Books with author Ian Emerson

On the edge of our solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto lies another solar system very similar to ours. It is called SOL 2. Separating the two systems is the Oort cloud, a region of space where comets are formed. Orbiting the Quilids planet is the volcanic moon of Bunsen home of the Plasmoids. But something strange is happening that is causing the Quilids planet to freeze. From this other solar system comes Space Captain STEVE CRATER. He has been sent to Earth to find MONKEY and to ask his help in solving the mystery of the freezing planet. Monkey agrees to help and sets off with Captain Crater and his crew, Doctor FIONA PHOTON and their Jeloid navigator JELL O-TEEN, in the spaceship FALLING STAR. Monkey will meet many strange creatures and see bizarre and exotic planets as he helps the crew of the Falling Star unravel the mystery that will lead him to discover what is causing the Quilids’ planet to freeze. Not all the aliens Monkey encounters are friendly, some are very bad tempered. In following the clues to help resolve the mystery Monkey will visit many strange worlds: a planet almost identical to Earth but far more technologically advanced where Steve Crater and the SOL2 Space Fleet operate from, Heart’s moon populated by old discarded intelligent appliances, machines, robots and vehicles, the ocean world of the Quilids, a world made of diamondS with acid seas that are populated by creatures made from crystal and the volcanic moon of the Plasmoids.

Festival time is here but something sinister is gong on…Set during the Edinburgh Festival, Monkey is working during the summer with the Linlithgow Gazette when he is sent to investigate the disappearance of princess Mirembe one of three dancers visiting from Uganda. Why has Princess Mirembe gone missing? What connection is their between this and the events taking place near Monkey’s Mum and Dad’s home in Uganda and how will Monkey solve the puzzle in this his latest escapade?The places depicted in this story are real. Monkey – lives in Bathgate with Ian and Doreen. He likes to spend his time exploring the country side on his quad bike. Wherever he goes he takes his notepad and pencil which he uses to write down and draw whatever he finds interesting. When not exploring he spends time making things from bits & pieces and playing with his two pet kittens; Jack and Daisy.

A friend must leave, old villains return and new friends are made …Sadly, Monkey must say goodbye to Sophie. Feeling a bit lost without his pet goose, Monkey decides he will learn to be a spy and takes up sailing and scuba diving. When out sailing at South Queensferry, Monkey thinks he sees the Bad Scientists, whom he first encountered in the Missing Whale Jaw adventure. But no one will believe him. An attempt to spy on the Bad Scientists goes badly wrong for Monkey. What is the Bad Scientists’ dastardly plan? Who are Monkey’s new friends, Tony and Gill? And, will Monkey survive the vengeance of the Bad Scientists?The places depicted in this story are real. Monkey – lives in Bathgate with Ian and Doreen. He likes to spend his time learning new skills and exploring using his quad bike. When not exploring, he spends his time making things from bits & pieces and listening to music. He is currently learning to be a jockey.

On the edge of our solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto lies another solar system very similar to ours. It is called SOL 2. Separating the two systems is the Oort cloud, a region of space where comets are formed. Orbiting the Quilids planet is the volcanic moon of Bunsen home of the Plasmoids. But something strange is happening that is causing the Quilids planet to freeze. From this other solar system comes Space Captain STEVE CRATER. He has been sent to Earth to find MONKEY and to ask his help in solving the mystery of the freezing planet. Monkey agrees to help and sets off with Captain Crater and his crew, Doctor FIONA PHOTON and their Jeloid navigator JELL O-TEEN, in the spaceship FALLING STAR.Monkey will meet many strange creatures and see bizarre and exotic planets as he helps the crew of the Falling Star unravel the mystery that will lead him to discover what is causing the Quilids’ planet to freeze.Not all the aliens Monkey encounters are friendly, some are very bad tempered. In following the clues to help resolve the mystery Monkey will visit many strange worlds: a planet almost identical to Earth but far more technologically advanced where Steve Crater and the SOL2 Space Fleet operate from, Heart’s moon populated by old discarded intelligent appliances, machines, robots and vehicles, the ocean world of the Quilids, a world made of diamondS with acid seas that are populated by creatures made from crystal and the volcanic moon of the Plasmoids.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Learn all about baby polar bears, penguins, and more cute and cuddly animals who live in the snow in this level 2 Scholastic nonfiction reader. Baby polar bears, penguins, seals, snow leopards, and more! Learn all about the littlest animals that live in the snow and how their warm and cuddly fur helps them survive in the coldest weather locations around the world.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. America is fascinated by the invasion of the Stink Bug! From the East Coast to the West, stink bugs have arrived and it looks like they're here to stay. This level 2 reader will include all the answers about stink bugs that kids seek. Where are they from? How did they get here? Why do they smell? How do we get rid of them! It will also feature other gross bugs, some that kids know and some they may just be discovering for the first time. The cover will feature a large photo of a stink bug, which will draw kids in with the gross factor.

TOPIC: Adventure and adventurers“Will you do it?” asked the eager, black-eyed girl sitting on the deep window shelf.“If Mr. Hammond says the synopsis of the picture is all right, I’ll go.”“Oh, Ruthie! It would be just—just scrumptious!”“We’ll go, Helen—just as we agreed last week,” said her chum, laughing happily.“It will be great! great!” murmured Helen Cameron, her hands clasped in blissful anticipation. “Right into the ‘wild and woolly.’ Dear me, Ruth Fielding, we do have the nicest times—you and I!”“You needn’t overlook me,” grumbled the third and rather plump freshman who occupied the most comfortable chair in the chums’ study in Dare Hall.“That would be rather—er—impossible, wouldn’t it, Heavy?” suggested Helen Cameron, rolling her black eyes.Jennie Stone made a face like a street gamin, but otherwise ignored Helen’s cruel suggestion. “I’d rather register joy, too——Oh, yes, I’m going with you; have written home about it. Have to tell Aunt Kate ahead, you know. Yes, I’d register joy, if it weren’t for one thing that I see looming before us.”“What’s that, honey?” asked Ruth.“The horseback ride from Yucca into the Hualapai Range seems like a doubtful equation to me.”“Don’t you mean ‘doubtful equestrianism’?” put in the black-eyed girl with a chuckle.“Perhaps I do,” sighed Jennie. “You know, I’m a regular sailor on horseback.”“You should have taken it up when we were all at Silver Ranch with Ann Hicks,” Ruth said.“Oh, say not so!” begged Jennie Stone lugubriously. “What I should have done in the past has nothing to do with this coming summer. I groan to think of what I shall have to endure.”“Who will do the groaning for the horse that has to carry you, Heavy?” interposed the irrepressible Helen, giving her the old nickname that Jennie Stone now scarcely deserved.“Never mind. Let the horse do his own worrying,” was the placid reply. The temper of the well nourished girl was not easily ruffled.“Why, Jennie, think!” ejaculated Helen, suddenly turned brisk and springing down from the window seat. “It will be just the jaunt for you. The physical culturists claim there is nothing so good for reducing flesh and helping one’s poor, sluggish liver as horseback riding.”“Say!” drawled the other girl, her nose tilted at a scornful angle, “those people say a lot more than their prayers—believe me! Most physical culturists have never ridden any kind of horse in their lives but a hobbyhorse—and they still ride that when they are senile.”Ruth applauded. “A Daniel come to judgment!” she cried.“Huh!” sniffed Jennie, suspiciously. “What does that mean?”“I—I don’t just know myself,” confessed Ruth. “But it sounds good—and Dr. Milroth used it this morning in chapel, so it must be all right.”“Anything that our revered dean says goes big with me, I confess,” said Jennie. “Oh, girls! isn’t she just a dear?”“And hasn’t Ardmore been just the delightsomest place for nine months?” cried Helen.“Even better than Briarwood,” agreed Ruth.“That sounds almost sacrilegious,” Helen observed. “I don’t know about any place being finer than old Briarwood.”“There’s Ann!” cried Ruth in a tone that made both the others jump.“Where? Where?” demanded Helen, whirling about to look out of the window again. The window gave a broad view of the lower slope of College Hill and the expanse of Lake Remona. Dusk was just dropping, for the time was after dinner; but objects were still to be clearly observed. “Where’s Jane Ann Hicks?”“Just completing her full course at Briarwood Hall,” Ruth explained demurely. “She will go to Montana, of course. But if I write her I know she’ll join us at Yucca just for the fun of the ride.”“Some people’s idea of fun!” groaned Jennie.“What are you attempting to go for, then?” demande....