Today was his first climb to the top. He knew if he was there, watching, then she would never leave him. Her name was Bernadette and he climbed the shed every day.~This is a not a football book, as such. Rather, it is a memoir by someone who happened to have superior ability at the sport during his formative years which led him on a remarkable journey. Paul Ferris became a prof...(展开全部)

One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. "Hello, Cow!" said Duck. "Moo," said Cow. But what she thought was, "A duck on a bike? That's the silliest t...(展开全部)

One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. "Hello, Cow!" said Duck. "Moo," said Cow. But what she thought was, "A duck on a bike? That's the silliest t...(展开全部)

大卫•夏农（David Shannon），美国著名绘本作家、著名画家，1959年10月5日出生于美国华盛顿。夏农擅长运用生动写实的题材，描绘出儿童的生活体验，精练的语言和精确的图像结合，风格幽默，色彩鲜明，深受读者喜爱。 作品屡获大奖，曾荣获凯迪克大奖、美国纽约公共图书馆“每个人都应该知道的100种绘本”、美国国家亲子出版奖、《纽约时报》年度最佳绘本、美国图书馆协会好书奖、《书单》杂志编辑选书、《学校图书馆》学刊最佳图书奖、金风筝奖等。 代表作《鸭子骑车记》（DUCK ON A BIKE）入选美国纽约公共图书馆“每个人都应该知道的100种绘本”；《来去当海盗》（HOW I BECAME A PIRATE）获美国国家亲子出版奖、国际阅读学会／美国童书协会儿童评选最爱童书，并持续位居《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜；《下雨了》（The Rain Came Dow...(展开全部)

☀作者简介 罗伯特•佩恩 英国作家、记者和电视节目主持人。撰写的电视系列片《森林童话》全面详细地讲述了英国森林的概况。曾骑自行车环游世界，到过五大洲的40多个国家。目前，罗伯特和家人住在南威尔士州黑山山林里，过着回归自然的古朴生活。 本书为其代表作，被《泰晤士报》列入“畅销书前十强”，已翻译成14种文字。 罗伯特•佩恩个人网站：https://robpenn.net/

☀作者简介 罗伯特•佩恩 英国作家、记者和电视节目主持人。撰写的电视系列片《森林童话》全面详细地讲述了英国森林的概况。曾骑自行车环游世界，到过五大洲的40多个国家。目前，罗伯特和家人住在南威尔士州黑山山林里，过着回归自然的古朴生活。 本书为其代表作，被《泰晤士报》列入“畅销书前十强”，已翻译成14种文字。 罗伯特•佩恩个人网站：https://robpenn.net/

Robert Penn has saddled up nearly every day of his adult life. In his late twenties, he pedaled 25,000 miles around the world. Today he rides to get to work, sometimes for work, to bathe in air and sunshine, to travel, to go shopping, to stay sane, and to skip bath time with his kids. He's no Sunday pedal pusher. So when the time came for a new bike, he decided to pull out all ...(展开全部)

“It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.” - The Atlantic Monthly The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Mac...(展开全部)

Winner of the Governor General's Award Counterpointing the stories of the legendary Western cowboy Shorty McAdoo and Harry Vincent, the ambitious young screenwriter commissioned to retell his story in 1920s Hollywood, this novel reconstructs an epic journey through Montana into the Canadian plains, by a group of men pursuing their stolen horses. "The Englishman's Boy" intelli...(展开全部)

盖伊·范德海格1951出生于加拿大萨斯喀彻温省。他的第一部作品《走下坡路的人》（1982）获加拿大最高文学奖——总督文学奖与英国菲伯奖，此后他发表了长篇小说《我现在的年龄》，此书获得1984年布克奖提名。他在1989年发表的长篇小说《乡思》获得多伦多市图书奖。他的作品《事物真相》，是一部受到广泛好评的短篇小说集。