Books with author Alexander Black

The Space Defender books are science fiction adventure books for middle grade readers who love science, space, aliens, robots, tech, and smart, brave kids. “You, you are the one. We have found you. We will destroy you. We will destroy you.” Carlos Zera has gotten used to a life of pranks and getting kicked out of school. But when a mysterious arrival delivers the unfortunate news that an ancient alien race is speeding across the galaxy to destroy him, Carl finds himself in the middle of a centuries-old war with an alien species bent on humanity's destruction. Carl and his friends Scarlett and Hector must foil the plot of an evil warlord before he acquires a long-forgotten artifact that may hold the key to the survival of the entire galaxy. Armed only with their courage and loyalty to one another, they battle their way through a maze of robots, discover new life forms, and make the ultimate sacrifice for the safety of their friends. Along the way Carl is transformed from prankster to reluctant hero and learns that the universe is much bigger, more dangerous, and more wondrous than he ever thought possible.

Most books about bullying tell children how to act without addressing how they feel—you can't act brave and confident if you feel stressed and helpless inside. Jenny Alexander's approach is to develop readers' psychological defenses. Through a mix of exercises, quizzes, and fictional scenarios, she combines common sense with simple cognitive techniques to build up children's self-esteem. Her tone is humorous and upbeat, but always sensitive to the reader's feelings.

Pupil's Books *High interest/low readability books for reluctant and struggling readers. *Themed blocks of fiction and non-fiction seize interest to encourage and sustain further reading. *Action, escapism, humour and mystery all feature in Pelican HiLo fiction. *All non-fiction titles cover popular subjects and explode with colour photography and illustration. Teaching Support *Simple, at-a-glance support cards (FREE with every pack of 6 titles) provide discussion points and support for group work. *Ideal for teachers, teaching assistants and parents.

Excerpt from From the Niger to the Nile, Vol. 1 of 2Just as before the actual accomplishment of our journey when, impatient to be moving upon the way, we had to tarry many tedious months while the scheme and its arrangements were being thought out, weighed, and put in order; so it is with the narrative which attempts to set forth the history of this Expedition. It will be necessary, I fear, to keep the reader waiting for the plain, progressive story of our travels, while an account is given of the somewhat tedious details of constitution and equipment.The scheme was germinating in my mind for many years. The idea did not come as a sudden impulse to be acted upon as one might take a ticket to the farthest point upon a line. It was rather the result of a succession of thoughts leading naturally one from the other till a chain was linked with such perfect sequence that it stimulated the imagination to put it to the test.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.