In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hop...(展开全部)

A dark offering from the Queen of Crime. This represents the world-famous author's most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic. To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or was it when th...(展开全部)

[日]赤羽末吉 1910年生于日本东京。年轻时曾在中国东北和内蒙生活过多年，五十岁时出版了第一本绘本《地藏菩萨》，此后凭借雄厚的实力成为日本如日中天的绘本大师。赤羽末吉是亚洲第一位国际安徒生奖画家奖得主，曾经获得过日本产经儿童出版文化奖、讲谈社出版文化奖、小学馆绘画奖等多项大奖。赤羽末吉的画作气势磅礴、用色大胆、风格典雅，其代表作品有《苏和的白马》《追追追》《木匠和鬼六》《鹤妻》《桃太郎》等。 [日]大塚勇三 1921年出生于中国东北，毕业于东京大学法学院。主要从事外国儿童文学的翻译与推广工作。大塚勇三非常喜爱民间故事，认为民间故事是先人生活的结晶，而且在流传过程中，融入了无数的喜怒哀乐。

"The Water Hole" is a fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and art book. Graeme Base takes the reader on a journey of discovery, from the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of the Australian outback. As one rhino gives way to two tigers, with three toucans waiting in the wings, the tale unfolds on many lev...(展开全部)

When orphan Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she's come home. Her new guardian is kind and funny, and everyone there is like an old friend. But beneath the beauty and comfort lies a tragedy. Maria is determined to find out about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending. This new-fashioned story is just as satisfying and memorable as your favo...(展开全部)

“Open Water is tender poetry, a love song to Black art and thought, an exploration of intimacy and vulnerability between two young artists learning to be soft with each other in a world that hardens against Black people.”―Yaa Gyasi, author of HOMEGOING In a crowded London pub, two young people meet. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they str...(展开全部)

First published in 1980 to high acclaim, Burning Water won a Governor General's Award for fiction that year. A rollicking chronicle of Captain Vancouver's search for the Northwest Passage, the book has over its career been mentioned in recommended lists of postmodern fiction, BC historical fiction, gay fiction and humour. This gives you some idea of the scope of what has been c...(展开全部)

“Open Water is tender poetry, a love song to Black art and thought, an exploration of intimacy and vulnerability between two young artists learning to be soft with each other in a world that hardens against Black people.”―Yaa Gyasi, author of HOMEGOING In a crowded London pub, two young people meet. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they str...(展开全部)