Books with author Alex David

The year is 1775. America is a grand experiment. Colonists are writing anonymous pamphlets about their hopes for this new country. British redcoats walk the streets. Enslaved African American women and men work on tobacco and sugar plantations. A young lawyer named Patrick Henry sings out in a courthouse, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death. Henry's words become the rally cry for the American Revolution. This poetic speech will ignite a country to fight for its freedom and rebel against oppressive King George. Militias are formed and shots are fired at Lexington. Readers will view the events of the war that began America.

Global warming affects water in two ways: shortages and flooding. This book considers the latter, examining the consequences of rising sea levels on human life. It explains the three-part response of "retreat, accommodation, and protection." It highlights innovative solutions like floating houses, tunnels under cities, sea walls, and inland seaways that could provide farms and food to nearby communities. Readers are informed about energy-saving strategies and alternative energy sources, and are encouraged to create citizen efforts to combat rising sea levels.

Global warming affects water in two ways: shortages and flooding. This book considers the latter, examining the consequences of rising sea levels on human life. It explains the three-part response of "retreat, accommodation, and protection." It highlights innovative solutions like floating houses, tunnels under cities, sea walls, and inland seaways that could provide farms and food to nearby communities. Readers are informed about energy-saving strategies and alternative energy sources, and are encouraged to create citizen efforts to combat rising sea levels.

Sojourner Truth swept her audiences off their feet with her roaring calls for change. She demanded that both women and African Americans be free. Traveling around the country, she spoke out against slavery, calling for emancipation for enslaved people, and asked her listeners to give women the right to vote. Truth was a charismatic and intelligent leader who helped to change America into a more free and equal society. Readers will get to follow her journey and be changed by her message, which still rings true today.

What happens if you stroke a shark on the nose? (You’ll be surprised!)Did you know that sharks don’t have any bones?And that most sharks never stop moving – not even when they sleep?Or that sharks’ skin is as rough as sandpaper?What about this: A shark can be crushed by its own weight if it is out of the water – How come?Now you and your child can discover the answers to these questions plus many more incredible facts about these amazing fish.While enjoying captivating full-color pictures of sharks of every shape, size, and color – scary sharks, big sharks, little sharks…and just plain WEIRD sharks!Kids ages 6 to 10 will love this easy-to-read book that improves their reading skills and enriches their scientific knowledge in a fun and entertaining way.So start reading about the fascinating world of sharks!

Did you know that cheetahs are the fastest animals on four feet anywhere on Earth? And that a cheetah can run as fast as 80 mph for short distances?Or that cheetahs have been around for about 18 million years? Now you and your child can discover these and many more incredible facts about these incredible cats. While enjoying captivating full-color pictures of these graceful animals in action. Kids ages 6 to 10 will love this easy-to-read book that improves their reading skills and enriches their scientific knowledge in a fun and entertaining way.

Did you know that Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards on Earth?And that a full-grown Komodo dragon can measure up to 10 feet long?Or that Komodo dragons live naturally in only ONE place on Earth?Now you and your child can discover these and many more incredible facts about these gigantic lizards.While enjoying captivating full-color pictures of these menacing lizards in action.Kids ages 6 to 10 will love this easy-to-read book that improves their reading skills and enriches their scientific knowledge in a fun and entertaining way.

Are lessons ever really learned? Incredibly detailed and highly emotive, "The Unprofessional Soldier" provides a powerful first-person account of the Mesopotamian campaign of the Great War. David Alexander has cleverly interwoven his grandfather's original manuscript and diaries with recollections of conversations together and additional material on the wider context of the campaign. The result is a moving tale of what drives a man to become a soldier and motivates him to fight, to kill and to survive. Insights into military authority, the narrative of wartime decision-making, the ebb and flow of battlefield successes and failures, and the detail of local tactics are balanced by descriptions of day-to-day living and surviving in harsh and dangerous environments where the combination of disease and Arab attacks were as damaging to the British forces as were the Turks themselves. The images of war are evocative: the bloated bodies of comrades in the desert sun, the anger and rage produced by the instant and violent death of a fellow soldier from a gaping head wound, the cold accounts given by the Battalion's hangman and the failed attempt at aerial re-supply of the besieged and starving British army at Kut-al-Amara. Alexander has also included the shades of regret and how a man can justify killing another, expressed in his grandfather's own words. A fascinating, well-researched tale that makes one contemplate the futility of war.

Tall, awkward Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in just four minutes. It was only 272 words. Even after the tragic deaths of thousands of Union soldiers, Lincoln imagines a united country. His words spoke not just to the living audience, but also to future Americans. The brilliance of this speech is its poetic brevity and Lincoln's ability to mark the beginning of America with the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. This book traces the history of this great speech, giving readers a sense of both the historical context and the person who wrote these enduring words.

As greenhouse gases build in Earth's atmosphere, water and air temperatures rise. This triggers storms like we've never seen before. Extreme weather events, from tornadoes to tsunamis, are becoming a part of our everyday lives. This book examines the history of climate change and details the scientific cause of these storms. Additionally, it correlates humans as both the cause and the hope for climate change. Engaging sidebars and photographs enhance the experience for readers and allow them to understand both the impact of and solutions that are needed for wild weather.

Imagine a time when people, using secret pen names, wrote exhilarating argumentative essays. Imagine wanting to find out what people like Brutus and Cato would argue. The revolution was over, and Americans were trying to decide how their new democratic government should be structured. Should the federal government have a great deal of power or should power be left to the individual states? Readers will get to follow along as the federalists and anti-federalists argue a new country into creation and create one of the most defining American documents: the Constitution.