Fiction Genres

The tale of Nutcracker , written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, composers, and audiences for almost two hundred years. It has retained its freshness because it appeals to the sense of wonder we all share.Maurice Sendak designed brilliant sets and costumes for the Pacific Northwest Ballet's Christmas production of Nutcracker and has created even more magnificent pictures especially for this book. He has joined with the eminent translator Ralph Manheim to produce this illustrated edition of Hoffmann's wonderful tale, destined to become a classic for all ages.The world of Nutcracker is a world of pleasures. Maurice Sendak's art illuminates the delights of Hoffmann's story in this rich and tantalizing treasure.

Décollez pour explorer les planètes du système solaire - de la chaleur incroyable du soleil aux planètes lointaines gelées, ainsi que les lunes, les comètes et les étoiles.

Décollez pour explorer les planètes du système solaire - de la chaleur incroyable du soleil aux planètes lointaines gelées, ainsi que les lunes, les comètes et les étoiles.

Découvrons les explorations et les voyages qui se préparent, avec des ambitions pour vivre et travailler sur Mars, et par contre, les dangers mortelles qui nous attendraient dans l'atmosphère de Vénus.

Un formidable livre à rabats pour découvrir le système solaire dans toute son extraordinaire diversité

Make counting exciting with this engaging book that introduces your child to numbers 1-10 using engaging visuals in Brain Quest's signature question and answer format. My First Brain 123s is a delightful counting book that introduces the numbers one through ten. Each number is presented in a variety of number name, numerals, and objects. Bright, fun images, rhyming text, and engaging questions help young learners to count, discuss observations, and build on prior knowledge. Smart, colorful, grounded in educational principles, and reviewed by a panel of early learning experts, this board book introduces numbers in a fun, engaging way.

Introduce your child to the foundational skill of learning their ABC's with this fun and engaging guide to the alphabet. My First Brain ABCs is a delightful alphabet book that helps babies and toddlers learn the letters of the alphabet, expand their vocabulary, and develop phonics skills. Each letter of the alphabet is showcased with an engaging alliteration, a fun illustration, and questions that support conversation about counting, colors, comparison, and more. Smart, colorful, grounded in educational principles, and reviewed by a panel of early learning experts this board book introduces the alphabet in a bright, engaging way.

Introduce foundational vocabulary into your child's life for items found all around your home using bright and colorful pictures in Brain Quest's signature question and answer format.​ My First Brain First Around the Home introduces babies and toddlers to more than 100 foundational vocabulary words from scenes in and around a cozy, colorful family home—from the kitchen to the bathroom to the garden. In addition to labeled illustrated objects, each scene has questions that help reader and child talk about what they see on the page. There’s counting, colors, comparison and more!

Give your toddler a strong social and emotional foundation for early learning with this charming introduction to nine familiar emotions. My First Brain Feelings introduces babies and toddlers to nine core emotions—happy, sad, scared, excited, angry, shy, proud, surprised, and calm—to help develop essential emotional literacy skills, promote social and emotional health, and set a strong foundation for early learning. Each brightly illustrated spread features an emotion in context, spotlighting facial expressions, body language, and social situations. Brain Quest's signature question-and-answer format encourages self-reflection and gives young readers the opportunity to practice talking about their feelings.

Strengthen your toddler’s pre-math skills and vocabulary with this fun and engaging introduction to the concept of opposites, featuring 10 foundational opposite pairs. My First Brain Opposites introduces the concept of opposites, a foundational pre-math observation skill, through ten visually engaging scenes depicting common opposite pairs—up and down, hot and cold, awake and asleep, wet and dry. Smart, colorful, grounded in educational principles and defined by Brain Quest's signature question-and-answer format, each spread features two illustrations that present the opposite pairs in context while encouraging conversation and observation.

This elegant hardback edition presents Lewis Carroll's best loved work, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with gilded page edges and original pen and ink illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. First published in 1865, this perennially popular tale follows the tale of curious Alice and her fall through the rabbit hole into a fantasy world filled with anthropomorphic and peculiar creatures, including the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the Queen of Hearts. A lasting classic that plays with logic and the bizarre, this tale cannot fail to delight readers with its mix of prose and poetry. This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a silver embossed cover design, patterned endpapers, red gilded page edges, ivory pages and original illustrations. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this edition makes wonderful gift for adults and children alike.

Bring the excitement of an escape room into your own home, with this ingenious full-color puzzle book! You'll be taking on the role of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, the world's most brilliant detective. Your to retrieve the famous Musgrave Diamond, and thwart criminal mastermind Moriarty's diabolical scheme! • This book's branching narrative puts YOU in the driving seat. Once you have found the solution to a puzzle, turn to the next entry as clearly indicated in the text. • Use your observation, lateral thinking, and logic skills to uncover clues and solve mysteries. The beautifully, detailed illustrations are packed with information, so keep your eyes peeled! • Are you a rookie detective, a seasoned sleuth, or a true master of deduction? Choose your difficulty level, then race against the clock to solve the mystery! Inspired by the popular escape room trend, this delightfully illustrated, interactive book is great fun for children aged 8+. ABOUT THE The vibrantly illustrated Escape Room Adventures series puts young puzzlers in control of their very own adventure. In these narrative puzzle stories, readers must correctly solve the riddles and conundrums to proceed to the next 'room' in a thrilling race against time!

En este clásico atemporal, Jane Austen explora la intrincada danza del amor, el deber y las expectativas sociales en la Inglaterra de principios del siglo XIX. Sigue a las hermanas Dashwood, Elinor y Marianne, mientras navegan con ingenio y gracia por el complejo panorama del romance y los deberes familiares. Elinor, con su sentido pragmático y su actitud firme, contrasta marcadamente con la naturaleza apasionada e impulsiva de Marianne. A medida que las hermanas enfrentan desilusión, malentendidos y presiones sociales, deben reconciliar sus ideales con la realidad. Las agudas observaciones de Austen y su prosa brillante dan vida a un mundo donde el sentido y la sensibilidad son puestos a prueba y triunfan. Una novela profundamente cautivadora que sigue fascinando a los lectores con su agudo comentario sobre la naturaleza humana y las relaciones.