Books with author L. D. Roberts

A Kid's Guide to Mexico takes young readers (ages 9-12) on an exciting and colorful adventure to amazing Mexico, the 14th largest country in the world by land area and the 10th largest by population. The book helps young explorers discover the fascinating history, geography, culture, wildlife, and more of this beautiful country. From Aztec and Mayan civilizations to modern-day Mexican fiestas, A Kid’s Guide to Mexico includes dramatic full-color photos that help tell the story of Mexico and its people. Designed primarily for recreational, high-interest reading, the book is also a great resource for students to use to research geography topics or writing assignments. It is one in a series of books about countries and cultures around the world published by Curious Kids Press. Other books in the series feature Ancient Egypt, Australia, China, Costa Rica, England, France, Kenya, Puerto Rico, South America, and Thailand.

“The Monster of Tomb Lake” is a hilarious novel about a small town called Tomb, Wyoming, that finds its idea for an annual summer festival in a most unexpected way. The residents eagerly compete with festival proposals that include the good, the bad, and the crazy. Adam and Ellie Green, who have newly moved from the East, join the effort. Adam, a serious professor, wants to fit into the community and he then learns a lot about dogs, rattlesnakes, gossip, and the quirky social politics of a small town. Comedy and chaos are also on his path. And then there's the monster of Tomb Lake. The memorable and amusing characters include Waldo, who runs a survivalist shop; Oscar the sheep rancher with his colorful sheep; Benny the hunky fireman; Jethro the town drunk; Betty Jean, whose name always has a way of coming up in the gossip; Mrs. Thundermug, who hates the idea of a festival and change generally; a barking dog named Gomer, and others. It is a funny comedy with laughs for readers who are adults or even young adults.

NEWLY ENHANCED AND EXPANDED MAY 2019: A Kid’s Guide to Costa Rica is an engaging, easy-to-read book for kids about this fascinating country where two-thirds of all animal and plant species live. With its stunning, full-color photographs, the book provides an engaging introduction to the people, customs, and culture of this Central American country. Designed primarily for recreational, high-interest reading, the informational text series is also a great resource for students to use to research geography topics or writing assignments.

A Kid's Guide to Kenya takes young readers (ages 9-12) on an exciting adventure to the African country of Kenya. Dramatic, full-color photographs of the people, the places, and the wildlife of Kenya enhance every page in this informational text, designed for recreational reading as well as a resource for in-school writing assignments and geography projects.

When Lucy tries to forget about her favorite food, her cravings become unbearable. Many of us have a favorite food, a special something we just can't do without. Twins Kate and Lucy are on holiday at a health retreat. Before long, all Lucy can think of is food. When she says, “I want a burrito supreme,” she means it. Kate, on the other hand, wants to eat healthy and tells Lucy she just needs to try harder. Always together, never apart, the twins are close but sometimes the closeness begins to chafe, and never so much as when it comes to food. When Lucy finds a solution, there is a good chance it will get them both in trouble.

A savage pirate. Bounty hunters seeking revenge. A cyborg caught in the middle.When murderous pirates slaughter a crew of innocent civilians and Krys's captain is unjustly blamed for it, Krys must hunt down the real killers to clear his name or watch him die in the fighting pits.Krys strikes a deal with a team of bounty hunters who see her as a traitor for leaving bounty hunting to become a pirate. The only thing keeping them from sending her to the pits is her promise of justice for their murdered teammate, but they fear their cyborg ally will lead them into a trap. They might be right.

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A Kid’s Guide to Puerto Rico is a fun and colorful way to introduce young readers (ages 9-12) to this U.S. territory and its 3.4 million American citizens. The book is part of a series from Curious Kids Press about countries and cultures around the world. Designed primarily for recreational, high-interest reading, the informational text series is also a great resource for students to use to research geography topics or writing assignments.

"You can't beat this story for drama. . . . An omnibus of everything ever known, spoken, or written about Doc Holliday." -Publishers Weekly "An engagingly written, persuasively argued, solidly documented work of scholarship that will surely take its place in the literature of the Old West." -Booklist In Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend, the historian Gary Roberts takes aim at the most complex, perplexing, and paradoxical gunfighter of the Old West, drawing on more than twenty years of research-including new primary sources-in his quest to separate the life from the legend. Doc Holliday was a study in contrasts: the legendary gunslinger who made his living as a dentist; the emaciated consumptive whose very name struck fear in the hearts of his enemies; the degenerate gambler and alcoholic whose fierce loyalty to his friends compelled him, more than once, to risk his own life; and the sidekick whose near-mythic status rivals that of the West's greatest heroes. With lively details of Holliday's spirited exploits, his relationships with such Western icons as Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, and the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, this book sheds new light on one of the most mysterious figures of frontier history.

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