《Lunch Lady》系列，雙集數特別套餐隆重上菜！好好享用學餐阿姨帶來的美味午餐…以及正義！Fans of Captain Underpants won't want to miss the adventures of a lunch lady who serves justice--now available for the first time as a full-color graphic novel featuring two-books-in-one Serving justice . . . and lunch Hector, Terrence, and Dee have always wondered about their school lunch lady. What does she do when she isn't dishing out the daily special? Where does she live? Does she have a lot of cats at home? Little do they know, Lunch Lady doesn't just serve sloppy joes--she serves justice Whatever danger lies ahead, it's no match for LUNCH LADY in these two exciting adventures packed into one book Get ready for the return of this exciting series, by the author of Hey, Kiddo. This new edition includes brand-new, full-color version of Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute and Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians, as well as all-new exciting backmatter
Perfect for fans Dog Man and The InvestGators, the laugh-out-loud adventures continue in the second book of this graphic novel series when the cats of Kitty Quest face off against an army of ludicrous sea monsters!The islands of Pawdor are in peril once again! Ferocious sea monsters have been spotted on shore, and the townsfolk are in a complete panic. Luckily, there’s a new guild of heroes known as Kitty Quest that’s ready to protect the land. So what if Woolfrik and Perigold are its only members (besides their mentor who’s a ghost), and it’s just their second week on the job? They may be all that stands in the way of an invasion!But how are these two amateur heroes supposed to stop a whole army of tentacled beasts? It may just take some quick thinking, a whole lot of luck, and a little help from the most unexpected of places. In order to save all of kitty-kind, Woolfrik and Perigold are going to have to learn to work together and prove that two heads are better than one.
Danny loves dinosaurs. When he sees one at the museun and says, "It would be nice to play with a dinosaur," a voice answers, "And I think it would be nice to play with you." So begins Dannys and the dinosaur's wonderful adventure together!But a dinosaur is no ordinary playmate. Even the most everyday activities become extraordinary, like finding a big-enough place to hide a dinosaur in a game of hide-and-seek, and keeping him from knocking over houses with his long tail. But Danny can teach a old dinosaur new tricks. It's the most fun this dinosaur has had in a hundred million years!Originally published as An I Can Read Book over 40 years ago, this classic story is perfect for reading together.Danny's out on the town with a real live dinosaur. And whether they're eating ice cream or playing hide-and-seek, these two are having one hundred million years of fun--all in one day. Outstanding Children's Books of 1958 (NYT) !function(){window._hcbi = window._hcbi || [];window._hcbi.push({isb
The squad you love is out of time. Now in paperback, this is the thrilling finale in the epic, best-selling Aurora Cycle series about a band of unlikely heroes who just might be the galaxy's last hope for survival.Is this the end? What happens when you ask a bunch of losers, discipline cases, and misfits to save the galaxy from an ancient evil? The ancient evil wins, of course. Wait. . . . Not. So. Fast. When we last saw Squad 312, they were working together seamlessly (aka, freaking out) as an intergalactic battle raged and an ancient superweapon threatened to obliterate Earth. Everything went horribly wrong, naturally. But as it turns out, not all endings are endings, and the team has one last chance to rewrite theirs. Maybe two. It's complicated. Cue Zila, Fin, and Scarlett (and MAGELLAN!): making friends, making enemies, and making history? Sure, no problem Cue Tyler, Kal, and Auri: uniting with two of the galaxy’s most hated villains? Um, okay. That, too. Act
Are you a fan of Raina Telgemeier or Shannon Hale? Then you won’t want to miss the second book in this graphic novel series that’s the Baby-Sitters Club for pets! Your favorite dog-walkers are back with even more cute animals―and even more friendship and family drama―in this funny and heartwarming story perfect for fans of Real Friends, Roller Girl, and Allergic!Best friends Mindy Park, Gabby Jordan, and Priya Gupta are back in business! After a few ups and downs, their dog-walking business is booming and the girls are closer than ever. It’s a dream come true!But for Mindy, things at home are beginning to feel like a bit of a nightmare. Her mom just started dating someone, which has Mindy feeling like the odd one out. For as long as she can remember, it’s been just the two of them and she doesn’t want that to change. (So what if her mom’s boyfriend has a cute pet cat, and all of Mindy’s friends seem to think he’s pretty cool?)And things only get worse when a new student named Hazel arr
From the acclaimed creators of Measuring Up, author Lily LaMotte and illustrators Ann Xu and Sunmi, comes a graphic novel about two sisters--one who embraces her Taiwanese culture and one eager to do away with it--who rebuild their bond at a Taiwanese American summer camp. Perfect for fans of Be Prepared and Sisters, this is a heartwarming story about the importance of being true to yourself. Would you rather blend in or stand out? Claire and Michelle used to be best friends, but now the two sisters couldn't be more different. Michelle will do anything to fit in, even if it means denying her Taiwanese culture, whereas Claire is proud of who she is. So much so that she decides to become a junior counselor at a Taiwanese American summer camp. Sensing a rift between the two, their parents decide to send them both off to camp, much to Michelle's dismay. As summer continues, both sisters learn more about their culture and each other. But Michelle must eventually decide to either embrace her
Bizzy Bear has lots of amazing adventures - now you can join him in this first sticker book for little hands!With large pages, filled with exciting busy scenes, children will love adding the stickers and looking for the extra things to spot snd find on the page. Bizzy Bear is always having big adventures - one day he is a footballer and the next day he is an astronaut, meeting aliens in space! This book is ideal for two and three year olds as the big, easy-to-peel stickers are great for strengthening a child's pencil grip and encouraging development of their fine motor skills. With over 40 big stickers and perforated sticker sheets, this sticker book will keep your busy toddler busy for hours!Other sticker books to collect: Things That Go, Animals and Christmas Time
時間靜止在黑暗的稜線上我們站立於花開的一側想像死亡是樹，想像一個沒有困惑沒有孤獨的午後靜靜分食彼此的血肉靜靜共舞〈後窗〉（Rear Window）─攝影師意外因腿傷而足不出戶，閑來無事透過後窗觀察鄰居們。某天，看到對窗的推銷員夫婦發生爭執，當晚發現鄰居先生數度冒雨走出家門，隔日發現更多異常舉止，鄰居太太也從她卧病甚久的床上消失了……一切都令傑弗瑞不安。〈謀殺案後的早晨〉（Morning After Murder）─劇情轉折在，偵探究竟如何與謀殺有所關聯─僅僅作為一名調查者，又或涉及更險惡的事件。令人不安的自我猜疑，讓讀者不斷質疑經典的「是或否」問題─即他是否參與其中。〈兩宗謀殺，一樁罪案〉（Two Murders, One Crime）─故事第一部分描述一名無辜者，如何被誣告謀殺而被處決。凸顯了警察的無能─完全聽信目擊者的言詞。無辜者遭到處決之後，故事隨即轉向：警方發現了真正的兇手，卻無從起訴他，因為這意味著他們必須承認，自己誤會無辜者而使他慘遭處死的過失……這篇故事中，一窺法律體系與人心的執著癡念，也見證機遇是如何決定一個人的生死。〈墳墓般死寂〉（Silent as the Grave）─男人向妻子坦承，曾在過去殺害他人，妻子答應保守秘密。但當男子的前上司死於非命，妻子便被丈夫是否涉及其中的問題折磨著，直到她決定深入探索，又陷入更深的懷疑中。〈瘋狂之屋〉（Crazy House）─一名土木工程師被誣陷，在一間老屋子裡謀殺了女子，他必須回到案發現場找出兇手，才能證明清白。然而，自他在那晚逃離後，屋子就被重新布置過，而他也必須在黑暗中探索陌生的大廳，並以機智勝取真正的罪魁禍首。〈紐約藍調〉（New York Blues）─一名男子獨坐黑暗的房間裡，懷疑自己殺了心愛的女人，而受內心責難與折磨，並等待「死亡」前來取走他的性命。他將真正的自我攤開來審視，而失憶、妄想、恐懼與焦慮也隨之淹沒他。★電影史巨擘、緊張大師―希區考克（Alfred Hitchcock）經典改編原著★ [ fps ]書系：導演與小說家的跨文本經典對話，精彩第二彈★康乃爾．伍立奇為黑色小說先鋒，其作品備受推理大師級作家雷蒙．錢德勒（Raymond Chandler）、艾勒里．昆恩（Ellery Queen）與日本推理小說之父江戶川亂步（Edogawa Ranpo）高度推崇；犯罪小說家勞倫斯．卜洛克（Law
Kitty is a superhero-in-training with cat-like superpowers. She dreams of being just like her superhero mum one day, but she's still got a lot to learn. Join her for a series of enchanting adventures by the light of the moon with her faithful cat crew by her side.Kitty is on a camping holiday with her friend Ozzy. Just like Kitty, Ozzy is a superhero-in-training with owl-like superpowers. During their stay in Whitefern Wood, they meet a wary wildcat, desperately looking for her lost kittens.The trouble is, she doesn't trust humans at all. Kitty must earn her trust and then prove her worth as a superhero in training, by finding the kittens and saving the day. Kitty and the Woodland Wildcat is the ninth book in the Kitty series, featuring a charming main character, cat-packed exploits, and striking two-colour art on every page.
The national bestselling hybrid full-color graphic novels Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy, Just Jaime, and Becoming Brianna by award-winning cartoonist Terri Libenson are now available in a paperback box set.Crushes. Frenemies. Drama.MIDDLE SCHOOLInvisible Emmie is the story of quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie, and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. . . .In Positively Izzy, we meet Bri, the brain, and Izzy, the dreamer. On the day of the school talent show, the girls’ lives converge in ways more dramatic than either of them could have imagined.Just Jaime introduces us to two friends, Maya and Jaime, on their last day of seventh grade and just maybe the last day of their friendship if they can’t figure out who is a real friend and who is a frenemy.Told in alternating past and present chapters, Becoming Brianna unfolds over the eight months leading up to one eventful day—as well as over the
Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell debuts his first early reader series about two best friends who are as different from each other as can be.Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend...and an old one. Celebrating both partnership and the value of what makes us individuals, young readers will find this classic odd-couple irresistible as they encounter relatable issues with humor and heart. Publishing simultaneously in hardcover and paperback.An IndieBound Bestseller A 2022 Kirkus Best Children's BookA Horn Book 2022 Summer Reading List pickAn Amazon Best Books of the Year for Ages 6-8 for 2022 A Junior Library Guild pickA Chicago Public Library Best Fiction for
Girl by day. Cat by night. Ready for adventure! This chapter book series is purrfect for newly confident readers who are looking for superhero stories.In Kitty and the Starlight Song, Kitty is preparing for the end of the year concert - her class will be singing a song in front of the whole school, and each one of them will have a line to sing as a solo. As a superhero-in-training with cat-like superpowers, Kitty can do all sorts of marvellous things, from jumping between roofs to catching thieves and recovering stolen treasures. As a superhero, Kitty is learning to be brave and to trust in her skills.But as a regular girl, Kitty isterrified to sing in front of everyone at school. She will need the help of her trusted cat crew to overcome her stage-fright. Kitty and the Starlight Song is the eighth book in the chapter book series about Kitty and her superhero adventures.With a charming main character, cat-packed exploits and striking two-colour art on every page, Kitty is the perfect p
重溫藍髮女孩的無畏旅程！希爾達山怪篇+午夜巨人篇珍藏版合集SEASONS 1 & 2 OF HILDA THE ANIMATED SERIES NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX This special treasury edition contains the first two volumesof Hilda's adventures-- Hilda and the Troll and Hilda and the Midnight Giant-- for you to read over and over again, as well as bonus material from series creator, Luke Pearson.Introducing Hilda, the bravest adventurer in Trolberg! Explore the magic, folklore, and mystery of Hilda's world as she rides fluffy woffs through the sky, dodges trolls through the forests, and catches up with giants the size of mountains. With the help of her lovable deerfox friend Twig, the grumpy (but no less loveable) Wood Man, and with a backpack full of cucumber sandwiches, there's nothing to stop Hilda from exploring the wilds and getting into sticky situations... Luke Pearson is one of the best cartoonists working today. Hilda is utterly brilliant! --Raina Telgemeier, creator of Smile Plain smart and moving. John Stanley's Little Lulu meets Miyaz
A Newbery Honor BookA Walter Dean Myers Honor Book From the visionary author of two 2021 Newbery Honor Books, comes a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. A young woman struggles to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, 12-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future.In reality, her father is a low-life conman - and the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn't the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship is heading for the fabled Sunderlands - a land of dragons, dangers and riches beyond imagining - she must weigh the cost of her dreams.A compelling and suspenseful middle-grade fantasy adventure.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This official Minecraft novel is an action-packed thriller When a new virtual-reality version of the game brings her dreams--and doubts--to life, one player must face her fears. Bianca has never been good at following the plan. She's more of an act-now, deal-with-the-consequences-later kind of person. But consequences can't be put off forever, as Bianca learns when she and her best friend, Lonnie, are in a terrible car crash. Waking up in the hospital, almost paralyzed by her injuries, Bianca is faced with questions she's not equipped to answer. She chooses instead to try a new virtual-reality version of Minecraft that responds to her every wish, giving her control over a world at the very moment she thought she'd lost it. As she explores this new realm, she encounters a mute, glitching avatar she believes to be Lonnie. Bianca teams up with Esme and Anton, two kids who are also playing on the hospital server, to save her friend. But the road to recovery isn'
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!Jack and his sister, Annie, must go to California! They must look at nature! They must save the wilderness! Save it from what, exactly? That's what Jack and Annie must find out when the magic tree house lands in the tallest tree on earth. The nature around them is so grand and peaceful--is it really in danger? Two travelers, two sketchbooks, and one grizzly bear will show Jack and Annie that danger isn't always seen with the eyes. Sometimes it's felt with the heart.Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid?Magic Tree House: Perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventuresIf you're looking for Merlin Mission #35: Night of the New Magicians, it was renumbered as
Although China’s economy is one of the largest in the world, Western understanding of it is often based on dated assumptions and incomplete information.In The New China Playbook, Keyu Jin burrows deep into the mechanisms of a unique system, taking a nuanced, clear-eyed, and data-based look inside. From the far-reaching and unexpected consequences of China’s one-child policy to the government’s complex relationship with entrepreneurs, from its boisterous financial system to its latest push for technological innovation, Jin reveals the frequently misunderstood dynamics at play.China is entering a new era, soon to be shaped by a radically different younger generation. As it strives to move beyond the confines of conventional socialism stained by shortages and capitalism hindered by inequality, the world is about to witness the emergence of a completely new dynamic between two diametrically opposite systems. The thorough understanding of China’s playbook that Jin provides will be essential
本套書共收錄40本讀本，適合讀完My First Reading Library和My Second Reading Library的讀者，往下一階段邁進。這40本書中25本選自Usborne Young Reading Series One，有精采有趣的小故事，也有單一故事按章節分段的讀本。15本選自Usborne Young Reading Series Two，有單一故事按章節分段的讀本，也有重新編寫的經典童話。The new collection has 40 paperback readers and is the next step after completing My First Reading Library and My Reading Library.40 books to help your child grow as a reader· The first 25 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series One. Each of these books contains several lively short stories, or one longer in easy-to-read chapters.· The next 15 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Two. These contain one longer story in chapters, and include many retellings of world classics. *The Usborne Reading Collection*---40 titlesYR1 1. The Minotaur2. Pirate Adventures3. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice4. The Story of Chocolate5. The Billy Goats Gruff6. The Emperor’s New Clothes7.
A joyful and fun read-along tale of one family's quest to find the Rainbowsaurs, featuring lots of colourful creatures.We're following a rainbow to find the Rainbowsaurus.We're following a rainbow. Would you like to join us?Join two dads and their three children as they set off on an adventure to find the Rainbowsaurus. On their way, they meet animals that are all the colours of the rainbow who all want to find the Rainbowsaurus, too.From the author and illustrator of the Mr Panda series and The Queen's Hat collection, comes this instantly classic-feeling adventure. A perfect story to read at bedtime again and again.
Jorg Muhle小兔子互動硬頁書。可愛溫馨的睡前晚安故事，簡單圖文卻充滿吸引力，讓小寶貝不經意想要跟著小兔子一起躲進毛毯裡，大玩躲貓貓，不知不覺進入夢鄉。Join in with Little Rabbit, playing all the games that toddlers love in this new board book in the internationally bestselling Tickle My Ears interactive series that will have toddlers, adults and rabbits all playing together.Little Rabbit wants to play. He hides behind a blanket, then peeks out: Peek-a-boo! He splashes in the bath, swings back and forth, and plays with his own little rabbit too—one, two, three, whee, rabbit flies!Young children will love taking part in these familiar sequences and laugh at the cheeky finish, because Little Rabbit has grown up enough to play a joke on his readers.Jorg Muhle’s warm and accessible illustrations encourage children to take on all the roles in the story as they copy Little Rabbit. This new book in the bestselling interactive board book series will have toddlers jumping to play.Follow-on from Tickle My Ears: “A wonderful interactive bedtime book for children and l
