Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.

"An African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony." Booklist, ALA

Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.

Three wordless novels by a master, told in 206 Expressionistic woodcuts: "The Sun," a struggle with destiny; "The Idea," the triumph of an artistic concept over suppression; and "Story Without Words," a poignant romance. "So compelling, so deeply felt, so rich in ideas, that one never tires of looking at them." -- Thomas Mann

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes ...(展开全部)

A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history:  the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain.  On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants.  To this strange and provocative planet comes ...(展开全部)

1949年出生于英国，国际畅销小说家，他写的故事感动了世界不同角落里的人，多次获得儿童文学大奖，被联合国教科文组织推荐给全球的家长和孩子们，代表作品有《天蓝色的彼岸》《黑暗的速度》《神秘的易拉罐》《躲藏的人》等。 艾利克斯•希尔在电视剧、电影、舞台剧和广播节目方面也颇有成就，剧本《神秘的巧克力》曾获得英国电影和电视艺术学院奖（BAFTA）。

此书的插画，被授予Grigor Vitez奖和2003年度国际插画双年展“金徽奖”。《The Blue Sky》原作现为日本Chihiro艺术博物馆藏品,Chihiro目前是世界上最大的绘本作品收藏馆，已收有来自25个国家147名艺术家共9，700幅作品。