Centuries of Childhood

Centuries of ChildhoodBy: Philippe Aries The theme of this extraordinary book is the evolution of the modern conception of family life and the modern image; of the nature of children. Aries traces the evolution of the concept of childhood from the end of the Middle Ages, when the child was regarded as a small adult, to the present child centered society, by means of diaries, paintings, games, and school curricula. Ironically, he finds that individualism, far from

perforated pages

the author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities addresses the moral values that underpin working life

作者: 香山瑞恵 | 繪者：李彥樺

By: Duffy Brown   | Series: A Cycle Path Mystery Evie Bloomfield puts the pedal to the metal—in the latest Cycle Path mystery from the national bestselling author of Geared for the Grave

Two men have tracked him to Sea Haven

Anna Dewdney's New York Times bestselling Llama Llama books have provided hours of comfort and fun-to-read-aloud rhyme

As the police struggle to determine the man’s identity

After they ground him

There they discover a famous alchemist named Quaf is planning a dangerous and forbidden experiment

That all changes

By: Eric Ripert     NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From one of the world’s most renowned chefs

with charming illustrations by Roy McKie (illustrator of Ten Apples Up On Top and My Book About Me among others)