Books with author Andre Roberts

Focusing on adult patrons ages 19 through senior citizens, this book explains how libraries can best serve this busy portion of their community's population at different life stages and foster experiences that are "worth the trip"—whether actual or virtual.• Helps librarians make their libraries the go-to places in the community for both information and recreation• Enables librarians to accurately analyze the demographics of their communities and identify the services needed• Offers simple suggestions to help librarians with limited resources provide age-appropriate services• Describes information and resources most likely needed during each life stage, making it easier to target the audience for both programming and publicity

It’s only his first year, and Baldovino Dracula is already feeling the heat. School time should be a time of learning, a time for fun and a time of wonderment, but all he wonders is when this nonsense is going to stop. You see, Baldovino has an admirer and not your average type of admirer either. He spends all of his free time avoiding the love sick monster the best he can until she loses the plot and breaks into his home. Will Baldovino just let it slide or will he take matters into his own hands? And what of his friends? Will they help him with the situation? Who knows, but the Universal Sports trials are coming up soon so if he has any plans up his sleeves, now’s the time to execute!

Amy an extraordinary Persian cat stays with her friend Olly and Granny Huggles. They live in a cosy cottage on Puddleton High Street.Amy gets in and out of scrapes, as she solves mysteries with her friend Olly and the colourful local characters of Puddleton.This story starts one evening in early March when Amy witnesses a strange event in the town museum's library. Curious, she sets off to unravel the mystery, and in the process, witnesses a crime in action.

Use the games in 30 Fun Ways to Learn About Writing to make early writing in the classroom exciting and fun! Whether labeling objects, making lists, or writing notes, children will be engaged and active with these creative activities that stimulate curiosity and imagination. With tips for turning the classroom into a literacy-rich environment and ideas for encouraging children to embrace the excitement of reading and writing, 30 Fun Ways to Learn About Writing brings literacy learning into the classroom in new ways.

From a Roman legionary to a French sergeant in the Napoleonic wars, a Cheyenne brave, and a United States marine, A Soldier's Life takes a close look at the uniforms, weapons, food and supplies of thirty-five different types of soldiers. Fascinating historical details and full-color photographs of authentic uniform reproductions give a comprehensive view of the life of a soldier. "This is a bang-up job on an eternally enticing topic." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Andrew Robertshaw is the Head of Education at the National Army Museum in London, England. He lives in London, England.

In this story, a teenage boy suddenly finds himself whisked away from his dead-end job on an outlying planet to a jungle planet where he begins having strange dreams of his past. Suddenly, he finds himself in the middle of a thrill-packed plot involving a criminal mastermind and Ras Hume, the "out hunter" who was responsible for the sudden change in his fortunes. The action becomes intense when all parties on the planet discover that they are being stalked by a strange alien entity that manifests itself in many forms.

The Soddit, The McAtrix Derided, and the aptly titled The Sellamillion: The parodies are hilarious, but the numbers are serious, with millions of copies sold. And now, in our very own time and galaxy, Star Wars finally gets its comeuppance-just in time to coincide with the release of the 6th and final film. The force is with us!This is a satire well and truly earned: with the last chapters in the Star Wars' saga reaching new lows, the movies that have dominated popular culture for more than three decades deserve a little tweaking. Oh, sure, a long time ago, in what seems like a galaxy far, far away, there was a very good and thoroughly entertaining SF film. But that's long gone. So here it comes, a six-part mock-epic that begins in the middle of the action, pits good against evil, and features hairy co-pilots, green gurus, bizarre hairdos, steel bras, and campy robots. In addition to his bestselling parodies, Adam Roberts has written a SF novel, Salt, which was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, as well as a number of academic works.

Flipton on Sea is a sleepy little seaside town, just a few kilometres north of Scarborough, on the coast of the county of Yorkshire, England. Nobody really ever visits Flipton, not even in summer. In fact the only holidaymakers and day-trippers who visit Flipton on Sea are the ones who were supposed to be going to Scarborough but instead have lost their way along the long, narrow country lanes which twist and turn throughout that particular part of the world. Yet, and despite its lack of tourists – or perhaps even because of its lack of tourists – Flipton is a lovely pace to visit, with lots to see and do. It has its own pier, funfair, fish and chip shop and the best sandcastle making beach this side of Blackpool. While Flipton may not have the biggest big dipper, the bounciest bouncing castle, the ghouliest ghost train or the swelteringest sunshine of all the seaside resorts, it does have one thing which Bournemouth or Brighton, Bridlington or Broadstairs, Scarborough or Skegness would all dearly love – its very own superhero! Yes, sleepy little Flipton on Sea, with all its modest attractions, is home to perhaps the most famous man since the man who invented ice cream flavoured chewing gum – the one, the only – Janman!...... Join Janman and his crime fighting friend Wonderboy, AKA the Dynamite Duo, as they set out on their most daring adventure ever! Buckle up, because you’re in for a rollercoaster of a ride!