Books with author Karen J. Donnelly

After meeting sparkly Stella Starkeeper and completing six tasks, Cassie is now a Lucky Star, someone who can grant wishes to those who deserve them, but now the world of the stars needs her help. The Winter Star has stopped shining and Cassie must spread Christmas cheer to make it glow brightly again. She uses her magic to make it snow, and soon all the children in Astral-on-Sea are having a great time building snowmen and sledging! But then the Christmas Fair is cancelled as the roads are blocked. All Cassie's friends are upset - everyone has worked so hard to make this year's fair extra special. And then there's a puppy who's lost in the snow . . . Cassie must save the puppy and rescue the Christmas Fair! Having magical powers is fun, as long as Cassie learns to be careful what she wishes for.

For centuries, people suffering from certain symptoms were branded as "lepers" and became societal outcasts. Eventually, a man named Hansen was able to discover a treatment, and what became known as Hansen's disease was all but wiped out. This book charts the history of the disease, describes the stigma attached to leprosy, explains the science involved in finding a cure, and covers the World Health Organization's attempts to rid the entire world of the disease.

The seven biomes are explored through the lens of climate change in this factual, vividly-illustrated book. Plant and animal adaptations in environments like the tundra, the arctic, and the rainforest also discussed. Human impact in areas such as deforestation, fossil fuel use, and overgrazing is examined, making it clear that people have a responsibility for the world in which we live.