《The Hundred Dresses(一百条裙子)》荣获纽伯德儿童文学奖银奖。旺达·佩特罗斯基是一个有着奇怪名家的女孩。也正是因为她的怪名字和旧裙子，所有的女生都喜欢捉弄她。直到有一天，旺达突然声称她家里有一百条各式各样的裙子，随之而来的却是更多的嘲笑。根本没有人会相信她，而且大家都会拿这件事捉弄她，旺达都默默地忍受着。有一天，旺达终于因为受不了这些嘲笑而转学了，她给大家留下了她那一百条“裙子”。捉弄过她的那些女生发现原来旺达是多么爱她们，而且旺达是一个非常可爱、非常聪明的女孩，于是她们决定写信向她道歉，并且去把她找回来。可是旺达再也不会回来了……旺达到底有没有原谅大家呢？Never out of print since its 1944 publication, this tender story offers readers of all a...(展开全部)

《The Hundred Dresses(一百条裙子)》荣获纽伯德儿童文学奖银奖。旺达·佩特罗斯基是一个有着奇怪名家的女孩。也正是因为她的怪名字和旧裙子，所有的女生都喜欢捉弄她。直到有一天，旺达突然声称她家里有一百条各式各样的裙子，随之而来的却是更多的嘲笑。根本没有人会相信她，而且大家都会拿这件事捉弄她，旺达都默默地忍受着。有一天，旺达终于因为受不了这些嘲笑而转学了，她给大家留下了她那一百条“裙子”。捉弄过她的那些女生发现原来旺达是多么爱她们，而且旺达是一个非常可爱、非常聪明的女孩，于是她们决定写信向她道歉，并且去把她找回来。可是旺达再也不会回来了……旺达到底有没有原谅大家呢？Never out of print since its 1944 publication, this tender story offers readers of all a...(展开全部)

约瑟夫·罗特 Joseph Roth (1894-1939) 是可以和卡夫卡、穆齐尔相提并论的重要德语作家，堪称作家中的作家，深受多位文学名家推崇。 罗特出生于奥匈帝国东部边境的犹太家庭，曾参加第一次世界大战，战后作为记者为维也纳不同报社写稿，成为二三十年代德语世界的明星记者 ，曾就职于《法兰克福报》。罗特不到三十岁时开始发表文学作品，至四十五岁英年早逝时已出版小说数十部，其中篇、长篇和短篇小说均出手不凡，成为那个时代具有代表性的最优秀的德语作家之一。 罗特较为人所知的小说有《拉德茨基进行曲》《先王冢》《皇帝的胸像》《百日》《无尽的逃亡》《约伯记》《塔拉巴斯》《沉默的先知》等，均以精湛的叙事技巧、独特的语言风格、深邃广阔的人文思想受到广泛关注。其代表作《拉德茨基进行曲》更是现代德语文学中关于“哈布斯堡神话”的标志性作品，是两次世界大战之间写成的最优秀...(展开全部)

Joseph Roth paints a vivid portrait of Emperor Napoleon’s last grab at glory, the hundred days spanning his escape from Elba to his final defeat at Waterloo. This particularly poignant work, set in the first half of 1815 and largely in Paris, is told from two perspectives, that of Napoleon himself and that of the lowly, devoted palace laundress Angelica―an unlucky creature who ...(展开全部)

Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry ...(展开全部)

Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry ...(展开全部)

Fun, excitement and colorful costumes aplenty as Maisy and her friends get ready for a party. Join the adorable little mouse and her friends book, introducing the very young to the appealing world of Maisy. In Maisy Dresses Up, Maisy has been invited to Tallulah's fancy-dress party, but what should she dress up as?

Fun, excitement and colorful costumes aplenty as Maisy and her friends get ready for a party. Join the adorable little mouse and her friends book, introducing the very young to the appealing world of Maisy. In Maisy Dresses Up, Maisy has been invited to Tallulah's fancy-dress party, but what should she dress up as?

Dorothy 'Dodie' Smith was born in 1896. While working as a shop assistant in London, she wrote five very successful plays and also started writing screenplays for Hollywood. She moved to America with her husband during the war and they didn't return to England until 1953 because she was reluctant to quarantine her beloved Dalmatians! In 1943, her Dalmatians had 15 puppies, like...(展开全部)

incl 35 poems by Tu Fu & other later poets