Books with author Laura Martin

Two bloodlines are about to merge, something dark this way comes.A new werewolf pack has moved into Safety Beach, with the arrival of this mysterious Shadow Pack a cold darkness comes with it. Something tells me they aren't here to play nice.Reece, the future Alpha of the local Onyx Pack doesn’t believe me when I tell him his people are in danger, but when innocent werewolves turn up the victims of brutal attacks. Reece may not have any choice but to believe.My powers have continued to grow, and the coven has even come around with a surprise gift. I just hope my powers are able to stand up to the fierce nature of an unleashed werewolf.The Teen Witch Reading OrderRebirthInfernoTempestTerra FirmaFans of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Vampire Diaries will love The Teen Witch Chronicles, a young adult urban fantasy series.

The last person in the world I thought would need my help just turned up at my door step.Do I help her or let the past dictate my choice?Ever since I arrived in Safety Beach the most elusive species have been the water Fae. But they're in mortal danger of becoming extinct now that a new threat has emerged.Jasmine, sister to Calder my only friend at the Windermere Witches coven wants me to put our past differences aside in order to help the Fae. But I fear this may be a case of too little too late when even my magic isn't enough to save the day.The Teen Witch Reading OrderRebirthInfernoTempestTerra FirmaAqueousFans of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Vampire Diaries will love The Teen Witch Chronicles, a young adult urban fantasy series.

Butterflies are all around us. It's hard to believe these majestic insects with impressive wingspans and beautifully colored and patterned wings were once creepy crawly caterpillars. How in the world does this transformation happen? This Level 1 Reader gives kids an up-close look at exactly how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. With bonus information including different types of butterflies and poisonous caterpillars, this reader is one of a kind.This high-interest, educationally vetted series of beginning readers features the magnificent images of National Geographic, accompanied by texts written by experienced, skilled children's book authors.The inside back cover of the paperback edition is an interactive feature based upon the book. Level 1 books reinforce the content of the book with a kinesthetic learning activity. In Level 2 books readers complete a Cloze letter, or fun fill-in, with vocabulary words.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

With their bold black stripes, powerful presence, and fierce faces, tigers are just about the coolest animal on the planet. These giant jungle cats can climb trees, swim, and run in sprints up to 32 mph—making them a predatory nightmare. Ranging from the warm climates of Southeast Asia to the frozen tundra of western Russia, these solitary hunters will devour whatever animal they catch. In this level 2 reader you'll learn all you ever wanted to know about tigers and so much more. Complete with fascinating facts, beautiful images, National Geographic Readers Tigers can't miss.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

[Children's Fiction (Ages 8-12)]Perfect for fans of Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, Code Name Flood is the electrifying sequel to The Ark Plan, which School Library Journal praised by saying: ''Nonstop action, marauding dinosaurs, and kids on the run: What's not to like?''Last week, twelve-year-old Sky found a cryptic message from her dad, who mysteriously fled the safety of their underground compound five years ago. The note said the fate of the world depended on her going topside, to a lost world that's ruled by dinosaurs.Today, after a treacherous journey through the wilderness, Sky and her friends have made it to their destination: Lake Michigan. There they discover a hidden underwater lab, and with the help of its scientists, Sky will finally learn the truth about her father's secret mission.Tomorrow, it will be up to Sky and her friends to save humanity from the very edge of extinction.Readers who enjoy middle grade adventures by Brandon Mull and Rick Riordan will love this action-packed story, which takes the premise of Michael Crichton's bestselling classic to a whole new level, envisioning a postapocalyptic future where cloned dinosaurs have taken over and the world's only hope is one group of courageous kids.

The wedding antics of Toad are told in this sequel with a measure of humour, particularly wit and farce, strongly reminiscent of Grahame's balance of humour in the original. Nigel McMorris, Chair, The Kenneth Grahame Society.In 2008 the Kenneth Grahame Society held a short story competition to write a short story in the style of The Wind in the Willows. Writers from around the world entered the competition.'Mr Toad's Wedding' won first prize. It tells the story of how Mr Toad lost his heart and almost lost his friends because of it.Martin Lake writes about the original much-loved characters from The Wind in the Willows and adds entertaining new ones: the easily flummoxed parson, Natalia Natterjack, the amphibian who won Mr Toad's heart and Chevalier Vicomte Tallyrand de Toad, the cousin even more bumptious than Mr Toad. Most memorable of all is Mother-in-Law Natterjack:The huge shadow of Mother-in-Law Natterjack towered above Toad. He visibly quailed. She was a head taller than her daughter but in girth four times her size. The warts upon her stupendous head had long multiplied past the two or three which were considered comely for female toads, studding every part of her face so that her complexion resembled a pineapple. Her huge eyes were a deep yellow, as though they had sat in her head too long over the summer and were beginning to turn stagnant. She opened her mouth and a long, leathery tongue lolled out and wetted her face.She turned to Toad and her eyes widened in horror. "A Common Toad," she declaimed. "I had not realised you were a Common Toad."What an absolute joy it was to read Martin Lake's work. The story itself was imaginative, creative and fun to read. There is no way you will not enjoy this! Ingenious Mr Toad.

Noted nature crafter Laura Martin has created a fantasy for fairy-lovers. Its conceit involves a botanist, Christine Newkirk, who has discovered five tiny houses on a magical island, all made from natural materials on a perfect fairy scale—the houses are no more than 18 inches high, beds are 2 x 3 inches, shoes are 1 inch long. She documents her finds in a field diary she is keeping for her granddaughter. The woodland cottage is filled with bent twig furniture. The Japanese house displays bamboo slippers outside the door, and the beach house has a minute bath tiled with seashells. Each spread is filled with photos and drawings of these tiny objects, all identified with their botanical names. To leaf through these pages is to enter another world and dwell in it—the world of fantasy that has fascinated people through the ages.