Books with author JB Adkins

"You know all about pirates. They were big guys with fancy hats, silk jackets, peg legs, and parrots cursing on their shoulders. They sailed big ships with brass guns and made lubbers walk the plank . . . right?Wrong. . . . "Pirates and piracy, buried treasure, and life on the high seas are brought to life in this colorful, appealing book.Jan Adkin's talent for combining words, illustration, and design is uniquely well-suited to the world of Pirates: ships and seafaring, maps, weapons, larger than life characters and larger than life stories are vividly presented in Jan's signature, design-driven style. This large format, full color picture book presents pirate history and pirate lore, pirate ships and equipment, and pirate life.

Set in 1970's Appalachia, The Boy Who Skipped will take you to another time and place. It is a coming-of-age novel about a young man born in the hills of Eastern Kentucky that is suddenly thrust upon the stage of life. Surrounded by kudzu-covered hills and isolated from his classmates and the larger world around him, 13 year-old Jeff Mason is invited to participate in his school's production of Taming of the Shrew. There he meets Lyn Anderson, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. How will he find a way to gain her affection? With the guidance of his drama teacher Cheryl Caudill, the cast of Shrew enters the world of high school theatre competition–where every other school is better equipped, better funded, and given more support from administration and parents. It is also a story of the underdog seeking to triumph against seemingly impossible odds. It is based on the real-life experiences of author Jeff Adkins, an award-winning science teacher currently residing in Antioch, California.

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Forget jousts and quests and dragons—a real knight had real work to do, lots of mouths to feed, and trouble could ride over the hill at any moment. Castles were dark, armor was uncomfortable, and jousts and tournaments (not to mention real battles) were dangerous—and expensive. As in the popular and successful What If You Met a Pirate? an informative, entertaining text and energetic illustrations, diagrams, and cross sections combine to explore a subject with loads of kid appeal.

You know all about cowboys, right? They're the good guys in the white hats, carrying six-shooters and wearing fancy boots. Well, no. Cowboys weren't like that at all. Come inside and meet Jake Peavy. He's the real deal. Jake's a crackerjack cattle herder but he wears a grubby hat and he limps from when that horse fell on him. He's small, wiry, has bad teeth, and it's been a while since he washed. Come spend some time with Jake, his saddlemates, and his fleas. You'll learn all about riding the range, roping dogies, and surviving in the down-and-dirty world that was the REAL wild West.