My book of Africa takes the reader on a journey into Africa and into the world of a ten-year-old girl called Tippi. Tippi is no ordinary child. She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals and that they are like brothers to her. 'I speak to them with my mind, or through my eyes, my heart or my soul, and I see that they understand and answer me.' Tippi is the daughte...(展开全部)

Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and three books of short stories: The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and Love and Obstacles. He was the recipient of a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship and a “gen...(展开全部)

A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Aleksandar Hemon's lives begin in Sarajevo, where boyhood is consumed by street soccer and sibling rivalry, and a young man's life is about American music, bad poetry, and slightly better journalism. At the age of twenty-seven, Hemon journeyed to Chicago―a trip that would mark the beginning of another life, this time in the ...(展开全部)

A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award Aleksandar Hemon's lives begin in Sarajevo, where boyhood is consumed by street soccer and sibling rivalry, and a young man's life is about American music, bad poetry, and slightly better journalism. At the age of twenty-seven, Hemon journeyed to Chicago―a trip that would mark the beginning of another life, this time in the ...(展开全部)

Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and three books of short stories: The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and Love and Obstacles. He was the recipient of a 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship and a “gen...(展开全部)

In this profound and empathetic look at the questions children wonder about, Britta Teckentrup beautifully illustrates life's mysteries. What will my life be like? Will I be happy? Will I ever be able to reach the stars? There are no answers to these questions, but in this eloquent picture book Britta Teckentrup lets children know that they are not alone in asking them and give...(展开全部)

文·图/ 【意大利】莎拉·方纳利（Sara Fanelli） 方纳利1969年出生于意大利，在充满文艺气息的环境下长大。喜爱到处旅行的她，总是随身带着一本素描本，画下生活的见闻，成为她日后创作的灵感和素材。方纳利自意大利来到英国，先后在伦敦艺术学院、坎伯尔艺术学院、皇家艺术学院完成设计、插画等学位。在这期间，她的第一本的创作《钮扣》得到了“麦克米伦童书插画奖”。 打开方纳利的作品，从每一页字体的设计到拼贴组合的素材，都可以感受到她那独特的幽默及创意。方纳利对于“文字”的运用特别有兴趣，在她书中经常可以看到她用手写字体，各种写有笔迹、记号的纸，或是自己玩印刷技法创造出来的字体，融入到整体设计中。有时候她还会把糖粒、米粒、扁豆、意大利面条等食材撒在纸上，制造不同的质感。 译/ 赵映雪 赵映雪的创作与译作已经超过40种，从彰化女中毕业后，入东海大学外文...(展开全部)

In each spread of this bold and humorous picture book, available for the first time since 1995, children can examine their place in the world around them through detailed and engaging maps. Twelve beautifully illustrated maps such as "Map of My Day" and "Map of My Tummy" will fascinate children. When finished reading the book, children can unfold the jacket -- it turns into a p...(展开全部)

In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals: of big game ...(展开全部)

In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals: of big game ...(展开全部)