Books with author Jan Thornhill

Why is global warming a problem? How do we know that Earth is heating up? Will climate change affect me? Can we stop it from getting worse? Is there something I can do to help? These are just some of the questions tackled in this intelligent and impassioned book about global warming and its impact on our Earth. By looking at the amazing interconnections between humans and our environment, readers will discover how even small actions can add up to make big changes.

This book is about two brothers who are about as politically incorrect by today’s standards as two boys can get. I don’t think boys today have nearly the fun, or excitement as we did in the 1950’s. For one thing we didn’t have as much television, and no video games. We had to invent our fun and excitement. Gone are the days of creative play, and homemade toys. Every day was an adventure.

The Thornhill brothers continue their adventures in the small Kansas town of Sharon. Sharon is small town of less than 150 people and a total school population of around 100. Daddy Wayne has a job teaching high school and the boys have a new baby sister, Janis. The boys are continuing to get into all kinds of situations and trouble. Come and join the boys for some wild adventures.

A STEM introduction to migration through one bird's quest to find its winter home When Sammy, a young Wilson's warbler, wakes up one frosty August morning near the Arctic Circle, he instinctively knows that it's time to make his first migratory journey south to Panama. But there's one problem ― where is Panama? All the other warblers having left without him, Sammy sets off on the journey by himself, stopping to ask the same question of each of the different animals that he meets along the way: "Is this Panama?" From the caribou heading to his winter forest to the monarch butterflies flitting to Mexico, every animal has a different destination ― and different advice for Sammy on how to find his way. Finally, a flock of his warbler cousins shows Sammy that finding Panama is as easy as following the stars. Animal migration patterns and seasonal changes are on display throughout this fascinating story, complemented by intricate paper collage, watercolor, and pen-and-ink illustrations.