Penguins aren't the only animals with problems. . . . A second hilarious collaboration from picture-book superstars Lane Smith and Jory John!Can you guess what's making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK?? Yes, it's exactly that--how on earth did you figure it out?Cyrus the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy and, well, ridic...(展开全部)

著者：乔里·约翰是《纽约时报》畅销书作家，曾两次获得E.B.怀特朗读奖。乔里之前与莱恩·史密斯合作的作品《企鹅有烦恼》(Penguin Problems)是全美畅销图画书，也是亚马逊的年度最佳儿童读物。乔里的作品包括荣获E.B.怀特朗读奖的《已经说过晚安了！》。他还与其他作者合著了《纽约时报》畅销小说《两个坏孩子》、全美畅销书《我所有的朋友都死了》等作品，最近的绘本有《我要把你嚼碎！》《我不是怪兽！》，还有许多适合儿童和成人阅读的书籍。他在俄勒冈州生活和工作。 绘者：莱恩·史密斯，1959年出生于美国俄克拉荷马州，毕业于洛杉矶帕沙迪纳艺术中心设计学院。他是一位优秀的图画书作家，至2012年因在儿童图画书领域所取得的成就，被艾瑞·卡尔博物馆授予“卡尔荣誉艺术家”称号，2014年获得美国插画博物馆授予的终身成就奖。他的作品《臭起司小子爆笑故事大集合》（1...(展开全部)

When Billy joins the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, he gets a lot more than a new job. First he makes three new friends, then it's time to get to work cleaning all 677 windows of the Duke of Hampshire's house. The Duke is not only the most wealthy man in the country, he's also the most generous. Can he make Billy's lifelong dream come true? "A captivating story and a wonde...(展开全部)

The giraffe, the pelican and the agile monkey set out to prove that they are the best window-cleaning company around. This edition has some new facts about Roald Dahl, and a great new cover featuring Quentin Blake's illustrations.

Today only about a thousand giant pandas survive in the wild. Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo on the one hand and threatened by human greed on the other, the panda is at extreme risk. Here, acclaimed naturalist George B. Schaller uses his evocative powers and the insight gained by four years in the forests of the Wolong and Tangjiahe panda reserves to document the pli...(展开全部)

Adults and children the world over have fallen in love with Beagle's timeless classic, The Last Unicorn. Now, in this historic publication, Beagle's richly inventive novel springs to life in beautifully rendered illustrations that perfectly evoke the mystery and magic of one of man's favorite myths.

在线阅读本书 "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." --Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled " The Last Lecture ." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was o...(展开全部)

Adults and children the world over have fallen in love with Beagle's timeless classic, The Last Unicorn. Now, in this historic publication, Beagle's richly inventive novel springs to life in beautifully rendered illustrations that perfectly evoke the mystery and magic of one of man's favorite myths.

Today only about a thousand giant pandas survive in the wild. Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo on the one hand and threatened by human greed on the other, the panda is at extreme risk. Here, acclaimed naturalist George B. Schaller uses his evocative powers and the insight gained by four years in the forests of the Wolong and Tangjiahe panda reserves to document the pli...(展开全部)

Anpassung ist alles, weiß Inge Lohmark. Schließlich unterrichtet sie seit mehr als dreißig Jahren Biologie. Daß ihre Schule in vier Jahren geschlossen werden soll, ist nicht zu ändern – in der schrumpfenden Kreisstadt im vorpommerschen Hinterland fehlt es an Kindern. Lohmarks Mann, der zu DDR-Zeiten Kühe besamt hat, züchtet nun Strauße, ihre Tochter Claudia ist vor Jahren in di...(展开全部)