布赖恩·W.奥尔迪斯（1925—2017），英国著名科幻作家，人称“英国科幻小说教父”，也集诗人、剧作家、评论家、编辑等于一身。奥尔迪斯一生极为高产，著作等身，写作、汇编的作品不下百部，并荣获过多个科幻小说奖项，包括雨果奖、星云奖、坎贝尔奖等，2000年荣获世界科幻界的最高荣誉——科幻大师奖，2004年入选“科幻名人堂”，2005年因为在文学方面的卓著贡献被授予帝国爵士勋章。 奥尔迪斯的代表作有《海利科尼亚》系列、《地球的漫长午后》《永不着陆》，以及科幻研究作品《亿万年大狂欢》等。他的短篇小说《超级玩具够玩一整夏》，由著名导演斯蒂芬•斯皮尔伯格拍成电影《人工智能》。

Afternoon of the Dinosaur, by Cristina Peri Rossi, one of the most important Spanish writers of our time, was first published in 1976. Due to censorship in Spain under Franco, it was initially distributed only in Latin America. Then, in 1980, it was published again by Plaza y Janés (Barcelona), and in 2008 it was reissued by Tropo Editores (Zaragoza). This volume is composed of...(展开全部)

Hillary doesn't believe all the mean things she hears about Sara-Kate. Sure, she wears weird clothes and she lives in a dumpy house, but if Sara-Kate's as bad as everyone says, how could she take such good care of the elf village in her backyard? She and Hillary spend hours fixing the tiny stick houses and the miniature Ferris wheel so the elves won't move away. But as Hillary ...(展开全部)

珍妮特·泰勒·莱尔（Janet Taylor Lisle），美国著名儿童文学作家，已出版十多部儿童文学作品。她创作的《精灵的午后》于1990 年一举获得美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖银奖，美国多萝茜·费希尔童书奖提名奖，以及美国《学校图书馆杂志》年度最佳童书等奖项，并被改编成话剧，在美国上演。《迷失的花童》曾获美国图书馆协会优秀童书奖。其他作品如《大酒窝橡树》《森林》等也为她赢得了极高的荣誉。

Hillary doesn't believe all the mean things she hears about Sara-Kate. Sure, she wears weird clothes and she lives in a dumpy house, but if Sara-Kate's as bad as everyone says, how could she take such good care of the elf village in her backyard? She and Hillary spend hours fixing the tiny stick houses and the miniature Ferris wheel so the elves won't move away. But as Hillary ...(展开全部)

Hillary doesn't believe all the mean things she hears about Sara-Kate. Sure, she wears weird clothes and she lives in a dumpy house, but if Sara-Kate's as bad as everyone says, how could she take such good care of the elf village in her backyard? She and Hillary spend hours fixing the tiny stick houses and the miniature Ferris wheel so the elves won't move away. But as Hillary ...(展开全部)

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspi...(展开全部)

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspi...(展开全部)

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspi...(展开全部)

A lyrical tribute to the diversity of trees, their physical beauty, their special characteristics and uses, and their ever-evolving meanings Since the beginnings of history trees have served humankind in countless useful ways, but our relationship with trees has many dimensions beyond mere practicality. Trees are so entwined with human experience that diverse species have inspi...(展开全部)