Books with author Josh Wilson

A trip to a remote lake in northern Ontario with his grandfather doesn't thrill Steve, especially since his twin brother, DJ, was taken to Central America. Matters start to look up when his grandfather tells Steve about the mysterious death of the artist Tom Thomson and sets him the task of finding Thomson's missing skull. Steve loves mysteries, but when odd things begin happening and strange people start threatening him, Steve wonders whether this is part of his grandfather's plan. Is this still a simple puzzle, or is something far more sinister going on?In this thrilling prequel to Lost Cause and Broken Arrow, the history- and mystery-loving Steve ends up in remote northern Ontario.

How Rockets Fly, Student’s Edition, illustrates through rocket design how technical books are written, and how mathematical expressions come to be, with a systematic seven step approach to problem solving. How Rockets Fly is a series of colorfully illustrated interactive labs intended for grades 4-6 aimed at helping children learn and apply problem solving techniques for math and science in a way that is both powerful and fun for children. How Rockets Fly illustrates through rocket design how technical books are written, and how mathematical expressions come to be. How Rockets Fly incorporates many of the Learning Standards taught for proficiency testing and applies these standards to rocket design with a systematic approach to problem solving. Upon completion of the labs, the students will predict the stability of a rocket and certify it for flight. Then they will test their theoretical skills with empirical data as they watch their own rockets fly! Many of the Math and Science Learning Standards taught for proficiency testing can be found in How Rockets Fly and applied to rocket design, flight, and descent. The Student’s Edition is a companion book to the Teacher’s Edition and includes an appendix including: Rocket Cutout Templates, and additional graph paper. About the Author: Jon Wilson received his degrees in Electrical Engineering from Purdue and Mechanical Design from Ivy Tech. Jon spent his career as an engineering and analytics consultant for NASA, commercial and military aviation and a variety of other industries. Jon was a long time Adjunct Instructor at both Ivy Tech and Cincinnati State in the Engineering and Technology Departments.Jon is a Private Pilot, a member of the National Association of Rocketry and is certified for High Powered Rocketry flights. He also holds a Technician Class FCC amateur radio license. Contact Jon at aes2jwilson@fuse.com.

The Caught in Conflict Collection is an imprint of fast-paced, historically accurate, morally-complex quick reads for Adults and Teens. They can be read in any order.Nate MacGregor knows he must fight for his Southern homeland in the coming Civil War, but for his cousin Walt in Canada West it's not so simple. Walt knows slavery's wrong but, as the tensions increase and war breaks out, the danger of Britain, and Canada, being sucked into the conflict on the side of the Confederacy increases. The two cousins are linked by Sunday, an escaped slave who is using the Underground Railroad to escape from Nate's plantation and get to Canada. As the war gathers momentum, Walt, Nate and Sunday are drawn farther and farther in, until they arrive at a shattering conclusion during the battle of Shiloh. "…action-filled, tightly written prose. Realistic battle scenes illustrate the senselessness of war…the story offers a fresh take on the conflict - the idea of Canada as refuge for fugitive slaves and the irony of how it was nearly drawn into the war on the side of the South."- Albany Public Library, NYWilson "…makes sure that each character is well-rounded, with interesting sides to tell in the story…Easy to read, yet based on historical facts, this book takes the Civil War period in history from a dry read based on statistics, to a real situation being played out on both sides of the 49th Parallel. The impassioned beliefs and actions of people on both sides of the conflict captures the interest and makes the horrors of war real.It was so well-written that I was drawn in immediately, and I usually avoid anything to do with war…History can be interesting."-Susan Miller, Resource Links"Wilson takes a hard look at war and its consequences through the eyes of young protagonists…(he) provides his usual challenge to black-and-white thinking, prodding readers to think critically. Heroes are hard to come by in this historical fiction, and ethical choices are as difficult to determine as they are to make."-Quill & Quire

The Caught in Conflict Collection is an imprint of fast-paced, historically accurate, morally-complex quick reads for Adults and Teens. They can be read in any order.Over the course of a single night in 1945, in a ditch by the flickering light of a burning Tiger tank, a young German soldier tells his life story to a wounded Canadian. Growing up in Germany in the 1930s, Dieter has been seduced by the pomp and propaganda of the Nazis. Now, having seen battle and having discovered the evils his countrymen are capable of, the best he can hope for is survival."…a though-provoking novel about the experiences of war." CCBN"…a compelling and thoughtful story of war that should appeal to a wide range of readers." Q&Q

Fifteen-year-old Jim Hay believes that war is a glorious adventure and cannot wait for his turn to fight. But as his father marches off to battle in August 1914, Jim must be content to record his thoughts and dreams in his journal. All too quickly, however, Jim’s life begins to unravel. His father is killed in action, his mother suffers a breakdown, and when Jim does at last join up, it is as much to find refuge as it is to seek glory. In the trenches of France, his romantic views of war are dispelled, and his longing for adventure is replaced by a basic need to survive.

Blank Comic Book : 120 Pages of creative fun This amazing book is for the kids, teens and even adults who loves cartooning and writing comic stories.This sketchbook helps the kids spend hours designing, drawing and writing their stories.It is filled with various styles of blank comic book templatesWith 120 pages, this blank comic notebook will keep budding artists showcase their creativity and talent.A 8.5 x 11 inches book with solid white blank pages has large spaces for the kids to unveil their creative side and immerse themselves. Think about an afternoon, when your kid would indulge in making something big on the pages of this amazing comic book.

Smack dab in the middle of America, Kiddo, a 'scruffy' commitment-phobic mutt searches for his next 'unsuspecting human' to train as a bona fide dog rescuer. As he pretends to be lost, he gets a 'scruffy' mismatched kid named, Abby, to take him in. It is love at first sight, as they find common ground in being...scruffy, but there is a much deeper plan. Kiddo, kicks into gear his gift of telepathically sending messages to all the dogs in the neighborhood who are lost and confused, sad and abused, who need to be rescued. Before long, Abby has no idea why she has an eclectic group of dogs under her charge, including Zeus, the benevolent Great Pyrenees. She naturally falls in line and begins to find them homes, thus simultaneously fulfilling Kiddo's secret 'Master Plan," in training a human to find them 'Masters." Abby, often bullied by the neighbor kids, attracts the attention of Luke, the coolest kid in the neighborhood. Together, they join an alliance and begin a fantastic journey of finding purpose, hope, courage, friendship, and generosity, because anything is possible with the love of a great dog!The reader is brought into two parallel worlds as both human and canine deal with life challenges. They learn they are not that different after all. In the end, we ask, are the humans really doing the rescuing or does this secret world of doggie communication, expose that all along it was a ruse to rescue humans. Every character has their own song, written by Joni and some of Nashville's top songwriters, on the interactive website www.thedogrescuers.net. Facebook.com/thedogrescuersonline