Books with author John Kelly

Sir Scaly Pants the Dragon Knight ALWAYS fights for what's right, but it can be very lonely being the One and Only Dragon Knight. When an evil fire-breathing dragon kidnaps the king, Sir Scaly and his trusty steed, Guinevere, vow to rescue him. Their journey takes them to lands far and wide, and when they finally catch up with the wicked king-napping dragon, Scaly knows he's met his match. But is the evil dragon really as bad as everyone thinks, or can Scaly uncover the truth and finally make a friend? A tale full of peril and pants, this is the second brilliantly funny story featuring Sir Scaly Pants and his trusty steed, Guinevere. From Kate Greenaway Medal-shortlisted illustrator John Kelly.

Meet the Beastly Pirates, the munchiest, crunchiest pirates to ever sail the seven seas! If YOU were a pirate, what would you have for lunch? Fish soup? Shark on toast? Not the Beastly Pirates! They like something a little munchier, a little crunchier ... a little more 'piratey'.Join the Beastly Pirates on this awesome piratical adventure, fabulously illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal shortlisted illustrator, John Kelly.

John Michael Kelly's latest book challenges parents and athlete's alike to look beyond traditional physical skills training and recognize the critical importance that mental skills training plays in a helping a young player become the very best she can be. If the game is 90% mental your athlete needs to recognize then master the vital mental skills necessary to succeed at such a difficult game as fastpitch softball. In this book John Michael Kelly lays out a detailed mental skills blueprint to help transform your athlete into the consistent peak performer top coaches can't wait to have on their team with practical, easy to follow and implement strategies and tools to get your athlete immediate on the field results. Covering 175 powerful pages and twelve chapters of practical fastpitch softball mental skills wisdoms, strategies, tools and tips "How She Thinks is How She Plays" is a must have for any fastpitch softball parent and player serious about playing at the next level! "How She Thinks is How She Plays" covers the 21 Mental Performance Killers that sabotage your athlete's success, including Managing Excessive Expectations, Building Rock Solid Self-Confidence, Having a Plan of Action to Guarantee Success, How to Overcome Anxiety & Fear, The Parent's Role in Her Success, Focusing on Results Instead of Effort, Embracing Pressure with Poise, The Scholarship Trap and more. "How She Thinks is How She Plays" is a one-of-a-kind book specifically written to help fastpitch softball players avoid the performance peaks and valleys brought on by the inevitable adversities that come from playing a really tough game like fastpitch softball. John's writing style is as entertaining as it is informative as he weaves in his own personal stories and insights as a sports parent, fastpitch game coach, mental skills coach and former elite athlete.As John says, "Sports should first and foremost be fun for kids. My belief is that with the right combination of physical and mental skills training a young athlete can become a consistent peak performer that plays the game with passion and joy."If your athlete has not yet achieved these attainable goals then you need the practical wisdom found in John Michael Kelly's "How She Thinks is How She Plays" to help your athlete to be the very best she can be.

A magisterial account of the worst disasters to strike humankind-the Great Irish Potato Famine-conveyed as lyrical narrative history from the acclaimed author of The Great Mortality. Deeply researched, compelling in its details, and startling in its conclusions about the appalling decisions behind a tragedy of epic proportions, John Kelly's retelling of the awful story of Ireland's great hunger will resonate today as history that speaks to our own times. It started in 1845 and before it was over more than one million men, women, and children would die and another two million would flee the country. Measured in terms of mortality, the Great Irish Potato Famine was the worst disasters in the nineteenth century-it claimed twice as many lives as the American Civil War. A perfect storm of bacterial infection, political greed, and religious intolerance sparked this catastrophe. But even more extraordinary than its scope were its political underpinnings, and The Graves Are Walking provides fresh material and analysis on the role that Britain's nation-building policies played in exacerbating the devastation by attempting to use the famine to reshape Irish society and character. Religious dogma, anti-relief sentiment, and racial and political ideology combined to result in an almost inconceivable disaster of human suffering. This is ultimately a story of triumph over perceived destiny: for fifty million Americans of Irish heritage, the saga of a broken people fleeing crushing starvation and remaking themselves in a new land is an inspiring story of revival. Based on extensive research and written with novelistic flair, The Graves Are Walking draws a portrait that is both intimate and panoramic, that captures the drama of individual lives caught up in an unimaginable tragedy, while imparting a new understanding of the famine's causes and consequences.

The masked avenger of the cartoon spaceways has been a popular character since his introduction to television in 1966. Since then, people have wondered who he is, how he got those power bands and why he protects the galaxy from evil. Now his story is told for the first time ever. Learn the tragic circumstances that led to his donning a cowl and his first battle with arch nemesis Zorak.

This whimsically illustrated picture book tells a story through the eyes of one adventurous bumblebee. Beatrice the bumblebee misses her friends and is just trying to make it back home, all along realizing the most important thing is to be yourself. Kelly Johnson illustrates colorful, bright and happy pages that will make this a page turner for every child of any age.