Books with author Joan Crawford

Pirates, Wizards, Astronauts and more! What Can We Be? is a delightfully playful daddy and daughter story. Millie LOVES playing with her friends at school but finds home time so BORING. Her friends fly rocket ships, fight dragons, cast spells, protect cities from bad guys and even sail the seven seas - all from the comfort of their bedrooms! After all, with a sharp imagination, and a little help from Dad, you can be anything you want to be!

Have you ever stared at yourself in a mirror for too long, and started to feel strange?Troubled teen Ayla Fox always wanted to be different, but she couldn't have imagined the world that lay hidden within her bedroom mirror. Struck by lightning during a freak storm, Ayla finds herself able to see things that others cannot and realizes that our world is intimately connected with another, where sorcery, not technology, rules.Within the Mirrorealm awaits her true destiny as a Hybrin, someone who can cross through into other realms where the impossible becomes possible. Hurled into a conflict with a cruel wytch by the name of Terra, Ayla must join a rag-tag band of weary warriors on a desperate mission to locate the mysterious Mirror of Souls and turn the tide of the war...The first volume in the epic Ayla Fox series - "Perfect for fans of Harry Potter!"REVIEWPraise for Dean Crawford:"The fossilized remains of a 7,000-year-old creature dug from the sands of the Negev Desert in Israel become the bones of contention in Dean Crawford's fast-paced debut thriller... The book neatly threads together a wild variety of plotlines." - Wall Street Journal“… cleverly introduced premise… assured pacing and plotting…” - Publishers Weekly“The action is frenetic, in the vein of Matthew Reilly’s Scarecrow series. Crawford is an able storyteller who smoothly orchestrates the plot’s twists and turns… ” – Kirkus Reviews“… brilliant high-concept, high-octane thriller….” - The Guardian"A fast-paced and entertaining yarn." - Melbourne Age"Partly mythical read, part thriller this pacy tale is a page turner guaranteed to keep you up late." - The Sun "Get the cameras rolling—Indiana Jones meets Alien. What a combination of mystery, suspense, and unspeakable horror. I loved it!" - R.L. Stine “This is an amazingly good, intelligently told novel by an exciting new British author.” - Eurocrime"Earth-shattering intrigue, hyperdrive action and a desperate race to save humanity, cranked up to the max with scarily realistic science and apocalyptic religion thrown in for good measure . . . a major new talent has hit the mystery thriller scene!" - Scott MarianiABOUT THE AUTHORDean Crawford began writing after his dream of becoming a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force was curtailed when he failed their stringent sight tests. His Ethan Warner series of high-concept novels have regularly featured on the Sunday Times paperback bestseller list and have sold all over the world. A full-time author, he lives with his partner and daughter in Surrey.

In today’s financial climate, it’s more crucial than ever to equip children with monetary and economic sense. This resource for grades preK–2 is a must-have for parents and teachers. It provides more than 40 activity-rich lessons to help children be financially and mathematically savvy at a young age. The lessons include literature connections, corresponding assessments, games, suggestions for differentiating instruction, ideas for parents, and alignments to the Common Core State Standards.

Reincarnation is real. We have all lived before and we shall all live again. But what if you found yourself trapped between lives?14 year-old Casimir Ryan’s father is working at a top-secret Air Force base rumoured to be the new Area-51. When an accident at the base exposes Casimir and his friends to a blast of energy, they witness events from more than two centuries ago during America’s Revolutionary War.Barely escaping back to the present, Casimir and his friends begin seeing ghosts all around them. The military tries to cover up the events but are forced to reveal that hauntings are evidence that sometimes we can see back in time, and that they have learned how to interact with our previous lives. Casimir must venture again back to the year 1776 to seek answers before he and his friends are trapped in a ghostly netherworld between lives from which there can be no escape…REVIEWPraise for Dean Crawford:"The fossilized remains of a 7,000-year-old creature dug from the sands of the Negev Desert in Israel become the bones of contention in Dean Crawford's fast-paced debut thriller... The book neatly threads together a wild variety of plotlines." - Wall Street Journal“… cleverly introduced premise… assured pacing and plotting…” - Publishers Weekly“The action is frenetic, in the vein of Matthew Reilly’s Scarecrow series. Crawford is an able storyteller who smoothly orchestrates the plot’s twists and turns… ” – Kirkus Reviews“… brilliant high-concept, high-octane thriller….” - The Guardian"A fast-paced and entertaining yarn." - Melbourne Age"Partly mythical read, part thriller this pacy tale is a page turner guaranteed to keep you up late." - The Sun "Get the cameras rolling—Indiana Jones meets Alien. What a combination of mystery, suspense, and unspeakable horror. I loved it!" - R.L. Stine “This is an amazingly good, intelligently told novel by an exciting new British author.” - Eurocrime"Earth-shattering intrigue, hyperdrive action and a desperate race to save humanity, cranked up to the max with scarily realistic science and apocalyptic religion thrown in for good measure . . . a major new talent has hit the mystery thriller scene!" - Scott MarianiABOUT THE AUTHORDean Crawford began writing after his dream of becoming a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force was curtailed when he failed their stringent sight tests. His Ethan Warner series of high-concept novels have regularly featured on the Sunday Times paperback bestseller list and have sold all over the world. A full-time author, he lives with his partner and daughter in Surrey.

IN FOREST LIGHTGrizzly bears and city boys don’t mix well! They are a combination guaranteed to create excitement, adventure, with a dose of terror and uncertainty.Fresh from the big city, thirteen year old Koeye McAllister is banished to a week in the Great Bear Rainforest along the rugged British Columbia coast. He is angry, he is nervous, and he is uncomfortable with an uncle he hardly knows and a region that is foreboding and unforgiving. His fears are intensified on the first day. Koeye experiences a terrifying encounter with a mother grizzly. The adventure continues through five amazing days of discovery. Abundant salmon, scruffy wolves, awkward moose, sassy beavers, dive bombing gulls and a glimpse of the mystical spirit bear of Canada’s west coast combine to create a tale of frustration tinged with awareness and terror counterbalanced by achievement. In Forest Light is an adventure story about the last of North America’s rainforest and one of the world’s most beautiful wildlife areas.

Food — Delicious — Food. Pizza, pasta and sparkling soda; with a side dish of ‘learning’. On this adventure to Italy, Maxx meets Prof. Tilbury’s extended family including three older cousins. These young women take great delight in teasing their 14-year-old visitor. To make matters worse, they insist that Maxwell learns about the history of ancient Rome, studies the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance, and participates in the fashion scene of modern-day Italy. To his surprise, their merciless attention and demands actually excite his curiosity and interest. At the same time, Prof. Tilbury’s ‘enemy’, Chef Lorenzo, keeps Maxx belly-bursting full of mouth-watering Italian food. YUM!