Books with author Katherine Roberts

Up close with the ocean's most fearsome and famous predator and the scientists who study them—just twenty-six miles from the Golden Gate Bridge!A few miles from San Francisco lives a population of the ocean's largest and most famous predators. Each fall, while the city's inhabitants dine on steaks, salads, and sandwiches, the great white sharks return to California's Farallon Islands to dine on their favorite meal: the seals that live on the island's rocky coasts. Massive, fast, and perfectly adapted to hunting after 11 million years of evolution, the great whites are among the planet's most fearsome, fascinating, and least understood animals.In the fall of 2012, Katherine Roy visited the Farallons with the scientists who study the islands' shark population. She witnessed seal attacks, observed sharks being tagged in the wild, and got an up close look at the dramatic Farallons—a wildlife refuge that is strictly off-limits to all but the scientists who work there. Neighborhood Sharks is an intimate portrait of the life cycle, biology, and habitat of the great white shark, based on the latest research and an up-close visit with these amazing animals.

* The final adventure in the award-winning Echorium Sequence. * Eleven years have passed since the Khizpriest's attempt to build a palace of dark crystal to break the power of the Echorium. A new generation of Singers is emerging, among them Kyarra - Frazhin's own lost daughter, raised on the Isle of Echoes by the Singers with no memory of her father. Frazhin hatches a final desperate plan to destroy the Echorium, and Kyarra is the only one who can stop him. She has the help of a beautiful boy-bird, who knows the secret of the yellow flowers that grow in the Quetzal Forest. But when she comes face to face with Frazhin, which will prove stronger: Kyarra's dark blood, or the Echorium's Songs? "Fast paced action and surprising plot twists... a satisfying conclusion." School Library Journal.

When one of Babylon's fabled dragons licks Tiamat's hand, her luck begins to change. A humble perfume-maker's daughter from the outer city, she is chosen to play in the Twenty Squares championships in the blue and gold palace against the best teams in the country. But with a mad king on the throne and the Persian army at the gates, Tiamat's gift is in demand for much higher stakes. Her lucky hand holds the key to the magical gateways that can get the Persians into the heart of the palace without a drop of blood being shed. When the writing is on the wall for the Babylonians, can Tiamat and her friends save the dragons from extinction? Book 2 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award-winning author Katherine Roberts.

Lysippe and her sister Tanais are the last of the legendary Amazon warriors. Enslaved by the evil Alchemist, they lead a daring escape and seek sanctuary in the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. But the Temple's magical protection relies on a mysterious Stone that the Alchemist wants for its power to turn metal into gold, and he will stop at nothing to get it. When their sanctuary burns, can Lysippe discover the secret of the fearsome gryphon in time to save her injured sister from a fate worse than death? Book 3 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase award winning author Katherine Roberts. "Katherine Roberts is a children's author of genuine skill and imagination." Publishing News.

The breathtaking conclusion to the successful and spellbinding ECHORIUM TRILOGY by Katherine Roberts.Frazhin, the evil sorcerer, begins his revenge on the song-makers of the Isle of the Echoes. His plan is to obliterate the Echorium from time itself, replacing it with his own dynasty. Frazhin's pirates abduct Rialle, the heroine of SONG QUEST, and carry her back to Frazhin's fortress. But during the journey, the pirate leader's brave daughter, Jillian, decides to rebel against the evildoers, with the help of Shaiala, the heroine of CRYSTAL MASK, and Kyarra, Rialle's willful daughter. And their most powerful ally is the Dark Quetzal, an amazing boy-bird who will help lead the women to freedom.

Set against a dazzling backdrop of the Two Lands - now known as Egypt - and the building of the pyramids, 2550 BC comes alive with the main protagonist, Senu, and his mischievous ka, Red. The ruler of the Two Lands, Lord Khafre, is determined to outdo his late father and construct the largest and most magnificent pyramid ever recorded, but there is mutiny amongst those to whom the task has fallen. Determined to relieve their poverty, the pyramid workers plan the perfect crime - perfect that is, except for it's main ingredient...Senu and Red.

When Alexis touches one of the beautiful statues that decorate the Mausoleum, bringing her to life, he has little idea what he has done. For the woman who takes the place of his dead mother has no soul, while the king's lonely daughter orders Alexis to wake her collection of stone monsters with his magic. With the legendary chimera on the rampage, Alexis and Princess Phoebe soon discover there is more than one body buried in the Mausoleum. The ghosts of Halicarnassus are out for revenge... Book 4 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award winning author Katherine Roberts.

The savanna is not an easy place to live, even for African elephants, the largest land animals on earth. If it's a challenge for these 7,000-pound giants, what's it like for their newborn babies?An infant elephant has precious little time to learn the incredible array of skills that are necessary to keep up, from projecting her voice across a 10-octave range to using the 100,000 muscles in her trunk to stay hydrated. But this giant-to-be has the perfect classroom--a family herd made up of her mother, sisters, cousins, and aunts. With their help and protection, she'll learn how to survive, how to thrive, and how to be an elephant. Award-winning author-illustrator Katherine Roy's How to Be an Elephant delves into the intricate family dynamics at play in a typical African herd. Drawing upon the latest scientific research and Roy's own expedition to Kenya, and brimming with lush watercolor illustrations and detailed diagrams, this book vividly portrays the life and development of an elephant from an uncertain newborn into a majestic adult. As informative as it is beautiful, Roy's unique portrait of an elephant's life will captivate young explorers and animal lovers alike.David Macaulay StudioThis title has Common Core connections.A School Library Journal Best Book of 2017A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book of 2017A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2017

For cat-crazy crafters, these 35 unique projects are absolutely purr-fect! Sweet and trendy, creative and fun to make, the crafts are divided into four sections—accessories, apparel, home, and party. Projects range from a kitty clutch wallet and cat print jeans to kitty-shaped coasters and cat-themed tablecloth. Each project includes easy-to-follow step-by-step photography as well as an overview of the tools and materials used in the book and all necessary templates.

The quest for Camelot's survival continues - King Arthur's secret daughter, Rhianna Pendragon, has faced mortal danger, ice-breathing dragons and dark magic to win Excalibur, the Sword of Light. But the sword is just one of four magical Lights that she must find to restore Arthur's soul to his body and bring him back to life. Now Rhianna must head into the wilds of the North, to find the second Light, the Lance of Truth, before her evil cousin Mordred claims it. But Mordred is holding her mother Guinevere captive - can Rhianna stay true to her quest for the Lights and save the mother she's never known, before Mordred wreaks his terrible revenge