*Winner of the Klaus Flugge Prize for Illustration 2023*From the award-winning creator of Flooded and Lost comes a magical story about the joy of discovering a connection with books for the very first time. This brightly illustrated adventure story is perfect for kids who claim to hate reading, as the enchanting narrative opens their eyes to a fantasy world created by words on a page. In this spellbinding story, we meet a little girl excited for the end of term.No more school! However, she’s given the very unreasonable task of reading a whole book over the holidays. A whole book? but she HATES books. Luckily, her sister takes her to the library and says she has just the thing.Slowly, the little girl is drawn into a world of adventure inside her own imagination, for the very first time. Even the greyscale world starts to fill with colour as she is carried away in the story. A little fennec fox leads her to meet fairytale witches and creatures as they find ingredients to cast a special s
Pinkalicious and and her friend Molly visit the beach and discover a riddle to solve. When Pinkalicious and Molly find a message in a bottle, the riddle inside sends them on a pinkatastic adventure! Will the pinktectives solve the mystery?From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann, Pinkalicious Message in a Bottle is is the first ever Level 2 Pinkalicious story!Level Two I Can Read books are geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.Plus readers can watch Pinkalicious and Peter on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious & Peterrific!
Part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, this spooky story is for children growing in reading confidence and ability. Kit and Ned's new home looks perfectly normal from the outside, but inside swi
This comprehensive, accessible home reference guide addresses a wide range of health concerns-as only a nurse who knows the inside story on healthcare can. From headaches to ankle sprains, asthma to
Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. These wordless stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters with some new friends for Biff, Chip and Kipper. Specifically written to enable your child to engage with the story and discuss the pictures with confidence, preparing them for their first steps as readers.Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 1 titles.The Class Pack includes six of each of the Level 1 titles.
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2022WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2022'Original, memorable, shimmering' - Sarah Moss'Extraordinary, kaleidoscopic' - Daisy Johnson'Restlessly inventive . . . delicate and persuasive' - The GuardianSomething gleeful and malevolent is moving in Lia’s body, learning her life from the inside out. A shape-shifter. A disaster tourist. It’s travelling down the banks of her canals. It’s spreading.When a sudden diagnosis upends Lia’s world, the boundaries between her past and her present begin to collapse. Deeply buried secrets stir awake. As the voice prowling in Lia takes hold of her story, and the landscape around becomes indistinguishable from the one within, Lia and her family are faced with some of the hardest questions of all: how can we move on from the events that have shaped us, when our bodies harbour everything? And what does it mean to die with grace, when you’re simply not ready to let go?Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is a story of coming-of-
Why Teach? Notes and Questions from a Life in Education is a journey inside American education and a story of self-discovery.Why Teach? is the perfect introductory text for an aspiring teacher, a sour
Why Teach? Notes and Questions from a Life in Education is a journey inside American education and a story of self-discovery.Why Teach? is the perfect introductory text for an aspiring teacher, a sour
※請注意，為避免書本、線褪色，請勿使用洗滌劑(如洗衣精、柔軟精等) 以及熱水洗滌※9780761193081 Baby Animals (咬咬書)A new artist to the series—Stephan Lomp—brings a new irresistible title. Babies will love Baby Animals (who doesn’t?), a charmingly illustrated menagerie of chicks, calves, cubs, owlets, and more. These cute animal newborns love to do the same things as human babies, from playing to snuggling.9780761168805 Baby Babble (咬咬書)Baby Babble is a first vocabulary book, featuring baby at the table: spoon, banana, cheese. Baby at play: blocks, teddy bear. Inside baby’s house: lamp, socks, crib. Outside baby’s window: cloud!9780761168812 Baby Faces (咬咬書)Baby Faces features baby’s favorite thing: pictures of other babies. It’s a book for parents and children to share together the many moods of a baby.9780761181828 Baby Night-Night (咬咬書)Baby Night-Night makes the bedtime ritual—putting on pajamas, reading a story, and the good-night kiss—a special time for parents and children. Simple, engaging text encour
Collected inside this book are diary entries, letters and newspaper clippings that piece together the depraved story of the ultimate predator. A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned
School is in session for the ocean's crankiest crab!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!It's just another day in the ocean for Crabby and Plankton -- until they find themselves INSIDE a school of fish! This gives Plankton a fabulous idea -- he and Crabby should play school! But Crabby doesnotwant to play. In four hilarious stories, Crabby uses funny wordplay to distract Plankton from teaching, until finally he gives up and declares, "School is OUT, Crabby!"With comic speech bubbles and full-color artwork throughout, Geisel Award Honoree Jonathan Fenske's early reader series is sure to be a hit with new readers!
The perfect present for Dog Man fans - starring some of your favourite characters from the series!Cat Kid Comic Club is back in session in this groundbreaking graphic novel narrative by Dav Pilkey, the worldwide bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of Dog Man.Flippy, Molly, Li'l Petey, and twenty-one baby frogs each have something to say.Naomi and Melvin don't see eye to eye and Poppy perceives the world differently than her siblings.Will the baby frogs figure out how to work together and appreciate one another's point of view - both inside and outside the classroom?The shenanigans are nonstop and the baby frogs' minicomics are funny and full of heart.Creating stories within a story, author and illustrator Dav Pilkey uses a variety of techniques - including acrylic paints, coloured pencils, Japanese calligraphy, photography, collage, gouache, watercolours, and much more - to portray each frog's perspective.
Relive the classic tales of Finding Dory, Toy Story, Cars, and Inside Out in this box set featuring four Read-Along storybooks. The CD features word-for-word narration, character voices, and act
ＡCrabby Book: An Acorn Book (Book1-6)School is in session for the ocean's crankiest crab!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!It's just another day in the ocean for Crabby and Plankton -- until they find themselves INSIDE a school of fish! This gives Plankton a fabulous idea -- he and Crabby should play school! But Crabby does notwant to play. In four hilarious stories, Crabby uses funny wordplay to distract Plankton from teaching!With comic speech bubbles and full-color artwork throughout, Geisel Award Honoree Jonathan Fenske's early reader series is sure to be a hit with new readers!
《超狗神探》作者新作。小青蛙們各自都有自己的想法，有人互看不順眼，手足間看法大不同。他們能否團結合作、相互尊重呢？幽默爆笑的情節，讓人捧腹大笑的同時又能體會彼此尊重的重要性。The perfect present for Dog Man fans - starring some of your favourite characters from the series!Cat Kid Comic Club is back in session in this groundbreaking graphic novel narrative by Dav Pilkey, the worldwide bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of Dog Man.Flippy, Molly, Li'l Petey, and twenty-one baby frogs each have something to say.Naomi and Melvin don't see eye to eye and Poppy perceives the world differently than her siblings.Will the baby frogs figure out how to work together and appreciate one another's point of view - both inside and outside the classroom?The shenanigans are nonstop and the baby frogs' minicomics are funny and full of heart.Creating stories within a story, author and illustrator Dav Pilkey uses a variety of techniques - including acrylic paints, coloured pencils, Japanese calligraphy, photography, collage, gouache, watercolours, and much more - to portray e
This is the inside story of the more than 8,000 recent college graduates who have joinedTeach for America and committed two years of service to teaching in the nation's most troubled public schools. I
From the Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the passing of Steve Jobs by following his top lieutenants-Jony Ive, the Chief Design Officer, and Tim Cook,
An incredible collection of the first three books in the Unofficial Harry Potter Reference Library, delving into the magic and mystery of the Wizarding World's spells, characters and creaturesThis stunning boxed set collects the three most popular books in the Unofficial Harry Potter Reference Library series - an incredible collection that digs deep into the lore of the Wizarding World. Inside you'll find:The Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook: Details more than 250 spells, charms, curses, hexes and jinxes in all, plus a catalog of enchanted objects.The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary: Covers every monster, beast or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry Potter book, film, or theatrical production, including more than 200 fascinating, magical creatures in all, with each entry providing details such as first appearance, location, disposition, physical appearance, attack abilities, defenses and intriguing story facts.The Unofficial Harry Potter Character Compendiu
“I hated every minute of training, but I said: ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” – Muhammad AliBehind every goal accomplished is a journey filled with confidence, success, and admiration but also challenges, disappointments, and moments of despair. But even when there are hardships, unseen struggles, dark times of indecision, injuries, and financial problems, there are also moments of motivation, self-awareness, and coping strategies to help you push through the negative to reach the positive.Everyone has a story of success. Everyone has a story of failure or missed opportunities. So You Want to Be a Fighter? collects these kinds of stories in one place―told by well-known (and not-so-well-known) trainers, boxers, and MMA fighters, including Chris Algieri, former junior welterweight boxing champion and undefeated kickboxer.You’ll hear about accomplishments, mishaps, tears of joy and pain, moments of utter frustration but also jubilation, and stories
