Books with author Christopher Lloyd

Now in paperback, the acclaimed Printz Honor Book: Sensitive, sharp, captivating!A girl: Gemma, 16, at the airport, on her way to a family vacation. A guy: Ty, rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar, eyes blue as ice.She steps away. For just a second. He pays for her drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. To sand and heat. To emptiness and isolation. To nowhere. And expects her to love him.Written as a letter from a victim to her captor, STOLEN is Gemma's desperate story of survival; of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.A Michael L. Printz Honor Book * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * A 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book*"An emotionally raw thriller."--Publishers Weekly, starred review"Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." --School Library Journal

The perfect cross-curricular home-learning resource for children aged 6 - 14Explore the story of the world from the Big Bang to the present day, in this unique fold-out timeline book that brings history to life!The timeline includes over 1,000 illustrations and captions, and is uniquely divided into 12 sections. These cover Natural History (Space, Sea, Sky and Land) as well as Human History (Europe, the Americas, Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa and Australasia), with a timeline running along the bottom. From the formation of the Earth to the invention of the smartphone, the nearly 6-foot long fold-out timeline allows you to compare events across the world at any given moment in time – making this a wonderful cross-curricular, all-encompassing history tool for the whole family! Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, the timeline also includes an easy-to-read chronicle, written in the form of 30 newspaper articles. These examine the key moments in history in greater detail, such as the rise and fall of Rome and the invention of the steam engine. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a 50-question quiz, and a pocket magnifier to make it easy and fun to explore all the timeline’s details.This timeline is essential for all curious minds in a world where loving learning matters more than ever before. It is perfect for 6–14 year olds, and for history lovers of any age! You can enjoy this timeline many ways: unfolding it on the floor, reading it like a book or detaching it to stick it to the wall.Also in the Timeline Wallbook Series:The Wallbook Timeline Collection - A boxed set of the Big History, Nature and Science Timeline WallbooksThe Nature Timeline Wallbook - the story of the natural world from the dawn of life 4 billion years ago to the present dayThe Science Timeline Wallbook - the history of scientific discoveries from the Stone Ages to the present dayThe Shakespeare Timeline Wallbook - the life and 38 plays of the world’s most famous bard: William Shakespeare

Unfold the biggest moments in nature, science and history with this amazing 3-book boxed set of the most visually stunning timelines of earth’s story ever designed. Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, each volume in the collection includes a 6-foot fold-out timeline with key moments marked by pictures and captions. An easy-to-read chronicle (written in the form of newspaper articles), a page of letters to the editor, and a fifty-question quiz completes the story in each book. Unlike anything ever produced before, these visual timelines are perfect for 6-14 year olds, and knowledge lovers of any age!

A stunning debut novel with an intriguing literary hook: written in part as a letter from a victim to her abductor. Sensitive, sharp, captivating!Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.

The perfect home-learning activity for children aged 3-7!This stickerbook brings the history of the world to life. Follow your natural curiosity and build your own 5-foot long timeline with over 100 stickers of important people, places and events in the history of the world.The timeline starts with the Big Bang and continues right up to the Present Day, telling the story of the history of the world including topics such as: the creation of the natural world, human prehistory, and historical people events in Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe from religious leaders to buildings to battles!Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, this unique timeline stickerbook has over 100 beautifully illustrated stickers that you can use to fill in the 5-foot long timeline, which has captioned, white silhouettes to show you where to place your stickers. The timeline is detachable so you can spread it out on the floor and then display it on the wall when it is finished! Each stickerbook also comes with a colouring-in page.Also in the Timeline Stickerbook Series:The Nature Timeline Stickerbook - the story of the natural world from the dawn of life 4 billion years ago to the present dayThe Science Timeline Stickerbook - the history of scientific discoveries from the Stone Ages to the present dayThe Shakespeare Timeline Stickerbook - the life and 38 plays of the world’s most famous bard: William ShakespeareThe Timeline Stickerbook Collection - A boxed set of the Big History, Nature and Science Timeline StickerbooksThis timeline is perfect for helping children explore chronology and sequencing in a fun, educational and entertaining way.

The perfect home-learning activity for children aged 3-7This stickerbook brings the history of the natural world to life. Follow your individual curiosity and build your own 5-foot long timeline with around 100 stickers of plants, dinosaurs, animals and humans! The timeline starts with the dawn of life on Earth 4.5 billion years ago, and continues right up to the Present Day, telling the story of the natural history of the world with stickers of the earliest life on earth, plants, sealife, dinosaurs, mammals, humans and more!Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, this unique timeline stickerbook has 96 beautifully illustrated stickers that you can use to fill in the 5-foot long timeline, which has captioned, white silhouettes to show you where to place your stickers. The timeline is detachable so you can spread it out on the floor and then display it on the wall when it is finished! Each stickerbook also comes with a colouring-in page.This timeline is perfect for helping children explore chronology and sequencing in a fun, educational and entertaining way.

The perfect cross-curricular home-learning resource for children aged 6 - 14Explore the story of the Natural World from the dawn of life on Earth to the present day, in this unique fold-out timeline book that brings natural history to life!The timeline begins over 4 billion years ago, includes over 1,000 illustrations and captions and is divided into sections (Sea, Land, Sky and Planet Earth), with a timeline running along the bottom. Witness the emergence of life, the reign of dinosaurs, the migration of mammals, and finally, the story of humanity from the first two-legged hominids to a world populated by more than 7 billion people today. The nearly 6-foot-long timeline allows readers to compare events across the world at any given moment in time – making this a wonderful cross-curricular, all-encompassing history tool for the whole family!Created in association with the American Museum of Natural History, the timeline also includes an easy-to-read chronicle, written in the form of 30 newspaper articles. These examine the key moments in natural history in greater detail, such as the extinction of dinosaurs and the threat of climate change. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a 50-question quiz, and a pocket magnifier to make it easy and fun to explore all the timeline’s details.This timeline is essential for all curious minds in a world where loving learning matters more than ever before. It is perfect for 6–14 year olds, and for history lovers of any age! You can enjoy this timeline many ways: unfolding it on the floor, reading it like a book or detaching it to stick it to the wall.

Explore the world from the beginning of time until the present, in this amazing, over-sized timeline book that brings history to life! The timeline is uniquely broken out into 12 sections, including by subject areas (such as sea, land) and continents, as well as by date, with over 1,000 pictures and captions. From the rise of the dinosaur to the creation of the smart phone, the nearly six-foot-long timeline allows you to compare events across the world at any given moment in time. An easy-to-read chronicle, written in the form of newspaper articles, highlights key moments from history, such as the rise and fall of Rome and the invention of the steam engine. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a fifty-question quiz, and a pocket magnifier to make it easier to explore all the timeline's details. Perfect for 6-14 year olds, and history buffs of any age!

Discover how science, nature and history connect in this fast-paced, entertaining and incredibly informative history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day.How was our universe made from a tiny speck of energy? Where did the first trees, plants, animals and humans come from? What happened to the dinosaurs? What was so miserable about medieval times? How were railroads and electricity invented? What are the perils of global warming?From the Neanderthals to the Wright Brothers, from the Silk Trade to the Industrial Revolution, from dinosaurs to plastic, embark on an entertaining journey across millennia and continents. With photos, illustrations, timelines and maps in every chapter, there is no better way to understand the earth’s entire history than with this captivating book by Christopher Lloyd, author of the bestselling What on Earth Happened?.Winner of a Parents' Choice Silver Honor 2018, a VOYA Nonfiction Honor 2019, shortlisted for the Teach Primary Book Awards 2019 and longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2019, Absolutely Everything! has become household favourite!

The Art and Science of Breathing RevealedMaster this Foundation of Health…and also Relaxation, Strength, Endurance, Flexibility and Subconscious Control with this Encyclopedia of Breathing Exercises. (Plus How to Improve Your Air Quality Too!)Did you know that your lung’s vital capacity is one of the best predictors there is for death and illness? And like hormones and other aspects of aging, it naturally goes down as you age…unless you DO something about it.Breathing is 100% Free… and your health really doesn’t get any more fundamental than air.More important than what you eat…your sleep…what you drink…Simply by the fact that you can’t survive without air for far less time than all of those things. Yet few people pay it the attention it deserves simply because they think, “I already breathe, therefore I know everything I need to know about it.”Don’t be so ignorant!As you’ll come to find, when you truly know “how to breathe” you do much more than survive and even be healthy…In this guide you’ll find more detail on all aspects of breathing than anywhere else. (I know because I looked.) We start with the 6 Principles of Breath Work:How to Know if You’re Breathing DeeplyUse this Simple Trick to Add Nitric Oxide to the Air You Breathe for 10-18% Better OxygenationHow Empty and Full Breathing is Different from Shallow and Deep BreathingResearch Proves Proper Breathwork the Activates Autonomic Nervous System and Triggers Immune System into ActionWhy Understanding Anatomic vs. Paradox Breathing is Key to Excelling at Any Movement whether Strength Training or SportHow the Four “Legs” of Each Breath Impact It’s EffectsForget Diet…Do This to Alkalize Your BloodFrom There We Move into the 7 Applications of Breathing ExercisesWhat the Strongman Volanko Taught the Mighty Atom about Breath and ProgressionOne of the Best Breathing and Spine Exercises to Start Your DayWhy Maxick Says Diaphragmatic Breathing is WRONG…and What to Do InsteadThis ‘Inverse’ Breathing Exercise Squeezes Your Lungs Out like a Sponge, Massages Internal Organs, Stimulates Lymph, and Can Rid You of Excess Waste3 Methods of Using Box BreathingThis Simple Breathing Technique from The Iceman Wim Hof Leads to Big BenefitsHow Breath Holding Makes You Smarter and Can Double Your Lung Capacity!Over 10 Tips to Improve the Length of Your Breath HoldsLittle Known Secondary Diving Response that could Help Diabetics?Why a ‘T’ is Better than an ‘H’ and Other Finer Points in the Pressurized ExhaleHow to Breathe ‘Behind the Shield’ and Take this Ability Even FurtherMaking it so ‘Wind’ is Never Your Limiting Factor in Any ExerciseThe Two Cycle Rhythm and Other Secrets to Incredible EnduranceAn Exercise Breathes You?!?Two Methods, including an Odd Energy Tactic, to Catch Your Breath FasterA Workout Format to Train Your Breath First and Foremost…ProgressivelyAn Ancient Yogic Technique for Balance Left and Right Brain Hemispheres and MoreWant to Increase Fine Motor Skills? Use the Sharpshooter’s TrickThis Breathing Method Helped Me Achieve the Front SplitsYour Air Environment - You see it’s not just about breathing more and better but also upgrading the quality of the air you do breath.The Greatest Wrestler of All Time Says to Breathe at this TimeSecrets of Shinrin-Yoku…Or The Benefits of Breathing in the ForestThis Little Device let’s You Mimic at Least One Part of the Forest IndoorsParticle Physics $100000 of Research Shows the Best Air Purifier on the MarketThe #1 Plant to Get, Even for those with Brown ThumbsNASA Research has this to Say About the Benefits of Plants (Hint: They Do More than Produce Oxygen)How to Measure Air QualityThis Powerful Herb Makes Your Lungs Stronger…Period31 Herbal Ingredients for Couging, Asthma, Sore Throats, Allergies and MoreBonus: Upgrade Your Breath Action ChecklistThis entire book distilled down to an 11 action item checklist.