Books with author Jonathan Cake

Now available as a separate book to Welcome To Being Human (All-In-One Edition).Imagine a story written for adults, but told through 3 separate children's stories. One bedtime story for parents to read to a child. One story for a child learning to read. One story for children to read to parents. This is just what is included in the Children's Edition of Welcome to Being Human - the highly acclaimed book that has gripped adults young and old alike. How many times have you heard, "Life doesn't come with an instruction book?" But what if it did? And what if you wrote that instruction book before arriving on Earth so that one day, in your human form, you would find it and be able to look upon your life with an entirely different perspective? Ever since humans arrived on Earth, they have - for better or worse - bounced around the planet without any sense of direction. It would be almost comical if it wasn't reality. I mean, how many times have you asked a question and heard an answer like, "I don't know why, but that is what it says?" Or even better... "That's just the way it is." After all, the greatest minds on planet Earth have only a small understanding of something much, much greater than can be explained through science, math, and history. This is why Welcome to Being Human will find the rhythm to your heart. For the first time, one book answers the great questions about life that have gone unanswered for so long! It is a story humorously written by you, for you, to help you remember all that's been forgotten... an instruction book to being human. Welcome to being human!

Algebra is a foundational concept in the study of mathematics, and readers will delight in learning the principles of operations and algebraic thinking in a relatable and engaging way. Topics such as adding and subtracting within 20, using algebraic principles to solve equations and word problems, and understanding the relationship between addition and subtraction will give beginning math students a firm grasp on basic math concepts. A lively basketball game provides the framework for teaching readers the meaning of the equal sign. Readers will be prompted to determine if addition and subtraction equations are true or false. This volume satisfies CCSS Math Standard 1.OA.D.7.

All human embryos go through an amphibious phase but most of us get over it!Dylan Michael Joist can breathe underwater. His DNA was decimated by radiation from his mother's mobile phone.In a hilariously irresponsible tale of treasure hunting amongst treacherous sandbanks, Michael returns a priceless historical treasure to a Royal Family descended from aliens, whose behaviour is certainly out of this world!Michael teams up with the beautiful owner of the local seal sanctuary and together they clean up the grotty seaside resort of Scurf Bay. The rising seal population attracts the attention of the world's most magnificent natural predator. This is a problem for a small amphibious boy who wants to spend all of his spare time underwater. Fully protected by the law in most civilized countries, Michael's foe, like many foolhardy tourists, made the mistake of coming to Scurf Bay without realizing what it was letting itself in for.Can the resourceful inhabitants of Scurf Bay save themselves without harming their giant unpredictable guest? It is up to Michael, risking his own life in the process and utilizing the latest research in shark behaviour, to reclaim his bay.Rip-roaring adventures under the high seas!

Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund Boswell are trying to show initiative by trick-or-treating a full three days before Halloween. Which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Avenue. The Abernathys don’t mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld. But when they unknowingly call forth Satan himself, they create a gap in the universe. A gap which holds a pair of enormous gates—the gates to Hell. And there are some pretty terrifying beings just itching to get out… Can one small boy defeat evil? Can he harness the power of science, faith and love to save the world as we know it? Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, The Gates is about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy. It is about a quirky and eccentric boy who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power. Like Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Gates manages to recreate for grownups that magical and scary world of childhood that we’ve all left behind but so love to visit.

CHILDREN (8 to 12 yrs) - or - READ ALOUD (4 to 7 yrs)When Harry is transformed into a Gluey Glubber monster, it's left to his friends, Toby and Jessie, to try to restore him to normal. To do this they need to discover the secret behind Creepy Keith's bookstore and why the old shop-keeper isn't willing to help them. After all, it was his magical box that transformed Harry into the hideous creature in the first place. Join Harry and his friends on their adventure, but be warned; Gluey Glubber monsters aren't known for their patience and they get VERY hungry. There's just no telling what they'll eat next... IT MIGHT EVEN BE YOU!

In this ninth and exciting new book in the new Countdown Mysteries™ series, we catch up again with the three young detectives who together use their combined detective skills, and high-tech devices, to solve mysteries and crimes in their town of Anchor Bay. When Roly’s elderly friend, Jerry, bequeaths him an expensive wristwatch, Roly is disappointed to discover that the watch no longer works. When the three children take the broken watch to their friend, the local jeweller, Roly soon discovers that he has inherited much more than an expensive watch, and the members of D.I.G. are in for an adventure of a lifetime. The clock is ticking and the children are warned to trust no one. Can the members of D.I.G. come together once again and use their collective detective skills to save the day… and all before the countdown clock runs out? (Suitable for 7 – 12-year-olds.)

All human embryos go through an amphibious phase but most of us get over it! Dylan Michael Joist can breathe underwater. His DNA was decimated by radiation from his mother’s mobile phone. In a hilariously irresponsible tale of treasure hunting amongst treacherous sandbanks, Michael returns a priceless historical treasure to a Royal Family descended from aliens, whose behaviour is certainly out of this world! Michael teams up with the beautiful owner of the local seal sanctuary and together they clean up the grotty seaside resort of Scurf Bay. The rising seal population attracts the attention of the world’s most magnificent natural predator. This is a problem for a small amphibious boy who wants to spend all of his spare time underwater. Fully protected by the law in most civilized countries, Michael’s foe, like many foolhardy tourists, made the mistake of coming to Scurf Bay without realizing what it was letting itself in for. Can the resourceful inhabitants of Scurf Bay save themselves without harming their giant unpredictable guest? It is up to Michael, risking his own life in the process and utilizing the latest research in shark behaviour, to reclaim his bay. Rip-roaring adventures under the high seas!

In this twelfth and exciting new book in the new Countdown Mysteries™ series, we meet up again with the three young detectives who together use their combined detective skills, and high-tech devices, to solve mysteries and crimes in their town of Anchor Bay. A band of dastardly thieves in South Africa have stolen a valuable shipment of diamonds. They will stop at nothing to smuggle them out of the country, to sell them for millions of dollars, but how will they do it? When Roly, Nine and Charlie go to the theatre to watch a rehearsal by a visiting orchestra, they soon suspect that one or more of the orchestra is not what he appears to be. Can the members of D.I.G. come together once again and use their collective detective skills to save the day… and all before the countdown clock runs out? (Suitable for 7 – 12-year-olds.)

In this second book of the new Countdown Mysteries™ series, we meet up again with the three young detectives who use their combined detective skills, and high-tech devices, to solve mysteries and crimes in their town of Anchor Bay. Nine is dog sitting for her grandmother’s two old dogs, when one of them mysteriously disappears. Then the school bully strikes, leaving Nine’s new telephone sabotaged and useless. As if Nine doesn’t have enough things to worry about, things go from bad to worse when her father’s briefcase, containing a very important and valuable computer disc, is stolen as he drives to work. Can the members of D.I.G. come together once again and use their combined detective skills to save the day… and all before the countdown clock runs out?

Now available as a separate book to Welcome To Being Human (All-In-One Edition).Imagine a story written for adults, but told through 3 separate children’s stories. One bedtime story for parents to read to a child. One story for a child learning to read. One story for children to read to parents.This is just what is included in the Children’s Edition of Welcome to Being Human – the highly acclaimed book that has gripped adults young and old alike.How many times have you heard, “Life doesn’t come with an instruction book?”But what if it did? And what if you wrote that instruction book before arriving on Earth so that one day, in your human form, you would find it and be able to look upon your life with an entirely different perspective?Ever since humans arrived on Earth, they have – for better or worse – bounced around the planet without any sense of direction. It would be almost comical if it wasn’t reality. I mean, how many times have you asked a question and heard an answer like, “I don’t know why, but that is what it says?” Or even better... “That’s just the way it is.” After all, the greatest minds on planet Earth have only a small understanding of something much, much greater than can be explained through science, math, and history.This is why Welcome to Being Human will find the rhythm to your heart. For the first time, one book answers the great questions about life that have gone unanswered for so long! It is a story humorously written by you, for you, to help you remember all that’s been forgotten... an instruction book to being human.Welcome to being human!NOTE: To preserve the images and layout, this book is a FIXED WIDTH ebook.

In this seventh and exciting new book in the new Countdown Mysteries™ series, we catch up again with the three young detectives who together use their combined detective skills, and high-tech devices, to solve mysteries and crimes in their town of Anchor Bay. When an elderly neighbour falls foul of a despicable flower thief, Roly, Nine and Charlie step in to help. In what is undoubtedly their deadliest detective adventure to date, the three children finally get to unmask the mysterious motorcyclist living just across the street. As always, it isn’t long before the three crack detectives must try to unravel a long-unsolved mystery that has baffled all others for almost a decade. Can the members of D.I.G. work together to help their elderly neighbour, solve their most baffling mystery yet, and save the day… and all before the countdown clock runs out!