Books with author Alan Robinson

In a solar system in a far away universe there are three planets that revolve around a huge mega star. Each planet has its own race of people. One race attacks another which causes the other two peoples to unite and join forces against this evil race. One race has the ability to control the elements to aid in the battle. The prince of this world and the Princess of the other fall in love uniting their worlds into a superior race. All three peoples have their own advanced technology. This story contains the battles of each race: full of action, elemental powers, love and compassion.

What is a Piggy Bear? A piggish bear? A bearish pig? And just what happened to all of the fish in their pond? Join Piggy Piggy, Piggy Paggy, and Piggy Poggy in The Three Little Piggy Bears to find out. Children will delight in the adventures of these three friends, and with its whimsical and colorful illustrations, this book will find a place in your home for years to come.

At eighteen years old, Beatrix Oliver has had to learn many painful truths.Happiness can be ripped away in a single heartbeat, leaving cold, lonely emptiness behind.Even the fiercest, most agonising love can’t keep people with you if they decide not to stay.And not even the butterfly kisses she was always told could heal anything can take away the pain of being left behind.Starting at university is the chance she’s craved to break away from the town where she’s been an object of pity for so long. Moving to Manchester is about fun, friendship and learning. She has no intention of falling in love. In fact, nothing could be further from her mind. Love has only ever meant loss before, so why should now be any different?And then an unexpected face from the past turns up, blurring the black and white lines she’s always drawn for herself into confusing shades of grey, and she’s forced to face up to the fact that you don’t always get a choice when it comes to giving your heart away.*** WARNING ***Contains scenes and themes that some readers may find upsetting.

Science Magic is a series of four paperbacks for children, that make science fun!Find out about everyday science, while performing as a magician, and dazzle your friends and family. Each book uses objects to be found in a different room in the house, to explain some basic scientific principles through magic 'tricks', or experiments. The easy, accessible text is complementedwith cartoon illustrations to make a winning combination.Richard Robinson has created numerous popular science shows for television, including 'The Big Bang' (CITV), and 'The Riddlers' (YTV). He also helped set up and perform in the first series of 'Spitting Image', the hugely succesful satire television series.

The story of what happened when a Scottish midge encountered the vampire Count Dracula.It has long been supposed that the blood sucking midges of Scotland have their origin in an encounter between Count Dracula and a native Scottish midge, whereby Dracula in the form of a bat, bit a midge turning it into a vampire midge that then infected all the other midges of Scotland creating a nation of vampire midges. This is all so much hokum. The true story of Count Dracula and the vampire midge is set out in the pages below in order to debunk this myth. It could have been set out in a single paragraph but where would be the fun in that.