Books with author Jos. A. Smith

Bring a band of knights to life with eye-catching stained glass images! Eight easy-to-color illustrations depict warriors riding gallant steeds, armed for battle with swords and axes, awaiting action in a jousting tournament, and more.Just apply felt-tip pens, crayons, or paints to these handsome figures, place them in a window or near a source of bright light, and watch them glow with the effect of stained glass art.

This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch’s character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king’s contemporaries that he was a dissolute, pleasure-loving dilettante and a feeble and ineffective ruler who was responsible for the decline of the power and reputation of the monarchy in the early nineteenth century. Now E.A. Smith offers a new view of George IV, one that does not minimize the king’s faults but focuses on the positive qualities of his achievement in politics and in the patronage of the arts.Smith explores the roots of the king’s character and personality, stressing the importance of his relationship with his parents and twelve surviving siblings. He examines the king’s important contributions to the cultural enhancement of his capital and his encouragement of the major artistic, literary, and scholarly figures of his time. He reassesses the king’s role as constitutional monarch, contending that it was he, rather than Victoria and Albert, who created the constitutional monarchy of nineteenth-century Britain and began the revival of its popularity. Smith’s biography not only illuminates the character of one of the most colorful of Britain’s rulers but also contributes to the history of the British monarchy and its role in the nation’s life.

Youngsters will enjoy bringing a prehistoric landscape — complete with tropical palms and swamp — to life. To this background scene, they can add realistic, reusable peel-and-apply images of Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and other earth-shaking reptiles with powerful tails, fins, long necks, and "armor-plated" skin. 21 full-color stickers.

Royal Blood-Book Two of the Forever Series. (This is not a stand-alone title. It is meant to follow Dreamer: Book One)What if everything you thought was true, suddenly wasn't? Sadie always knew she was different...but magical? She has recently found out that her mother was really the Queen of all Magicals, which leaves Sadie with more questions than answers. Thankfully she has Sebastian, an amazing, handsome Mandurago (aka Vampire) that she's quickly finding herself falling in love with. Life is changing in remarkable ways, until the day Sadie finds out that her mother had promised her to another. When it comes to Lars Dracco, he will do anything, at any cost, to steal her away from Sebastian.Learning about her new powers, falling in love the first time and embracing her new life is a huge challenge. One she's up for, with a little help from her friends, but what happens when she finally meets the man she's promised to? Could she love yet another or will her love for Sebastian hold strong?Excerpt from Dreamer- Book One:“We have a lot to tell you, Honey,” my Mother said sweetly. Yet the worried look on her face didn't match the tone of her voice. “Things we have been waiting to discuss with you until we thought the time was right. We had hoped you would be older, but I guess now is as good of a time as any.” She leaned in closer to me, her eyes meeting mine. “You were not left at the train station as we had told you. You were not abandoned. We needed the world to believe that story so you would be safe.” She put her arm around me as if to hold me together for the news she was about to tell me. “The reality is that you come from a land high in the mountains of India,” she said, looking wistful as she continued to speak. “From a very special village, where many extraordinary people have lived for thousands of years in harmony. We, the Magicals that inhabited the village, were from all over the world, from different origins and backgrounds, and were very happy in our little community. Until one day, when the Draccos came upon our town. They were a vicious clan of people who wanted everything we had and would not stop until they got it. Their leader’s plan was to take the Queen and rule the kingdom, and make her give to them her unborn child. It was foretold that the Queen was bearing a very special child. Not only was she of powerful royal blood, but she was prophesied to be a very rare soul as well.”“We fought against the Dracco clan until the Queen gave birth. We realized then that the Royal child was even rarer than it was originally predicted. She had been born with the mark of the Mandurago. The villagers, fearing the worst for the child, helped the Queen sneak the baby out of the kingdom. The Draccos were so enraged when they found the child missing, that they took their fire to the kingdom and burned it down. Only a few escaped to tell the tale.” My mother’s eyes were wet, tears began to roll down her cheeks.My dad smiled at me and continued on with the story. “We were chosen out of all the Magicals in the village to raise you. We had been in America when the final attack happened. You came to us that stormy night and we vowed never to let anything harm you or anyone find out who you truly were.”“Who am I?” I demanded.My dad looked deep in my eyes and gently said to me. “You are Kali, Princess of the Oubliettes and marked soulmate of the Mandurago.” The room began to spin and I hit the floor. I remembered hearing my mom shouting something, but I let the blackness take me in.(Parts of this book were originally used in my book: Soulmate. They have been re-written and re-imagined.)More upcoming releases in the Forever Series: Seeking Sebastian- Forever Series Book Three releasing in August 2014. Ties That Bind- Forever Series Book Four releasing in September 2014.

Sixteen gorgeous motifs, all based on actual Tiffany windows, offer colorists a gallery of scenes inspired by nature. Designs include birds in a blossoming tree, trumpet vines on a trellis, and a mountain landscape. Pages are perforated for easy removal and display — hold them up to a light source and they will glow with color. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Tiffany Designs Stained GlassColoring Book and other Creative Haven® adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

They say seeing is believing. But visual perception can't always be trusted. The proof is in this ready-to-color gallery of "impossible" designs created to dazzle the eyes and the mind. Spirals, cubes, rectangles, and other shapes trick the eye and form images that contradict what we know to be true. Yet the results are spectacular! Some of these images seem to move, others become three-dimensional, and all 16 pages are a pleasure to color. Once they're completed, you can place them near a light source for the glowing effects of stained glass.

Jelly Jones' summer has gone from boring to miserable. First, her best friend leaves her for summer camp--all summer--then her uncle disappears! When the rest of her family goes to help search for the missing uncle, she is shunted off to stay with the stern old lady across the street. While Jelly is at the depths of her despair, a whisper in the dead of night leads her to a book in the forbidden attic ... and the adventure of a lifetime.

She was a medium-size merchant vessel of the seventeenth century, but her cargo was far from ordinary. Aboard the Mayflower were 102 passengers, known today as the Pilgrims, who fled religious persecution in Europe for freedom in the New World. In the summer of 1620, the small wooden vessel embarked upon her historic voyage. Sixty-six days later, the Pilgrims landed and established the first permanent colony in New England. Now hobbyists can commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims' historic voyage by creating their own authentic full-color model of the reconstructed ship that is visited by thousands each year in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams enable hobbyists of all ages to assemble a sturdy 17-inch model of the Mayflower II.