Books with author F.R. Martin

A line in a song of one famous cartoon goes, “Have you ever heard a wolf cry to the blue corn moon?” People believe that wolves howl to the moon. Though it seems that way because they raise their heads when they howl, the real reason for this is so that their howl can reach a farther distance to send messages to other wolves. Interestingly, it is also during full moon when they howl, and this is because they hunt more when the moon is bright and they howl to communicate to the pack. Aside from their very famous howls, there are many other characteristics that are interesting to learn about the wolf. They look like dogs indeed but they are different from them in many ways. What are wolves really like? Are they fierce animals? Do they attack humans? What do they eat? How do they find food? These questions will be answered in this book and many more amazing facts will be shared. Learn more about wolves. Learn about their family lives. Learn how they care for their young. Learn about the gray and the red wolf. There is so much more to learn about these amazing animals. One exciting thing about this book is that every fact comes with an accompanying picture. These pictures will help children imagine what a wolf is really like. This will aid them to understand a wolf better.

All of us know two peculiar things about a kangaroo – they hop and they have a pouch. That said, you will find in this book that there are other very unique characteristics that kangaroos have. The kangaroo is the known symbol of Australia, which is the only country that has this kind of animal. What are kangaroos really like? Why do they have pouches? How large are they? What are the different kinds of kangaroos? How do they eat, drink, and protect themselves? What are the uses of their powerful tails? How high and how far can they hop? These questions and more will be answered in this book. There are also more than 20 colorful photos that depict the kangaroo in its natural habitat. These pictures can help create real images in our minds to help us better understand the life of a kangaroo.

The Melissma Sea migrates on Hytrae’s equatorial Salt Plain of Shilom, spending two years as sole but temporary property of three politically diverse provinces. At her leading edge, the massive Storm Zone’s fresh water dissolves old salt while in her shallow quiet evaporation zone, she returns the cleansed salt back to Shilom. The Naweci call the sea the Dissolver of Doubts and the salt plain the Peace Maker and teach their children the two form a holy union as is the marriage of truth and men. Fishermen swear the souls of those who die at sea are captured in the holy mist Locsoldrn, a mysterious cloud legend squeezed from the Melissma when she tasted the blood of man’s first violence against man. The silent lightning within Locsoldrn is, they say, the souls of the dead warning of the Day of Judgment. The Melissma is crossing the border into Ides. The Merchant Prince of Ides, Soroff Baejon, has discovered the mist can be used to resurrect the recently deceased. He assumes die once and live forever. Baejon prophesies his emperor will be assassinated at the Idean Onset celebration and, in two days, live again to lead Hytrae’s race of mortals into immortality. Never do men know all the consequences of even their smallest endeavors. The wicked come only like a feather on a breeze, gently upon the mind as in a dream until men step into their domain or invite them into theirs. Baejon believes he can merge the two dimensions to his advantage. This he declares Hytrae’s Singularity.

Big waves and competition with other surfers send friends Maya and Paige out to surf the notoriously dangerous and secluded Rippers Cove. Soon the big waves turn into a big storm, and a bad fall leaves Paige too injured to make it back to shore. The friends can ride out the storm on a sandbar, but Maya knows that she needs to get help for Paige right away. To make matters worse, they realize that shark-infested waters stand between them and the safety of the beach!

Reindeer can’t actually fly, and they might not really be the beloved pets of Santa Claus, pulling a brightly colored sleigh filled with bells and holly each Christmas Eve. However, this doesn’t mean that they aren’t interesting creatures. For example, it is interesting to know that reindeer can grow up to more than 6 feet tall! This book seeks to educate the reader on the many amazing facts connected with reindeer. For instance, how heavy is the average reindeer? How do reindeer survive the extreme cold in the areas they live in? What is a reindeer’s favorite food? These and many more questions you might have about the reindeer will be answered in this book. This book also includes more than 20 colorful images depicting this beautiful and popular creature.

Seventeen-year-old Zander Hua has grown up hearing his parents argue about the environment. His dad, Mike, just wants to enjoy his life as a deep-sea fisherman, but his mom, Gloria, detests how the fishing industry damages reefs in our already dying oceans. When he is ten, his parents divorce and Zander splits his time between his mom’s world of environmental activism and his dad’s world of sailing, fishing, and survival shows. The summer after Zander’s junior year, his dad invites him to sail from Seattle to Hawaii. A retired software exec from Seattle has hired Mike to help him transport his luxurious 80 ft sailing yacht—along with some indigenous artifacts including an antique Makah dugout canoe—to his summer home in Hawaii. Zander begs to let his girlfriend, Jenna come along, and she brings her cat, Mr. Jackson. The trip goes well at first, but something is very odd about the boat’s owner. He scares Jenna and gets on Zander’s nerves. One night, midway between Los Angeles and Hawaii, Zander is suddenly pushed overboard by an unknown hand, and the yacht sails away. After nearly drowning, he discovers that the old canoe and the cat have also been tossed overboard. He crawls inside the canoe and eventually realizes he is in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. No stranger to the irony that the stuff he needs to survive is the same stuff that’s killing our oceans, Zander sets about collecting plastic garbage that just might save his life and allow him the chance to find out what happened to his dad and Jenna.

This is a book about tigers. Tigers, as we all know, belong to the family of cats. Do tigers just look like cats or do they behave like them? Many of us are familiar with a cartoon character called Tigger. Tigger is a tiger, a friendly, jolly, bouncing tiger. Is Tigger the typical tiger? Does Tigger reveal what a tiger is really like? This book gives us much information about the tiger. Yes, they are cats. They are big cats. They are cats with sharp claws and paws. But, unlike Tigger, they are fierce. You might have been asking questions about the tiger. Questions like: What does a tiger eat? How do they get their food? In what countries can we find them? How do they behave when they are with other tigers? Are they friendly? There are many interesting things about the tiger that this book will tells us about. Read this book and you will find out about the different types of tigers in different parts of the world. You will also discover what an ‘ambush’ is. And not only that, this book gives us information on tiger babies and how their mothers take care of them. This book is also filled with colorful pictures that will help children create an image in their mind that will help them learn more about the tiger.

We all get fascinated with dragons, that fire-breathing winged creature that’s out to get the hero. Did you know that there are real dragons in this earth? Well, it’s not exactly the kind that you see in your regular fairy tale, yet it is just as scary. The Komodo Dragon is one such dragon. They can’t fly nor spit fire yet they look like dragons up close. Maybe, more like a crocodile with thick skin, a long tail, flat face, and four short, bulky legs with sharp claws. What are Komodo Dragons really like? Where do they live? What do they eat? Do they eat humans? How big are they? What are their predators? These questions and more will all be answered in this book. This book will also teach us other interesting things about the life of a Komodo Dragon. You will learn about how they hunt for food and why they can easily kill their prey. You will also learn what is being done to conserve the remaining number of Komodo Dragons living in this world. There are a lot of information that you can get from this book about this amazing animal. This also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the Komodo Dragon in its natural habitat. The mental picture drawn in our minds will help us better understand them.

What happens when the seemingly perfect new girl isn't so perfect after all? A group of high school students take an extra-credit field trip to the bluffs to watch a midnight meteor shower. However, it quickly becomes dangerous when the new girl sets her sinister plan into motion. Perfect grades can't hide her true intentions. As the countdown to midnight begins, students start disappearing. Suddenly, passing science class is the last thing on everyone's mind. How will they all make it out alive? And who is this mysterious new student?

The Leopard is one of the animals that belongs to the cat family. Because of this, it is similar to other big cats and most especially to jaguars. The difference is that although both are spotted, spots called rosettes, they are not exactly the same in size and shape. This book introduces you to many basic information about the leopard.Did you ever notice a leopard's tail? This book will tell you how a leopard uses its tail. It will teach you how a leopard looks for its food. What senses do leopards use? is it the same with other big cats? What kind of animals do leopards eat? It is said that leopards are very athletic. In what ways are they so? What sounds do they make? Are they an endangered breed?Read this book and your questions will be answered. Learn a lot of interesting things to add to your store of knowledge. Learn about the leopard's way of life. Learn about how their babies live. Learn about the other kinds of leopards like the black panther and the snow leopard. Learn these and a lot more.This book also contains many wonderful photos of the leopard which will help the reader gain a better understanding of this amazing animal.