The animals’ homes are disappearing. Tree by tree, the forest is being cut down. Clues! There must be clues. For instance, look—there is a mysterious bear carrying an ax! But what would a bear want with so many trees? Perhaps the discarded paper airplanes littering the forest floor have a story to tell? Oliver Jeffers’ quirky, childlike humor and lovable illustrations are in f...(展开全部)

Therip-roaring and hilarious memoir from Stanley Johnson—the father of London mayor Boris Johnson—begins with a loud bang whenStanley's father, an RAF pilot in World War II, crash-lands a Wellington bomber on a Devon airfield. A few years later Stanley's parents buy a sheep farm on nearby Exmoor, where Stanley does much of his growing up. Stanley would keep his links with this ...(展开全部)

An exciting picture book, featuring brand new characters from highly-regarded, best-selling, multi-award-winning talent, Oliver Jeffers. When life in the forest begins to change; when trees mysteriously lose their branches, when whole tree trunks start to disappear, when homes are lost, the only course of action for the forest dwellers is to begin a full scale investigation. A...(展开全部)

This fun and fascinating treasury features all kinds of families and their lives together. Each spread showcases one aspect of home lifeÑfrom houses and holidays, to schools and pets, to feelings and family trees. Ros AsquithÕs humorous illustrations perfectly complement a charming text from the acclaimed Mary Hoffman; kids will love poring over these pages again and again. A c...(展开全部)

著者：玛丽•霍夫曼 英国畅销书作家，从图画书到小说，已经为儿童创作了90多本书。她与世界著名插画家卡罗琳•宾合作的《奇异恩典》获得了凯特•格林纳威奖入围奖，加上后来出版的续集，总销量达到了150万册。她还在弗朗西斯•林肯儿童出版社出版过其他图画书，并创作了享誉国际声誉的Stravaganz系列，由布鲁姆斯伯里出版社出版。玛丽目前住在牛津郡，和丈夫还有三只缅甸猫一起生活。 绘者：罗丝•阿斯奎思 罗丝•阿斯奎思在英国《卫报》做了20年的漫画家，为年轻读者创作和插画了60多本书，包括了在兰登书屋出版的最畅销的青少年烦恼系列。她毕业于剑桥大学，专攻艺术专业。在成为Time Out杂志的戏剧评论员之前，还做过摄影师、设计师和老师。此前，阿斯奎思还做过City Limits的戏剧栏目联合编辑和《观察家》的戏剧评论员。

文/图：安娜·沃克 澳大利亚重量级画家，从事了12年的插画艺术工作，作品在世界范围具有极高人气，深受孩子和年轻父母们的喜爱。其作品获得多项大奖，包括年度CBC大奖、澳大利亚总督文学奖、澳大利亚书业奖、昆士兰文学奖 、家庭奖童书等。其作品主题涉及启蒙、友谊、幽默、习惯、校园生活规范等多方面。画风多为温和、粉嫩的色泽，一眼望去明媚温柔、清新细腻的色调和氛围让人仿佛生活在彩虹般的糖果世界里。文字风格简单而充满韵律，适合幼儿园和小学初级的孩子大声朗读。

Musician and naturalist Bernie Krause is one of the world's leading experts in natural sound, and he's spent his life discovering and recording nature's rich chorus. Searching far beyond our modern world's honking horns and buzzing machinery, he has sought out the truly wild places that remain, where natural soundscapes exist virtually unchanged from when the earliest humans fi...(展开全部)

伯尼•克劳斯博土，世界知名音乐家、博物学家，致力于发现、记录自然界的宝贵声音。20世纪50年代至60年代，他醉心于音乐，并接替“美国民歌之父”的皮特•西格(Pete Seeger)成为织工乐队(the Weavers)的吉他手。曾为著名电影《罗丝玛丽的婴儿》（Rosemary's Baby)和《现代启示录》（Apocalypse Now)制作背景音乐。之后，他利用40年的时间，足迹遍布世界各地，记录不同生物不同环境下的各种声音，使都市人能够听到这个世界上最遥远的声音。他曾录制了15000多种生物、时长超过4000小时的原始声效。由于噪音和人类活动的干扰，其中一半以上的音效已在自然界绝迹。现与妻子凯瑟琳居住在加利福尼亚。 卢超，认知心理语言学博士，北京科技大学外国语学院高级讲师，曾赴美国佛州海岸大学和英国德蒙福特大学访学和工作。主要研究方向为具身认知视...(展开全部)

伯尼•克劳斯博土，世界知名音乐家、博物学家，致力于发现、记录自然界的宝贵声音。20世纪50年代至60年代，他醉心于音乐，并接替“美国民歌之父”的皮特•西格(Pete Seeger)成为织工乐队(the Weavers)的吉他手。曾为著名电影《罗丝玛丽的婴儿》（Rosemary's Baby)和《现代启示录》（Apocalypse Now)制作背景音乐。之后，他利用40年的时间，足迹遍布世界各地，记录不同生物不同环境下的各种声音，使都市人能够听到这个世界上最遥远的声音。他曾录制了15000多种生物、时长超过4000小时的原始声效。由于噪音和人类活动的干扰，其中一半以上的音效已在自然界绝迹。现与妻子凯瑟琳居住在加利福尼亚。 卢超，认知心理语言学博士，北京科技大学外国语学院高级讲师，曾赴美国佛州海岸大学和英国德蒙福特大学访学和工作。主要研究方向为具身认知视...(展开全部)

Musician and naturalist Bernie Krause is one of the world's leading experts in natural sound, and he's spent his life discovering and recording nature's rich chorus. Searching far beyond our modern world's honking horns and buzzing machinery, he has sought out the truly wild places that remain, where natural soundscapes exist virtually unchanged from when the earliest humans fi...(展开全部)