Each letter of the alphabet accompanies a full-page picture puzzle of an object whose name begins with that letter: anvil, bicycle, etc.

Kipper and Arnold are on an alphabet adventure What can they find for each letter? They find ladybugs for "L." And toys for "T." But what begins with "X"? That's a hard one.

Kipper and Arnold are on an alphabet adventure What can they find for each letter? They find ladybugs for "L." And toys for "T." But what begins with "X"? That's a hard one.

In "Alphabet for Gourmets," M.F.K. Fisher arranges a selection of her essays in a whimsical way that reveals the breadth and depth of her passion. From A for (dining) alone to Z for Zakuski, "a Russian hors d'oeuvre," Fisher alights on both longtime obsessions and idiosyncratic digressions. As usual, she liberates her readers from caution and slavish adherence to culinary tradi...(展开全部)

“India is like Wonderland. In this other universe everyone seems mad and everything is upside down, back to front and infuriatingly bizarre . . .”In her twenties Sarah Macdonald backpacked around India and came away with a lasting impression of heat, pollution, and poverty. So when an airport beggar read her palm and told her she would return to India -- and for love -- she scr...(展开全部)

“The richness of coloring; the strength, action and humor in the drawing; and the original rhyme for each letter make this an alphabet book to treasure.”--The Horn Book

“The richness of coloring; the strength, action and humor in the drawing; and the original rhyme for each letter make this an alphabet book to treasure.”--The Horn Book

Herbert O. Yardley is one of the legendary figures in the history of espionage. He founded and directed the famous 'American Black Chamber' in World War I and thereafter. When Secretary of State Stimson in 1929 issued the infamous directive 'Gentlemen do not read each other's mail,' he destroyed the Black Chamber and with it much of America's intelligence capability. Yardley, t...(展开全部)

This sweeping survey of the artistic achievements of Himalayan culture is the first major exhibition to include objects from all the major religions of the region. Created to accompany the landmark art exhibition that will include almost two hundred of the finest works of art created between the sixth and nineteenth centuries in India, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan, this book explor...(展开全部)

安野光雅 画家、绘本作家、随笔作家。 1926年出生于日本岛根县津和野町，山口师范学校研究科毕业。1968年以《不可思议的画》（福音馆书店）出道，从此开始了源源不断的绘本创作。 主要著作有《ABC之书》、《五十音》（以上为福音馆书店）、《安野光雅画集》（讲谈社）、《安野光雅文集（1～6）》（筑摩书房）、《壶中的故事》、《奇妙的种子》、《进入数学世界的图画书》、《跳蚤市场》、《天动说》、《旅之绘本I~V》、《童话国的邮便切手》等。 安野光雅的作品不仅在日本国内非常受欢迎，在国际间也大放异彩，至今已获奖无数。荣获日本国内的获艺术类奖文部大臣新人奖、产经儿童文化奖首奖。英国格林威奖特别奖、美国号角书奖、纽约科学院奖、布鲁克林美术馆奖、捷克BIB金苹果奖、意大利波隆那国际儿童书展设计大奖等等，更在1984年获得国际童书界最高荣誉的“安徒生奖”画家奖。 安野光...(展开全部)