Dark Clouds Indicate Rain

by Xiao Aozi

When Grandpa dug taro in the ground, he caught a little loach and took the loach home for cooking. Little dragan, the brother of the little loach, found him in danger and run after him with dark clouds. Grandpa and Grandma discussed how to cook the little loach with a dispute. During the argument, the crock containing the small loach was broken, and the dark clouds carried by the little dragon also landed ... Eventually, will the little loach be saved?

Where the Clouds Disperse

by Chi Li

This collection includes five novelettes by Chi Li: Life Show, Who Do You Think You Are, The Birth of the Sun, and Where the Clouds Disperse. Most of these works reflect the characteristics of Wuhan and most of the characters in them are also related to the personality of this metropolis. Works like Life Show have been adapted into sensational films and TV series. They roughly represent the creativity of Chi Li.

Dragons. Drachenstarke Papierflieger

18 vorgestanzte Modelle zum Heraustrennen, Zusammenstecken und Fliegenlassen

by Sully, Katherine

Großer Kreativspaß für alle Drachen-Flieger-Fans: Einfach aus den vorgestanzten Bögen die Drachen basteln und schon beginnt das große Turnier! Feuerdrache, Donnervogel oder Eisdrache - alle fliegen um die Wette. Wer wird wohl das Rennen gewinnen? Mit vielen spannenden Fakten über die fantastischen Kreaturen.

Revolution and empire

by Robert Bliss

Clouded Leopard Shadow

by Mu Ling

A pair of domestic cats fed the big clouded leopard was mistaken for a "wildcat" offspring. Identified by experts, the sister clouded leopard strayed into the city and was sent to a nature reserve, while the brother clouded leopard "Shadow" ran away on his own and began to wander the mountains and forests. ...... This special experience makes it different from its wild counterparts, but it still grows up in the competition for survival and defeats strong enemies, and later on, it befriends a young macaque that escaped from a monkey class and another clouded leopard. Later, he befriends a young macaque monkey that escaped from a monkey playing class and another clouded leopard......

Nimbus

Gedichte

by Marion Poschmann

Nimbus, die dunkle Wolke, ist eine Erscheinung aus Schwung, Pracht, Weite, und doch gehört sie dem Formlosen, Ungreifbaren. Sie entfaltet Wirkung, sie bestimmt die Atmosphäre, zugleich entzieht sie sich, bleibt unbeherrschbar. Mit festem Griff und Subtilität, Witz und Zärtlichkeit unternimmt Marion Poschmann in ihren neuen Gedichten den Versuch, Nähe und Ferne zusammenzudenken und die maßlosen Kräfte der äußeren Gegenwart in einen Raum der Innigkeit zu verwandeln. Aber wo ist innen? Die Erforschung Sibiriens vor Beginn der Industrialisierung, flüchtige Begegnungen mit Tieren, die Nuanciertheit eines Farbtons oder die Verletzlichkeit von Eismassen spiegeln ebenso wie die kleinen magischen Praktiken des Alltags die Einzigartigkeit der globalen Veränderung. Nimbus ist eine Feier des Sublimen und des Schönen, mitreißend und formbewusst, unverwechselbar im Ton, lustvoll und philosophisch.

The Ant’s Mushroom

by Anatolii Hryhoruk (Author), Liubomyr Beiher (Illustrator)

This interesting fairy tale is about one tiny ant that one day finds a huge Mushroom in the forest. The ant can’t pick this big Mushroom up and bring it home by itself. What should the ant do? Whom to ask for help? This book is part of the Reading Is Really Interesting series. Reading Is Really Interesting was established to develop and improve children's reading skills as well as their cognitive interests. Reading the books in the series gives children encouragement and support, and makes them naturally motivated; by reading these books their curiosity is stimulated to read more and more, making them full of enthusiasm and eager to learn. The key feature of the series is that the texts have only one storyline and a small number of characters, making them easier to follow for beginner readers as well as more advanced learners.   From 3 to 8 years, 195 words. The books in the series correspond to different reading abilities: Level 1 – I am learning to read (short texts, simple sentences);Level 2 – I can read with someone’s help (simple plots, simple language structures);Level 3 – I can read by myself (more complicated figures of speech and vocabulary);Level 4 – I read with pleasure (various genres and themes). Books that invite readers into new worlds. "Read every day and at every chance you get!"      Rightsholders: Diana Semak, bohdanbooksco@gmail.com

Heart of Mist

by Katrin Lange

A girl torn between two brothers. Regardless of which one she falls in love with it will be disastrous for the other. Christopher and Adrian have sworn that no girl will ever come between them again, because there is a sleeping monster inside Adrian, just waiting to hurt his brother. But then Jessa comes to High Moor Grange… Jessa would do anything to find her sister Alice, who has been registered as missing for five years. High Moor Grange is the first clue she has been given after all this time – but apart from a ruin shrouded in mist, all she finds there are the owners of this dilapidated manor house. Jessa suspects that they both know more about Alice’s disappearance than they admit. Christopher wants nothing more than to be rid of her, and constantly gets on her nerves with his arrogance – and even his warm-hearted brother Adrian seems to be harbouring some secrets. Jessica knows that she ought to stay away from the twin brothers, because instead of finding answers at High Moor Grange, she finds herself in danger of losing her heart in a battle against a 200-year-old curse. Dark, irresistible and deeply romantic – a modern Beauty and the Beast story by the queen of emotions!

A King and No King

by David Bevington, Lee Bliss, Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay, Helen Ostovich, Kim Latham

A King and No King

by David Bevington, Lee Bliss, Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay, Helen Ostovich, Rebecca Mortimer, Kim Latham

Under A Dark Cloud

by Françoise Hoffmann

Following its declaration of independence in 1948, the State of Israel is credited with “making the desert bloom” as well as integrating millions of Shoah survivors and those in need of escape from the cold winds of antisemitism. This courageous country, proud of its many Nobel Prize winners, has fallen foul of biased media reports fed by propaganda that succeeded in blemishing the positive world image of Israel and has impeded its diplomatic relations.  This testimony describes the impact on the often dramatic daily life of the author by opening a window into intimate human scenes, under the dark cloud that appears in blue skies to announce a violent storm. The cloud serves as a symbol of the paradox of a life of freedom and prosperity on one hand, and never-ending violence on the other.   Israel’s short history is traced step by step by the French Israeli author who has lived in Israel since the seventies. The author unveils a patchwork of myths and falsifications that have created a fake reality now encoded into the awareness of new generations. Reading this book requires an open mind that allows readers to discover a whole new intimate and poignant world.  Françoise Hoffmann was born in France during World War II. Vichy laws made it impossible for her parents to stay in Paris, so they found a safe place to hide. The whole family survived the war. The author lives in Israel and has pursued a lifelong career in social work. 384 Pages, 15X22.5 Cm.  A french synopsis is also avialbe in the following link:   A L'OMBRE DU CUMULONIMBUS: … Témoignage d’une franco-israélienne …

El rapto de Eloisa (The abduction of Eloisa)

by Jorge Esquinca, Chiara Carrer

A girl and her mother, three crows, spikes on a field, and clouds draw the first scene. But the girl, like all children, expect her great adventure of being lost. The mistery kidnaps her. It leads her to an underground dream where the dream is reality and darkness is clear as a diamond light. Oneiric, musical story, opened to “what is heard inside”, this book invites us to discover that beyond the veil that is spread between the world and the things, “each sleeping seed, each root, each stem, every flower that rises,” and us, entirely.

A L'OMBRE DU CUMULONIMBUS

Témoignage d’une franco-israélienne … Broché

by Francoise Hoffmann

Que savez-vous vraiment d’Israël ? Depuis 1948, ce jeune Etat connu pour avoir fait refleurir le désert et intégré des millions de rescapés de la Shoah et ceux fuyant les vents froids de l’antisémitisme, est aujourd’hui à la pointe du progrès et malgré tout fait l’objet de reportages biaisés qui dégradent son image. La propagande palestinienne s’impose dans la bataille médiatique et gangrène les relations diplomatiques d’Israël avec nombre de chancelleries.Ce témoignage décrit les impacts d’une actualité fracassante sur la vie quotidienne à l’ombre du cumulonimbus. Ce gros nuage annonciateur d’orages dans un ciel d’azur symbolise le hiatus entre la normalité et l’enfer des violences endurées.L’auteure guide le lecteur pas à pas dans la courte Histoire d’Israël. À l’aide de faits documentés, souvent occultés, elle livre sa version des faits. Cet ouvrage répond à la nécessité de déconstruire les mythes et falsifications encryptés dans les consciences et étrangers à la vérité. Il analyse également le rôle de la Ligue Arabe dans cette vaste supercherie.La lecture de ce livre exige l’ouverture d’esprit requise pour la découverte d’un monde méconnu et attachant. Du parallèle établi entre la France et l’Etat hébreu, ressort une inimitié entre deux pays qui n’ont pas vocation à se mal aimer alors que les attentats islamistes font rage, et que des Juifs français s’installent en Israël.Francoise Hoffmann est née en France alors que ses parents pourchassés par Les lois de Vichy réussissent à survivre. De sa première visite en Israël, elle revient transformée et fera son alya avec son mari sioniste lui-aussi et leur deux enfants. Les abondantes notes consacrées aux événements dramatiques, à sa vie personnelle et à son engagement dans le travail social contribuent grandement à l’écriture de ce livre. 384 Pages, Published in 2020

A Dog Who Wants to Be the Sun

by Bing Bo, Cristiana Cerretti

A Dog Who Wants to Be the Sun is according to the folktales of Thailand. Once upon a time, there was a puppy who felt smarter than all the other puppies. The puppy had many dreams. He wanted to be the sun, the clouds, the wind, the mound, the buffalo, the rope... In the end, he felt that he was the happiest dog to run around every day.

Aridnyk. Creation of the world

by Lyuda Samus, Nestor Lisovsky

Do you know who Aridnyk is? The ancestor of the carpathians, the supreme spirit of the otherworld, the lord of the spirits of Polonyn, one of the main characters of hutsul legends. We will retell one of such legends in the mal’opys “Aridnyk. Creation of the world ". History is based on the events collected by Volodymyr Shukhevych in the ethnographic collection Hutsulshchyna. Both well-known characters of Ukrainian myths and unknown heroes will go on a journey with us. So, from ancient times there was only water, clouds and the Holy God... Want to know how the world came into being? Aridnyk knows it...

Asia in Western fiction

by Robin Winks

Any reader who has ever visited Asia knows that the great bulk of Western-language fiction about Asian cultures turns on stereotypes. This book, a collection of essays, explores the problem of entering Asian societies through Western fiction, since this is the major port of entry for most school children, university students and most adults. In the thirteenth century, serious attempts were made to understand Asian literature for its own sake. Hau Kioou Choaan, a typical Chinese novel, was quite different from the wild and magical pseudo-Oriental tales. European perceptions of the Muslim world are centuries old, originating in medieval Christendom's encounter with Islam in the age of the Crusades. There is explicit and sustained criticism of medieval mores and values in Scott's novels set in the Middle Ages, and this is to be true of much English-language historical fiction of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Even mediocre novels take on momentary importance because of the pervasive power of India. The awesome, remote and inaccessible Himalayas inevitably became for Western writers an idealised setting for novels of magic, romance and high adventure, and for travellers' tales that read like fiction. Chinese fictions flourish in many guises. Most contemporary Hong Kong fiction reinforced corrupt mandarins, barbaric punishments and heathens. Of the novels about Japan published after 1945, two may serve to frame a discussion of Japanese behaviour as it could be observed (or imagined) by prisoners of war: Black Fountains and Three Bamboos.

Lines Written with the Green Pen

by Mei Zihan, Ma Xiaode

Lines Written with the Green Pen is a poem for children written by the famous children's literature writer Mei Zihan. It is about a boy trying to write poems with his green pen. At first, he doubts whether he can write poems. Then he takes a walk and starts creating his own lines—he says hello to the sky; he wonders about the leaves, birds’ chirping, the gone clouds, the old lady and the yellow dress… He, the “little ant poet”, writes, “Those who are dreaming are awake. Hence, the night and the day meet on the pillow.” In the end, he drops down his green pen and decides to fly and be the child as he is.

Acids and Bases, Third Edition

by Kristi Lew

Praise for the previous edition: "...clear and detailed...informative...comprehensive...will be [a] useful addition to most libraries."—School Library Journal Acids and bases are essential components of the natural world that play key roles in medicine and industry. They are used in the manufacturing of everyday items such as carbonated soft drinks, salad dressing, kitchen and bathroom cleaners, and fertilizers. But these compounds can also serve a dramatic function, such as in the sulfuric acid clouds of Venus. The informative Acids and Bases, Third Edition takes a closer look at these fascinating, yet contrasting, substances, giving concrete, real-world examples with numerous colorful illustrations.