The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories

The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other StoriesBy: Sarah Orne Jewett The masterpiece that established Sarah Orne Jewett among the consummate stylists of nineteenth century American fictionComposed in a series of beautiful web like sketches, the novel is narrated by a young woman writer who leaves the city to work one summer in the Maine seaport of Dunnet Landing, and stays with the herbalist Mrs. Almira Todd. She writes a New England idyll rooted in friendship, particularly female friendship,

He is everything she needs right now

But amongst the difficulties of their first year together

By: DK | Illustrator:  Du Fei | Series: DK Panorama Embark on an unforgettable time-travelling journey along one of the world's greatest landmarks: the Great Wall of China

They grab onto tree bark

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By: Amy Guglielmo | Illustrator:  Ginnie Hsu | Series: What The Artist Saw See the world through Claude Monet's' eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces

But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women

蹦蹦與跳跳的故事，改寫自猶太經典《塔木德》（Talmud）中的重要故事──〈坎查與巴坎查〉（Kamza and Bar Kamza）。在傳統《塔木德》故事中，有錢的猶太主人邀請了好朋友「坎查」前來參加宴會，但僕人卻不小心將邀請信誤送給討人厭的「巴坎查」。而當巴坎查出現在宴會時，主人堅決不讓他參加，甚至將他掃地出門。覺得備受羞辱的巴坎查愈想愈生氣，於是離間統治者與猶太人間的感情與信任，最終引發了戰爭、摧毀了猶太人的第二聖殿。

” a surrogate mother-and-son bond

'Jane Green's best yet

as told to New York Times Bestselling author/artist Victoria Jamieson by Omar Mohamed

there have been many celebrated detective teams: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson