"The Water Hole" is a fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and art book. Graeme Base takes the reader on a journey of discovery, from the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of the Australian outback. As one rhino gives way to two tigers, with three toucans waiting in the wings, the tale unfolds on many lev...(展开全部)

Suburban Seattle, the mid-1970s. We learn from the out-set that a strange plague has descended upon the area’s teenagers, transmitted by sexual contact. The disease is manifested in any number of ways — from the hideously grotesque to the subtle (and concealable) — but once you’ve got it, that’s it. There’s no turning back. As we inhabit the heads of several key characters ...(展开全部)

葛瑞米·贝斯（Graeme Base），世界上最棒的儿童图画书作家之一。他早年创作的字母书《动物王国》（Animalia）于1986年一问世，就立刻受到了国际性的赞誉。此书300万册的全球销量，奠定了其经典名作的地位。 贝斯的作品广受欢迎，获奖连连，包括：《第十一个小时》（The Eleventh Hour）、《来喝水吧》（The Waterhole）、《阿吉的许愿鼓》（Jungle Drums）、《阿诺的花园》（Uno's Garden）、《魔法失窃之谜》（Enigma, a Magical Mystery）、《卡纳克神庙的宝石鱼》（The Jewel Fish of Kamak）、《小不点大象》（Little Elephants）、《吴哥窟的最后一个国王》（The Last King of Angkor Wat）等等。 贝斯现在和他的艺术家妻子萝...(展开全部)

In the tradition of his best-selling alphabet book, Animalia, author and illustrator Graeme Base takes young readers on an exhilarating journey of discovery with an ingenious fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook, and art book. From the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of outback Australia, the an...(展开全部)

作者：露丝·克劳斯（1901—1993） 美国著名作家，创作了三十多本童书，作品包括经典的《胡萝卜种子》（由她的丈夫克罗格特·约翰逊绘制插图）以及《一座特别的房子》《洞是用来挖的》（都是由莫里斯·桑达克绘制插图）。“露丝·克劳斯作为一个作家，拥有捕捉孩子自由想象和语言的能力，她的书因此大受欢迎，充满永恒的吸引力。”《童书及创造者》（Children's Books and Their Creators，1995）这样总结。 绘者：莫里斯·桑达克（1928—2012） 作品包括《野兽国》《午夜厨房》《在那遥远的地方》（这三部作品并称为桑达克著名的图画书三部曲）《肯尼的窗户》《萝丝房门上的记号》《果壳图书馆》（包括《鸡汤加米饭》《鳄鱼之家字母书》《约翰尼的数数书》《皮埃尔》）《格里格里砰！》《亲爱的小莉》《杰克和盖伊，我们都在垃圾场》《糊涂的阿尔蒂》以及...(展开全部)

In this long-popular book, subtitled A First Book of First Definitions, the reader will discover, among other things, that dishes are to do and mashed potatoes are to give everyone enough.

What would you say about eye-brows? Miss Krauss and the many children who made suggestions, re-visions, additions (and subtractions) to this book say, "Eyebrows are to go over eyes." A face? "A face is something to have on the front of your head." Also, "a face is so you can make faces." Hands? Well, hands are to hold. And also "a hand is to hold up when you want your turn." "A...(展开全部)

What is a hole? A hole is when you step in it you go down A hole is for a mouse to live in. And, of course,a hole is to dig. This is the funniest book of definitions you'll ever read!

The best-selling "Water Hole is now a coloring book! Down to the secret watering hole the animals all come. As seasons bring forth drought and flood, they gather there as one. United in their common need, their numbers swell to ten, But hidden deep among the trees lie ten times that again! Now you can color in your own version of "The Water Hole ! Only the outlines of Graem...(展开全部)

Friends Sam and Dave set to with a spade each and a dog for company. They are on a mission and they don’t intend to stop until they find something spectacular. When digging straight down reveals nothing, they dig sideways, in different directions – still nothing. At least, that’s what they think. When the boys take a nap, the dog starts digging. And something spectacular happen...(展开全部)