become favourite characters in homes and schools all over the world.

Charlie Thorne原以為任務結束，終於可以休息，但一名神祕女子帶來一組無人能解的密碼——唯有她能破解。這次，線索直指十九世紀的查爾斯・達爾文，他曾在南美洲展開一段不為人知的探索，據說攜回一件震驚世人的祕密，卻從此消失。為了解開這段歷史謎團，Charlie展開一場危機四伏的尋寶行動。她不只要對抗時間與對手，更得面對人心的試煉。誰可信？誰是敵人？當真相愈來愈近，她才發現，真正危險的不只是寶藏本身。In this sequel to the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called “a real page-burner”—Charlie searches for Charles Darwin’s hidden treasure in South America.Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a fugitive. Charlie Thorne isn’t even thirteen.After saving the world, Charlie is ready to take it easy in the Galapagos Islands. That is, until she’s approached by the mysterious Esmeralda Castle, who has a code she knows only Charlie can decipher. In 1835, Charles Darwin diverted his ship’s journey so he could spend ten months in South America on a secret solo expedition. When he returned, he carried a treasure that inspired both awe and terror in his crew. Afterward, it vanished, never to be seen

Learn and play with Dr. Seuss in this ultimate 3rd Grade workbook, with over 300 curriculum-based activities ranging from English, math, social emotional learning, to science! This multi-subject, curriculum-based workbook is developed by education experts, designed to give little learners in 3rd grade a well-balanced education. With perforated pages for easy on-the-go use, your child will learn essential skills for school and life--while having fun! Each playful exercise features familiar Dr. Seuss characters that reinforce school lessons and ensure success in and out of the classroom.This workbook also comes with reward stickers to mark the end of every activity, plus completion certificates for each subject to help build your child's confidence!Your child will learn about: - The writing process- Reading comprehension- Counting from 1-10- Multiplication and division- Fractions and decimals- Laws of energy, force, and motion- Open-mindednessAlso available: Dr. Seuss Workbook: Preschool

Forget the language instinct―this is the story of how we make up language as we go Language is perhaps humanity’s most astonishing capacity―and one that remains poorly understood. In The Language Game, cognitive scientists Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater show us where generations of scientists seeking the rules of language got it wrong. Language isn’t about hardwired grammars but about near-total freedom, something like a game of charades, with the only requirement being a desire to understand and be understood. From this new vantage point, Christiansen and Chater find compelling solutions to major mysteries like the origins of languages and how language learning is possible, and to long-running debates such as whether having two words for “blue” changes what we see. In the end, they show that the only real constraint on communication is our imagination.

An adorable Sing-Along board book story, with five robust board sliders – easy for little hands to use!Each board book comes with a free instrumental and vocal version of the nursery rhyme – simply scan the QR code for little ones to listen and sing along!With bright illustrations this series make the perfect gift for a baby or toddler!There are loads of titles to collect…Sing Along with Me! The Wheels on the BusSing Along with Me! If You’re Happy and You Know itSing Along with Me! Old Macdonald Had a FarmSing Along with Me! Row, Row, Row Your Boat…and many more!

Celebrate Easter with the Berenstain Bears in this new My First I Can Read!It's springtime in Bear Country and the Berenstain Bears are excited to celebrate Easter! Colored eggs, sweet goodies, and beautiful flowers help make the holiday beloved. But when the Easter Bunny fails to deliver eggs on this special day, it's up to the Bears to save the holiday!Beginning readers will enjoy this fun holiday tale about their favorite family of bears. This My First I Can Read book is carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and sweet illustrations--which means it's perfect for shared reading with emergent readers. The active, engaging My First I Can Read stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.

Motivated by new undies and Daddy's support, a relatable toddler adorably navigates the excitement and challenges of learning to use the potty. Age-appropriate language and engaging illustrations make

Quack, moo and neigh along to this riotous cumulative song that features animals of all shapes and sizes. Inspired by a folk tale from Chile, this classic Barefoot Books singalong story introduces children to animals and their babies, and teaches how to count up to 16 in multiples of 2. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

Sing around the world, from mountains to valleys, in towns and cities, with all the fish, birds, trees and flowers of the Earth! Adapted from the popular spiritual song, and with helpful endnotes, this is a wonderfully uplifting and richly informative singalong book. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

A busy family and their friends spend a day working and playing on the farm. From milking the cows in the morning to closing the gate at night, learn about a day in the life of a farming family. Includes educational endnotes on farming. A QR code on the book provides access to video animation and audio.

A hilarious new picture book from author of The Suitcase, Chris Naylor-Ballesteros – with neon ink throughout!Frank and Bert are the best of friends and they LOVE to play hide and seek. But Bert the bear isn’t quite as good at hiding as he thinks he is . . . and Frank ALWAYS wins! Every. Single. Time.But when it’s Bert’s turn to hide, and Frank has to decide between winning again OR making his friend happy, Frank learns that friendship is always the true winner.This interactive and entertaining story about friendship is guaranteed to get children giggling!Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free ‘Stories Aloud’ audio recording – just scan the QR code and listen along!