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In curiously parallel lives, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were both orphaned at an early age. Both were brilliant students who attended college? one at Princeton, the other at Columbia?and studie

Since his New York Times op-ed column debuted in 2011, Mark Bittman has emerged as one of our most impassioned and opinionated observers of the food landscape. TheTimes’ only dedicated opinion columni

From one of the greatest writers of our time, the first ever collection of brilliant short stories, written between 1979 and 2011; chronicling—and foretelling—three decades of American life. Set in Gr

Winner of the 2011 Newbery Award.The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I’d seen only in Gideon’s stories: Manifest—A Town

The sensation of the 2011 Frankfurt Book Fair: a stunningly dark first novel that is sure to become a major publishing event.When a casino robbery in Atlantic City goes horribly awry the man who orche

From famed manager Terry Francona, a lively, unvarnished narrative of his tenure withthe storied Boston Red SoxFrom 2004 to 2011, Terry Francona managed the Boston Red Sox, the most talked about, scru

*2011年英國童書桂冠作家Amazon讀者5顆星推薦在這本繪本裡有好多動物的聲音。唸給小小孩聽，他們一定會很興奮的跟著動物們發出叫聲的喔! 故事敘述農場上的動物都常常發出各自的聲音，但是只有瓢蟲總是安安靜靜的什麼聲音都不出。直到有天瓢蟲聽到了兩個小偷的計劃要把農場裡得獎的乳牛給偷走，這時瓢蟲發出了她的聲音，還跟大家提供了一個好點子讓小偷的計劃沒辦法得逞。作者以帶有韻文的敘事法，創作出學齡前幼兒適

*2011年英國童書桂冠作家Amazon讀者5顆星推薦有一位老太太，老是抱怨自己的房子又窄又小，於是她請教一位聰明的智者該如何是好？老先生告訴她：「把妳的母雞帶進屋子裡。」老太太質疑這是什麼怪點子？於是她把母雞帶進屋子，房子顯得更擠了！她又請教老先生，老先生又建議：「把山羊帶進屋子裡。」老太太照做，還是覺得房子又窄又小，最後她分別又將豬及乳牛帶進屋子裡，家裡實在太擁擠了！原先只有老太太一個人，現在

In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today—and how we can app

改編自大家熟悉的Fly Guy，有熟悉的故事主角提高學習興趣，有故事內容讓學發音不無聊，有精心編寫的句子讓小讀者不知不覺練習相同的發音規則，加上兩本練習本做自我評量，並搭配CD跟線上音檔Storyplus，是學習自然發音的好選擇。本套組包含Fly Guy Phonics Boxed Set (10書+2習作本+1CD+Storyplus)Buzz into reading with Fly Guy!Chock-full of engaging illustrations from the iriginal Fly Guy series, each book is designed to help build a beginning readers' confidence. Kids are engaged to sound words out and even try their own hand at spelling and writing. This set includes ten books, two workbooks, an audio CD and read-along audiobooks.01. Come Back Fly Guy (Short A)(Book1)02. What Is That Smell Fly Guy? (Short E)(Book 2)03. Fly Guy's Thrilling Tricks (Short I)(Book 3)04. Fly Guy Goes to the Pet Shop (Short O)(Book4)05. Fly Guy's Stuck (Short U)(Book 5)06. Get in the Game Fly Guy! (Long A)(Book 6)07. Meet Buzz and Fly Guy (Long E)(Book 7)08. Fly Guy Dines (Long I)(Book 8)09. Fly Guy's Home at Last (Long O)(Book 9)10. Fly Guy Meets a Cute Girl (Long U)(Book 10)11. Fly Guy Workbook 1 - Short Vowel Sounds for A, E, I,

知名英國出版社 Usborne 獨家授權中文版本超閃亮的Usborne Lights and Sounds books上市囉！一本刺激五感發展的視覺、聽覺「聲光書」一閃一閃照亮你的心 感受溫馨的節慶氛圍 聖誕節快到了，住在小栗村的動物們都好興奮！狐狸姊姊海倫卻擔心聖誕老公公找不到村子……這時狐狸弟弟先杜斯想到一個辦法！於是他們找了其他動物一起幫忙......究竟小栗村的動物們會不會收到聖誕禮物呢？ 按下書中的按鍵，伴隨著溫馨的聖誕樂曲和閃亮的燈，沉浸在幸福的氛圍吧！【充滿期待的聲光書，視覺聽覺雙重饗宴】按下每個跨頁的按鍵後，不只會發出聲音，甚至還有燈泡會發亮！耳邊響起美妙的旋律，配上閃耀絢爛的燈光效果，呈現一段段聲光交織而成的迷人篇章。還可以和孩子一起邊欣賞燈光秀、一邊數數看有多少顆發亮的燈泡，好看、好聽又有趣！ 【傳遞正向溫暖的能量，溫馨故事真誠鉅獻】本書故事梗概是聖誕節即將到來，孩子們擔心收不到聖誕禮物，於是眾人齊心點上溫暖的燈光、演奏美妙的樂曲，實現孩子們心中小小的願望！在閱讀中培養孩子幫助別人的美德，並且感受濃濃的人情味。這不只是聖誕書，也是一本適合細細品味、反覆翻閱的繪本！ 【色彩鮮豔飽和，打造歡樂活潑的場景】本系列使用的是鮮豔的紅、黃、綠和藍等彩度較高的基本色，刺激嬰幼兒的視覺，英國插畫家Jordan Wray繪畫出超可愛的動物們，瞬間擄獲孩子注意力，吸引孩子閱讀及聆聽本書，讓大人小孩都愛不釋手！美麗的圖畫不僅能輔助視覺的刺激和學習，更是讓孩子從小接觸美的事物，培養傲人的美學素養。 【高音質播放器，創造高品質的有聲書】聲音清晰且悠揚，音量適中，既不會大到損害孩子的耳朵，也不會小聲到聽不清楚，恰到好處的音量，打造完美的聆樂品質！ 【硬頁大開本，享受精彩的閱讀體驗】打造出長寬超過20公分、有別於市面上有聲書的開本，舒適的開本大小，除了方便收納之外，讀者亦能享受到美好的閱讀體驗。本書採用堅固耐翻、不易撕破厚紙板材質，還有貼心的圓角設計，不怕被紙割傷或被邊角刺傷，非常安全！

Four exciting Jack and Annie adventures collected on CD and offered at a great price!#29: A Big Day for Baseball PLAY BALL! Jack and Annie aren’t great baseball players . . . yet! Then Morgan the librarian gives them magical baseball caps that will make them experts. They just need to wear the caps to a special ballgame in Brooklyn, New York. The magic tree house whisks them back to 1947! When they arrive, Jack and Annie find out that they will be batboys in the game—not ballplayers. What exactly does Morgan want them to learn? And what’s so special about this game? They only have nine innings to find out! #30: Hurricane Heroes in Texas Jack and Annie are on a mission! When the magic tree house whisks them back to Galveston, Texas, in 1900, they find out that a big storm is coming. But even though there is rain and wind, no one believes there is any danger. As the storm grows, seawater floods the city. Now everyone needs help! Jack and Annie have a little bit of magic and a lot of hope

試聽音檔為1. Row Row Row Your Boat -> Playtime Rhymes2. All the Pretty Little Horses -> Animal Rhymes9781529060645 Animal Rhymes (with QR Code to sing along)A first novelty board book for toddlers introducing them to classic animal rhymes, with audio.9781529060652 Action Rhymes (with QR Code to sing along)A first novelty board book for toddlers introducing them to classic action rhymes, with audio.9781529059922 Playtime Rhymes (with QR Code to sing along)Follow Jack and Jill up the hill, row row your boat down the stream and buckle your shoe in Playtime Rhymes. Toddlers will love using the chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms to bring these classic playtime rhymes to life. Scan the QR code to sing along together too! With bright, bold illustrations from Joel and Ashley Selby, this is the perfect gift for little ones.Toddlers can enjoy more classic rhymes with Bedtime Rhymes.9781529059939 Bedtime Rhymes (with QR Code to sing along)Watch the cow jump over the moon, rock the baby's cra

Follow Jack and Jill up the hill, row row your boat down the stream and buckle your shoe in Playtime Rhymes. Toddlers will love using the chunky push, pull and slide mechanisms to bring these classic playtime rhymes to life. Scan the QR code to sing along together too! With bright, bold illustrations from Joel and Ashley Selby, this is the perfect gift for little ones.Toddlers can enjoy more classic rhymes with Bedtime Rhymes.1. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary2. Humpty Dumpty3. Polly Put the Kettle On4. Row, Row, Row Your Boat5. One, Two Buckle My Shoe6. Jack and Jill7. The Grand Old Duke of York

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie—this time to the Yosemite National Park!The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to the Yosemit

In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for t

PRH Audio · The Princess in Black, Books 7-8 by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, read by Julia WhelanBooks 7-8 in Shannon Hale & Dean Hale's New York Times bestselling series take the Princess in Black on two of her biggest adventures yet!The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle: The Princess in Black is in a very stinky situation. A foul cloud is plaguing the goat pasture, and it smells worse than a pile of dirty diapers or a trash can on a hot summer day. But every time the Princess in Black and her friend the Goat Avenger manage to get rid of the odor, they accidentally blow it to another kingdom! Other masked heroes and their trusty companions show up to help, but how do you battle a stench when your ninja moves fail? Fans with a nose for slapstick will be tickled to see the six stalwart friends join their wits to take on an impossibly beastly stink.The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem: The Princess in Black is ready for her snowy playdate with the Goat Avenger and the Prin

A world-famous political philosopher, and the bestselling author of Justice, reveals the driving force behind the resurgence of populism: the tyranny of the meritocracy and the resentments it produces

Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. This reader is based on the animat

Brought to you by Penguin. THE LATEST BOOK FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND CREATOR OF THE HIT NETFLIX DRAMA THE STRANGERA brilliant new thriller from the international bestselling author described

Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world... It is 2120 an

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie! This time, meet famous explorer Leif Erikson and help save a narwhal!When the magic tree house w

From award-winning author Deborah Heiligman comes Torpedoed, a true account of the attack and sinking of the passenger ship SS City of Benares, which was evacuating children from England during WWII.A

Based on the Disney film, Frozen 2, this exciting storybook-and-CD set features thrilling sound effects, word-for-word narration, and original movie voices!Relive Disney's new animated feature film, F

A never-before-published Dr. Seuss book about creating and looking at art!Based on a manuscript and sketches discovered in 2013, this audiobook is like a visit to a museum—with a horse as your guide! Explore how different artists—including Picasso, George Stubbs, Rosa Bonheur, Alexander Calder, Jacob Lawrence, Deborah Butterfield, Franz Marc, Jackson Pollock—have seen horses and maybe even find a new way of looking at them yourself. Young listeners will find themselves delightfully transported by the engaging equines as they learn about the creative process and how to see art in new ways.Dr. Seuss's Horse Museum is a playful picture book that is totally unique. Ideal for home or classroom use, it encourages critical thinking and makes a great gift for Seuss fans, artists, and horse lovers of all ages.Publisher's Notes at the end discuss the discovery of the manuscript and sketches, Dr. Seuss's interest in understanding modern art, the process of creating the book, and more.

There's new mystery in the neighborhood. Miss Puffy's toy mouse is missing. Will Ick and Crud be blamed or will the doggie duo solve the CATastrophic crime?

From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renée Russell comes the third book in a series about Max Crumbly and his daily ups and downs in middle school.When we last left our c

It's time for Ick and Crud to start school. But who is really learning the lessons? Bob or the boys? Readers will relate to the setbacks and successes of the first day at school.

A fantastic bathtime adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts, with an exciting ready of the story by Justin Fletcher. When everyone has left the house

Ick and Crud are surprised when duty calls and they discover the first big snowfall of the season. It's fun to play in the white fluffy stuff. But then Bob takes the boys to Mrs. Martin's house to war

From two leading child and adolescent mental health experts comes a guide for the parents of every college and college-bound student who want to know what’s normal mental health and behavior, what’s n

Aladdin's classic tale comes to life! Follow along as the young hero finds the Genie's lamp, falls in love with Princess Jasmine, and defeats the evil sorcerer, Jafar. Real character voices, word-for-

Everyone has a purpose. And, according to Oprah Winfrey, “Your real job in life is to figure out as soon as possible what that is, who you are meant to be, and begin to honor your calling in the best

This program is read by the author.Full of inspirational insights and advice, lifehacks, and real-world examples, Someday is Not a Day in the Week is CEO Sam Horn’s motivational guide to help readers

The international phenomenon that has sold over a million copies in Japan, If Cats Disappeared from the World is a funny, heartwarming, and profound meditation on the meaning of life.The postman’s day

New York Times-bestselling team Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton invite readers to come hang out with them in their 104-Story Treehouse―the eighth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled wit

“Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pag

The magic of Disney's classic animated film Dumbo comes to life in this Read-Along Storybook that comes with a CD featuring word-for-word narration, actual character voices, and sound effects from the

Intimate and honest essays on motherhood, marriage, love, and acceptance.Brown White Black is a portrait of Nishta J. Mehra's family: her wife, who is white; her adopted child, Shiv, who is black; and

CD內有三音軌：★配唱版★朗讀+音樂版★純音樂版Learn to count and add with this traditional rhyme. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting