作者：露丝·克劳斯（1901—1993） 美国著名作家，创作了三十多本童书，作品包括经典的《胡萝卜种子》（由她的丈夫克罗格特·约翰逊绘制插图）以及《一座特别的房子》《洞是用来挖的》（都是由莫里斯·桑达克绘制插图）。“露丝·克劳斯作为一个作家，拥有捕捉孩子自由想象和语言的能力，她的书因此大受欢迎，充满永恒的吸引力。”《童书及创造者》（Children's Books and Their Creators，1995）这样总结。 绘者：莫里斯·桑达克（1928—2012） 作品包括《野兽国》《午夜厨房》《在那遥远的地方》（这三部作品并称为桑达克著名的图画书三部曲）《肯尼的窗户》《萝丝房门上的记号》《果壳图书馆》（包括《鸡汤加米饭》《鳄鱼之家字母书》《约翰尼的数数书》《皮埃尔》）《格里格里砰！》《亲爱的小莉》《杰克和盖伊，我们都在垃圾场》《糊涂的阿尔蒂》以及...(展开全部)

In this long-popular book, subtitled A First Book of First Definitions, the reader will discover, among other things, that dishes are to do and mashed potatoes are to give everyone enough.

What would you say about eye-brows? Miss Krauss and the many children who made suggestions, re-visions, additions (and subtractions) to this book say, "Eyebrows are to go over eyes." A face? "A face is something to have on the front of your head." Also, "a face is so you can make faces." Hands? Well, hands are to hold. And also "a hand is to hold up when you want your turn." "A...(展开全部)

What is a hole? A hole is when you step in it you go down A hole is for a mouse to live in. And, of course,a hole is to dig. This is the funniest book of definitions you'll ever read!

Friends Sam and Dave set to with a spade each and a dog for company. They are on a mission and they don’t intend to stop until they find something spectacular. When digging straight down reveals nothing, they dig sideways, in different directions – still nothing. At least, that’s what they think. When the boys take a nap, the dog starts digging. And something spectacular happen...(展开全部)

Watching movies every night at home with his cats, film scholar and cat lover Daisuke Miyao noticed how frequently cats turned up on screen. They made brief appearances (think of Mafia boss Marlon Brando gently stroking a cat in a scene from The Godfather); their looks provided inspiration to film creators (Avatar); they even held major roles (The Lion King). In Cinema Is a Cat...(展开全部)

Despite your graduate education, brainpower, and technical prowess, your career in scientific research is far from assured. Permanent positions are scarce, science survival is rarely part of formal graduate training, and a good mentor is hard to find. This exceptional volume explains what stands between you and fulfilling long-term research career. Bringing the key survival ski...(展开全部)

"The Water Hole" is a fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and art book. Graeme Base takes the reader on a journey of discovery, from the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of the Australian outback. As one rhino gives way to two tigers, with three toucans waiting in the wings, the tale unfolds on many lev...(展开全部)

Suburban Seattle, the mid-1970s. We learn from the out-set that a strange plague has descended upon the area’s teenagers, transmitted by sexual contact. The disease is manifested in any number of ways — from the hideously grotesque to the subtle (and concealable) — but once you’ve got it, that’s it. There’s no turning back. As we inhabit the heads of several key characters ...(展开全部)

A NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR'S CHOICE Einstein’s Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black hole, putting Einstein’s theory of relativity to its ultimate test and helping to answer our deepest questions about space, time, the origins of the universe, and the nature of reality Photographing a black hole sounds impossible, ...(展开全部)