When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they ...(展开全部)

Who is the world for? asks the baby bear in her winter cave and the lion cub on his grassy plain and the baby hippo in the slow brown river. All over the world - in deep roomy seas, on high, green trees, in ice and snow - baby animals ask their parents this question. In a house in the city, the boy asks his father too - receiving the same emphatic proclamation in reply, The wor...(展开全部)

One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to plan her own service. Six hours later she is found dead, strangled with a curtain cord in her own home. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric investigator who’s as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. H...(展开全部)

One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous actor - enters a funeral parlor. She is there to plan her own service. Six hours later she is found dead, strangled with a curtain cord in her own home. Enter disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne, a brilliant, eccentric investigator who’s as quick with an insult as he is to crack a case. H...(展开全部)

Compares and defines about 3,000 of the most commonly confused words in English. Easily confusable words can cause problems for learners. Word for Word explains the differences between them, presenting them in pairs or groups for ease of reference. Complete definitions contain example sentences and guidance on general usage, cultural variation, pronunciation, and spelling.

Compares and defines about 3,000 of the most commonly confused words in English. Easily confusable words can cause problems for learners. Word for Word explains the differences between them, presenting them in pairs or groups for ease of reference. Complete definitions contain example sentences and guidance on general usage, cultural variation, pronunciation, and spelling.

SHE PLANNED HER OWN FUNERAL. BUT DID SHE ARRANGE HER OWN MURDER?New York Times bestselling author of Magpie Murders and Moriarty, Anthony Horowitz has yet again brilliantly reinvented the classic crime novel, this time writing a fictional version of himself as the Watson to a modern-day Holmes.One bright spring morning in London, Diana Cowper – the wealthy mother of a famous ac...(展开全部)

'A real page-turner. I loved it!' ALED JONES (ITV, Weekend) 'The beguiling whodunit plot is dispatched with characteristic elan as Horowitz blurs the line between fact and fiction' (Financial Times) 'Splendidly entertaining, absorbing and difficult to put down. Hawthorne is an intriguing character' (Daily Express) A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she’s arranged her own...(展开全部)

克劳瑞·A．尼沃拉 出色的图画书女画家。自编自绘了作品《伊丽莎白》和《森林》，曾和作家阿米·海斯特合作推出了《娜娜的星期五晚上》一书。现在跟家人住在美国马萨诸塞州。

[意] 里卡尔多·博兹 著 里卡尔多 · 博兹是一名记者,1966年出生于米兰, 从1990年开始就在意大利《晚邮报》工作。 他说:“当我们学会如何聆听树木时, 我们思想的简洁、敏捷和孩子般的喧嚣达到无比的快乐。” 于是他写下了《森林》的故事。 [西] 比奥莱塔·洛佩斯 绘 比奥莱塔·洛佩斯是一位现居德国柏林的西班牙插画师, 曾被杂志El Culture誉为当代西班牙十大插画师之一。 她为《走过那片森林》创作了独特的浮雕、模切艺术。 [意] 瓦莱里奥·维达利 绘 瓦莱里奥·维达利是一位意大利插画家, 目前生活在葡萄牙。插画作品曾获得国际插图双年展、 美国插画家协会和博洛尼亚童书展多项插画大奖。已出版作品有《你想过怎样的一生？》。