Books with author Jo Robertson

A grasshopper is an insect. It’s a flying insect! What does it eat? How does it fly? Let’s find out! Flying Insects: Grasshopper gives young readers in prekindergarten to grade 1 an introduction to these fascinating fliers through simple text, vivid photos, and fun facts.This series introduces early readers to flying insects. Each book includes a list of words to look for in the text, with callouts that match the word to the image on the page where it appears. Questions at the end of the book invite reader to connect further with the text.

In the story of C.J. Slinger, Left Winger, young readers will enjoy a humorous story as they follow C.J., the newest member for the Baytown Blobfish ice hockey team. Featuring full-color illustrations that support the text, this funny fiction series is great for young readers in grades K–2. Measuring 6" x 9", each book in this series introduces good sportsmanship and sport-specific vocabulary. Each title also includes back matter, a glossary, writing prompts, and comprehension questions

The remarkable new account of an essential piece of American mythology--the trial of Lizzie Borden--based on twenty years of research and recently unearthed evidence.The Trial of Lizzie Borden tells the true story of one of the most sensational murder trials in American history. When Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in Fall River, Massachusetts, in August 1892, the arrest of the couple's younger daughter Lizzie turned the case into international news and her trial into a spectacle unparalleled in American history. Reporters flocked to the scene. Well-known columnists took up conspicuous seats in the courtroom. The defendant was relentlessly scrutinized for signs of guilt or innocence. Everyone--rich and poor, suffragists and social conservatives, legal scholars and laypeople--had an opinion about Lizzie Borden's guilt or innocence. Was she a cold-blooded murderess or an unjustly persecuted lady? Did she or didn't she?The popular fascination with the Borden murders and its central enigmatic character has endured for more than one hundred years. Immortalized in rhyme, told and retold in every conceivable genre, the murders have secured a place in the American pantheon of mythic horror, but one typically wrenched from its historical moment. In contrast, Cara Robertson explores the stories Lizzie Borden's culture wanted and expected to hear and how those stories influenced the debate inside and outside of the courtroom. Based on transcripts of the Borden legal proceedings, contemporary newspaper accounts, unpublished local accounts, and recently unearthed letters from Lizzie herself, The Trial of Lizzie Borden offers a window onto America in the Gilded Age, showcasing its most deeply held convictions and its most troubling social anxieties.

Can the Potential Victims Save Their Savior?!The Young Adult Action AdventureThe cyborg savior was captured by a maniacal megalomaniac. Alikira was about to be torn apart to reboot her programming to make her a devastating killing machine to destroy her friends, Neo-Khaos Neo-Khaos had barely survived their last battle and had to find a way to get Carlos's girlfriend back. She was an independent force, not an automaton. She had to fight for her independence by herself. Neo-Khaos had to gather more troops from Manhattan and began their trek on Virginia Beach. They had to scale the Appalachian mountains. They had to travel by foot to Midas Nevada; most of North America in the post-apocalyptic wastelands. As Neo-Khaos had to battle to traverse North America, Circumscriber, the artificial intelligence computer who caused the massive human extinction was breaking her bio-organic code to reprogram her. Will they get there in time to rescue her?In this post-apocalyptic action adventure fantasy you get…Comoraderie from the final human survivors to beat their universal enemyDark encounters with crazy religious zealotsHaving to battle against deadly poisonous arachnids in the middle of the countryHaving to recruit stubborn mountain people in the RockiesBattling survivalists in Salt Lake CityNavy Seal experience from an elite Special Forces commandoFollow the last sliver of humanity and observe the harrowing journey to rescue humanity’s last hope for survival in Cyber Thought Police: The Calligulous Veracious Rationale

Carly and Duncan have loved each other for years, but there is an ocean separating them and obligations continually keep them apart. Carly cannot leave her cousin during her illness. Duncan will not consider living anywhere but his Highland home. An old infatuation has turned into an obsession that threatens Carly's state of mind and Logan is offered hope that he might escape a lifetime sentence of being wheelchair bound. Surrounding Carly are so many memories of her youth in Mineola - decendants of her grandmother's friends still live on Oak Street and now their lives are intermingling as their families grow and expand into what will be the future generations of those raised in Carly's town.She and Duncan must face and conquer many obstacles in order to finally begin their lives together. But first Carly will have to be brave enough to say Farewell to Mineola.

STORM OF CRIMSON is approximately 225 pages long; it is the first book in an intended paranormal young adult series. The reading comprehension level is about grade nine. Written for my grandchildren, ages 11-18, "Storm of Crimson" contains no inappropriate language, profanity, or sexual situations; I use my maiden name of Jo Lewis for books written for youth, and my regular name (Jo Robertson) for my mature audiences. Sydney Banks' senior year is going well. A star female athlete, she's on track for a soccer or basketball scholarship until new student Paynton Merrick, III, enters Granite Hills High School, and her world is turned upside down by what they discover during winter break. Along with her childhood friend Jinx, Sydney and Merrick uncover an old and disturbing legend – and something dark and evil hiding beneath their high school. Can they join forces to defeat the coming Calamity? Or is it already too late?

The thrilling Strongbow Saga continues with this fierce sequel chronicling the adventures of a young man learning the ways of the Viking warriors. As fifteen-year-old Halfdan embarks on a perilous mission in a foreign land, he shows signs of greatness. But will he live up to his family name, or die trying? Author and Viking expert Judson Roberts draws on his detailed knowledge of this bloody time and culture to bring a young hero's exploits to life.