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Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a...

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.9では、木管楽器ならではの柔らかい音色が魅力的な「クラリネット」に注目！クラリネットは、モーツァルトが活躍した時代に使われ始めたばかりでクラシック音楽の長い歴史の中では比較的“新しい”ほうの楽器。生き生きとしたメロディーをクラリネットが奏でるモーツァルトの協奏曲

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.7では、低い音域で渋く落ち着いた音色のほかユーモラスな表現もできる木管楽器「ファゴット」に注目！オーケストラと一緒にファゴットの独奏が活躍するモーツァルト「ファゴット協奏曲」、ディズニー映画でも使われたポール・デュカが作曲した曲、イタリアの作曲家ヴィヴァルディが作った「ファゴット協奏曲」など

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.10では、華やかで目立つメロディーを担当することの多い金管楽器「トランペット」に注目！トランペットは、大きく輝かしい音色を響かせることができる一方で温かみがあって柔らかな音も出せる豊かな表現力をもった楽器。トランペットが奏でる印象的なファンファーレから始まるマーラー作曲の交響曲

本作は、ドイツ、ハンブルク生まれの児童文学者、新ロマン派の作家であるワルデマル・ボンゼルスが1912年に発表した『みつばちマーヤの冒険』（原題：Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer）が原作です。外の世界に飛び出した小さな蜜蜂のマーヤが、さまざまな虫たちと出会い、友情を育んだり、危険な目にあったり。

On October 5, 2011, the news of the death of technology innovator Steve Jobs rocked the world. The failing health of the Apple cofounder and Pixar CEO was no secret. Jobs had given up his role as Apple's CEO just a few months prior because of his struggle with pancreatic cancer. But his death still drew a huge reaction. From Apple employees and fans to political and business leaders, people honored Jobs' passing by reflecting on his prolific life that greatly influenced the way technology is used.

「正しくりっぱな行動をする人は、不幸にもたえられるということを、わたしは明らかにしたいと願っている。」ベートーヴェン 一八一九年二月一日・ウィーン市庁にあてた手紙より

From the award-winning creators of The Mona Lisa Vanishes comes a fast-paced and fascinating illustrated nonfiction narrative about a con man who took in a trusting populace and pulled off the greatest get-rich-quick scheme of all time. This is not a story about money, not really. It’s a story...

クラシックに使われている楽器をもっとよく知ろう！Vol.8では、ピカピカと光り輝く長い管がくるくると巻かれた丸い形の金管楽器「ホルン」に注目！冒頭から華やかなホルンの音が響くベートーヴェンの「ホルン・ソナタ」、ホルンの音色が雄大な自然の光景を表現した「アルプス交響曲」、オーケストラの中でホルンが主役となって歌うチャイコフスキーの交響曲など

Learn about Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani and what makes him one of the greatest players of all time! Shohei Ohtani, also known as "Shotime," is widely known for his skills in both pitching and hitting. At the 2016 Japan Series, Ohtani led his team, the Fighters, to victory. He later...

すごい偉人も子どものころは、そーでもなかった！？教科書に出てくるようなすごい人は、子どものころからすごかったのではないかと思われがちですが、決してそんなことはありません。

As the world now knows, Barack Obama has made history as our first African-American president. This audiobook biography is perfect for primary graders looking for a longer, fuller life story than is found in the author's bestselling beginning reader Barack Obama: United States President...

Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa.

Siete chicos coreanos: Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V y Jungkook, que bailan, rapean, cantan y lideran las listas de records de todo el mundo. ¿Alguna novedad?. Los chicos de BTS alcanzaron la fama en su natal Corea del Sur en 2013 y aunque casi todas sus canciones son en coreano, ahora mismo son la sensación en Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y el resto del mundo. El K-pop es el nuevo fenómeno de la música en el mundo Occidental, y en los últimos años se ha convertido en el género global más consumido.

Brought to you by Penguin. We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine. This edition of Boy, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be...

青年同士の淡い恋と心の移り変わりを描いた堀辰雄の短編小説。堀自身も学生時代、寄宿舎で生活していた経験がある。

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to. Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the...

The Education of Little Tree tells of a boy orphaned very young, who is adopted by his Cherokee grandmother and half-Cherokee grandfather in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee during the Great Depression. Little Tree" as his grandparents call him is shown how to hunt and survive in the mountains, to respect nature in the Cherokee Way, taking only what is needed, leaving the rest for nature to run its course.

New York Times Bestseller Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi...

This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically about Jesus and places in his life in the context of his world when Jerusalem was part of the Roman...