The American Short Story: The Nineteenth Century, Volume 1 (LOA #394)

The American Short Story: The Nineteenth Century, Volume 1 (LOA #394)By: Series: Library of America The American Short Story: The Nineteenth Century The first volume in a landmark story collection that redefines what we thought we knew about the great American literary form A diverse, unprecedented gathering of more than one hundred stories, representing work by fifty different writers As much a nineteenth century American invention as the cotton gin and the steamboat, the short story emerged here with a range of

Practically by divine luck

Mazes and matching games

接續人文素養而後登場的，便是與伙房工法相關的科學素養內容，以及邀請國中自然科邱明成老師撰寫的「科學老師說……」專欄，引導孩子透過拋出問題、提出假設，再以實驗來佐證科學原理，例如：狀元及第粥的米粒因為長時間小火慢煲、破壞細胞結構而糊化；梅納反應讓煎餃底部的皮焦化並產生焦香味；燉肉骨茶時不能用金屬鍋，以免金屬離子與藥材發生化學反應，影響藥效；羊羹凝固成「凍」的關鍵點，在於膠質分子加熱後會水解、冷卻後會凝固；酵母菌的發酵作用能將葡萄糖分解成二氧化碳和酒精，使發糕變蓬鬆；薑汁裡的蛋白酶酵素是陽離子，沖撞到牛奶裡的酪蛋白陰離子就會產生蛋白質變性而凝固；油脂會讓麵團表面形成薄膜，阻止水和蛋白質結合，使酥皮層層分明；不須介質就能傳熱的熱輻射，可讓烤貼的胡椒餅熟透……想要吃到美食，就要運用科學知識，讓廚房成為日常生活中最理想的實驗場所。

a fortune teller told his mum that he would one day be famous

By: William Boyd  This new collection of eleven stories by the author of The Blue Afternoon takes readers back in time from a contemporary Hollywood film shoot to World War I in Vienna

And someone has decided that the entire town must pay for the sins of its past

- 里姆斯基-科薩科夫的《大黃蜂的飛行》

Let your heart be still a moment and this mystery explore

Tepper  With the  critically acclaimed novels The Gate To  Women's Country

As Alex looks into the eyes of gentle Belle

★ 中國華潤怡寶盃2016「我最喜愛的童書」兒童文學組金獎

The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof is a hilarious