Katinka Jones, the agony aunt for Girls Together magazine, is at a loose end in Swansea and decides to pay a surprise visit to one of the magazine’s regular correspondents, who goes by “Amista”. Arriving at a strange house perched atop a mountain, everything matches the descriptions in the letters; same cat, same views, same dashing widower, Carlyon. But there is a problem – no...(展开全部)

Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading philosophers discuss a wide range of philosophical issues, from ethics to aesthetics to metaphysics, in a lively, informal, personal way. Time, infinity, evil, friendship, animals, wine, sport, tragedy - all human life is here. Philosophy Bites was set up in 2007 ...(展开全部)

In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competitive relationship between rodents (vilified as thieves of grain) and the felines with whom they are perennially at war is explored in this presentation of Chinese tales about cats ...(展开全部)

In literatures worldwide, animal fables have been analyzed for their revealingly anthropomorphic views, but until now little attention has been given to the animal tales of China. The complex, competitive relationship between rodents (vilified as thieves of grain) and the felines with whom they are perennially at war is explored in this presentation of Chinese tales about cats ...(展开全部)

Bootsie Barker is a tiny terror who kicks dogs, sticks her tongue out, and throws temper tantrums. But when she turns her nastiness on her playmate, our young heroine gives Bootsie a good taste of her own medicine.-- "Expressive drawings give this book unusual vitality....A natural for storytime". -- Booklist, starred review-- "The story will be appreciated by all children .......(展开全部)

[美] 兰德 • 伯克特（Rand Burkert）/文 《老鼠和狮子》是兰德 • 伯克特的第一本书，由他和母亲南希 • 埃克霍尔姆 • 伯克特共同创作。在这本书中，兰德 • 伯克特用温暖的语言演绎了《伊索寓言》中这个非常著名的故事。兰德 • 伯克特现居住在意大利的阿西西市，在一所蒙特梭利学校任教。 [美] 南希 • 埃克霍尔姆 • 伯克特（Nancy Ekholm Burkert）/图 1933年出生，美国著名画家。南希 • 埃克霍尔姆 • 伯克特最受欢迎的插图作品是《白雪公主和七个小矮人》（1972年），该书荣获当时的《纽约时报》畅销书及凯迪克奖银奖。她的绘画注意光、影与深度的把握，既注重现实的细节，又在内容上呈现出奇幻、永恒之感。

Sam is a mouse who lives in a library. He loves to read all kinds of books and he learns that he also loves to make up and write his own stories, just like the books he finds in the library. He begins to leave his stories (that he also illustrates) in different parts of the library - the mystery he writes he places alongside the other mysteries; the fairytale goes with similar ...(展开全部)

A small creature offers his big voice for aspiring authors everywhere Every child can be a writer—and Library Mouse shows them how! Beloved children’s books author and illustrator Daniel Kirk wonderfully brings to life the story of Sam, a library mouse. Sam’s home was in a little hole in the wall in the children’s reference books section, and he thought that life was ver...(展开全部)

Perfect for fans of Lois Ehlert and Press Here, this charming board book gently explores the world of color and celebrates the joy of creativity. One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow. But what happens when they splash in the colors, mixing the red and blue? Or dance in the blue and yellow? This playful introduction to colors will appeal t...(展开全部)