Books with author Amy Austen

Pythons are some of the longest snakes in the world. In fact, the reticulated python beats all. Readers will enjoy reading about the pythons amazing hunting technique, constriction, and the huge prey theyre able to capture. The book also includes fun facts about python anatomy, behavior, life cycle, and their conservation status. Fact-based text is sure to leave readers in awe, while vivid photographs bring readers up close to this hungry hunter.

Pythons are some of the longest snakes in the world. In fact, the reticulated python beats all. Readers will enjoy reading about the pythons amazing hunting technique, constriction, and the huge prey theyre able to capture. The book also includes fun facts about python anatomy, behavior, life cycle, and their conservation status. Fact-based text is sure to leave readers in awe, while vivid photographs bring readers up close to this hungry hunter.

This book introduces readers to the puffin, a sea bird that not only flies but swims, too! Readers will love learning fascinating facts about the puffin, from its anatomy to its excellent swimming skills. Vivid visuals will hook readers, while age-appropriate text keeps them engagedin a pairing that promises a dynamic reading and learning experience. Readers will enjoy learning about important life science topics with this fun ocean friend.

This book will introduce readers to fractions through relatable contexts and clear explanations. Straightforward visuals will help students to fully grasp the concept of fractions as being multiple parts of a whole. Accessible text and an engaging storyline make fractions easy to understand and apply to everyday life. Readers will learn to express and recognize whole number fractions as theyre introduced to endangered animals. This volume satisfies 3.NF.A.3c.

This book takes readers on a dive to explore the amazing underwater habitats and landforms of Earth’s oceans. Readers will take a journey from the deepest part of the ocean—the Mariana Trench—to the Mid-Ocean Ridge. They’ll explore colorful coral reefs, and learn how they form. Photographs and diagrams help illustrate important earth science facts and concepts, and truly transport the reader to the underwater world.

This book introduces readers to the puffin, a sea bird that not only flies but swims, too! Readers will love learning fascinating facts about the puffin, from its anatomy to its excellent swimming skills. Vivid visuals will hook readers, while age-appropriate text keeps them engagedin a pairing that promises a dynamic reading and learning experience. Readers will enjoy learning about important life science topics with this fun ocean friend.

What happens inside a mother kangaroo’s pouch? How do tiny joeys turn into huge kangaroos? Readers will learn the answers as they follow a kangaroo on its fascinating journey from a tiny joey the size of a bean to an adult larger than a person. Accessible text and stunning visuals bring the concept of life cycles alive in a fun and dynamic way. A life cycle diagram gives students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of this foundational concept of early life science.

This fun and fact-filled book about Australia’s great predator, the dingo, is sure to thrill readers. This volume introduces readers to a dingo’s anatomy, habitat, and diet, as well as their pack behavior and hunting techniques. The book also covers the dangers of encountering a dingo and the danger that dingoes face because of humans—complete extinction. Amazing color photographs bring this Outback animal to life while exciting and accessible text gives readers a well-rounded reading experience. Fact boxes will fascinate readers and deepen their understanding of the topic.

"I had been perfectly content with my mundane life. I read my books, browsed the internet, and prepared for a reasonable career in a world where that stuff still mattered. I was a typical, geeky, teenaged boy who loved his mom and spent too much time daydreaming about his twin sister's best friend. But now, human civilization seems to have disappeared. Instead of playing video games and studying for high school, I'm trying to stay alive and avoid being eaten by mythical creatures who shouldn't even exist. With the help of my twin and her bff, I'm struggling to become the man I need to be in a world that has forever changed."Follow the journey of Liam, his twin sister, Elisa, and their childhood friend, Michelle, as they try to survive a post-apocalyptic world. When supernatural beings outnumber humans, who will fight for the survival of the species? Is it already too late, or is there still hope for THE HUMAN?