Books with author David Mack

Introduce your kids to the life skills which lead to future happiness and success. An illustrated, interactive adventure where your child must use Teamwork, Goal Setting and other vital Life Skills to save the world from darkness. Teamwork and Listening Skills help kids develop social skills and make friends. Your child will use Teamwork to face an arduous trek across the desert and Listening Skills to turn a sword-wielding warrior into a loyal friend. Working with others in a team is a great way for children to learn the social and emotional skills they will need as they grow up. It is also a great way to make new friends! This illustrated book supports your efforts to raise happy, competent kids by demonstrating important life skills using the most effective teaching method ever - storytelling. Setting and achieving goals can raise your child’s self-esteem. Your child will set and achieve goals to overcome the challenges they face during their Quest. Each small success leads to a bigger challenge which can be solved with the right attitudes and behaviors. As they plan each step and achieve each goal they become stronger and more confident in their abilities. "If I could do that, then maybe I could do this too..." An adventure where your child is the hero. Hidden deep in the mountains is the Eye of Draco, a massive, sparkling gem which is the source of all the color and light of the world. But then the crystal is stolen by a gang of greedy men and the world is plunged into endless gloom. In a fading world without color it’s a race against time to find the crystal and save the world from eternal darkness. Do you have the skill and courage to face the Dragon and save the world from darkness? Are you the hero the world has been waiting for? The adventure continues... This is book one in the Star Dragon trilogy. By the end of the final book your child will have experienced the life changing benefits of Goals, dreams and planning for success, Teamwork and empathy, Leadership in action and Doing the right thing (even when no-one is looking) Parent and Teacher reviews: “I have been looking for a book just like this for a long time. It offers moral guidelines, entertains, and teaches all at the same time!” M.Todd. Father of 5 children (Amazon Review) “We use this book with grades 1-3. A few of the younger kids need some help with the vocabulary which can stretch them a bit at times but most of our children in 2-3 are fine with it on their own. What they learn varies with each child but the benefits of setting goals and working with others are clear throughout. I would recommend it to any K-12 educator or home-schooler wanting to introduce children to these life skills.” Gill Kendrick. Head Teacher From David Machin, author of The Star Dragon: As adults, we have access to the wisdom of life coaches and Gurus who help us develop the attitudes and behaviors of successful people. This life-enabling knowledge is now available to the most important people on the planet - our children. I do hope your children enjoy reading ‘The Star Dragon’ and they go on to lead happy and successful lives. Thank you, David p.s. We'd love to know what you think of 'The Star Dragon' so please do leave a review or email me david[at]humanbean.com and as a thank you for your time, I'll send you 3 short stories which demonstrate Teamwork (Social Skills), Goal Setting (Self-esteem) and Planning for the Future (Confidence). Thanks, David

There’s more to Frank than meets the eye…A quirky, witty and utterly brilliant picture book from the award-winning creator of Marshall Armstrong is New to our School.(This ebook is optimised for Kindle tablets and the Kindle App. It is not suitable for e-Ink kindle devices, such as the PaperWhite. We recommend you download a sample to your device before purchase if in doubt.)Frank is your typical grandad, but no one has a grandad like him…If you had to stand up and talk, for one whole minute, about a member of your family, who would you pick? Everyone else chooses really cool people, like Tom’s Uncle Marlon who plays drums in a band, or Hannah’s mum with her company car. But there’s nothing cool about grandad Frank… or is there?In this hilarious, wise and heart-warming story, awesome new picture book talent David Mackintosh shows with a supreme lightness of touch just how much the older generation has to teach us, and how much fun learning from them can be. Perfect for young boys and girls from 3+.

From the creator of Marshall Armstrong Is New to Our School comes a visually stunning, hilarious picture book that explores children’s tendency to jump to the conclusions they want. When Leo’s mom announces that there will be a surprise at dinner, she unknowingly sets in motion a riotous chain of events. What could the surprise be?! Leo and his brother are desperate to find out. Could it be a bike? A pool? A new car? Their imaginations run wild until they latch, with utter conviction, onto what surely must be the answer: an all-expenses-paid, two-week trip to Hawaii! Perhaps not surprisingly, the brothers are soon proven wrong. But the ingenious way their family decides to cheer them up poignantly reminds us that, sometimes, embracing what you already have is enough to make you feel “lucky.”