Books with author Joyce Rick

Bo-Jangles has kind owners in Marie and her parents. She is comfortable on her own in her garden during the day, but sometimes it does get a little lonely and boring. She dreams of finding company, a friend she can while away the hours with. 'Is this all there is?' she wonders. 'Am I destined to be alone?' The Adventures of Bo-Jangles is a wonderfully innocent tale of Bo-Jangles, and her escapades into the unknown, beyond the garden fence. What lurks behind the fence, who will she meet, and what beholds her when she dares to do the unthinkable? Meet exciting new characters such as Tom the cat, Sparkles the bird and Lou the horse, and you'll be hooked until the very last twist in the tale.

When Jack, a Hackney horse, is born into a family that cannot afford him, it is the start of an adventure which both shocks and delights as we follow the little horse's journey through life. Cruelty and neglect are meted out to him by Billy, but will Jack (now renamed Louis) and his equine friends get the better of their human adversary... and how many years will it take?

In the 1970s in Australia, Tee Ball was almost unknown. In 1976, a Baseball devotee with the help of the author and other members of the local baseball club began to create a Tee Ball League based on the American Little League system. The members of the new league had to be taught all about the game from the very beginning. Our author began the league president in its second year , developing it into a league of over 200 players on his retirement from the presidency in 1983. During that time he took on the role of chief coach and umpire and with help of others developed a manual designed to train each official about their role. Having coached, played and umpired baseball, he used that experience to write much of the coaching advice. For the Baseball purists, there may be suggestions in the coaching advice that they may want to dispute. But it is important to remember 95% of the parents and their children were new to the game.So the book details the coaching advice to Team coaches, team mothers, umpires, and scorers. Then it looks at how to teach the skills of the game to the players e. g. using a glove. To cap off the book, advice is given on fielding and batting tactics as well base running.

In the 1970s in Australia, Tee Ball was almost unknown to the vast numbers of Aussies. A group of interested people under the leadership of a baseball devotee set out to create a Tee Ball League based on the American Little League system. This book tells how this was done so successfully that the league had over 200 boys and girls playing games two afternoons a week. The book was written as a guide to new members joining the league without any background in Baseball or Softball. It discusses:1. How to set up the league;2. sponsorship;3. The league's philosophy;4. The rules and how they were modified or added to for the purposes of making the game easier to administer and play;5. Coaching hints for all officials from umpires to team mothers and many other facets of the organisation.

Tom's life takes a turn for the worse when his Dad ups sticks and moves them to Trefuggle Bay. But things get interesting when he meets two unusual new friends. Parked in an old caravan at the end of a cliff, live two legends of the Escorvian circus. The amazing Berto Baboomski and his performing goat Zoltan. Berto may be a crazy-looking nutcake with a bonkers moustache, but he's full of circus wisdom - which he passes onto Tom, along with a few tricks. Soon Tom's new found circus skills are put to the test as he, Berto, and Zoltan put on a show-stopping performance in order to save the town from some truly fishy goings on. As Berto would say 'This skaboonky story will have you cheerzing like a nutcracker!'

When Jack, a Hackney horse, is born into a family that cannot afford him, it is the start of an adventure which both shocks and delights as we follow the little horse's journey through life. Cruelty and neglect are meted out to him by Billy, but will Jack (now renamed Louis) and his equine friends get the better of their human adversary...and how many years will it take?

Bo-Jangles has kind owners in Marie and her parents. She is comfortable on her own in her garden during the day, but sometimes it does get a little lonely and boring. She dreams of finding company, a friend she can while away the hours with.“’Is this all there is?’ she wonders. ‘Am I destined to be alone?’The Adventures of Bo-Jangles is a wonderfully innocent tale of Bo-Jangles and her escapades into the unknown, beyond the garden fence. What lurks behind the fence, who will she meet, and what beholds her when she dares to do the unthinkable?Meet exciting new characters such as Tom the cat, Sparkles the bird and Lou the horse, and you’ll be hooked until the very last twist in the tale.