Explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men. 1975 Caldecott Winner

Explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men. 1975 Caldecott Winner

在线阅读本书 An expression of the universal myth of the hero-quest, this beautiful story also portrays the Indian reverence for the source of life: the Solar Fire. Vibrant full-color illustrations capture the boldness and color of Pueblo art. A Caldecott Medal Book.

在线阅读本书 Viking is proud to announce a special 30th anniversary hardcover edition of Arrow to the Sun, Gerald McDermott's powerful rendering of an ancient Pueblo Indian legend. A true classic that has taken its place in the pantheon of children's literature, this book vividly evokes the Native American reverence for the source of all life--the Solar Fire. Acclaimed for its bol...(展开全部)

Grade 1-6. Thompson creates a futuristic world in which the Earth is shrouded in a yellow, polluted mist and only the "weakest wash of sunshine" comes through. The richest man in the world and his grandson set out to penetrate the fog in order to see the sun. Collecting buildings from every continent, they spend years fabricating a tower. Finally, the leaning tower of Pisa is s...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 From the beloved author of Treasure Island Originally serialized in a periodical of boys adventure fiction, The Black Arrow is a swashbuckling portrait of a young mans journey to discover the heroism within himself. Young Dick Shelton, caught in the midst of Englands War of the Roses, finds his loyalties torn between the guardian who will ultimately betray hi...(展开全部)

【印】阿马蒂亚•森（Amartya Sen）， 【美】埃里克•马斯金（Eric Maskin）

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes ...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)