Books with author Jos A. Smith

Thirty-eight meticulously rendered illustrations chronicle the exciting saga of the Norsemen — their Viking life in Norway and Iceland, raids into England and France, presence in America and Russia, ship construction, weapons, art, literature, battles, and much more. Includes thoroughly researched, descriptive captions. Free Teacher's Manual available. Grades: 3–5.Boost: Seriously Fun Learning!Keeping children entertained and engaged is the key to learning, and the Boost series offers a wide range of fun-filled coloring and activity books that help teach a variety of basic skills. Each title is targeted to a specific grade range and carefully aligned with the Common Core State Standards, which are listed at the bottom of each page.

Jelly Jones, Keeper of the Key, has returned to Jomiadore with a wizard by her side. With Einar poised to invade the East, Jelly would seem to be at a possible advantage—except that the wizard’s wizardly powers don’t work on Jomiadore. Inconvenient, to say the least. And that’s not all.Despite Gil’s explanation about her brothers’ connection to Jomiadore, Jelly intends to see Stick and Jug safely returned to Earth. She then plans to run about the East warning gnardgies, centaurs, winged horses, and anyone else she can find about the inevitable invasion that only she knows about. However, predictably, nothing goes as planned, beginning with a visit from three Wislan with good news and worse news. For Jelly, the news brings confusion, possible freedom from the Key, and an impossible decision—should she sacrifice the freedom of one world for the safety of another?

The world has been destroyed... ...and remolded in the image of its destroyer. For thousands of years, stories had been told of the terrible Sorceress who'd given all her power to end the ancient world. But those were just stories. Now, new stars dot the sky—signs of Sorceress Jocina's power returning so she can finish the job. For A’banna, these signs mark the end of her service to the Sorceress as priestess. Commanded to sacrifice a living being in Jocina's name, she can't go through with it. A’banna flees into the jungle, but the wide world is much different than she knows. Further, she’s being hunted by Jocina’s sadistic son and her monstrous creations. Nature itself seems set against her. Bedel and Raynt, two of the Magical Affairs Commission’s elite agents and powerful essencers, might be her only hope. They've dedicated their lives to holding back the tide of Jocina's darkness, and preventing her inevitable return, but when they discover A’banna on the edge of death, all missions are postponed in an effort to protect her. Might this strange, defecting priestess hold the keys to defeating the Sorceress once and for all? Or will she cause two of the most powerful remaining essencers to meet their doom for nothing?

Carefully researched picture survey includes 45 accurate representations of a gypsy camp of horse-drawn caravans, Bedouin tent, Nebraska sod house, pioneer log cabin, Swiss chalet, an Irish thatched farmhouse, Inuit igloo, cliff houses of Mesa Verde, and other traditional forms of housing. An informative caption accompanies each detailed illustration.

For youngsters who like boats and who like to color, this little activity book offers hours of fun. Illustrations of eight different vessels, attractively rendered by artist A. G. Smith, depict a sturdy tugboat, a simple dory with a fisherman on board preparing his traps, a sleek sailboat, a trawler, an ocean liner, a triple-masted Chinese junk, and two more. Youngsters can bring these ships magically to life simply by coloring the boldly outlined drawings with felt-tip pens, crayons, or paints and then placing them in a window or near a source of bright light.

The spiritual text that forms the basis of Mormonism—in the last edition edited by its founder, Joseph Smith, Jr.THE BOOK OF MORMON is one of the most influential— as well as controversial—religious documents in American history, and is regarded as sacred scripture by followers around the world, including members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the fourth-largest religious body in the United States. According to Mormon belief, The Book of Mormon was inscribed on golden plates by ancient prophets. I t contains stories of ancient peoples migrating from the Near East to the Americas, and also explains that Jesus Christ appeared to the New World after his resurrection. The golden plates were discovered in upstate New York and translated by Joseph Smith, Jr., under the guidance of an angel, Moroni. From this divine revelation, Smith founded the Mormon sect, which is now comprised of more than 12.5 million members worldwide.