Books with author Christopher Hinz

The only step-by-step guide ever published on drawing this wildly popular style of comic book art—perfect for every age! Take a look at the wild popularity of such shows as Pokémon, Digimon, and Dragonball Z, and you'll see the Manga style of comic-book art in action. There's no doubt about it: Manga is hot. And Manga Mania is the only guide that details, step by step, how young and veteran artists alike can draw fantasy robots, diabolical monsters, mythical animals, and the other exciting characters that are part of this exciting genre. Manga art has many styles: the young Manga style, à la Pokémon; and the more mature style popular with teens and adults. Manga Mania covers them both. Big, splashy chapters demonstrate how to draw martial arts, special effects, and much, much more. Since the Manga style stresses character rather than anatomy, Manga comics are easier to draw. So a beginning comic-book artist can easily learn the tricks of the trade.Chris Hart, known for his very clear step-by-step illustrations and accompanying text, details how anyone can become a real Manga artist without having to reinvent the art of drawing.

If Students Ran The SchoolWhat? Students in charge of the school Whoever came up with such a ridiculous idea! Actually, as author Chris Holley delves inside the minds of today’s students, we find there is a huge amount of creativity and fun to be had! The kids are indeed ruling the school! What fun do they have? Is Math still on the agenda? What with DJ’s dubbing, and teachers disappearing, there is clearly a NEW curriculum in place! Ideal for the 6-10 age range, the story lends itself to the option of being a play, or an introduction to poetry and rhyme. With 28 beautifully illustrated pages, your students and kids will love the ideas. More likely than not, they’ll come up with their own to add to the list! Teachers beware! This is a story full of whimsy and fun for kids of all ages. A playful picture book that reminds us not to take life to seriously and allow children to be in charge for a change (even if it's only in their imaginations).Trailer (Copy and Paste the link to watch): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubDFW7j4hj0 5 Star Reviews (More under reviews)T. Sanders- In this story, Holley brings to life every young child's ultimate fantasy--the experience of making all the rules in school. With adorable illustrations, catchy rhymes, and an imaginative story line, this book is sure to be a favorite for children in elementary school and early childhood settings. This is the third title my ten year old daughter has enjoyed by this author and she looks forward to more. Holley's experience as an educator definitely spills into his poetic prose in a relatable and enchanting way for children.Gloria I.- The book was amazing, I read it to my students and they loved it. After reading the book as a class, the children are now using it as part of the reading/ writing center and are creating their own narrative about what would happen if they ran the school. Their stories are extremely imaginative, and they are using the author's words and creativity to take their personal stories to another level... This book is an in-demand book in my classroom, I am buying multiple copies!play, picture book, kids books, childrens books, story time, adventure, action, imagination, books by holley, fantasy

Do your kids know what the fourth of July is? Why do we celebrate it? What is the meaning of Independence Day in USA? And when is Independence Day? Let’s celebrate this holiday and Learn all about the fourth of July or Independence Day including a meaning and a history of this day. This book also includes below features. What Is the 4th of July?A Brief HistoryHow Did Independence Day Begin? What Is the Declaration of Independence? 4th of July Celebrated in the U.S.A.How Has Independence Day Changed?Symbols of the 4th of JulyIndependence Day in Other Countries What Does Independence Day Mean to Americans?Fascinating FactsDownload Now and Enjoy Reading!!

In this personality-packed drawing book, best-selling author Christopher Hart shows young artists how to bring zillions of cartoon animals to life using simple step-by-step instructions. From playful puppies to zany zoo animals, this book is crammed with an exciting variety of subjects to copy. Kids will also find helpful tips along the way for creating their own collection of cute critters.

The second book in the new adventure trilogy from the beloved author of The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom.It's 1883—only a few months after Molly Pepper; her mother, Cassandra; and her friend, Emmett, saved New York from an attack by the megalomaniacal Ambrose Rector while managing to preserve the reputations of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, whose technology was manipulated in Rector’s scheme. Their selfless heroism will finally earn them a place in the Inventors’ Guild, alongside the greatest minds of their generation.Unless, of course, no one knows that they did any of that.Left with nothing but empty promises and a struggling pickle shop after the government chooses to cover up the crisis, Molly, Cassandra, and Emmett have no idea where to turn—until they learn of a daring expedition to the South Pole, where an meteorite of mysterious power is embedded, and where Emmett’s father, explorer and ship captain Wendell Lee, disappeared years ago. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, our heroes commandeer an experimental seacraft to make their play on the pole. But the trip is more treacherous than they realize, and there’s no guarantee that they will return successful—if they even return at all.

In the Hero's Guide books, readers discover that Prince Charming isn't one man—there are four of them: Liam, Frederick, Duncan, and Gustav. And they all have their own challenges to overcome as they try to grow from goofy, average-guy princes into impossibly perfect knights of legend. Joined by princesses Ella, Snow White, Briar Rose, Rapunzel, and Lila, they're off on adventures that they—and their kingdoms—can only hope to survive. Tween fans of Shrek and How to Train Your Dragon will love this fast-paced, funny series that's been applauded by the LA Times, the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Kirkus Reviews.This collection includes: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle The Hero’s Guide to Being an Outlaw

A celebration of writers and their encounters with politics and public life from one of our greatest critics.Unacknowledged Legislation is a celebration of Percy Shelley's assertion that 'poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world'. In over thirty magnificent essays on writers from Oscar Wilde to Salman Rushdie, and with his trademark wit, rigour and flair, master critic Christopher Hitchens dispels the myth of politics as a stone tied to the neck of literature. Instead, Hitchens argues that when all parties in the state were agreed on a matter, it was the individual pens that created the space for a true moral argument.I have been asked whether I wish to nominate a successor, and inheritor, a dauphin or delfino. I have decided to name Christopher Hitchens. - Gore Vidal

"To Fall From Bliss" is a thought-provoking journey about following your heart while trying to identify yourself from the other 7 Billion personalities on the planet! Here’s how it unravels: In the world of Oblivion there exists the town of Bliss, a place of peace by way of unwavering Cosmic Balance. But underneath the beauty of Bliss there is one golden rule: One must never question anything beyond the world of Oblivion! Insert: Bella, an inquisitive girl who breaks tradition by questioning the ways of the creatures who live on the Urantia (Planet Earth). Bella is so captivated by the mystery of the “blue marble” in the sky, she secretly begins to study and educate herself about the fascinating creatures known only as “Humans”. But this breach of edict is a serious offense in Bliss. Bella is scolded by her twin sister (Isabella), then instructed to silence her queries and quit her quest. And then it happens: Bella and her companion (Bill) abandon Bliss and “Fall” to the lower world of Urantia, where they are approached by a mysterious man (Nazar) who will be their guide, leading them on a quest called the “Phases of the Sages”, where they must visit “Five Wise Men” and answer questions pertaining to the “Laws of Life” and other Elements of Existence. But things take terrible turn when an evil villain ( Darcuum) kidnaps one of the Sages (Mr. Edison) and steals “The Light” from the world of Urantia. Now, in order to defeat Darcuum and liberate “The Light” from the clutches of darkness, Bella and Bill must complete each phase to be awarded the “Accolades” needed to rescue Mr. Edison who is being held in the underworld of Amentia, where they must travel to kick Darcuum's butt, and save Humanity from eternal darkness!

Deep in the forest, there lived a beautiful little fir tree who longed to see the world. When the tree is taken to town at Christmas, it feels like all his dreams have come true. But what will happen the day after? Find out in this beautifully illustrated modern retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s festive tale. When he was surrounded by the splendor of nature, the little fir tree could only think about what he wasn’t and what he didn’t have and couldn’t see. After the initial excitement of venturing out, though, he finds that the world isn’t quite what he expected. As the story of the little fir tree unfolds—brought to enchanting life with the colorful, folk art–inspired artwork of acclaimed author/illustrator Christopher Corr—so does a touching lesson on appreciating what we already have and a hopeful message of rebirth.

Based on real events from the life and family history of the bestselling author of “Away From Here: A Young Adult Novel”, comes a semi-autobiographical story of three generations of family, and the bond forged in the struggle to break the grip of mental illness.Synopsis:“The bullet let loose on July 22nd, 1939, destroyed a house full of children who went to sleep normal, but awoke forever deformed. The bullet ricocheted, lodging itself so deep inside each of them that none realized they’d been hit until years later. There were no survivors that day, even though there were many.”So begins the latest work from bestselling novelist Nathan Dunbar, as he chronicles the dark secret that forever altered the trajectory of his family. As he struggles to complete that book, he realizes that another story begs to be written—the story of his own teenaged years, a time he spent asking questions about the origin of his parent’s mental illnesses, and forging a bond with the best friends he’s ever know.As he writes memories flood back—of summer days spent playing basketball, of surviving his household with his twin sister, Clover, and the way he felt when Serafina moved in to the neighborhood. That summer he experienced something he only told her, something he’s never allowed himself to express until now, and when he does it will force a confrontation between the future he wants and the past he struggles to reconcile with.Welcome to the Sick Parents Club.

“Immensely rich and exciting . . . Christopher Hill has that supreme gift of being able to show us the seventeenth-century world from the inside.”—Arthur Marwick in New Society Within the English revolution of the mid-seventeenth century which resulted in the triumph of the protestant ethic—the ideology of the propertied class—there threatened another, quite different, revolution. Its success “might have established communal property, a far wider democracy in political and legal institutions, might have disestablished the state church and rejected the protestant ethic.” In The World Turned Upside Down Christopher Hill studies the beliefs of such radical groups as the Diggers, the Ranters, the Levellers, and others, and the social and emotional impulses that gave rise to them. The relations between rich and poor classes, the part played by wandering “master-less” men, the outbursts of sexual freedom and deliberate blasphemy, the great imaginative creations of Milton and Bunyan—these and many other elements build up into a marvelously detailed and coherent portrait of this strange, sudden effusion of revolutionary beliefs. It is a portrait not of the bourgeois revolution that actually took place but of the impulse towards a far more fundamental overturning of society. “Brilliant . . . he depicts with marvelous erudition and sympathy the profound rationality of the Cromwellian ‘underground.’”—David Caute in New Statesman “Incorporates some of Dr. Hill’s most profound statements yet about the seventeenth-century revolution as a whole.”—Economist