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The Shakespeare Connection
Avril Rowlands
Paperback (PUFFIN BOOKS, June 29, 1995)A boy from America visiting England on a school trip becomes embroiled in a mystery regarding a missing manuscript. In order to solve the mystery, Cal must pursue his enemies through the centuries. The action switches back and forth between Shakespeare's time and the present day.
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All the Tales from the Ark
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
Paperback (Lion Hudson, May 20, 2016)All three books of Avril Rowlands' popular stories about Noah: Tales from the Ark, More Tales from the Ark and The Rainbow's End. Avril takes a fresh and humorous look at the familiar Bible story, considering many of the dilemmas Noah might have faced while managing a menagerie of animals on a boat! One complete story per chapter. Praise for Tales from the Ark: 'A splendid collection of stories.' - Children's Books of the Year
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Animals to the Rescue and Other Stories
Avril Rowlands
Paperback (Lion Hudson, Aug. 1, 2002)A contemporary adventure about a family who move to the country and the creatures they encounter in their new garden. Seen both from the family's point of view and through the eyes of the various inhabitants of the garden, the stories present a microcosm of the world. Various themes run through the stories, such as Whose garden is it? and How should I treat others? Told with Avril Rowlands' usual humor, each story will make a gentle "values-based" point.
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God's Wonderful Railway: Permanent Way
Avril Rowlands
Paperback (British Broadcasting Corporation, March 15, 1980)None
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All the Tales from the Ark
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
eBook (Lion Children's Books, May 20, 2016)All three books of Avril Rowlands' popular stories about Noah: Tales from the Ark, More Tales from the Ark and The Rainbow's End. Avril takes a fresh and humorous look at the familiar Bible story, considering many of the dilemmas Noah might have faced while managing a menagerie of animals on a boat! One complete story per chapter. Praise for Tales from the Ark: 'A splendid collection of stories.' - Children's Books of the Year
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Christmas Sheep: and Other Stories
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
Hardcover (Good Books, Nov. 25, 2001)A legend is told that,on the first Christmas night, animals knelt beside the crib at Bethlehem to worship the newborn king. Perhaps they understood more than many people at that time, and perhaps there are things that animals can still show us about Christmas.
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The Animals' Easter
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
Paperback (Chariot Victor Pub, Jan. 1, 2000)A collection of stories centered around the first Easter involving such animals as donkeys, cats, dogs, mice, horses, and birds.
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Animal Tales from the Bible
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
Paperback (Lion Hudson, Jan. 19, 2001)Avril Rowlands retells the tales of 10 animals from the Old Testament, giving a fresh perspective to familiar Bible stories. The retellings are both fun and thought provoking, as each animal’s story highlights a characteristic of God or of people to make a gentle moral or spiritual point.
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Christmas Sheep: and Other Stories
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
Hardcover (Good Books, Nov. 25, 2001)A legend is told that,on the first Christmas night, animals knelt beside the crib at Bethlehem to worship the newborn king. Perhaps they understood more than many people at that time, and perhaps there are things that animals can still show us about Christmas.
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Animal's Easter
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
Paperback (Lion Hudson Plc, Jan. 21, 2000)Easter is the theme throughout these seven stories, from Palm Sunday through Holy Week to Easter morning. Each story is retold from the point of view of an animal or bird who might have been present at these events, reflecting their feelings on Easter's significance at this time.
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The Christmas Sheep and Other Stories
Avril Rowlands, Rosslyn Moran
Hardcover (Lion Hudson Plc, Sept. 22, 2000)None
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The Shakespeare Connection
Avril Rowlands
Hardcover (Oxford University Press, Jan. 20, 1994)Cal is over in England from America on a school trip and is not over-enthusiastic about visiting Stratford to see a lot of boring stuff about Shakespeare - that is, until he becomes involved in a mystery about a missing manuscript. In trying to solve the mystery, aided and abetted by Karen, anEnglish girl, Cal pursues his enemies through the centuries, and the action switches between Shakespeare's England and the present day. An intriguing and exciting story.