Books with author Iona MacGregor

If you're looking for an explanation of Animal Farm's themes, plot points, character actions and motivations, plus discussions of George Orwell's unique literary style and point of view, reach for the Literature Made Easy Series. This enlightening guide uses meaningful text, extensive illustrations and imaginative graphics to make this novel clearer, livelier, and more easily understood than ordinary literature plot summaries. An unusual feature, "Mind Map" is a diagram that summarizes and interrelates the most important details about Animal Farm that students need to understand. Appropriate for middle and high school students.

Olivia is 17. Her brother Hamish is 18. It’s their final year of high school. The story follows both their lives as they cope with exam pressures, chase boyfriends/girlfriends and party. Review on Amazon UK ” This book has a great story line and I like the way it projects both lives. It is an amazing book.”This is a realistic, uplifting book with humorous dialogue and thought-provoking themes.

Steve Jobs is not just ‘the Man Behind the Bitten Apple’ logo that we all know so well, he is the founder of the world’s first TRILLION ($1,000,000,000,000) dollar company.He is more than an ordinary man; he is, himself, a legend.During his time on earth, his contribution towards the betterment of mankind was far more than what most people realize, or understand.His ideas on aesthetics and his insistence on simplifying came from his natural ability to focus on the necessary and eject the rest. He understood the human condition and excelled at extracting the best for them and the best from them.As all great men before him, and surely after him, he was misunderstood in many ways. From the reasons for his temperament to his ability to convert thought to action, and action into product.This book takes you into the life of Steve Jobs more than just the events that happened in his life - but the workings of his mind as he handled those events and how me constantly moved forward with singular purpose and discipline of thought.There are many areas of his life that seem familiar to us because we experience similar things. We have the same concerns, the same worries, the same reasons to laugh, and the same reasons to cry, but Steve shows us the way to keep moving forward and to make this a better place in every way possible.This book takes you on a journey of discovery - what you will find at the end of it is a better understanding of a man that did things very differently given the same set of circumstances we all experience in one way or another - and he took those circumstances and made them work - not just for him, but for the world around him as well.Don’t wait any longer! Scroll up and click the ‘Buy Now’ button to learn more about the man behind the world’s first trillion dollar company!

More than five hundred years ago there lived a diligent man called Sir Thomas Malory, who wrote in English words many of the beautiful Welsh tales about King Arthur's Knights, that the people of Wales loved so well. All the stories in this little book were found in Malory's big book, except 'Geraint and Enid.' But it, too, is one of the old Welsh tales that tell of the brave knights and fair ladies of King Arthur's court. Many times, since Sir Thomas Malory wrote his book, have these stories been told again to old and young, but perhaps never before have they been told to the children so simply and beautifully as in this little book.

Matt wrote this story in 1977 as a sophomore in high school. He picked the topic to get points for creativity and improve his chances for a better grade. He got a B. For him, that was a good grade. He kept the story in a folder until the mid-1990s, when he started to type it up as a short story to put in a magazine. He never finished. In the back of his mind, he wanted it to be a childrens book.In 2010, Matt asked his old friend Don Huff to help give him pointers. Don gave Matt some good ideas and encouraged him to continue. He was going to have his sonsCollin, Dillon, and Trevlanillustrate the story. They gave him some great ideas. This further inspired him to continue. His three boys enjoyed the story when it was read to them. Maybe they will read it to their children someday. As the final writing was being finished, Matts brother Mike, sister-in-law Kathleen, nephew Luke, brother-in-law Paul, and good friend Kelly made key contributions to the final effort. May, Matts spouse, patiently let him finish the project in a supportive manner. A goal of Matts is to deliver a copy of this book to his two high school English teachers who graded his English paper.Matt learned a lot during the process of turning the original homework assignment into a children's book. With the help of Don and others, he learned about the power of friendship, with patience and persistence to make progress. This story is more than just a sidewalk journal. It is a reflection on life and speaks to that through the eyes of a sidewalk. This story is for all of us, not just our children. Read it, and see what it tells you.

The Netherlands is in truth the life of William the Silent writ large. And in these pages, if the face of William of Nassau, Prince of Orange, does not look at you with living eyes, and if his voice does not vibrate in your heart in living tones, the glamour of the tale has been lost in the telling. You may shut the book in discontent.But if you find a living man, baffled indeed and often beaten, yet one who struggles on through failure to victory, one who gives his time, his possessions, and his life for the sake of his country, then unlock the temple where your heroes stand, and in a niche apart place William the Silent, the father of his people.And at rare moments look at him, listen to him, and, if it may be, imitate him. - Mary MacGregor