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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.

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。

「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

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.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...

Few women in history have inspired such contradictory reactions as Catherine de Medici. To her admirers, she was a brilliant stateswoman and a steadying force in an era of great religious conflict. To her enemies, she was something far darker: a scheming foreigner, an Italian serpent coiled at the heart of the French court. What almost everyone agreed on was that she was extraordinary.

Taylor Swift, perhaps the most popular musician of all time, joins the ranks of this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9. Her whole life, Taylor Swift has loved to sing and perform, and as she listened to her...

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

Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid? Finally, here's the story of Albert Einstein's life, told in a fun...

Learn how a young girl who lived on a Christmas tree farm grew up to become one of the most celebrated musical artists of the twenty-first century in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Taylor Swift always knew she wanted to be a country music artist, so at age thirteen...

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.

Step up to the plate and read about Shohei Ohtani, the record-breaking baseball superstar from Japan, in this wonderful Little Golden Book! Shohei Ohtani might just be the greatest baseball player of all time. Get inspired by the story of two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani. From his childhood in...

Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. This Who Was . . . ? explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths...

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga...

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...

Told in a new Who HQ Now format for trending topics, this Who Was? biography details NBA superstar Kobe Bryant's legendary career and the impact of his legacy on the sports world and beyond. Kobe Bryant was just an eighteen-year-old high-school basketball player when he decided to enter the...

The founder of Microsoft presents his vision for the future, in which he sees the digital technologies of the coming years changing the way we buy, work, learn, and communicate...