Discover the hidden world of the meadow in this unique combination of poetry riddles and science wisdom. Beginning with the rising sun and ending with twilight, this book takes us on a tour through the fields, encouraging us to watch for a nest of rabbits, a foamy spittlebug, a leaping grasshopper, bright milkweed, a quick fox, and a cruising hawk.

文字作者，艾诺·桑卡德（Arnold Sundgaard），诗人，剧作家，1909年出生于一个挪威家庭里，卒于2006年。1935年他从美国威斯康辛州立大学获得英语学士学位后，到耶鲁大学戏剧学院进修，学成后曾在哥伦比亚大学，伯明顿大学和德克萨斯州立大学教授戏剧。 Arnold一生创作过很多经典戏剧，多部剧目在百老汇上演，其中《Giants in the Earth》曾获普利策音乐奖。晚年转向儿童图画书的创作，他有位久负盛名的搭档——Eric Carl，两人于1988年共同创作了《小羊和蝴蝶》。 绘画作者，艾瑞·卡尔（Eric Carle），1929年出生于纽约，兼具写作与插画能力的绘本创作作家，投身于儿童文学的创作超过40年，致力于为儿童打造一个自由、充满想象的童话世界，共创作了70余本有趣、美丽、富含想像力的作品，荣获多项世界著名儿童文学奖。艾瑞的...(展开全部)

The Secrets of Facilitation delivers a clear vision of facilitation excellence and reveals the specific techniques effective facilitators use to produce consistent, repeatable results with groups. Author Michael Wilkinson has trained thousands of managers, mediators, analysts, and consultants around the world to apply the power of SMART (Structured Meeting And Relating Techniqu...(展开全部)

"In the Meadow "is our first book in our Being in the World series, a collection of nature books from Japan. Each book will focus on what it feels like to be in a particular place. In this book, a little girl experiences what it's like to be alone in a field where the grass is as tall as she is and there are many insects and sounds. The book ends on a peaceful note, with mommy ...(展开全部)

From the award-winning author of The Every and the illustrator behind the beloved picture book Her Right Foot comes an endearing and beautifully illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to t...(展开全部)

Perfect for summer reading, this multi-starred review gem from award winning author and illustrator is an endearing and beautifully illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johannes, a free dog, lives in an urban park by the sea. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report back to the park’s eld...(展开全部)

A New York Times bestseller and Today Show Summer Pick A wild, lyrical, hilarious and beautiful story of a wild dog living and surviving in an urban park Johannes, a free dog, lives in a park hemmed in on three sides by dense human neighborhoods, and on one side by the ocean. His job is to be the Eyes—to see everything that happens within the park and report to the park’s elder...(展开全部)

约翰尼斯•费边，著名人类学家，曾在美国西北大学、卫斯理学院等多所大学执教，担任波恩大学、科隆大学、巴黎大学的访问学者。退休前任教于荷兰阿姆斯特丹大学，现居德国。他写了很多批评性的著作，《时间与他者》是他的代表作，这本书是人类学领域的经典著作，改变了人类学家“建立研究对象”的方法。

In one of the most hotly anticipated sequels in memory, J.K. Rowling takes up where she left with Harry s second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Old friends and new torments abound, including a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girl s bathroom, an outrageously conceited professor, Gilderoy Lockheart, and a mysterious force that turns Hogwar...(展开全部)

Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turne...(展开全部)