Books with author J M Macdonald

This engaging concept book invites very young children to identify basic shapes that transform into beautiful undersea creatures. Includes an informative glossary of sea facts. "Delectable viewing pleasure."--The Horn Book "Elegantly conjures up an undersea world in which a square evolves into a skate while hexagons combine to make a turtle's shell."--Newsweek

Dream Monsters wake little Daisy, sending out a cry for Mommy! When morning, Daisy lets her best friend Joya know, her Mom says the monsters are only dreams. But she doesn't want them. It doesn't take long for Joya to hatch an adventurous plan. Taking the girls outside searching for the cute flying creature to ask how to end Daisy's monster dreams. They ask, but it doesn't work! The monsters are still roaming free in Daisy's dreams. Thus sending both girls back outside where they get the full secret to a monster-less sleep. Now it's all up to Daisy. Will she be bold, brave and smart facing her monsters? Will the Monster to Butterfly secret work, especially while Daisy sleeps? Wonderful uplifting picture storybook with fun go-along happy illustrations children and parents enjoy reading. Click Now... Get and find out the Monster to Butterfly Secret

Welcome to A Senseless Teen Murder & the Hardknock Life, BOOK EIGHT of the MY CRIME SERIESGo to WWW.CRIMEBIOS.COM to listen to FREE INTERVIEWS with the subjects of the MY CRIME SERIESThe MY CRIME SERIES presents to the world books written on inmates by inmates.Each book of the MY CRIME SERIES was written by the presently incarcerated about the presently incarcerated.Each book of the MY CRIME SERIES has been dictated, read, and reviewed by the subject.Go to WWW.CRIMEBIOS.COM to listen to interviews recorded off of the prison phones.Buy the paperback for someone else and receive the eBook free for yourself.The books of the MY CRIME SERIES grant citizens insight into the lives of unknown felons in the California prison system. YOU become the judge. YOU will read about each subject’s interactions with family. YOU will get a sense of the subject’s neighborhood and school. YOU will come to know each subject’s motivations. YOU will move from childhood, youth, and adulthood with each subject. YOU will get a sense of the why’s and how’s of what makes someone choose crime. The MY CRIME SERIES books have been produced so we better know each other, including the felon. The ultimate goal is to create a better system, a system that lives up to our own standards of justice. All books are written on inmates, by inmates. Welcome to BOOK EIGHT of the MY CRIME SERIES. Go to WWW.CRIMEBIOS.COM to hear a portion of the audiobook plus extensive phone interviews with the subject.All books are written on inmates, by inmates. Welcome to BOOK EIGHT of the MY CRIME SERIES: A Senseless Teen Murder & the Hardknock Life1000 motivations can be offered for murder, a crime that merits the curse of all ages. Yet how plain is the common cause for killing. Daniel Davidson put a low bar on the value of human life and Curtis Frasier was not presented the case to respect the dignity of others. Both fell to puffed-up pride and an inflated sense of self, egoism. Still, how different are the paths that led each to kill, a child murderer and a ghetto child.Make no excuses for the times and circumstances that produced the value sets herein enclosed. These are testimonials of the collective cultural perdition.With a heavy heart and a recognition of general worth is Book Eight of the My Crime Series presented to the public. Thank you for taking time out of your day to read and learn about A Senseless Teen Murder & the Hardknock Life and the MY CRIME SERIES Content Includes:Family Life - Neighborhood Life - Drug Use – Adult Incarceration – Murder – Drug Use – Property Theft - California Culture – Youth/Adult Sexuality – Church/Religion -

Nothing brings ancient history to life like thinking about what ancient people did that we can relate to today. I Wonder Why Romans Wore Togas takes an accessible approach to the subject with child-friendly language, entertaining illustrations, and a series of questions that bring the people of Ancient Rome to life. Covering everything from clothing, food, and family life to art, architecture, engineering, and colonization, the short Q & A format delivers just the right information and the most interesting facts, encouraging lively discussion, and opening the door for deeper exploration of this important subject.

Handpainted cut paper artwork by Caldecott winner Suse Macdonald illustrates this stunning adaptation of Edward Lear's classic ABC rhyme. A was once an apple pie, Piedy Widey Tidy Piedy Nice insidey, APPLE PIE! Suse MacDonald adapts Edward Lear's fun-to-say, alphabet rhyme in a picture book that combines the classic with the up-to-date. Bright, bold illustrations are created with handpainted cut paper. A Bear sniffs an Apple pie, a Cat and Dog are friends, an Eel and Fish share an ocean, a Goose spills a bottle of Ink, while a Hen laughs and later a Mouse is observed by an Owl in a Nest! A stunning book!

Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie - the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits - is back for another helping of comic chaos! With ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans, who revel in his revolting ways.Join Bertie in MASCOT!, his 30th adventure, as he gets picked to be the mascot for Pudsley Rovers, attempts to get himself expelled from a geeky summer camp and designs his very own robot, a Bootosaurus, to replace Miss Boot!DIRTY BERTIE is a hugely popular series created by award-winning illustrator, David Roberts (TYRANNOSAURUS DRIP, THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, THE TROLL, THE EDDIE DICKENS TRILOGY). With each hilarious story approximately thirty pages long and split into chapters with illustrations on nearly every spread, DIRTY BERTIE is ideal for confident readers to enjoy by themselves, or for sharing with your child.

Breathing is essential for life so you can't actually live without it.Breathe in, breathe out ... We all do it, every day and every night. It brings oxygen (a gas in the air) into our lungs. We need oxygen to keep our brains and bodies working properly. Without it-without breathing-we would die very quickly! This breathtaking guide to breathing explores the process of breathing and how disgusting substances like mucus and snot have unexpected uses.

A POCKET GUIDE TO THE 2019 VENICE BIENNALEIn 2019 the world-famous Venice Art Biennale celebrates its 58th edition, titled ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’. There is so much art to see that it can be difficult to keep track – unless you have this indispensable planner. Created by the former editor of Art World magazine, an expert at making art guides, it is thoroughly researched and up-to-date. It has been thoughtfully arranged with the end-user in mind, and includes the following sections:CONTENTS, INTRO, VENUE INDEX (pages 2-7, 118-119): A brief introduction to this guide and the Venice Biennale, including opening times and ticket advice. As well as a contents page for the guide, there is a blank contents spread with space to list page numbers for your own notes and visuals. At the back is an index of all the venues, for quick reference to their addresses and exhibitors.MAPS: VENICE, GIARDINI, ARSENALE (pages 8-15): Every exhibition listed in this guide is marked on these maps, making it easy to see at a glance which art shows are near to each other, and the closest waterbus stops. Each has a number that cross-refers to the Exhibition Checklist, which has full details.EXHIBITION CHECKLIST (pages 16-57): All 101 official Biennale shows (90 national pavilions and 21 collateral events), plus 30 selected general exhibitions, are listed in alphabetical order. Includes addresses, times, brief descriptions for collateral and general shows, check boxes to tick off those seen, and space for your own comments.ARTIST CHECKIST (pages 58-73): Listed in alphabetical order, all 84 individual artists in the main exhibition, ‘May You Live In Interesting Times’. Includes brief biographical info (birth and location details), plus check boxes to tick off those seen, and space to add your own notes and ratings.JOURNAL FOR NOTES & VISUALS (pages 74-117): A 40-page section for adding your own responses to the Biennale. Comprises 20 blank lined pages for writing notes such as reviews, ideas, and things to do, plus 20 unlined pages for sketches, scraps, visual notes, and general freeform thinking.FORMAT DETAILS: Full colour matte laminate cover • Paperback-style perfect binding • 120 page black-and-white interior • 6 x 9 in (15 x 23 cm) size, just over A5 • Around 1/4 in (80 mm) thick.