Sunday Times Bestseller How did life on Earth begin? What is the nature of space and time? What are the chances that we will discover life on other worlds? Think you know our planet? Think again. Forc
Max and Suzy discover an old robot and set out to try and bring it back to life. Can they use their technological know-how to put it back together again? Help them work out how to fix sections togethe
Amazing Pop Ups for the youngest readers. Bear cubs and baby squirrels, fawns and kittens... and so many other cute little animals! How many eggs does a hen lay? Do you know that little bear cubs are
Little Bear has a secret - deep inside, he feels nothing like a real bear. An empowering story about finding your own special spark, woven with magic and wonder by Sandra Dieckmann, the creator of Leaf and Waiting for Wolf. Little Bear knows that soon the time will come for him to choose his special bear name - but how will he know what it should be, when he has no idea what makes him special?One night the wondrous firebird swoops down and places a magic feather in Little Bear's paw.Could this enchanted feather help him discover who he truly is . . .or was the answer inside him all along?A beautiful and empowering story about finding your own special spark, from much-loved picture book star Sandra Dieckmann.
「波濤洶湧台灣法律80年」，提出180個個案案例，來增長智慧：1，在此新書中，首次揭露台灣的法律實力派人士的忠奸錄、亦正亦邪的案例，在該書上有180案例:也有法官因有小三而遭毒手，也有中國小姐與法律教授結婚，也有蔡老師的師傅俞叔平的被鬥爭故事，也有洪蘭的爸爸洪福增救人的故事、也有台大的Omega 集團的掌權？也有誰是台灣法律Godfather ，他靠的就是Yessir one ?為什麼台灣法律有清濁對幹，這都需要一等一的鄭袖技倆？王文田被哪位同學陷害，差點慘死？而那些外表清高，但拿錢的包啟黃故事？還有很愛哭的法律天地格局的高手故事，高手中的高手（大內高手）在那裡？如何製造摩鐵上廁所的內幕，如何佈置線民遊刃於敵我之間？蔡老師遭受到哪些高手聯手迫害，而有貴人相助？至於更多的內幕消息，就要有這本法律界首次揭露內部的know how 。要解開這180案例的迷惑話，就要看本書。這是台灣法律的競爭故事，也有鬥爭故事，開卷有益，看了以後，連後宮甄嬛傳，都會自嘆弗如！2，「日月無私的格局」，這個是在歐洲「啟蒙運動」後，「法律公正判斷」，最根本的「人格」的期待與要求。如有「這種格局」，法治文化，才會是真的；反之，如果沒有這種格局的話，我們還會是被那些西西里島的《黑幫格局》的偽善者、盤剝集團所綁架。台灣的法治，能否真正走入到「真正的無私公正格局」的關鍵，就是在這個「人格的格局的定位」，這才是法律人的「核心價值重點」。其實，不只法律人，在經濟人，如果心中有私心，最多也是「天地格局」，「盤剝格局」，最劣質者，就是「黑心格局的經濟人」。台灣的問題，在於「人心的格局」。這在這本書，有學理與實例。讀了，就可以分辨誰才是真正的「良心經濟人」、「公正法律人」；而哪些根本就是《黑心經濟人》、《黑心法律人》。這裡面有辨別的檢測方法。3，公平競爭與邪惡的陷害鬥爭。這裡舉了一些案例，揭露出那些表面上，好像是改革者，其實是《邪惡的陷害者》，如對同學間陷害，誣陷自己的同學為匪諜；又如貪腐的教學環境的奪財惡狀。又如陷害自己的恩師，賣師求榮。這種惡形惡狀，出現在台灣的法律人，台灣法律人中出現《忠姦難辨的困惑》。4，如何能夠使用清楚的「明鏡」，來「分辨是非」，找到「真正的競爭法則」，與「競爭方法」。但不懂鬥爭的奧步，進而《認賊作父》，這個不是我們「求真相」的「理性要求」。在這本書，會有設計縝密的「間接正犯後的間接正犯
From the celebrated author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan, comes another humorous and poignant early middle grade novel. My Life Begins! explores how life begins for Jacob when his triplet sisters are born, and how siblings get to know each other as time, and love, evolve.Jacob is nine years old when his life changes.He wants a litter of puppies. But instead his parents have a different surprise. Jacob will be an older brother soon. And there won't be only one new baby. There will be three! When the triplets are born, Jacob thinks puppies are cuter. The babies look identical to him and he gives them a name: "the Trips."For a school science project, Jacob decides to study the Trips. It feels like magic as they begin to smile, talk, and grow. Slowly, he gets to know each of them. They call his mother "Mama" and his father "Da." But what will they call him? One day, one of the Trips calls him "Jay."As each of the triplets become unique and more special with each day, Jacob
From the deepest, widest ocean to the tiniest puddle, this beautiful compendium takes young readers on an enthralling journey through the aquatic world, meeting amazing animals, ingenious plants, and much more along the way. Stunning photography and gorgeous illustrations complement storybook descriptions about each lifeform, and children can uncover hundreds of fascinating facts as they read. Did you know that elephant seals that can hold their breath underwater for more than an hour, or that the Victoria Amazonica water lily can support the weight of an adult, or that the brown basilisk reptile can run across water?Discover the science of how plants have learnt to live, feed, and breathe in water, and take a look at the unique challenges of distinct ecosystems on feature spreads about rivers, lakes, wetlands, and more.From sharks and sailfish, to bulrushes and beetles, there's something for everyone in this celebration of all things aquatic.
Can anyone predict the future? Meet twelve mind-boggling personalities who seemed to know how. Among them are: The ancient Maya, who invented a remarkably accurate calendar that gave a date for the
What if we woke up one morning all of the dinosaur bones in the world were gone? How would we know these iconic animals had a165-million year history on earth, and had adapted to all land-based enviro
A fresh, irresistible rom-com from Emma Lord, Tweet Cute is about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and how love can be found in the opposite place you expected. Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist and secretly running Big League Burger's massive Twitter account. Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper's side.When he isn't trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twin Ethan's shadow, he's busy working in his family's deli and when Big League Burger steals his grandma's iconic grilled cheese recipe, he'll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time. All's fair in love and cheese - that is, until Pepper and Jack's spat turns into a viral Twitter war. Little do they know, while they're publicly duelling it out, they're also falling for each other on an anonymous chat app Jack built.As their relationship deepens and their online shenanigans escalate, even these two rivals can't ignore they were
IF YOU HAD SECRET MAGICAL POWERS, HOW WOULD YOU KNOW?After the Worldquake, Effie knows about magic - time in her grandfather's library has made sure of that. But there's still much she has to learn. A
