Books with author Chris Bowman

Stretching long and thin along South Americas southwestern coast is the diverse nation of Chile. Its landscape features the jagged Andes, the dry Atacama Desert, varied forests, and chilling glaciers. The people and cultures provide as much contrast as the land! Readers will explore Chiles uniqueness through engaging text, labeled maps, a language feature, a traditional recipe, a historical timeline, and much more!

Towing a trailer full of cattle or a camper full of gear is no problem for a pickup truck! These powerful machines are designed to get tough jobs done. Young readers will have loads of fun with this title about pickup trucks. Simple informational text introduces key details of machines. Visual features engage the reader and allow for comparing and contrasting. Text/photo correspondence aids in learning key details of a text. Well-organized chapters help students identify primary details. Photo labels visually define glossary terms and other important words. Machine profiles spotlight a specific machine in each title. Size info graphics compare machines to one another and to the average human. ""How to Spot"" sidebars show several key features of each machine. Table of contents, glossary, index are also included.

How long does a lost child hold onto hope?"When did you stop caring? Go into any kindergarten classroom and ask those kids how many want to become readers. All hands go up. They keep them up until you give them some eye contact because they want you to know that they are well on their way to becoming readers. And now you're all in this remedial class with your failing grades and bad reputations. So, when did you all stop caring?" No one, dear reader, is prepared for Maxx's answer or his chilling tail of death, struggle, and murder.An ideal mystery book for boys ages 12-14.

Who is Mike Tyson?Love him or hate him, Mike Tyson is a legend. He propelled boxing to new heights during his reign as the heavy weight champ in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Along with courting success inside the ring however, he courted just as much controversy outside of it. He was born into a poor family in one of the roughest sections of the Bronx, to an unstable mother and increasingly uncertain conditions. Mike Tyson was seemingly dealt a bad hand from the very beginning, and due to his short stature and his high pitched voice, he was the constant target of bullies. It was all the bullies, and other demons in his life that led Tyson to box. He then rose up through the boxing ranks like the ultimate gladiator, until he made it clear that this former target of bullies was not going to be bullied anymore! But like some tragic hero from antiquity, Tyson often proved to be his own Achilles heel, and his out of control behavior would be his own downfall. Sure, he was troubled. But he was also one of a kind. So much so, that we just keep right on asking the question; who is Mike Tyson?

In the early 1960s, Betty and Barney Hill had a wild story to tell: they believed they were abducted by aliens! This graphic narrative tells their story, from the night of the abduction to their later struggles to understand what happened. Alternate explanations explore other perspectives, while a timeline clarifies the sequence of events. Could the Hills have encountered beings from beyond this planet? Strange happenings splash across newspaper headlines with no earthly explanation and leave us wondering: is it just a coincidence, or is it really something not of this world? These graphic narratives delve into paranormal stories that have captured the attention of nations and left believers and skeptics at odds. With historical quotes, timelines, and theories on possible causes, this high-interest series lets reluctant readers explore the mysteries and reach their own conclusions of what really happened.