Books with author Beth Shepherd

Elvis the Aussie cat has found himself in cold and rainy England. A week has passed since his arrival there and life has become all about food and keeping warm. On a freezing cold day he unexpectedly finds himself stuck outside and has seconds to find a way back inside before he turns into frozen dog food.A series of short stories about Elvis; a laid back Aussie cat with a passion for food, especially for Vegemite on toast. His life is dramatically turned upside down when he is shipped to the other side of the world and forced to make a new home in cold and rainy England. With a desperate desire to return to his favourite country he embarks on the ultimate adventure to find his way home to Australia.

When Adam sides with his grandfather against the king, he hopes to find the approval for which he yearns. Instead, he faces betrayal and the whip of slavery. Desperate, he undertakes a dangerous mission, hoping to regain the king’s favor, not only for himself but also for Mount Eirene, his home. Meanwhile, Keeda warriors ravage his people’s fields, a dragon plots to overthrow the city, and the life or death of all rests in the hands of one man.Can Adam find answers in the King's Stones before it’s too late? Will the prophet’s dying prediction be fulfilled? Can Mount Eirene survive the anger of the king?This page-turning Christian allegory not only excites the mind, but also stirs the soul, probing the depths of human darkness and arriving at life’s ultimate answers.

Elvis is a laid back Aussie cat with a passion for food, especially for Vegemite on toast. His life is dramatically turned upside down when he is shipped to the other side of the world and forced to make a new home in cold and rainy England. With a desperate desire to return to his favourite country he embarks on the ultimate adventure to find his way home to Australia. 'The Arrival'Elvis wakes to enjoy another lazy day in the sun in his home in Australia, however his day and life goes from bad to worse when he is suddenly snatched by ‘Alien Invaders’ and taken to what he believes is an alien planet. Little does he know he is about to start a new adventure in England.

Bruce, Ernie and all the snails of Viñuela are loving life in their paradise garden. But one awful day Ernie wakes up to discover that Bruce and all the snails have gone! Local chefs have kidnapped them to cook them in a giant snail paella! But before Ernie and his grandpa, Manuel, can do anything they get caught by terrifying thug slugs! Will Ernie and Manuel escape from the thug slugs? Can Bruce find courage to save the snails from being eaten? Will they ever be together again? Be thrilled by this dynamic, inspiring and heart-felt story in the Ernie Gonzales series!

In many ways, Allison Anderson is like most girls. In others, she's very different. The differences aren't immediately obvious but have caused misunderstandings and avoidance from others in the past. Starting high school in a new town, she expects the same experiences—until she meets the Calderas.David Caldera, charismatic son of a local rancher, adopts Allison into his social circle. He and other new friends introduce her to their world of horses and extreme sports. Along with a lost horse she befriends, they help her to trust, gain confidence, and venture beyond her previously isolated world. She also falls helplessly but hopefully in love.Navigating through confusing emotions, over-protective parents, and jealous classmates is difficult, but Allison's overriding fear is losing the people she's grown to love. To prove her determination to keep up, she enters a race—a dangerous decision that could cost her everything.

When Adam sides with his grandfather against the king, he hopes to find the approval for which he yearns. Instead, he faces betrayal and the whip of slavery. Desperate, he undertakes a dangerous mission, hoping to regain the king’s favor, not only for himself but also for Mount Eirene, his home. Meanwhile, Keeda warriors ravage his people’s fields, a dragon plots to overthrow the city, and the life or death of all rests in the hands of one man.Can Adam find answers in the King's Stones before it’s too late? Will the prophet’s dying prediction be fulfilled? Can Mount Eirene survive the anger of the king?This page-turning Christian allegory not only excites the mind, but also stirs the soul, probing the depths of human darkness and arriving at life’s ultimate answers.

Davy Presents Diesel Locomotives provides a fun story by Davy the Locomotive while teaching kids about diesel locomotives and diesel engines, and how diesel engine's produce electricity instead of steam to make diesel locomotives work. Enhance your child's interest and fascination in diesel locomotives. A Reading Certificate is awarded to kids upon submission of a fun quiz to Sinterklass & Company. The Reading Certificate Includes a passcode for access to a Kids Secret Library. For all reading levels 9 to 12.

Join the Gemini Detective Agency and help the teenage sleuths solve the theft of a priceless necklace!Twins Zach and Evie Mamuya and their friend Vishal Desai make up the Gemini Detective Agency, which is mainly an excuse to get pizza together or hit the go-kart track. But when a priceless diamond necklace known as the North Star is stolen before an auction, the kids tag along with the twins' crime reporter mom and find a few clues that make them think this was no ordinary robbery. With the help of their classmate Sophia Boyd, the Gemini Detective Agency is on the case! Will they be able to sort through the clues and solve the mystery in time? Readers will love this interactive mystery, where clues can be found throughout the illustrations at the end of each chapter! The Gemini Mysteries: The North Star is an action-packed novel full of twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the very end.

Model railroading is a wonderful hobby! Do you love trains? Do you like building things? Then model railroading is for you.Diesel Davy shows you how to start your model railroading hobby with a basic starter kit and teaches you all about trains, rolling stock, and—most importantly—the meanings of the words and terms used in model railroading. The knowledge you gain from reading this model railroading workbook will impress your friends and earn you the title of “railroading engineer.” It won’t be long before all your friends will come to you for advice on how to get started in their own model railroading hobbies.

In this Short Story Reader, titled Haunted Caboose, two adventurous friends decide it would be fun to spend a night in an old abandoned caboose whose dilapidated condition had garnered many ghost stories from the local residents. Intrigued by the stories they have heard about this particular caboose, they set out on a daring adventure to explore the truth about this old 'crummy' (a word used by railroad workers to describe a broken-down and dirty caboose) and the tales perpetuated by superstitious railroad workers who refused to ride inside it. What happens during that night provides the two friends with an eye-opening lesson about ghost stories. A Reading Certificate is awarded to kids upon submission of a fun quiz to Sinterklass & Company. For all reading levels 8 to 12.

Strawberries Press (just refer to us as Strawberries) is a new publishing company with refreshingly different ideas about writing, illustrating, and developing children's picture books. We refer to the presentations and elements that go into the production of our picture books as the interactive reading and learning concept. Strawberries books are beautifully illustrated and designed to be high-quality publications that children will love and treasure. For example, our interactive picture book for train enthusiasts entitled Choo-Choo Charlie Presents Railroad Box Cars provides a fun story by Charlie the Locomotive about railroad box cars in the nonfiction genre. Entertaining and informative, children learn how to identify the parts of a box car; the definition of a box car; why box cars have brake wheels; how box cars were used for specialized purposes, such as refrigerator and cattle cars, and military sleeper and galley cars; how box cars are being replaced by intermodal containers that are trucked or shipped to their destinations; the dangerous practice of freight-hopping; and an introduction to a lovable singing “hobo” called “Boxcar Willie”. A fun test is included at the end of the book. Just send Strawberries the completed test and your child will receive a beautifully printed Reading Certificate that he or she can proudly frame and display for all his or her friends to see. Reading traditional picture books, watching videos, visiting websites that contain associated subjects, taking fun tests, and earning Reading Certificates represent the interactive parts of the Strawberries reading and learning concept. Strawberries picture books are specifically written for preadolescents between the ages of approximately 8 and 12. Younger readers with advanced reading skills and older readers who enjoy simpler subject presentations will also benefit from Strawberries books.

Explore what it's like to be an astronomer in this beautifully illustrated Discovery Workbook on our solar system. Learn all about the sun, earth and moon, and then blastoff for a thrilling journey to all the planets. This workbook takes your child on a space adventure with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) that will excite and inspire the imagination. Enhance your child's interest and fascination in the astronomical sciences. A Reading Certificate is awarded to kids upon submission of a fun quiz to Sinterklass & Company. For all readings levels 9 to 12.