Books with author Jean Richards

Have you ever wondered what made human beings want to reach for the skies by building higher and higher? And how they did it? Learn all about the the history of construction in It'll Never Work: Buildings, Bridges and Tunnels, a book that explores the medieval castles, underwater hotels, tunnels under the sea and the successes and failures that have led to the building feats that we know today.Each title in this exciting, high-interest series looks at a different area of technology and engineering and reveals the pioneering ideas and scientific thinking that enabled its development, as well as exposing those that proved to be a dead end. Each spread examines a particular example in depth, bringing in other similar ideas where relevant, and revealing that experimentation and failure often pave the way to technology success. Beautifully designed and illustrated with infographic-style artwork, this series is an excellent technology resource for readers aged 9 and up.

In book one, On a Sea of Lies, Ken Davenport and Drew Pearson embark on a perilous journey inside the Bermuda Triangle in search of a missing airliner. After an intense couple of days, staying one step ahead of death, they manage to escape a mysterious island with Drew’s family and some friends…but clearly they had not ventured far enough away from the alien held atoll. Island of the Missing finds Ken’s party recaptured and once again scrambling for their lives. This time they are being pursued by an angry alien out for blood vengeance, as well as a posse of local henchmen. Along the way, Ken learns of a place called The Forbidden City, where innocent children are being subject to hideous forms of experimentation––some of them being cloned, others worse yet. Meanwhile, an alien spaceship is hurtling toward Earth carrying a couple of beasts feared to be Clastino warriors. When the aliens living on the island learn that a piece of their technology has been stolen from the island, they are forced to assemble a team to retrieve the item before the beasts arrive, or all of them will face fatal consequences.