《远在天边》——
真正的家就在心真正所在的地方……
《远在天边》是一个令人感动的故事。
小男孩有一天遇见了一只企鹅。企鹅一句话也不说，却总是跟着他，如影相随。小男孩以为自己读懂了企鹅的沉默，他想，企鹅一定是迷路了，于是男孩希望帮助企鹅找到回家的路。小男孩找了很久，问了很多，做了很多，终于知道企鹅的家在遥远的南极。小男孩决定亲自把企鹅送回家。他又想了很多，做了很多，在海上漂泊了很久，战胜了风，战胜了浪，战胜了遥远，也战胜了孤独，因为企鹅始终和他在一起。最后,终于成功地把企鹅送回了南极。
叙述到这里，故事已经完整，在左寻右找中我们体会到小男孩的责任感，张牙舞爪的海浪衬托出他的勇气，万里迢迢的征途见证了他的坚持。然而，作者并没有满足于这个完璧归赵的结局，也就是说作者并不满足于讲述一个完整的故事或者塑造一个完美的形象，作者的理想是需要通过这个故事来传达自己更深的思考。
茫茫大海上，离开企鹅的小男孩独自划着小船，突然，他终于真正读懂了企鹅的沉默。小男孩掉转船头，划向南极去寻找企鹅。这时思念小男孩的企鹅也勇敢地出发了，它要去寻找男孩。两个读懂了彼此的朋友再次出发了……此时，我们也读懂了奥利弗杰弗斯想说的话，企鹅真正的家不是南极，而是在一个无话不谈的地方，一个风雨无阻的地方，一个忠实坚守的地方，在它心灵所在的地方。一个朋友，可能是一个最好的精神归宿。
有时候，我们需要具备足够的智慧来认识到生命中最重要的那个人不是远在天边；我也需要具备足够的勇气来轻轻告诉生命中最重要的那个人：你在哪里，家就在哪里。
——唐池子 儿童文学博士、作家、儿童阅读推广人
本书是为第一次接触英语的孩子们而设计的，由字母和语音教材组成，通过字母、辅音、元音、长元音、字母组合有体系地学习英语自然拼读法。除此之外，孩子们还可以通过与各个阶段相符合的Activity同时学习声音和文字。本书是以听说为主的活动，所配套的作业本由以写为主的活动构成。
"I am a bunny. My name is Nicholas. I live in a hollow tree."In the spring, Nicholas likes to sniff the flowers, and in thesummer, watch the frogs in the pond. In the fall, he watches theanimals getting ready for winter, and in winter, watches the snowfalling from the sky. This beautifully illustrated, gentle story isone of Golden's most beloved titles.
This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustratorDavid Small and author Judith St. George is updated with currentfacts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president,George W. Bush. There are now three Georges in the catalog ofpresidential names, a Bush alongside the presidential family tree,and a new face on the endpaper portraiture.Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. Georgeshows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-two men who haverisen to one of the most powerful positions in the world. Perfectfor this election year--and every year!
When two boys carrying identical balloons meet, what's to do but argue over whose is better? Now in full color, Crosby Bonsall's beloved tale is available as a My First I Can Read Book certain to start readers off on the best foot.
Sammy the seal is bored with life at the zoo, so he leaves to go to the city. There, he finds a school full of kids and new things to do! Sammy sings with the students, becomes the star of the volleyball team, and even learns to read. He can't wait to tell his friends back at the zoo how much fun he's having!
Galdone's dynamic, amusing pictures add much humor to thefamiliar tale of the industrious hen and lazy cat, dog, andmouse.
The Magic School Sub takes the kids deep into the ocean, where they learn all sorts of fascinating facts about whales.
PreSchool-Grade 2?Hoff continues the story from where he left it 37 years ago.Danny returns to the museum to invite his dinosaur friend to his sixth birthday party.As in the original book, the dinosaur does things with his own unique twist, providing the humor beginning readers will enjoy.Though the illustrations are now fully colored, the characters and their expressions leave no doubt that these are the same friends from the past?with a bright future and deserving a spot on beginning-reader shelves.?Gale W.Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.
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Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler team up again to create thisfunny and adorable sequel to The Gruffalo. One night, theGruffalo’s child wanders into the woods to search for the Big BadMouse. But instead, she comes upon a small mouse in the woods . . .and decides to eat him! But wait, what is that? A shadow of a verylarge, scary creature falls on the ground. Could it be the Big BadMouse after all?
Katy caboose doesn't like her life at the back of the train.Stuck with clouds of billowing smoke from the engine and a bumpy,jolting ride, she longs for some peace and quiet. When her rustybolts bust loose, Katy finally gets the life she wants in a way shenever expected This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes apaperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newlydesigned reusable package. Perfect for car trips, classrooms, andbedtime listening, these recordings feature lively sound effectsand original music. The CD includes one reading with page-turnsignals as well as an uninterrupted reading.
A charming Frog story, showing friendship and parting -- nowavailable in paperback.
When Frog finds a teddy bear he takes him home and plays footballwith him during the day and tells him stories at night. But, evenso, one day he doesn’t want to play or talk anymore. He wants to gohome. But that doesn’t mean he can’t come back again, doesit?
This is a breath-taking adventure story, set in reimaginedeighteenth-century England. As the realm struggles to maintain anuneasy peace after years of cival war and tyranny, atwelve-year-old orphan and her loyal companion, a grumpy goose, areabout to become the unlikely heroes of a radical revolution. MoscaMye has spent her childhood in a miserable hamlet, after her fatherwas banished there for writing inflammatory books about freedom.Now he is dead and Mosca is on the run, heading for the city ofMandelion. There she finds herself living by her wits amongcut-throat highwaymen, spies and smugglers. With peril at everyturn, Mosca uncovers a dark plot to terrorize the people ofMandelion, and soon merry mayhem leads to murder ...With anunforgettable cast of characters and an inspiring message at itsheart - sometimes the power of words can change the world!
Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the biggray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, acantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation,bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles tocustomers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is ina secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- anambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even UncleJim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging anddetermined young heroine, whose story is told through letterswritten home, while David Small's illustrationsbeautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
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Chester makes a third friend, too. It is a boy, Mario, whorescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station andbrings him to live in the safety of his parents’ newsstand. Hehopes at first to keep Chester as a pet, but Mario soon understandsthat the cricket is more than that. Because Chester has a hiddentalent and no one—not even Chester himself—realizes that the littlecountry cricket may just be able to teach even the toughest NewYorkers a thing or two.
ONE:Tucker
TWO:Mario
THREE:Chester
FOUR:Harry Cat
FIVE:Sunday Morning
SIX:Sai Fong
SEVEN:The Cricket Cage
EIGHT:Tucker's Life's Savings
NINE:The Chinese Dinner
TEN:The Dinner Party
ELEVEN"The Jinx
TWELVE:Mr. Smedley
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Look! Look! The Cat wants to cook!
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The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. But whatever the tale, both children and adults alike can be delighted by the artistry in Potter's illustrations, while they also enjoy a very good read. Because they have always been completely true to a child's experience, Potter's 23 books continue to endure.
