‘Marvellous.’ A.S. Byatt‘Astonishing.’ John Gray‘Luminous.’ Rose TremainI could take whichever I would of these paths.Sammy Mountjoy is an artist who has risen from poverty to see his pictures hung in the Tate Gallery. Swept into World War II, he is captured as a German prisoner of war, threatened with torture and locked in a cell of total darkness. He emerges transfigured by his ordeal, realising how his choices have made him the author of his life, interrogating religion and rationality, early loves and formative beliefs – and questioning freedom itself.
附音檔QRcode藍思分級500L，搭配幽默的漫畫式插圖。快加入安迪與泰瑞這對樹屋搭檔，準備迎接下一場爆笑瘋狂的冒險任務！THE TREEHOUSE BOOKSAndy and Terry live in a tree. And when we say “tree,” we mean “treehouse” and when we say “treehouse,” we don’t mean just any old treehouse, we mean the most amazing treehouse in the world! It’s filled with things like shark-invested see-through swimming pools, secret underground labs, and marshmallow machines that follow you around and automatically shoot marshmallows into your mouth whenever you’re hungry.The treehouse is also where they make books together. Andy writes the words and Terry draws the pictures...or they would if it weren’t for all the invading pirates, giant gorillas, out of control inventions and evil vegetable attacks that keep distracting them!The kind of book I would have loved as a kid -Tom Fletcher, on 39-Storey TreehouseBrilliant series and if you haven't read them yet why not? Start at the beginning and work through them all. Laugh out loud funny and I love reading about all the th
A new preschool series designed to help young children learn skills that are important for school readiness and daily life through the use of inset pictures, diagrams and highlighted words to help rei
1. Survival Scout: TsunamiReturn to Scout's world of natural-disaster mishaps in the second installment of the Survival Scout graphic novel series - this time to learn about tsunamis. Perfect for fans of Scholastic's I SURVIVED series!Learn the skills you need to survive a TSUNAMI.1) Learn the causes: Did you know that a big earthquake can be a sign that a tsunami might hit?2) Recognize the signs: If it looks like the ocean is pulling away from the shore, RUN! This means a tsunami could be on the way!3) Evacuate: Always have a bag of essential items packed and an evacuation route planned. You never know when it could SAVE YOUR LIFE!Remember, if you live near a coast and see the warning signs, DON'T WAIT - get to higher ground. And stay safe out there!Join Scout and her talking skunk companion in this witty, useful, and funny graphic novel about how to survive a tsunami.2. Survival Scout: Lost in the MountainsScout's woe is your gain in the first of the SURVIVAL SCOUT graphic novel seri
"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own...Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out...
你知道嗎？！即使中文語意相同，英文「說出口 VS 寫出來」，卻差別很大哦！ex. 我不舒服：口語 I’m ill.；寫作I do not feel well. 讓我想想：口語 Let me see.；寫作 Let me think for a while.口語英文可以輕鬆隨興，英文寫作卻要字字斟酌；翻開本書，用對照比較、模仿的方式學習，學一次就能說寫兼顧、運用自如，英語力同時快速進步！※翻開本書你可以看到：•左右對照，引導式學習快速直接進入情境每一主題先用一則短對話及短文，帶你身歷其境每一生活場景，熟悉學習情境，明白即將學到什麼，能更快進入狀況；同時以左右對照的比較學習模式，清楚口說及寫作的差異性。•簡單口語就醬說，正式寫作要這樣寫每個情境延伸更多的相關日常口語會話及正式文章寫作例句，不僅用英文聊天能更道地、更深入，藉由短文範本，亦能理解並模仿如何將句子串連寫成一篇文章，不論平時寫日記、 E-mail，或是考試、寫作，讀寫都能通、正式場合應答也能輕鬆上手。•關鍵單字一把抓，字彙庫快速擴充特別抓出各主題、情境的重要必會單字，學習口說、寫作的同時，同步吸收、有效擴充單字量，幫助口語聽說快、讀寫更精準。※翻開本書你或許想問：•口說和寫作使用上的差異？口說：用字簡單，句子較短、單詞可能代替完整句意，較不注重文法正確性；寫作：用字較複雜，句子略長、結構較完整，強調文法正確性。•口說和寫作為什麼不可以用同樣的句子表達？因面對面交流時，使用較簡短的單詞或句子能使溝通更流暢地進行；但在文章與寫作中，因為無法與對方直接進行交流，故要使用完整的句子，顯得比較正式，不只表示尊重，更可以減少誤解產生。•口說寫作用法差這麼多，為什麼要一起學？比較式學習，能利用差異性激化大腦活性，大腦會自動記憶，比分開學習印象更深刻，一目了然更好記憶。•寫作都是一整篇的文章，只學單句有用嗎？文章是由段落組成，段落由單句組成，單句是寫作的最小元素；想學好寫作，必須由單句開始學起！【本書特色】1.比較式學習，左右對照，一目了然更好記。2.情境對話精準導入主題，不表錯情會錯意，溝通不失誤。3.接地氣日常口語分享，聊天內容更豐富生動。4.利用短文範例及擴充短句，快速理解、模仿正規寫作技巧。
Spark meaningful discussions about loneliness, friendship, community and coping with loss with this enchantingly illustrated story about a girl who befriends a monster. There’s a Thing on my street. He lives at number 52.I see him sitting in his garden when I walk to school. He was big and lumbering and a wore a tiny top hat perched on top of his rather large head. She didn’t think he had any friends, so she brought him a flower.It wasn’t long before their friendship bloomed… the Thing was gentle and kind and the adventures they went on were the best she could ever imagine. The girl soon discovered that there were many Things, living all over the place… which gave her an idea. She invited them all to a party, and the Things danced till midnight.Thing had never felt so happy. But one day the Thing had to go and their adventures came to an end. All Things have to go sometime… In this poignant story, discover how small acts of kindness can grow into great friendships, and how the co
A beloved board book—now in a larger trim size! “I see a nose on every face. I see noses every place!” Noses come in all shapes, colors, and sizes and are handy to have for sniffling, smelling, and
HONG KONG LITERATURE SERIESSeries Editor: John MinfordLeung Ping-kwan brought as much talent and inspiration to the writing of his short stories as he did to his poems. ‘I have drawn on magical realis
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.WEIRD?! Nothing weird EVER happens in The Bad Guys. Like, you would NEVER see a chain-saw monster confronting a velociraptor who has eaten an elderly piranha, or the disturbing antics of a deranged dentist running amok with an oversized drill. NOPE. None of that nonsense here. So relax and be entirely unsurprised by the Bad Guys’ next adventure!
It’s time for the big parade, Biscuit!The parade is here, and Biscuit can’t wait to see the fire trucks, jugglers, and even clowns! But when will it be his turn to march?The sweet little y
A Geisel Award Honor Book– winning series! Join Ty on an imaginative adventure to the North Pole in this My First ICR featuring rhythmic text by Kelly Starling Lyons and joyful, bright art by Nina Mata.Experience the magic of Ty’s big imagination! After seeing the North Pole in his snow globe, Ty and Momma embark on a wonderful trip to the North Pole. Ty sees amazing things like a sparkling Christmas tree, waving snowmen, and even a singing polar bear. Will Ty’s wish to see Santa come true? Beginning readers will enjoy this irresistible, charming My First winter wonderland adventure. Readers who loved Ty's Travels: All Aboard! and Ty's Travels: Beach Day! will be excited to dive back into Ty’s limitless imagination for the holiday season.Ty’s Travels: Winter Wonderland, a 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.
◎提供參考範文之點、線、面詳盡解析。◎點：針對「詞彙」提供詳細之字義辨析。◎線：針對「文法、句型、翻譯」提供詳細說明。◎面：針對「英文寫作」提供詳細之篇章結構說明。英語學習不能等，專精翻譯與寫作的教材第二冊來了！延續讀者熟悉的架構，在範例與解析的指引下成為英文寫作達人！●本書適用對象：1. 英文程度較好之國中生。2. 普通科及綜合科之高中生。3. 應用外語科英文組之高職生。4. 欲考全民英檢中級寫作之考生。5. 首次學習英文寫作與中英翻譯之人士。●本書探討了許多人學英文的盲點， 但一般書籍卻少有論及的觀點，羅列如下：1. be used to + N / Ving … 是「現在的習慣」，而used to + v … 是「過去的習慣」？2. 英文這種語言真的有「未來式」這種時態嗎？3. 「第三人稱單數的動詞」為何要在字尾加-s？4. wh-關係詞與that關係詞之「細微」差異為何？5. that引導名詞子句與that引導形容詞子句如何區別？6. 「原形動詞」在句子裡真正的意涵為何？7. 附屬子句在前與主要子句在前有何細微差異？8. grateful與thankful這兩個形容詞是同義字嗎？9. 以「主動語態」 寫成的英文句子只能翻譯成中文的主動句？10. In my opinion, I think + S + V … 這個句型錯在哪裡？11. 「兩個以上的形容詞」要共同修飾一個「已有其他形容詞」修飾的名詞時，該如何修飾？12. weekend是假日的意思嗎？13. 「形容詞子句」在翻譯時一定要放在其所修飾的名詞前面？14. respectively這個副詞該如何使用？15. 「在電視上看到 …」的動詞要用see還是watch？16. 「否定轉移」是什麼句型？其用法為何？17. had better的had是過去式嗎？18. since與because這兩個表達「因果關係」的連接詞有何差異？19. owing to與due to這兩個片語的用法相同嗎？20. which在關係子句中，除了有關代的功能以外，還可作為「什麼關係詞」來使用？21. 當「不定詞的動詞」需要有「自己的主詞」時，該用何種結構來寫？22. 「人不為己，天誅地滅」這句諺語難道是告訴我們「做人要自私自利」？23. 「不孝有三，無後為大」這句諺語難道是告訴我們「即使做了傷天害理的事，只要有生小孩就是孝順的
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.A MYSTERIOUS DOORWAY! (Sure, it’s in the grossest restaurant in the world, but that doesn’t make it any less mysterious. OK?) Behold! What lies beyond?! An evil centipede? An alternate universe? A few decent explanations? VRRRING! NING! NING! NING!Hey, was that a CHAINSAW?! Let’s see if you can read and run at the same time... GO! It's the Bad Guys' next adventure!
Amelia Bedelia and her classmates hit the trail (literally) in this Level 1 I Can Read title starring the young Amelia Bedelia, who loves nature and hiking—especially when there is so much to see, dis
I can see a nose and two eyes in the bushes!" cries Hattie. But nobody is listening."I can see a nose, two eyes, two ears, two legs, and a body in the bushes!" cries Hattie.But no one is paying a bit
It's pooey on B-A-B-I-E-S until Junie B. finds out that her new dumb old baby brother is a big fat deal. Her two bestest friends are giving her everything they own just to see him. And guess wh
