Books with author Barbara. Williams

When 13-year-old Ben Ward left school to work with his Pa in a logging camp, a winter of peeling potatoes and setting tables wasn’t the adventure he had in mind. Still, come spring, he signs up for the log drive with his friend Nevers, wishing the head cook on the wanigan (the floating cook shack) could be someone other than his crabby Pa. Fate, with a wink, complies, and Pa quits—only to be replaced by someone far worse: Pete Sardman, aka Old Sard, a cantankerous character complete with a greasy apron, an eye patch, one deaf ear, and plenty to say.Luckily, there’s also the rest of the crew—a colorful, sometimes outrageous company of men. Together Ben and Nevers endure freezing weather, dangerous rapids, logjams, storms and floods, and a number of gripping tall tales, along the way learning about logging on the river and a whole lot more about life. Taking up where Blackwater Ben left off, Dead Man’s Rapids returns to the north woods of Minnesota in the late nineteenth century, and with warmth, humor, and attention to historical detail engages readers both young and old.

Learn the numbers from one to twenty with Teddy.A fun picture counting book with numbers and rhyming objects to read and learn on every page.Each page shows a Bear with a bold colour image of a number.The Bear is also wearing or holding an object that rhymes with the next page.Fun to read aloud to baby or through the toddler years. Simple language that is suitable for the child to read from 3 years.Can you find the mouse hiding on each page?Extract from the book:-"One with a sock, Two with a lockThree with a boot, Four with a suite..and so on.. all the way to twenty."What are the Amazon Reviewers in the UK saying?"This is such a lovely little book for children learning numbers! I love the rhyming, it makes learning numbers much more fun.." 5 stars"A simple and fun first counting book with a fun approach and no distractions - highly recommended! Can.." 5 stars"An excellent book. An inspirational approach which easily attracted the interest and attention of our little one. Learning made easy by merging familiar concepts with fun aspects.." 5 starsLara Williams is 8 years old and wrote this rhyme for her baby brother Dylan who is 2. Lara lives in England, UK. I hope you enjoy it. If you live outside the UK please take the time to review the book. Many thanks to the reviewers in the UK.

Set in Bethel, Vermont during the 1920s, Under An Eagle’s Wing is a humorous and poignant story of a young boy who is left at a Montpelier orphanage, and later taken by a farmer and his wife to their home on Camp Brook and raised with other orphaned boys. Killing Mrs. Rogers’ prize rooster with a sling-shot is the first of many adventures and pranks. But, it is a barn fire that breaks out after Arthur is smoking in the hayloft that shows him the true meaning of family. In Under An Eagle’s Wing we see what happens when Arthur is teased his first day at a one-room schoolhouse, meet his little sister Mabel, and have an adventure riding a traverse. We are with him as Christmas brings both heartbreak and unexpected kindness. We are in the sugar woods when Arthur drives the horses to collect sap and learns how to make maple syrup. We see him through his first crush, experience a small town Fourth of July celebration and an attempt at riding a bull. And, we weep with him as without a word he endures Mrs. Rogers’ cruelty. How close did Mazie come to being baked in the oven with the potatoes? What advice did Dr. Allen give Arthur when he ran away from home? What did Arthur learn from his summer living in the woods with his father when he was sent away? How did Arthur save Mrs. Rogers from the barn fire that broke out after he was smoking in the hayloft? And, who is the Eagle? Under An Eagle’s Wing tugs at the heartstrings as it casts a spotlight on a child who is trying to find his way in a world where he is special to no one. Based the life of Edward Williams, stories he told and his audio-taped memoirs, it gives readers an enjoyable and informative look at what life was like when their great-grandparents were young. It is fully researched and historically accurate, right down to the name of the train and the time it stopped in Bethel. WHAT READERS SAY: Very powerful and touching. A charming and delightful narrative! There are so many beautiful sentences; and there are places that make you laugh, and then the next sentence breaks your heart. Your writing is spare, to the point and brings Arthur immediately to the front of the story. I can hear, see, smell and almost taste the food in this story. You seem to have beautifully captured farm life in rural Vermont. As a former middle school teacher I thoroughly enjoyed your story. The book is excellent! It really captures the reader’s attention. I found myself wishing there was more once I finished. I wanted to share with you how moved I was by the story and how much I enjoyed it. You truly are a remarkable writer. Once I started reading it, I didn’t want to stop. I actually teared up at the end, (and in another place or two). Arthur and the other characters are very alive and well developed. The details of the time period are magical. AUTHOR NOTES: I am, first and foremost, and educator. I worked thirty years in Vermont schools, five as a classroom teacher and twenty-five as a middle or high school counselor. Like any author, I’d like to hit it big. But, more than that, I’d like to preserve our history and have a hand in educating children about life in the early twentieth century. I have dreams that my book will become a part of a school curriculum and be enjoyed by thousands of children. I dream that libraries will stock my book, and that children will laugh, and cry, and learn, and wonder, (and hide under a blanket with a flashlight reading it), after Mom or Dad hollers light's out! FOR EDUCATORS: Under An Eagle’s Wing will compliment the study of 20th Century history in an elementary or middle school. The following themes in the National Standards For Social Studies are addressed: Individual Development and Cultural Identity Development, Movement, and Interaction of Cultures. Geography, Humans and the Environment Development and Transformation of Social Structures Civic Ideals and Practices Creation, Expansion, and Interaction of Economic Systems