Mavericks

MavericksBy: Aritha Van Herk The fifth title in our provincial histories series, Mavericks is an idiosyncratic and episodic history of what is arguably Canada's most unconventional province. From mapmakers to ranchers, Stampede Wrestling to Stockwell Day, acclaimed writer Aritha van Herk brings the drama and combative beauty of this irascible province to stunning life. van Herk's portrait of her home province embraces all its extremes, from deadly and

Whole: You are worthy just as you are

and impeccably organized

A James Beard Book Award Finalist

Lily will do anything to get him back—including battling the spirit of a powerful witch reaching out from the past

《公主出任務5：遊戲日的祕密》

danger AND cake (obviously) to keep everyone happy

- The Missing Goddess (a myth from ancient Egypt)

★榮獲日本第9回MOE繪本屋大賞！★第8回日本幼兒園繪本大賞！★試著從別人的角度看看自己，也許在你眼中羨慕的對象，也會有令人意想不到的煩惱與困擾喔！　　日本繪本界創作鬼才、暢銷繪本《工作達人》系列作者—鈴木典丈全新系列作品，用擬真寫實的動物造型搭配超現實的背景，畫出魔幻寫實的幻想繪本！　　你也有過羨慕別人的時候嗎？就像犀牛羨慕著靈活跳躍的兔子；海底鯨魚羨慕可以站在高處俯瞰萬物的長頸鹿一樣，每個人或動物都有各自的長處和短處，也許在你眼中覺得羨慕、「好想像他一樣」的優點，正是對方的煩惱與困擾喔！　　小男孩好羨慕犀牛那身盔甲般的外皮，「有那樣一身帥氣的盔甲，真好啊！好想像犀牛一樣！」　　但事實上，犀牛卻覺得這身「盔甲」笨重得要命；同時，犀牛又好羨慕兔子可以靈活的跳來跳去，但兔子說：「才沒這回事呢！每天蹦蹦跳跳的，靜不下來真是夠了！真想像深海底的鯨魚那樣，靜靜地待著不動。」　　海底的鯨魚又有什麼困擾呢？牠又會羨慕什麼動物的技能或專長呢？　　「自己身上沒有的東西，看起來都很棒；而我們卻總因為自己擁有的事物而煩惱。」　　一本承載著豐富想像力及深刻寓意的繪本，教孩子站在另一個人的角度學習換位思考，進而建構自己的自信心。　　從封面到內頁的每一幅畫面裡還藏了一些趣味小彩蛋，快來張大眼睛找找看吧！

an avenger whose sense of justice was forged behind bars and tempered on New York's meanest streets

The bad: although he would not be my first

But when he brings his puppy into class it looks like he might have done the right thing after all

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