Books with author J. Holloway

It’s storming outside! As boredom sets in, imagination takes over for two siblings as they decide to explore the world of animals for the day. Traveling through the alphabet, they experience the comical life of a camel strolling through the desert, roam the African jungle with gorillas and swim with whales in the ocean. Your child will love experiencing the silly antics of many species in the animal kingdom. Page by page, they will be captivated with the bold and colorful illustrations. If it’s storming where you live, accompany brother and sister on this imaginary animal journey and giggle your way through the alphabet, one letter at a time!

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Five hundred years ago two wizards stood atop a volcano, locked in a fearsome duel. One triumphed, the other fell to his death, disappearing into the ocean below...In the present day, things in the elven port of Llewellyn are not as they should be. A huge ship has been sighted repeatedly, and now townsfolk and local beasts are disappearing without a trace. Scouts have reported that a strange mythical creature appears to be inhabiting the vessel, but no one knows quite what it is.When Bailey and Neo, two courageous animal warriors, visit the village of Oldhollow, they meet friends Sav and Gracie - a witch and an elf who are determined to solve the mystery of the vanishing villagers. Legend has it that the defeated wizard of centuries past has returned in the form of a wicked creature, known only as The Seaworm of Gallus...but to this day, it has never been seen.Eager to help, the warrior duo volunteer their services to Oldhollow and their new friends, and set off in search of the legendary seaworm. But finding it proves dangerously easier than the adventurers dared to hope!There is no turning back once the Seaworm of Gallus has been disturbed. War is imminent and the forces of good and evil are starting to rally from every side. As Bailey, Neo, Sav and Gracie advance on the truth, the enemy grows still mightier and his retaliations still deadlier.But in a world full of powerful magic and warriors, what unlikely allies will come to the aid of the four friends?And will more than one dark secret come to light before the battle is through?Oldhollow and The Seaworm of Gallus

Math isn't always a favorite subject, for some students, it can be downright intimidating. Mike and his father find a way, using technology, to make Math fun. Readers will count along with Mike on the time he spends doing homework and playing games. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "I Can Play a Computer Game" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.

In the tunnels under Oxford, two women who have never met are about to commit murder together.Welcome to the unseen Oxford, the one that lies beneath the dreaming spires.Kill Land is the story of two women who find themselves drawn into this world: a police officer who survived atrocities in Bosnia as a child; and a lonely teenager seeking refuge and companionship. What they find is a world of companionship, beauty, parkour, and ultraviolence. Kill Land is a brutal, exquisitely nihilistic love poem, and a relentless thriller that refuses to let you go.Stitch is a fairytale set in the same world. A modern retelling of The Monkey’s Paw, it was commissioned by Oxford Playhouse and was performed in a late night lock-in at Oxford’s Ashmolean.A version of Kill Land was published as No Exit in the Pankhearst Singles series.

These stories are dedicated to all children and adults that grew up lonely because of life's challenges. Some never knew their fathers; some, their mothers; some because of life changes in families, and some that had no one to love and care for them. But Boomer moves on and makes a good life for himself. We can all learn from this book and hopefully more stories to come. Let Boomer make you smile.

Our weather may change, but certain tools have stood the test of time. Amos introduces what a weathervane is, and how it interacts with wind. Readers learn about directions, and how wind coming from certain directions mean certain things. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title "Weathervanes" for connecting across texts and comprehension through connection strategies.