Books with author Elizabeth Austin

Learn how a seed becomes a plant! With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they improve their reading skills. A fun and easy science experiment and Your Turn! activity provide more in-depth opportunities for additional learning. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index. Engage students in learning with this dynamic text!

It is time to learn about living things! Can you spot which things are living? Can you tell which things are nonliving? With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young readers. A fun and easy science experiment and Your Turn! activity provide more in-depth opportunities for additional learning. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index. Engage young learners with this dynamic text!

You may be asking yourself, is real happiness possible?Can my self-esteem ever recover?The answer is yes.I'm not a motivational speaker. Far from it. I was a street walker in New York City.It has taken me years to admit who I was and write this soul bearing truth. Your life is probably different than mine, at least the details.But not the trapped feeling that nothing will ever change.Listen to my story. You may find the hope you so desperately need.NOTE: While the content is not pornographic, the subject of prostitution is presented. If you are underage, you should have your parents consent.

What do living things need to survive? Find out in this colorful science reader! Discover that living things need light, food, water, air, space, homes, protection, and more! The easy-to-read text and vibrant images will keep young readers engaged from start to finish. This reader also includes a fun science activity and practice problems to give students additional practice in sorting living and not living things. A helpful glossary and index are also included for support.

While camping at Lake Concow in the Sierra Nevada's foothills, Norah Timber has a terrible nightmare about the Konkow Maidu Indians being attacked by men on horses. She is haunted by this nightmare and sets upon a quest to discover if this tragedy is true. After researching and attending a lecture by a college history professor, she returns to Concow to talk to an old Maidu shaman. While searching for an ancient Maidu village, she accidently stumbles upon a secret meth lab and becomes a captive of the Berkeley Satan's Warlords biker gang. They are trading their manufactured meth (methamphetamines) for marijuana and pure Columbian cocaine with the Mexican mafia. They drug her to keep her sedated until they can find a final solution for her intrusion. During one of her hallucinations, she is transported back in time to the California's gold rush. The Konkow Maidu try to warn her that her life is in imminent danger. Their message confuses her. Because she never returned to her San Francisco home after camping, her son files a missing person report with the police. Impatient with the police, he begins his own search with friends. Will the police or her son find Norah before the Satan's Warlords implement their final solution for her?About the Author. Growing up in San Diego County the author vividly remembers attending Powwows at Mission San Antonio de Pala, and admiring the beautifully coordinated hoop dancers. This left an indelible impression which would motivate her to study the indigenous people of the United States. Elizabeth Augustine is retired and lives outside of Tucson, Arizona. This the author's first novel. She is not related to Pomo Chief Augustine.

A baby kangaroo is a joey. A baby hamster is a pup. Learn about baby animals with this full-color text that is filled with images of children's favorite animals. With simple sentences, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young readers. A fun and easy science experiment and Your Turn! activity extend the learning experience. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index. Engage young learners with this dynamic text!

Christmas is here and all the students are excited! Miss O tells them all about Santa and his work. The reader takes a trip to the North Pole and from the elves to the reindeer, they step into the world of characters they already know and love.This heartwarming story encourages children to be kind, nice and polite, and offers a special insight into Santa Claus’s life. It is suitable for children of a wide age range, whether they read it themselves, or someone reads it to them.

Learn all about seeds and how they grow! The vibrant images and simple text engage students while helping them easily comprehend the cycle of how seeds grow into plants that grow new seeds. Discover how seeds come in many shapes and sizes, what seeds need to grow, how seeds are spread, and more! Instructions for a fun science activity are also included to give students additional practice in identifying baby animals. A helpful glossary and index offer additional support.