Nothing can stop John Henry--no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was als...(展开全部)

The stunning 1995 Caldecott Honor Book John Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor, and boundless energy. Jerry Pinkney illustrates the story with "rich colors borrowed from the rocks and the earth, so beautiful that they sum...(展开全部)

The stunning 1995 Caldecott Honor Book John Henry is stronger than ten men, and can dig through a mountain faster than a steam drill. Julius Lester's folksy retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad has warmth, tall tale humor, and boundless energy. Jerry Pinkney illustrates the story with "rich colors borrowed from the rocks and the earth, so beautiful that they sum...(展开全部)

Nothing can stop John Henry--no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was als...(展开全部)

Will Biscuit ever get the little pup to come play with him?

Will Biscuit ever get the little pup to come play with him?

Rosalind loves to play with her little deer in the shade of the lime tree. Then one day a hunter comes along with his dog and frightens the deer away. The poor little deer is captured by a king and kept in a golden cage, but it refuses to eat. People come from far and wide bringing delicious food for the king's prized pet, but still the deer won't eat. Then the hunter and his d...(展开全部)

托芙·扬松（Tove Jansson，1914—2001）是芬兰有名儿童文学作家、画家。她创作的姆明系列故事向读者展示了一个充满真诚、善良和美的新奇世界，深受全世界读者的喜爱。因为其巨大的文学艺术成就，扬松屡获殊荣：1953年获得尼尔斯·霍格尔森奖，1966年获得靠前安 徒生奖，1972年获得瑞典学院奖，1976年获得芬兰很高荣誉奖章，并多次获得国家颁发的文学奖。

The Moomin Family are relaxing on holiday; with the exception of Moomin. Every night he is being visited by a little ghost and Moomin is getting more and more scared by him. His friends and family don't know what to do to help him. Then one night, Moomin's beloved friend - Snorkmaiden, goes missing and Moomin bravely sets off to find her. What will happen next...?

罗伯特•哈钦森是英国国家通讯社的防务记者，后成为《简氏防务周刊》的出版总监，负责图书、报刊出版和电子出版。哈钦森同时是一位充满热情的历史学家和考古学家。他是伦敦古文物协会会员、苏塞克斯大学教会考古学方面的助理导师、宗教改革时期考古学专家，在2008年新年受勋名册上被授予英帝国勋章。 哈钦森相信英国历史中的真实故事比任何电视节目或银幕作品都更富戏剧性和感染力。在他获得高度赞誉的作品如“都铎王朝”系列中，他尽可能多地在探索研究中使用原始资料，因为“阅读人物自身在那个时代说出的特定语言，是十分有益的”。哈钦森拥有强大的叙事能力，“让叙事本身独立而纯粹”是哈钦森的写作理念，他的作品正文均一气呵成，不需要读者做出停顿，读之令人酣畅淋漓。