Books with author Grandpa

Am I BRITISH, OR AM I AN AMERICAN. During the American Revolution, every Colonist had to decide. No one was spared; everyone was affected by the war. Follow Joe as he joins the Continental Navy and helped in the creation of a new country. He took part in some of the most memorable naval battles of the war. Joe was with the Marines when they captured Nassau and with John Paul Jones, when he shouted “I HAVE NOT YET BEGUN TO FIGHT.” Joining Washington, in Yorktown, when the British surrendered. Lafayette made him his aide during the peace talks in France. Since the written accounts of some naval encounters are vague, this is my interpretation of the events. THINGS COULD HAVE HAPPENED THIS WAY.This story is written to honor all the unknown naval heroes of the American Revolution.Now you can have all four parts under one cover.A percentage of the profits will go to ZFRF a non-profit organization to help people with cancer. For more information on ZFRF visit zfrf.net

Active 9-year-old Dee-Dee and her daredevil little sister live on the edge of the Broads, a 117 square mile English national park with over 120 miles of shallow, navigable waterways, so it would be a crime not to teach them to sail as soon as possible. The Optimist, a small, simple boat designed to be sailed single-handed by children, is the boat they learn to handle. Grandpa Mike's maverick approach ensures that they have plenty of fun at the same time as getting a thorough grounding in seamanship and water safety as part of their training. Written for bright and lively 9-12 year olds, this book will teach and entertain plenty of adults, too.

After finding the Confederate coins in, Young Zachary: Casey of the Confederate Gold, Zachary sets out to debunk Larry’s belief that his house is haunted. Larry believes his late Grandmother Jubee is haunting his house. Zachary believes Larry is trying to pull and elaborate practical joke on him and sets out to turn it around, so the joke’s on Larry. When the clues stump Zachary he enlists the help of Igor, a Goth who is able to put all the ducks in a row. Follow their antics, as Larry tries to prove his house is haunted and Zachary tries to prove it isn’t. Who wins? Well you be the judge.A percentage of the profits will go to ZFRF, and organization that helps families of people with cancer. For more information on ZFRF visit www.zfrf.net

IMAGINATION IS A WONDERFUL THING. IT WILL ENABLE A CHILD TO TURN A GROUND BALL INTO A HOME RUN OR DREAMS INTO REALITY The progression from PICTURE book to CHAPTER book is normal and effective in enhancing the use of IMAGINATION. Imagination eliminates the initial necessary crutch that pictures provided. Once the picture is planted in the mind, our children will be able to devote their concentration on the written word without the distraction of the picture. Illustrations, of course, are very effective in initially approaching a new subject, but the reading skills will hopefully develop more rapidly while concentrating on the written word. In developing the new readers' vocabulary, we should remember that a DICTIONARY or THESAURUS provides definitions and synonyms of WORDS not PICTURES, and will be often used tools in the future of our kids. Therein lies the primary goal in the evolution from picture book into chapter book format, while embracing the necessity of introducing the love of nature and science into our "GEE! A STORY FROM A FOREST" series of books. My kids taught me that. Grandpa Hill

Zachary looks at the date printed on the right hand corner of today’s newspaper and realizes he still has five weeks before school starts. With no treasure to find (Young Zachary-Case of the Confederate Gold) or ghosts to chase (Young Zachary-the Case of Grandma Jubee), so far this has been a boring summer. Mindlessly turning the pages of the paper he thinks, I’d even settle for hunting down another Gray (Young Zachary- the Case of the Alien Encounter). Zachary stops sulking when an article peaks his interest; there was a theft in the neighborhood. After reading the article, he realizes this is what he needs to relieve the boredom. Zachary enlists the help of Larry and Igor to help him find Chad’s Mother’s, stolen jewelry. The three of them aren’t exactly friends; they’re like oil and water. Only the promise of a $10,000.00 reward keeps their fragile truce intact. A percentage of the profits will go to ZFRF, an organization that helps families with cancer. For more information on ZFRF visit www.zfrf.net

At the start of another summer, a classmate comes over and informs Zachary that his sister may have been abducted by extraterrestrials. His only clue is triangles on his sister's body. Because the police won't help, the classmate begs Zachary to help his sister figure out why the triangles are on her stomach, with more showing up each day. Zachary believes it may be a hoax but helps them anyway.A portion of the profits will go to ZFRF, an organization that helps families of cancer patients. For more information on ZFRF visit www.zfrf.net