Books with author David Lawrence Jones

The intriguing universe of robots. Robots have lived in the human imagination for generations. Remember Frankenstein's creature brought to life by an electric charge, the Tin Man who yearned to become human, or the robot-filled world of the popular 1960s animated television series The Jetsons? Young readers will share this fascination as they embark on a thrilling journey from primitive robots to the revolution that is now underway. Chapters include: In Our Own Image: The history of robots, from the first automaton in 1709 to the rise of computers in 20th century Where are All the Robots?: Robot predictions from the past vs. modern reality Robot Explorers: Searching new frontiers: underwater, outer space Fighting Robots: Military assignments too dangerous for humans Working Robots: From assembly line operations to intricate surgical procedures Robots at Play: Robotic athletes, pets, toys and even actors grabbing the movie spotlight The Future: What can we expect? With a text that will engross readers from the outset, lively sidebars, and intriguing photography, Mighty Robots creates a captivating picture of the robotic world.

challenging obstacles, unusual creatures and more new friends. Faraway in another time dimension, a strange species of arctic bear-like scavengers have journeyed across the Red Ocean aboard their ice-carved ship from the Island of Freytor. The ship s commander is a ferocious Freytorpian Bradley Baker is looking for adventure and he doesn t have to wait long to find it in Sandmouth. Eleven year old Bradley befriends a local boy and together they make a great discovery in the rock pools of Amley s Cove. Bradley is magically transported into Pathylon where he encounters many and he has cast a dark evil spell of revenge over the arcane world of Pathylon. The true King of Pathylon has been unlawfully dethroned by a ruthless Hartopian and the evil curse continues to shroud the darkened world. Bradley is one of twelve allies enlisted by a good Samaritan to embark upon the arduous task of freeing the King and delivering Pathylon from its bounding torment...

A fun-filled junior fiction series written in partnership with Basketball AustraliaAfter wiping the floor in the interschool comp, the Bench Warmers are back. Danny and his friends are now playing club basketball for the newly formed Robdale Raptors. The opposition is tough, but with a first-rate coach and some much improved players, these ballers could pose a real threat.ALLEY-OOP!Can the gang make it to the grand final, or will Greg 'The Goat' McGriffin and the all-star Holesly Heat team ruin the Raptors' chances?

HEMP is an agile approach to business analysis and system design for end users, project managers, business analysts, application designers, software architects, application developers, and quality assurance professionals.HEMP complements agile software development methodologies with an equally agile approach for gathering and documenting business requirements and producing system designs to drive application development that will meet the needs of end-user organizations. The practices and artifacts in HEMP are applicable for building new systems as well as customizing existing ones. HEMP is agnostic to programming languages and application frameworks so can be applied regardless of technology preference.This book includes case studies and numerous examples to help you understand the context of recommendations and how to apply them.

A fun-filled junior fiction series written in partnership with Basketball AustraliaDue to the huge success of Robdale Primary at basketball, the school team is going on tour. They’re off to the country and Danny, Crystal and the gang couldn’t be more excited. That is, until they find out that spotlight hungry Principal Take is also coming. Throw in Greg 'The Goat' McGriffin and it's going to be one interesting trip!SLAM DUNK!Can the team make some new friends and enjoy the basketball action, or will a certain someone’s desire to win turn the tour into a disaster?

A fun-filled junior fiction series written in partnership with Basketball AustraliaThere’s big news at Robdale Primary – representative basketball trials are happening. Danny, Crystal and their Raptors friends can’t wait to try out. The selection process is full on but fun. However, things go into meltdown when the captain of the boy's team is announced and it's not who everyone (read: Greg) expected.TIMEOUT! Can the boys bury the hatchet and learn to play as a team, or will it only be the girls who have a shot at a trophy?

A fun-filled junior fiction series written in partnership with Basketball AustraliaMeet the Bench Warmers – Danny, Crystal, Angie, Omyr, Leanne and Cody. As the new basketball players at Robdale Primary they’ve been lumped together. According to hot shot Greg ‘The Goat’ McGriffin, they don’t have a chance of winning a lunchtime game. But when the gang are picked as part of the school squad things start looking up! It’s not all swishes and alley-oops though, as the school’s principal takes over as coach, despite knowing NOTHING about basketball. Now, not only do the Bench Warmers have to listen to their captain, Greg, telling them how good he is, they have to train themselves! Can the newbies shake off their name in the interschool comp, or will it be just another reminder of where they really belong?

In this newest installment of the action-packed adventures of Horace Splattly, the ten-year-old turned superhero, recess at Blootinville Elementary is under attack! A mysterious raincloud appears every day-only over the playground. To make matters worse, no recess means that Horace can't escape the attentions of Myrna Breckstein, who wants to be his girlfriend. But no one knows who the evil villain ruining recess could be. Can Horace solve the mystery and save the playground in time, or is the school year doomed?

The age of Arthur is long past.The knights of Camelot are sleeping; waiting for the call to arms should England ever be threatened.And time slips by.In the sleepy village of Longbottom lives Robert.He is desperate to be a knight when he grows up and is always imagining himself fighting dragons, jousting and having adventures. Boys should also be careful of what they wish for, as Robert discovers when he is pitched into an adventure to rescue the fabled sword Excalibur from an evil witch.At stake is the very future of England itself.Is Robert up to the task?Merlin believes so. So does the Lady of the Lake.But Robert is not so sure at all!Suitable for children’s bed time reading and for ages up to early teens.This book contains no sex, violence or bad language.