Books with author Linda Thompson

Go behind the scenes of today’s hottest careers. You’ll discover what it takes to make it and how much fun the work can be! Do you think you’d like to: Create new animated characters and stories? Have access to the latest computer technology? Work with a team to make amazing animations? See your hard work shown on TV or at the movies? Then being an animator might be the job for you! In this book, find out what skills are needed for the job, what is in a day’s work, how animation is created and the tricks of the trade, the history of animation, and where animation can take you―from working on advertisements, TV shows and video games, to being a part of the latest Hollywood animation blockbuster!

Find out what skills are needed, what’s in a day’s work, and where piloting can take you. You’ll also learn about airplane controls and equipment, famous pilots, and various types of aircraft. Whether you’re headed to New York, London, or Bangkok, commercial piloting is a career with high-flying possibilities. The On the Job series lets you go behind the scenes of today’s hottest careers. You’ll discover what it takes to make it and how much fun the work can be!

Find out what skills are needed, what’s in a day’s work, and where video game development can lead you. You’ll also learn about the tools and equipment video game developers use, as well as how games are created from start to finish. Whether creating new worlds, characters, and puzzles or testing your games, developing video games can get you to the next level!

Nate and his mother are running away, hiding out in a tumbledown cottage in the middle of a forest. When Mum heads off for provisions, and then doesn't return, Nate is left alone and afraid, with the dark closing in all around him. But comfort can come from the most unexpected of places – a mysterious girl trying to solve the clues of a treasure hunt and the reappearance of an old friend from his past. Will Nate find the bravery needed to face the troubles of his present and ultimately illuminate the future? A story of fear and hope, loneliness and friendship – full of the heart, engaging characters and propulsive mystery that made The Goldfish Boy a breakout hit. This endearing story is suitable for children aged 8 years and over. The Light Jar includes themes of psychological abuse in the home that may be distressing to some young listeners. Thompson sensitively and empathetically addresses these issues, offering hope and comfort.

Ethan Thomas was an average 17 year old. But he was bullied relentlessly at school every day. One evening as he returned home , he was ambushed and beaten. He was rescued by a professor who altered his DNA, transforming him into a completely new life form,impervious to death. Ethan's father,a detective becomes convinced that the new life form is responsible for his son's disapearance and is determined to have revenge.