伊恩·里德帕思（Ian Ridpath）是一位英国资深业余天文观测家，以论文和广播节目而成为当今世界天文学领域的主要权威之一。他有著述30多部，文章刊载于世界各地的报纸，杂志。他是新近出版的世界著名的《诺氏星谱》和权威的《牛津天文词典》的编辑，还为成人和儿童制作了大量有关天文学的电视和广播节目。

This is a new edition of the clearest, most authoritative guide to stars and planets you will find. From the planet Jupiter to a refracting telescope, discover all about the stars and planets in our solar system and the equipment you need to spot them. Each of the planets is illustrated and described in incredible detail while the complex process of locating planets in the nigh...(展开全部)

Each of the planets in the Solar System is illustrated and described in detail while the often complex process of locating planets in the night sky is made as simple as possible with unique charts and diagrams. For those new to astronomy a highly visual introduction explains many of the basic concepts and offers expert advice on the best methods and equipment for observation. T...(展开全部)

In this new edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and professional astronomers alike with the most comprehensive and authoritative celestial field guide available. With superb color sky charts, diagrams, or photographs on almost every page, and clear and engaging writing, "Stars and Planet...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 In 1926 de Saint-Exupéry began flying for the pioneering airline Latécoère - later known as Aéropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. WIND, SAND AND STARS is drawn from this experience. Interweaving encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures into a richly textured autobiographical narrative which includes the extraordinary s...(展开全部)

Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legen...(展开全部)

Men had built cities before, but never such a city as Diaspar; for millennia its protective dome shutout the creeping decay and danger of the world outside. Once, it held powers that rules the stars. But then, as legend had it, The invaders came, driving humanity into this last refuge. It takes one man, A Unique to break through Diaspar's stifling inertia, to smash the legen...(展开全部)

It's the first day of school, and Camilla discovers that she is covered from head to toe in stripes, then polka-dots, and any other pattern spoken aloud With a little help, she learns the secret of accepting her true self, in spite of her peculiar ailment.

大卫·香农 他的绘画兴趣与许多孩子一样，起源于最早拿起铅笔和蜡笔涂鸦的幼儿时期。著名的代表作《大卫，不可以》人物原型和灵感来自他五岁时的作品，这当然要感谢有心的妈妈，保存儿子幼时作品多年。身为放射科医生的父亲对艺术家的成长也功不可没，他常常把工作中用过的纸张从中间一折拿回家，给小香农涂涂画画。这中间一折的纸张是否预示了香农未来与出版物结缘的生涯呢？ 毕业于美国最知名的艺术院校艺术中心设计学院后，他到纽约过了一段所有成功艺术家初期都会经历的苦日子。他通过画政治漫画，担任《纽约时报》、《时代周刊》和《滚石杂志》等世界一流杂志的插画家，作品逐渐被人注意。1989年他首次受邀为一本民间故事书《豹身上有多少斑点？》创作插图，从此与儿童图画书结缘并找到自己最喜欢的创作领域。

Category: Making Friends"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!"...(展开全部)