Stieg Larsson's #1 bestselling mystery featuring Lisbeth Salander is now a major motion picture directed by David Fincher, starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, from Columbia Pictures/Sony. In theaters December 2011. The first volume in the Millennium Trilogy, and an international publishing sensation, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love ...(展开全部)

From award-winning and bestselling author of Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin comes a gorgeously full-color illustrated story about a lion cub and a girl who must open a portal for the spirits, based on Chinese folklore. Jin is a Stone Lion—one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those b...(展开全部)

When a princess who behaves like a dragon meets a dragon who behaves like a princess, who knows what will happen! This is suitable for discussion of preconceptions and gender roles.

What happens when a sheepish knight and a not-so-fierce dragon fight for the very first time? Well, it's no ordinary battle since the knight has to go to the castle library to learn about dragon-fighting and the dragon must dig through his ancestor's things to find out how to fight a knight! Spontaneity of line and feeling are backed by zesty colors and a jovial, tongue-in-chee...(展开全部)

《武士与龙》是一个很好看的故事，大人和孩子都会一下子被吸引，也会迅速地读完它。读完之后，大人会很快地得出结论说：这是一个有关战争与和平的故事。或者说：这里说的是不要打架，要学会和谐共处。小孩呢，当然不像大人那么会概括，但大人说的道理，他们能听懂，也能记住。 这样的道理，说一遍就够了，说几遍就显得多余了。但是奇怪，这本图画书，为什么他们还爱反反复复地看？一页一页，前翻后翻，好像老也看不厌。我以为，这是因为，书里还藏着一些不容易一眼看透的秘密，或者说，在故事背后，还有另一个故事。 我们试着问问孩子，或者像孩子那样，无限耐心地，充满兴趣地，把这本图画书看透。然后，来回答这样的问题：在《武士与龙》中，哪些画面，是最吸引人的，最耐人琢磨的，最让你觉得有趣的？ 一开始，当然是打斗的场面，是龙和武士发愤地练功和准备，然后，就是相互地冲过来，冲过去，打得一塌糊涂。 ...(展开全部)

Once again Vivian Paley takes us into the inquiring minds and dramatic worlds of young children learning in the kindergarten classroom. As she enters her final year of teaching, Paley tells in this book a story of farewell and a story of self-discovery - through the thoughts and blossoming spirit of Reeny, a little girl with a fondness for the color brown and an astonishing sen...(展开全部)

A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to get an education so that she can escape and choose her own future. Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way to get a "louding voice"--the abil...(展开全部)

A stand-alone sequel to "My Father's Dragon," in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure.

A stand-alone sequel to My Father's Dragon, in which Elmer Elevator and the flying baby dragon help the king of the canaries find treasure.

In this sequel to My Father's Dragon . Elmer and Boris's island hopping adventures continue.