The Lost Bride

Enter a mythical world of dragons, giants and epic battles, and discover the heroes and monsters who created Britain. From the bestselling author of Storyland, enchanting myths now retold for children."Enchanting, breathtaking and beautiful... If you need me, I'll be in Storyland" - Ben MillerENTER A MAGICAL WORLD OF DRAGONS, GIANTS, HEROES AND MONSTERS RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP . . .You will have heard of Thor, Medusa and Hercules. But what about the myths of the British isles? The Trojan heroes who wrestled giants. The Syrian sisters who found safety. The dragons who slept in hollow hills. And the kings who talked to the dead . . .In this vivid and beautifully illustrated mythology of Britain, children will discover tales of magic and adventure, giants and demons, princesses and prophecies.Travelling across the wildest of landscapes - as far north as Orkney and south as Cornwall - young readers will build Stonehenge with the young Merlin, ride stags into the forests of Scotland, and sai

From the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists--Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans--who came together to create the most famous and bestselling jazz album of all time, Kind of Blue The myth of the 60s depends on the 1950s being the before times of conformity, segregation, straightness--The Lonely Crowd and The Organization Man. This all carries some truth, but it does nothing to explain how, in 1959, the great indigenous art form, jazz, reached the height of its power and popularity, led there by a number of Black geniuses so iconic they go by one name--Monk, Mingus, Rollins, Coltrane, and above all, Miles. 1959 saw Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record what is widely considered the greatest jazz album of all time, and certainly the best-selling: Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue is James

為人熟知的求生小說家Gary Paulsen，這次帶來他生命中最真實的冒險。童年裡的疏離、北方森林的庇護、書本與故事的啟蒙，一步步形塑了他的寫作與人生。透過這本回憶錄，讀者能重新認識這位用文字與勇氣陪伴無數讀者的作者，感受最原始的生命力量。A New York Times Best Children’s Book of the YearA TIME Magazine Best Children’s Book of the YearA People Magazine Best Children’s Book of the YearA Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of the YearAn Evanston Public Library Best Book of the YearA mesmerizing middle-grade memoir from three-time Newbery Honor–winning author Gary Paulsen—whose books have sold over 35 million copies worldwide—giving readers a new perspective on the origin of Hatchet and Paulsen’s other famed survival stories.His name is synonymous with high-stakes wilderness survival stories. Now Gary Paulsen portrays a series of life-altering moments in his turbulent childhood as his own original survival story. If not for his summer escape from a shockingly neglectful Chicago upbringing to a North Woods homestead at age five, there never would have been a Hatchet. Without the encouragement of the librarian who