著名的《草原上的小木屋》系列第一本，美国独立精神的代表作之一。美国的“靠他人”（welfare）与“靠自己”（workfare）之争由来已久，在上世纪初“靠他人”的某集体主义思想在东西方大行其道的年代，这本以少儿读物面貌出现的小说却卓尔不群，以早期拓荒者一家子驾着大篷车向西部移民为切入点，深情描绘了“靠自己”的美国独立精神。 作者劳拉的女儿罗斯·怀尔德·莱茵为这本小说的成书做了很大贡献，也许正是这位后来写出《The Discovery of Freedom》的莱茵的因素，才让这本书字里行间都流露出一股自由和独立的精神。

在线阅读本书 For the first time in the history of the Little House books, this new edition features Garth Williams interior art in vibrant, full color, as well as a beautifully redesigned cover. The little settlement that weathered the long, hard winter of 1880-81 is now a growing town. Laura is growing up, and she goes to her first evening social. Mary is at last able to go t...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer.

The House on the Embankment, told by two narrators, is a series of intertwined reminiscences, flashbacks, and episodes, mainly of childhood and young adulthood in Moscow under Joseph Stalin. Most of the novella, told in the third person, relates incidents from the life of Vadim Alexandrovich Glebov. These portions alternate with short chapters told by an unidentified narrator w...(展开全部)

Hodgson was an English author who wrote in several genres, including horror and science fiction.

William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction and science fiction. Early in his writing career he dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his poems were published during his lifetime. He also attracted some noti...(展开全部)

Laura Ingalls's story begins in 1871 in a little log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Four-year-old Laura lives in the little house with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their trusty dog, Jack. </p> Pioneer life is sometimes hard, since the family must grow or catch all their own food as they get ready for the cold winter. But it is also ex...(展开全部)

Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children, their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the ...(展开全部)

"It was time for a little bunny to be on the move. From here to there, a bunny goes where a bunny must." And so Little Bunny's journey begins: over the hills, through the woods, past the little girl who wants to take him home. But where is Little Bunny going? "Bunny, bunny, going down the path, Bunny, bunny, aren't you turning back? Where are you going, Little Bunny?" ...(展开全部)

As soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys begin to jump on their bed. But despite Mama's warnings, they fall off and hurt themselves. A sure-fire hit at story hour, this rhythmic romp is a counting lesson, too, as the five bouncy bed-jumpers bump their heads and get hauled off to the doctor one by one. Wonderful pencil and watercolour illustrations capture...(展开全部)