Books with author GIBSON

This lively activity book promises hours of entertainment for parents and their young children. Playing games with dice, counters and cards provides a lively and stimulating introduction to early number skills. Within an informal play atmosphere children will start to recognize numerals from one to ten; to know that numbers occur in a particular order and to realize that each numeral represents a corresponding number of objects. All the games are clearly and simply described, with things to make as well as play. Tips on all the activities will further assist parents in helping their child gain confidence in early number skills.

Teaching Shakespeare has been a major contribution to the knowledge and expertise of all teachers of Shakespeare from primary upwards for two decades. This full-colour second edition is in a larger format, updated to reflect modern classroom practice. It includes new contributions by leading practitioners from Shakespeare's Globe, the Shakespeare Schools Festival, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Cambridge School Shakespeare editorial team. Teaching Shakespeare makes explicit the 'Active Shakespeare' principles which underpin Cambridge School Shakespeare and includes activities and advice to help teachers develop their existing good practice, making the learning of Shakespeare valuable and enjoyable for all involved.

Nan and Father Alistair walk a treacherous road. One that leads directly to the gallows.Landowners are evicting family after family. The result is homelessness and starvation. Irish peasants have had enough. But can the gentry be stopped?Fifteen-year-old Nan is hell-bent on doing her bit. Little does she know her greatest enemy, Sir Richard Lynche, is her father.Father Alistair spurs the rebels on, reminding them they are children of God. He becomes the gentry’s prime target in their quest to squelch the revolt. Will the priest’s own demons do him in first?You’ll be swept up in this fast-paced saga based on actual incidents that rocked eighteenth-century Tipperary.2018 Winner of the Kindle Book Award--Literary Fiction

From master of suspense Jo Gibson comes three novels of year-round terror--where the holidays are more than a little nerve-wracking. They're totally twisted. . .My Bloody ValentineIt's Valentine's Day, and everyone at Hamilton High is excited about the big dance. Six girls are competing to be Queen of Hearts. Unfortunately, someone is taking aim at the contestants--and it's not Cupid. Unless Cupid is a deranged killer with a sharp knife and a deadly message. Be mine. . .or else. The SéanceThere's nothing like a killer party on Halloween--especially when it's in a secluded lodge in the woods. But when Jennifer Larkin's friends insist on holding a seance--in spite of the warnings of a local psychic--it's anything but a game. For the spirits are vengeful. The partiers are prisoners. And no one gets out of here alive. . .Slay BellsThe new Crossroads Mall is the place to shop this Christmas. So when a snowstorm traps Diana Connelly and her friends inside, they don't even mind staying the night. Until the accidents start to happen. And Diana's friends begin to die. One by one. Naughty or nice. ‘Tis the season. . .to be murdered.

From master of suspense Jo Gibson comes two chilling novels of irrational fear--two living nightmares with no hope, no mercy, and no end in sight. . .Dance Of DeathThey were the most gorgeous shoes Donna Burke had ever seen. An exquisite pair of scarlet high heels. And allegedly cursed. According to the old shopkeeper, the shoes endowed their wearers with incredible talent--and horrible misfortune. But that doesn't stop Donna's friends from buying them. One by one, the girls are drawn to the shoes. One by one, the girls suffer grisly fates. And learn a sinister, final truth: One size kills all. The Dead GirlJulie Forrester is a dead ringer for her cousin Vicki. They could pass for twins--except for the fact that Vicki isn't alive anymore. Now, when Julie goes to stay with her aunt and uncle in Colorado, everyone keeps mistaking her for her cousin. Late at night, she even dreams about Vicki. Reaching out from the grave. Trying to come back. With each passing day, Julie fears she's becoming someone else. Someone sick. Someone deranged. Someone dead.

Beneda’s simple Gullah farm life is ripped to shreds when the landgrabbers, Octavia and Cootuh, attack bringing devastation to her fields and community. Following the legacy of her grandmother, Beneda becomes a leader amongst the chaos and is chosen to right the wrongs that have befallen her home. Joined by Asante, a skilled African swordsman, they journey across the land to retrieve the land deeds from The Library to defend the homes of her family and friends.With Asante’s sword and Beneda’s bow, they fight against evil landgrabbers who are threatening families and decimating their sacred Gullah home. Will the Librarian warriors be enough to save their people?

This pocket-sized guide explains the basics of making colourful woven bracelets, and introduces a variety of techniques and patterns. It shows how to make many kinds of bracelets, from simple plaited and braided designs for beginners, which can be made in a few minutes, to more intricate methods involving beads, zigzag patterns, snake patterns and even a tubular bracelet. There are photographs of finished bracelets.