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From Chinese Cosmology to English Romanticism explores the intricate early-modern English and European reception of the Chinese monistic idea tianren heyi or humanity’s unity with heaven via the Chinese rites controversy, the philosophical innovation of Spinoza, the transformation of English garden layout, and the poetic revolution of Coleridge and Wordsworth. ================== “Yu Liu offers a groundbreaking analysis of cross-cultural exchange by exploring the influence of Chinese philosophical traditions on English art, gardening, and literature up to the Romantic period . . . A must-read for scholars interested in Anglo-Chinese relations between 1600 and 1830.”—Robert Markley, W. D. and Sara E. Trowbridge Professor of English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign “In this deeply learned study, Yu Liu traces a ‘relay of ideas’ that made their way from Chinese philosophy to Western Romanticism, transformed along the way in Spinoza’s thought and in theories of Englis

★收錄60位代表性西方哲學家的思想，開闊視野、學習英文，一書掌握！★語錄中英對照並列，重點單字和句型完整解析，增強英文實力事半功倍！好評推薦「學好英文，讀懂哲學，這本書開卷有益！」──曹愉生（臺灣國立政治大學中國文學博士）「Learning English through History, Philosophy, and Life Lessons!」──David An（美國華盛頓DC天主教大學博士）想澈底學好英文嗎？想了解西洋哲學思想卻不得其門而入嗎？那你更要看看這本書！●以編年介紹西方知名哲學家及其主要思想，兼顧知識性、趣味性及文學性●藉哲學家語錄講解英文文法及句構，每次熟記一則，提升英文寫作和中英翻譯成績閱讀本書，同時能了解西方哲學思想，也能學習英文；一種學習，兩種功效，是最佳的英文學習材料！

DON'T LET SUMMER VACATION SLOW DOWN YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION! Get your little learner ready for 2nd grade with this week-by-week summer workbook and the help of beloved characters like the Cat in The Hat, the Lorax, and Horton.Stop "summer slump" in its tracks with the help of Dr. Seuss! Learning loss during summer break can be a challenge, but with the Summer with Seuss Workbook series, you can keep your child smiling and learning from the end of the school year to the start of the next.Organized in weekly units, kids puzzle, play, and explore essential skills through engaging activities that reinforce the critical skills learned in 1st grade and build a preview of the upcoming 2nd grade year.130+ pages of fun-filled, curriculum-based learning activitiesEasy-to-follow weekly format with 10 weeks of plansReinforces Math, English/Language Arts, Science, and moreIncludes activities, puzzles, and creative projects that engage kids' interestReward stickers and a completion chart to cement ki

DON'T LET SUMMER VACATION SLOW DOWN YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION! Get your little learner ready for 1st grade with this week-by-week summer workbook and the help of beloved characters like the Cat in The Hat, the Lorax, and Horton.Stop "summer slump" in its tracks with the help of Dr. Seuss! Learning loss during summer break can be a challenge, but with the Summer with Seuss Workbook series, you can keep your child smiling and learning from the end of the school year to the start of the next.Organized in weekly units, kids puzzle, play, and explore essential skills through engaging activities that reinforce the critical skills learned in kindergarten and build a preview of the upcoming 1st grade year.130+ pages of fun-filled, curriculum-based learning activitiesEasy-to-follow weekly format with 10 weeks of plansReinforces Math, English/Language Arts, Science, and moreIncludes activities, puzzles, and creative projects that engage kids' interestReward stickers and a completion chart to cement

DON'T LET SUMMER VACATION SLOW DOWN YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION! Get your little learner ready for 3rd grade with this week-by-week summer workbook and the help of beloved characters like the Cat in The Hat, the Lorax, and Horton.Stop "summer slump" in its tracks with the help of Dr. Seuss! Learning loss during summer break can be a challenge, but with the Summer with Seuss Workbook series, you can keep your child smiling and learning from the end of the school year to the start of the next.Organized in weekly units, kids puzzle, play, and explore essential skills through engaging activities that reinforce the critical skills learned in 2nd grade and build a preview of the upcoming 3rd grade year.130+ pages of fun-filled, curriculum-based learning activitiesEasy-to-follow weekly format with 10 weeks of plansReinforces Math, English/Language Arts, Science, and moreIncludes activities, puzzles, and creative projects that engage kids' interestReward stickers and a completion chart to cement ki

Peep! Peep! All aboard with Thomas & Friends in this All Engines Go magnetic adventure! All Engines Go! Toddlers can take a journey across the Island of Sodor and meet all the trains in this fun, magnetic book with 5 great scenes. Start the day at the Engine Sheds, visit the Farm and race down Lookout Mountain. Then create adventures of your own with the magnetic characters of Thomas, Percy, Kana, Nia, Diesel, Bruno, Sandy and Carly.Each of the 8 engines is a magnetic play piece that can be used again and again. The illustration on the front cover shows the magnets that are stored inside the book. This removes the need for a plastic holder on the front cover.There are hours of fun to be had and this is the perfect way to encourage children aged 3 and up to use their imagination and build a life-long love of books. Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for over 75 years. He ranks alongside other beloved character such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh

The Brights are back in their second out-of-this-world graphic novel! From Epic Originals, The Bright Family series teaches heartfelt lessons about conflict resolution, cooperation, and the importance of family in all its forms. After searching for each other throughout the multiverse and repairing their interdimensional portals together, the Bright family is ready for a vacation! But relaxing days riding water slides and eating space ramen are put on hold when the portal drops them deep in the jungle on an unknown planet rather than at the door of the luxury resort. Told through multigenerational storytelling, the Brights are about to figure out that space travel is a lot like space ramen: It always leaves adventurers wanting more. Includes "One Birthday in Time," a bonus Bright Family tale outside the main plot line that's a true moment of delight for readers.

Discover a new approach to tarot with this folk-tale inspired deluxe boxed book-and-card set from tarot expert Melinda Lee Holm and lavishly illustrated by Rohan Daniel Eason. Folk tales have brought us invaluable lessons on life for thousands of years. With Tarot of Tales, veteran tarot reader and author Melinda Lee Holm and illustrator Rohan Daniel Eason invite you into their magickal world of art and prose where your readings become personalised fairy tales told by the cards in narrative form.The meaning of each card is told in five different ways - one for each of five possible positions given in the accompanying full-colour guidebook. Lay out the cards, find the corresponding passage for each card and position and link them together to read the tale told to you by the Tarot. Presented in their own compact box for easy storage, the 78 cards provide richly detailed illustrated scenes that allow you to step inside your own personal storybook, one that changes to bring you the wisdom

Monster and Boy are back for another adventure! And this time the best friends are in for a surprise: a sister surprise! Ever since Monster (who sleeps under the bed) and Boy (who sleeps in the bed) met and became best friends, they've learned a lot about each other. So when Monster notices that Boy seems grumpy (Boy's mom has told him he's getting another baby sister), Monster decides to cheer his friend up. Together, they set out on a surprise adventure! But surprise: Boy's sister has tagged along. Together, they learn about how monster babies are born and get their names, before Boy and his sister find yet another surprise waiting for them back home. Told with a warm, cozy voice, Hannah Barnaby's story is brought to life with adorable two-color illustrations by Anoosha Syed. Filled with adventure and humor, Monster and Boy: The Sister Surprise is a perfect chapter book for sharing with kids just aging out of picture books and for newly independent readers.

Friday 4th FebruaryIt feels like I've only been asleep for a minute but I can't risk being late for school today - the Very Important Witches are coming!Bea Black is determined to become the BEST witch she can be and learn EVERYTHING about magic. So when a school visit from some VERY important guests is announced, Bea is thrilled! It's her chance to help Little Spellshire School for the Extraordinary Arts and show off what she's learned so far. But when the visitors arrive, they are NOT who the students and teachers were expecting.In fact, they're the opposite! With the witch school at risk of being exposed, it's up to Bea to use her ordinary special skills to save the day. The perfect potion of magic and mischief, DIARY OF AN ACCIDENTAL WITCH is THE WORST WITCH meets TOM GATES. PRAISE FOR DIARY OF AN ACCIDENTAL WITCH:"Great fun!" - iPaper"Full of magical mayhem!" - BookTrust"A magical adventure that will touch your heart and tickle your funny bone." - Maz Evans, author of WHO LET THE

9781788953382 Diary Of An Accidental Witch #1Monday 20th SeptemberI'M AT WITCH SCHOOL! Now would be a really good time to discover I can do magic... Bea Black has just moved to Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. When her dad accidentally enrols her at the local witch school, she has to get to grips with some interesting new classes, like, NOW! Also on her to do list? Make friends, look after the grumpy class frog AND do everything humanly magically possible to stay on a broom...9781788953399 Diary Of An Accidental Witch #2: Flying HighMonday 1st NovemberThere's only fifty days until the Winter Solstice, the longest and witchiest night of the year. But before that there's the Grand Tournament - the biggest and sportiest day in the witchy calendar! And I can't wait!Bea Black is all settled into her new life in Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. She's made tonnes of friends at witch school, learned how to levitate frogs (just about) and been working h

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

Three of the world's most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society--and what this technology means for us all.An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived. Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analyzing molecular properties human scientists did not understand. Now, AI-powered jets are defeating experienced human pilots in simulated dogfights. AI is coming online in searching, streaming, medicine, education, and many other fields and, in so doing, transforming how humans are experiencing reality. In The Age of AI, three leading thinkers have come together to consider how AI will change our relationships with knowledge, politics, and the societies in which we live. The Age of AI is an essential roadmap to our present and our future, an era unlike any that has come before. A "Top Ten Tech Books Of 2021" (Forbes) Wall Street Journal bestseller One of Newsweek'

A brilliantly funny take on growing families and introducing new siblings.Everyone knows sharing is difficult, but a new sibling can be a particularly tricky challenge for lots of children. This story is a brilliantly funny take on growing families and introducing new siblings. The determined heroine of I Really Want to Share faces this conundrum - with mixed results! A hilarious story with an important message at its heart, from the author of I Really Want the Cake (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize), I Really Want to Win and I Really Want to Shout .One morning, as I lazed in bed,my parents, smiling, came and said,"Come snuggle up with us instead. We've news we want to share."That's when I learned that we, a three,a perfect little family,would soon be four, Mum telling me,"You'll have to learn to share."

Keystone是專為大專校院英語課程所編寫的英語教材，以 12 個日常生活常見主題為軸心，包括：休閒娛樂、電話英語、校園生活、文化交流等，發展出真實的對話語境和豐富的閱讀文本。各單元皆整理出重點字彙和文法，幫助學習者建立穩固的英語基礎，再透過聽、說、讀、寫不同面向的學習策略，有效培養全方位的英語技能。Keystone offers theme-based learning materials and focused practice to enhance college students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills for major integrative proficiency tests. It also enhances students’ learning of target vocabulary and grammar points in each unit through spiral ordering which allows students to revisit the to-be-learned items in focused, meaningful contexts.

Kayla Miller帶來暢銷圖像小說《Click》系列的全新故事！學吉他、加入童軍、參與服儀規定改革，Olive想做的事太多了！但她本就喜歡忙碌，所以沒問題的…吧？隨著生活的天秤逐漸傾斜，喘不過氣的Olive能找到平衡，及學會適時求援嗎？Kayla Miller, the New York Times best-selling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, and Clash, returns with a new Olive story! Olive is balancing the too-many things she wants to do with the too-few hours in the day to do them… when everything adds up, suddenly it’s crunch time!It’s no secret that Olive loves trying new things. Between taking guitar lessons, making a short film, joining Berry Scouts, and leading the charge on her school’s dress code reform, Olive has her hands full! But she enjoys being busy, so staying on track with her jam-packed schedule should be no problem… right?As weeks fly by, it gets harder and harder for Olive to find time for her activities, never mind time for herself. Will she be able to accomplish her goals, or will all her sizzle turn to fizzle?The New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Kayla Miller delivers a vibrant and tim

This laugh-out-loud tale tells us the story of humble broccoli's big day as she attends the Vegetable Awards with her best friend carrot, teaching lessons of friendship and modesty.This funny and light-hearted tale is a delightful, laugh-out-loud story of friendship, humility, and vegetables, which kids of all ages will love!It's nearly time for the Annual Vegetable Awards and all the vegetables gather to discuss who deserves to be nominated. Unassuming Broccoli feels she lives a very normal life but decides to go along as best friend Carrot – with the amazing hair – will be there. Broccoli is quiet while the other vegetables begin to bicker about who is the best.“Easy peasy” chorused the Pea Pod Possy. “We went skiing through the Wobbly Wild Woods, home of the white whistling wolves! And only one of us got eaten!”.“Don’t be silly”, said Tomato, “I went trekking through the…”“TOMATO! You’re not even a vegetable!” Potato protested. “Besides, I climbed to the top of Vege-Table Mountain!”

這次的冒險從一顆流星開始——Isadora Moon在觀察星空時，發現了一位迷路的星光精靈Nova，還得幫她尋找遺失的小貓Pluto。故事融入太空知識、魔法露營與夜晚的閃亮想像，是一場結合科學與奇幻的可愛旅程。Harriet Muncaster以溫柔插圖與細膩情節，帶領讀者進入光與影共存的神祕宇宙。Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she's a bit of both. Isadora is observing the night sky for a school project - her class is learning everything about space and she decides to look at the stars for inspiration.But wait, what is that? Through the telescope, Isadora spots a shooting star that falls to Earth! After courageously finding the place where the star landed, Isadora discovers a new twinkling friend. Her name is Nova, she is a Glow Sprite and she is not supposed to be there. Even worse, Nova's moon kitten Pluto is lost and she needs Isadora's help to find him.Between magical campfires, space lessons, moon cheese and a glowing sleepover, Isadora will need to use all her wits to help Novafinding Pluto before her new friend has to fly back to the stars.

ABOUT WHO WAS? WORKBOOK: SUMMER ACTIVITIESIt’s fun to learn the Who Was? way!The latest addition to this workbook series explores even more vocabulary and reading comprehension topics for curious kids and Who Was? fans alike.Fans of Who Was?, the #1 New York Times Best-Selling series, are sure to love this summertime-themed workbook filled with reading passages based on their favorite historical figures! The interactive writing prompts at the end of each passage make the educational material more engaging, and allow young learners to apply the vocabulary and reading comprehension skills they’ve been practicing in an exciting and creative way.With material that aligns with national Common Core Standards and is vetted by a top educational consultant, Who Was? Workbooks are designed to reinforce lessons introduced in the classroom in an accessible way for young learners everywhere.This workbook also includes stand-alone activities like crossword puzzles, fill-in-the-blank word games, and

From Laura Gehl, author of Cat Has a Plan and Goat Wants to Eat, comes a laugh-out-loud Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read about an artistic pig and a cat who is not impressed!Pig makes art. Cat does not like the art. Will Cat have a change of heart? Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Pig Makes Art was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a fun story featuring words they can actually read and starring some very funny animals? Each Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read includes a note to parents explaining what their child can expect, a guide at the beginning for readers to become familiar with the words they will encounter in the story, and reading comprehension questions at the end. Each Ready-to-Go! story contains around 100 words and features sight words, rhyming words, and repetition to help children reinforce their new reading skills. In this book, readers will learn seven sight

A visually stimulating practice book to accompany English for Everyone Junior: Beginner's Course English for Everyone Junior: Beginner's Practice Book is a clearly structured and beautifully illustrated workbook for children ages 6-9, which offers extra practice for those beginning their journey of learning English as a foreign language. Following the same unit-by-unit structure as English for Everyone Junior: Beginner's Course, this workbook provides your child with all the support they need to build their confidence when using the language skills they have learned in the course book. Featuring hundreds of exercises, this practice book tests all the vocabulary and grammar structures taught within English for Everyone Junior: Beginner's Course, making use of a range of both familiar and new exercise mechanisms. Although best used to accompany English for Everyone Junior: Beginner's Course, this practice book can also be used independently by children or teachers who are in need of addi

A New York Times BestsellerSpanning Prohibition-era Montana, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, New Zealand, wartime London, and modern-day Los Angeles, Great Circle tells the unforgettable story of a daredevil female aviator determined to chart her own course in life, at any cost.After being rescued as infants from a sinking ocean liner in 1914, Marian and Jamie Graves are raised by their dissolute uncle in Missoula, Montana. There--after encountering a pair of barnstorming pilots passing through town in beat-up biplanes--Marian commences her lifelong love affair with flight. At fourteen she drops out of school and finds an unexpected and dangerous patron in a wealthy bootlegger who provides a plane and subsidizes her lessons, an arrangement that will haunt her for the rest of her life, even as it allows her to fulfill her destiny: circumnavigating the globe by flying over the North and South Poles. A century later, Hadley Baxter is cast to play Marian in a film that centers on Marian's d

Join Crab and Snail in the surf zone, where they think deep thoughts and have unforgettable seaside adventures, in this graphic early reader series debut by New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and beloved illustrator Jared Chapman.The never-ending rain is putting a damper on Crab and Snail's plans for a sunny, funny day. So when the BBFs (Best Beach Friends) realize that it's only raining on them, they put their heads together and consult one know-it-all gull (he really does know it all!) to get to the bottom of it. By the time the rain clears, the duo will have made a new friend and learned something new and wonderful about friendship!Crab and Snail are everyone's next favorite characters in the graphic early reader space. Fans of Narwhal & Jelly; Pea, Bee, & Jay; and Arlo & Pips will love these quirky characters and clever stories.

The thrilling conclusion to the epic middle grade fantasy trilogy from Katherine Applegate, the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning author of The One and Only Ivan (now a major motion picture!), The One and Only Bob, Wishtree, and Crenshaw!In the beginning, Byx's original quest was to discover if there were more of her kind, or if she was destined to become an endling--the last dairne alive. She did indeed find more dairnes, and along the way she also created allies among other creatures in her world, including humans, felivets, raptidons, and wobbyks.But Byx and her new friends soon learned that it wasn't just dairnes in jeopardy of extinction, but that everyone was at risk. With the world in unprecedented danger, Byx must rally creatures of all kinds to lead a revolution.Katherine Applegate's Endling series has so far earned a collective five starred reviews, and each of the prior books has debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. She once again delivers an act

Learn and play with Dr. Seuss in this ultimate 1st 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 1st 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: - Vowels and consonants- Sounding out words- Counting to 100- Measurement units- Body parts- Kindness Also available: Dr. Seuss Workbook: Preschool, Dr. Seuss Workbook: Kindergarten, Dr. Seuss Workbook: Grade 2,

Learn and play with Dr. Seuss in this ultimate 2nd 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 2nd 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: - Independent reading- Parts of speech- Advanced addition and subtraction- The scientific process- Respecting othersAlso available: Dr. Seuss Workbook: Preschool, Dr. Seuss Workbook: Kindergarten, Dr. Seuss Workboo

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

With the sweeping romance of Passenger and the dark fantasy edge of This Savage Song, this standout YA contemporary fantasy debut from Vanessa Len, the first in a planned trilogy, is utterly fresh and unique.Don’t forget the rule. No one can know what you are. What we are. You must never tell anyone about monsters.Joan has just learned the truth: her family are monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers.And the cute boy at work isn’t just a boy: he’s a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring her family down.Joan will have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story…she is not the hero.Dive deep into the world of Only a Monster, where hidden worlds dwell in the shadows, beautiful monsters steal life from humans with just a touch, and secrets are the most powerful weapon of all.

Monday 1st NovemberThere's only fifty days until the Winter Solstice, the longest and witchiest night of the year. But before that there's the Grand Tournament - the biggest and sportiest day in the witchy calendar! And I can't wait!Bea Black is all settled into her new life in Little Spellshire, a town with a magical secret. She's made tonnes of friends at witch school, learned how to levitate frogs (just about) and been working hard on polishing up her broom skills.So when the Winter Solstice Grand Tournament rolls round, she's ready to rise to the next challenge and fly high. But then Ms Sparks decides that this year's tournament will be a bit ... er ...different. That is, it won't be an Extraordinary Grand Tournament at all, but rather a very ordinary sports day with Spellshire Academy! With magic firmly forbidden and rivalry reaching new heights, who will emerge victorious? And more importantly, will Bea's friendship with her best non-witchy friend Ash survive the competition? A p

國家教育研究院審定 技審字第 110169 號Preface“高階英語聽講練習” is a comprehensive split edition coursebook for students in their third year of vocational high school to develop their listening and speaking skills. The book provides a broad collection of topics based on real-world situations and various activities promoting interaction with peers. In “高階英語聽講練習,” students can use and improve their English skills to build fluency in their everyday English conversations and professional speeches.Each unit has two main listening texts. For each listening text, students are guided through a set of steps: before you listen, while you listen, and after you listen. These steps help students learn how to listen and understand spoken English.After the two listening texts in each unit, there is a speaking section that provides a grammar point, a pronunciation rule, a speaking tip, and a presentation skill. At the end of each unit, students take what they have learned and use it to create a presentation. Once they have

國家教育研究院審定 技審字第 110170 號Preface“高階英文閱讀與寫作練習” is a comprehensive split edition coursebook for students in their third year of vocational high school to develop their reading and writing skills. The book includes a broad collection of topics related to technology and society, global issues, and business. In “高階英文閱讀與寫作練習,” students can use and improve their English skills through readings and exercises that will help them make progress on a daily basis.Each unit has two main readings with different types of texts. For each reading, students are guided through a set of steps: before you read, while you read, and after you read. These help students understand the act of reading in a logical, helpful way. After the two readings in each unit, there is a writing section that teaches grammar points and writing skills. At the end of each unit, students take what they have learned and use it to practice writing a complete essay related to the theme of the unit. Once they have completed this, they

Who says cats and dogs don't get along? A snobby cat and a good-natured dog team up--sort of--to solve the mystery of a missing classroom pet in this playful illustrated chapter book told in letters. Simon the cat and Baxter the dog have finally learned how to share their owner, Andy. It helps that Simon lives with Andy's mom and Baxter lives with Andy's dad. When a problem comes up, they simply exchange letters to sort it out. Baxter's spelling has even improved . . . though not by much. But then Andy's class pet goes missing, which causes an argument with his friend Noah. Andy is so, so sad. Both Simon and Baxter want to solve the mystery and make Andy happy again. Which pet will collect the clues and piece together the solution? This funny and heartwarming collaboration between Geisel Honor and Edgar Award-winning author Dori Hillestad Butler and bestselling illustrator Kevan Atteberry is a tribute to the love of a good pet and the joy found in new friendship. With eight chapters an

Benjamin loves chocolate. He also knows a lot about it. But one person knows more - his grandfather Marco, otherwise known as the Chocolate King.Benjamin's family arrive in France at the beginning of the 17th century, having escaped the Spanish Inquisition. They have nothing but the clothes on their backs and as many cocoa beans as they can carry. Back in Spain, Benjamin's grandfather Marco was El Rey de Chocolate, famed for his delicious hot chocolate drink, a recipe he claims he learned from an intrepid Spanish explorer.But now, if the family are to make a living, they must persuade the people of France to fall in love with Marco's strange mud-coloured concoction. Benjamin is desperate to help, dreaming that he might grow up to wear the Chocolate King crown. Then, one day, Benjamin causes chaos in the kitchen.Covered head-to-toe in chocolate, he stumbles into the street and straight into the path of the real King - the King of France. Finally, the family get the breakthrough they nee

From a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator comes a picture book to celebrate and remember the days we spent inside―the joys and the hardships, the bravery and the resilience, but most of all the love.This book, inspired by kids who found ways to stay connected to the people they love during the pandemic, is about what an imaginative, curious and loving little girl did when her world was turned inside out.The girl played inside, she learned inside, she waited inside. She talked on the phone to her Nan inside. Her days and nights were all inside, and she would think about what she missed outside―the running, cheering, splashing, hugging, and of course her Nan.Finally, when the girl could go outside, she was happy to be there―to hug her Nan, see her friends, and even climb a tree. But she had changed inside, and she knew she would always remember the small things and the big things that made that time special.Here is a picture book that will help young children remember, process, an

橋梁書《月亮莎莎》新書。一個殞落的星星為半仙子半吸血鬼的莎莎帶來來自宇宙的新朋友－精靈Nova。在Nova回到宇宙前，莎莎能施展閃亮亮魔法幫她找回失蹤的寵物貓嗎？Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she's a bit of both. Isadora is observing the night sky for a school project - her class is learning everything about space and she decides to look at the stars for inspiration. But wait, what is that? Through the telescope, Isadora spots a shooting star that falls to Earth! After courageously finding the place where the star landed, Isadora discovers a new twinkling friend. Her name is Nova, she is a Glow Sprite and she is not supposed to be there. Even worse, Nova's moon kitten Pluto is lost and she needs Isadora's help to find him. Between magical campfires, space lessons, moon cheese and a glowing sleepover, Isadora will need to use all her wits to help Nova finding Pluto before her new friend has to fly back to the stars. With irresistible pink and black artwork throughout by author/illustrator Harriet Mun

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Mary Anning, the mother of paleontology and daring fossil hunter. When Mary was little, her family was very poor. She used to help her dad to comb for shells and bones up high on dangerous cliffs.After receiving a book as a gift from a kind benefactor, Mary learned all about fossils. She continued to hunt for them and made the startling discovery of a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur. Sadly, she wasn't allowed to study along with all the other men, but she carried on making her own discoveries – including dinosaur poo! – and advising the Geological Society when they needed help.It took a lifetime to receive recognition but we all remember her now as the mother of paleontology. This roar-some book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the pale

There's something magical happening in New York City ...The Russos look like an average family: Mom and Dad run a Manhattan deli, while their kids, Alex, Justin, and Max, deal with school, friendships, and first dates. But things are not exactly as they seem because these kids are all wizards in training! To make things more complicated, only one of them will remain a wizard after the age of 18. Talk about sibling rivalry! This collection includes the first four books in the Wizards of Waverly Place series.Wizards of Waverly Place #1: It's All Relative!When Alex Russo discovers that her dad has taught her older brother, Justin, how to zoom through the air on the family's magic carpet, she insists on getting her own flying lessons. But Mr. Russo isn't quite ready for his little girl to fly, so Justin secretly teaches her how to take to the skies. When their father finds out, will Alex be grounded?Wizards of Waverly Place #2: HaywireWhat's worse than failing your Spanish test? If you're

There are seven steps to becoming a proper lion, including Looking Fierce, Roaring, Prowling Around, and Pouncing. Our young hero, a rather meek and scrawny human boy, does his best to learn the neces

Help your kindergartener build strong math foundations with Smart Start: Math Stories and Activities. Developed by teachers, the colorful activities introduce math skills in creative ways. Each unit introduces important math vocabulary and helps children recognize math in the world around them.Smart Start: Math Stories and Activities workbooks provide structured weekly activities to help children practice and learn numbers, counting, measurement, addition and subtraction, shape recognition, and graphing. Audio story read-alouds with colorful illustrations help students learn math concepts and make connections to the real world. Illustrated activities provide meaningful practice in a variety of formats, giving children multiple opportunities to achieve understanding.Math activities:Provide strong math foundations that teach the most important math skills.Include creative and fun lessons thathelp children create positive math connections.Provide reward stickers to motivate children to co

Help your first grader build strong math foundations with Smart Start: Math Stories and Activities. Developed by teachers, the colorful activities introduce math skills in creative ways. Each unit introduces important math vocabulary and helps children recognize math in the world around them.Smart Start: Math Stories and Activities workbooks provide structured weekly activities to help children practice and learn numbers, counting, measurement, addition and subtraction, shape recognition, and graphing. Audio story read-alouds with colorful illustrations help students learn math concepts and make connections to the real world. Illustrated activities provide meaningful practice in a variety of formats, giving children multiple opportunities to achieve understanding.Math activities:Provide strong math foundations that teach the most important math skills.Include creative and fun lessons thathelp children create positive math connections.Use reward stickers to motivate children to complete