When Vera Jewel's bike breaks one morning, she takes matters into her own hands and comes up with some ingenious - and very funny! - ways to get to school. From jumping on her space hopper to making h
Crab must save Snail from Evil Eel's curse in their third unforgettable seaside adventure in the graphic early reader series by New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry and illustrator Jared Chapman.The Evil Eel is so evil that making narwhals cry is one of her favorite hobbies. So evil in fact that just one sting turns friendly, sweet Snail into...Snevil!!!! Complete with a black cape, Snevil sets out to destroy everything in her path, including Crab. In order to save himself--and his best friend--Crab must become a hero. Will he be able to stop evil from destroying the splash zone before it's too late?Crab and Snail are everyone's new favorite characters in the graphic early reader space. Fans of Narwhal & Jelly and Beak & Ally will love these quirky characters and clever stories.A character-based volume that reads like a cross between SpongeBob SquarePants and The Muppet Show.--Publishers Weekly (starred review) for The Invisible Whale (Book One)
Who said friends have to match to matter?When the Star Boy’s space-pod crashes in the grounds of Fairfield Academy he knows he must seek shelter. Taking refuge in the school’s boiler room to await rescue he discovers that the room’s small window is the perfect place to watch humans go by.The Star Boy knows about humans from his Earth lessons but no one from his planet has ever studied them up close. Now he has the perfect opportunity. There are two humans in particular that catch his attention – a boy called Wes and a girl named Kiki. But as his curiosity grows so does his courage and, making a momentous decision, the Star Boy follows Wes and Kiki into class … and into their lives.A warm and otherworldly story about finding friendship in the most unlikely of places, for fans of Tamsin Winter, Cath Howe and Ross Welford.
This vibrant volume is an exclusive look behind the scenes of Disney and Pixar's original feature film Lightyear.The Art of Lightyear explores the exciting visuals of Disney and Pixar's newest original feature film. Lightyear is a sci-fi action-adventure and the definitive origin story of Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans)―the hero who inspired the toy. The film reveals how a young test pilot became the Space Ranger that we all know him to be today. With production designs, storyboards, colorscripts, exclusive commentary from the creative team, and much more, The Art of Lightyear will take readers behind the scenes of this new animated film, for aspiring artists, animators, and fans alike.EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES: Fans will want to delve into and explore this new Pixar film through production art, stories, and making-of details exclusive to this book.PART OF THE FAN-FAVORITE SERIES: The collectible Art of series from Disney and Pixar are perfect for animation enthusiasts, filmmak
Terrorism, Politics, and Human Rights Advocacy provides an insider-outsider analysis of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) movement. Formed through a coalition of elite women and middle-class allies to advocate for the rescue of over 200 high school girls from Chibok, Nigeria, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014, the movement is a global leader in the 'lives matter' advocacy and a new episode in African women-led rights movements. Based on data garnered from over 170 research participants, Oriola demonstrates how the #BBOG transformed the Chibok kidnapping into an international cause and a social problem in a sociological sense, inadvertently creating a social problem industry. The volume provides in-depth analyses of the organizational structure, decision-making, repertoire of protest, framing, internal dynamics, and divisions within the #BBOG. Far more than a social media phenomenon, the #BBOG deploys a hybridized communication process which seamlessly combines the time-space compre
12歲的露絲與她糟糕的阿姨一起住在鳥不生蛋的農場裡，每晚她仰望星空，盼望著一場大冒險。有天，一台著火的飛碟突然墜落，蹦出一個神秘外星人，露絲的願望成真了！只不過…這名外星人似乎有個宇宙無敵大的秘密…？Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history… America. The 1960s.Ruth loves climbing trees, making a mess and throwing stones. But the thing she loves most is SPACE.The girl is OBSESSED. She spends her days reading comics about alien invasions, doodling UFOs, watching B-movies about Earth being invaded by creatures from Mars… and gazing at the stars through her old, battered telescope.Until one night, Ruth creeps out of bed in the attic room of her rickety old farmhouse to watch the stars – and is just dozing off when she spots something blazing across the sky. Something that looks like a flying saucer! Is she dreaming? No! And the flying saucer is on fire…But when the UFO crash-lands in the cornfield, and Ruth rushes to help,
12歲的露絲與她糟糕的阿姨一起住在鳥不生蛋的農場裡，每晚她仰望星空，盼望著一場大冒險。有天，一台著火的飛碟突然墜落，蹦出一個神秘外星人，露絲的願望成真了！只不過…這名外星人似乎有個宇宙無敵大的秘密…？ Go back to the Space Race with No.1 bestselling author David Walliams for a breathless cinematic adventure full of mystery, action, laughs and surprises – and a secret that could change the course of history… America. The 1960s.Ruth loves climbing trees, making a mess and throwing stones. But the thing she loves most is SPACE.The girl is OBSESSED. She spends her days reading comics about alien invasions, doodling UFOs, watching B-movies about Earth being invaded by creatures from Mars… and gazing at the stars through her old, battered telescope.Until one night, Ruth creeps out of bed in the attic room of her rickety old farmhouse to watch the stars – and is just dozing off when she spots something blazing across the sky. Something that looks like a flying saucer! Is she dreaming? No! And the flying saucer is on fire…But when the UFO crash-lands in the cornfield, and Ruth rushes to help,
◎貝聿銘：「雖然路易斯•康的作品不多，但每個都是經典。」★台灣第一本介紹路易斯．康的專書一次含括建築家小傳、哲學思考、作品介紹、實踐方法★路易斯．康是◆繼萊特（Frank Lloyd Wright）之後，美國最重要的建築名家。◆當代建築最重要的精神導師。◆影響安藤忠雄、改變世界美學的建築大師。美國建築師、教育家、哲學家路易斯．康（Louis Isadore Kahn, Estonia 1901 / New York 1974），為二十世紀最傑出的建築師之一，發展出一套嶄新的理論性和造型的語言，為現代建築注入新的生命。分散於美國、印度及孟加拉的一些主要作品，都在其一生最後的二十年間完成。作品整合了結構系統、材料、光線、幾何原型、人性價值於一體。他於1971年獲得美國建築師學會金質獎章、獲選美國文藝學院院士，1972年獲英國皇家建築師學會金質獎章。從美國建築師學會所設立的「廿五週年建築作品獎」（Twenty-five Year Award）便可看出，路易斯．康的作品備受建築專業人士所肯定。該獎項每年只選出一件作品，自1969年首次頒發至2014年以來，所選出的四十五件作品中，路易斯．康就有五件，僅次於艾羅•沙陵南（Eero Saarinen）的六件。兩人最引人矚目的原因不僅是獲獎次數最多，更難得的是，他們在相對短暫的建築生涯中，創造出最多的傳世之作，完成設計作品的良率非常驚人。本書分三大部分。因為「靜謐與光線」（Silence and Light）是路易斯．康最後的哲學概念，第一部分「靜謐與光明的建築旅程」呈現路康的小傳，介紹路康的成長背景、各階段作品背後的構想與影響。第二部分「空間本質的探尋」，是路康六座代表性作品的深入賞析。第三部分「建築的內在革命」讓我們看到，路康的哲學思考讓硬梆梆的結構、建築設備系統增添了生命力與現代性，誠如他所言「建築是深思熟慮的空間創造」（Architecture is the thoughtful making of space），建築除了機能角色之外，還可以喚起人類永恆價值的情感與象徵意義。路易斯•康出生於蘇聯所控制之下的愛沙尼亞，原本的姓氏為舒慕伊羅斯基（Schmuilowsky）的猶太家庭，在改名為路易斯•康之前，名為萊瑟-伊澤（Leiser-Itze Schmuilowsky），親朋好友都叫他路（Lou）。本書內文皆已「路康」稱之。
Winner of the Carnegie Shadower's Choice Award 2022Longlisted for Blue Peter Book Awards 2022Katya Balen's October, October is a very special new addition to the shelf and deserves classic status - The Times Children's Book of the WeekA classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the woods. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends.They live in the woods and they are wild. And that's the way it is. Until the year October turns eleven.That's the year October rescues a baby owl. It's the year Dad falls out of the biggest tree in their woods. The year the woman who calls herself October's mother comes back.The year everything changes. Written in Katya Balen's heart-stoppingly beautiful style, this book is a feast for the senses, filled with the woodsmoke smell of crisp autumn mornings and the sound of wellies squelching in river mud. And, as October fights to find the space to be wild in the whirling chaos of th
Find peace and calm amid the busyness of your life with this new book by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Designed to be both inspiration and guidebook for those new to mindfulness practice, Making Space o
Spatial competence is a central aspect of human adaptation. To understand human cognitive functioning, we must understand how people code the locations of things, how they navigate in the world, and h
