Books with author Christopher Blomquist

This sequel to Dreamcats finds the four young cousins, Elsa, David, Oscar and Arthur back in their Felinestow ‘dream’ as pets in cat families. Felinestow is now run by the benign cat, Mayor Tina, but evil ex-Mayor Claptrap still has a thirst for power.No sooner do Elsa and David find themselves in ex-police cat George’s home, George’s brother Harry arrives. The charismatic Harry is an odd combination of philosopher and television celebrity. He is visiting Felinestow to chair a religious conference, comprising the Felinestow faith, the Siamese religion, the pig’s belief in Porcianity, and the sheep’s secular faith. But before the conference opens, a disaster strikes. The sheep’s homeland, Lambton Flatland, is inundated and the entire sheep nation pour into Felinestow as refugees – coinciding with an influx of pig and Siamese cat tourists for the conference.As Felinestow struggles to keep the peace, Mayor Tina sends George and Claptrap on a diplomatic mission to Porcineville, the Siamese, and to the Beavers to seek help. Oscar and Arthur get involved in the mission… Meanwhile, Elsa becomes a phenomenon in Felinestow when the cats are amazed to discover that she plays the piano. She is summoned to play before Queen Tracy at the palace on a cat-sized piano.In this allegory of contemporary ‘populist’ politics, crowded with action, comedy, moral, religious and political challenges, the reader will discover resonances with the real world. A populist leader, ex-Mayor Claptrap, advocates building a wall on Felinestow’s border to repel foreigners. There are religious conflicts, racism, greed, excessive pride and fear of the unknown.Christopher Best lives in Hertfordshire. He based the characters in this story around his young grandchildren who he has dedicated the book to.

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world. Made up mostly of flat plains, tundra, taiga, and steppes, Russia lies across two continents, Europe and Asia. Czars and empresses ruled this giant country for almost 400 years, until the Communists came to power. Today Russia is building a modern and free economy. This primary-source tour for kids includes an example of Cyrillic writing from the eleventh century and the proclamation stating that the Soviets had taken over the government in 1917.

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Can you imagine a day when the sun never set? Introduce your students to the Land of the Midnight Sun! In Sweden's northernmost region the sun never rises in the winter and never sets in the summer. Readers will learn about its rich history and customs through primary source material, including Viking rune-stones from the eleventh century and the Constitution of 1809. Students will find A Primary Source Guide to Sweden a fascinating read!

This fact-filled series can help elementary social studies students learn about the diverse countries and cultures of the world. Correlated directly to the social studies curriculum, each volume includes social, political, geographic, economic, and historic characteristics of the featured country. Primary source images, documents, and artifacts bring the world's unique nations and people into your students' world and offer an invaluable resource for country research and reports. Spain, a land of many mountains, is the second-largest country in western Europe. Spain became a mighty1 world power in the 1500s, thanks to explorers such as Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes, who set up Spanish colonies in the Americas Readers will he introduced to Spain's government, which is a parliamentary monarchy, its economy, and its Semana Santa religious festival. Popular with tourists. Spain has been an important member of the European Union since 1986.