Books with author M. R. Martin

Justin has always been a big fan of Mason Falls High School's baseball team, the Lions—even though they are the worst in their division. But this season, the Lions are playing surprisingly well under the new coach. Almost too well to believe. Justin wonders if the new coach has simply whipped the players into shape, or if something else is responsible for the team's drastic turnaround.

Jack and Aella set out on a hunting trip together in the forest, in search of deer. As the hunt progresses, they come across a trapped Minecraft Ocelot and begin to realize that poachers are at work in the forest and that soon, all the forest ocelots will be destroyed. This is confirmed when they unexpectedly bump into Moki, Aella’s childhood friend and tribesman. The three companions decide to band together and embark on an adventure to rescue all the ocelots from the zombie pigman poachers - at great peril to themselves…

Once again Herobrine, Jack and Aella the archer team up for an action packed adventure in search of a fabled Minecraft Jungle Temple.As they journey deeper and deeper into the heart of the Minecraft jungle every step presents enemies to overcome.When they eventually find the temple they discover an evil slave master.But why has he enslaved the local Minecraft Villagers...?

Bringing creative drama activities into the classroom reaches across all disciplines, creating opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning. Middle school students especially have lots of energy and are learning to express their individuality. They need to try out new ideas, explore, and interact. The many exercises in this book can help any teacher, even one with no acting experience, create a safe zone in their classroom where students can take risks, make mistakes and learn from them, building both confidence and cooperation, as well as speaking and listening skills. Games are organized into several categories: Body Exercises, Voice Exercises, Getting to Know Each Other, Improvisation, Public Speaking, Poetry for Performance, and Plays and Scenes. A glossary of drama terms at the back of the book helps even the most beginning teacher add drama as a powerful tool to his or her bag of tricks.

Warthogs belong to the pig family. You can easily believe that when you see one. They are called warthogs because of the bumps on their faces that look like warts. The difference from the common pig is that warthogs have two sets of tusks. What are these tusks for? Find out by reading this book filled with amazing facts about the warthog. You might be familiar with an adorable warthog cartoon character named Pumbaa. The question is, are warthogs really like this creature that we all love? Read this book so you can find out for yourself. Learn more about the warthog. Learn what the warts are for. Learn where they dwell, what they eat and what their social characteristics are. Are warthogs social creatures? Do they live together or are they solitary ones? How do they protect themselves against predators? How do they take care of their young? These questions and more will be answered for you in this book. This book also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the warthog in its habitat. These pictures will help children create an image in their mind that will help them understand this amazing animal.

You might have already seen Moose head mounted on the walls of a hunter's home. The curious thing about this animal is its antlers. Did you know that a young moose's antlers are covered with velvet? And this velvet supplies the antler with blood and the nutrients it needs? Antlers are not like the horns of other animals. They are dependent on blood and nutrients to grow. When moose are older, the velvet falls off and some adult moose rub their antlers on trees to help rub off the velvet. Moose are the largest members of the deer family and the tallest mammals of North America. Most of them thrive in the northern hemisphere where there is seasonal snow cover. They cannot survive hot climates because they can't sweat.In this book you will learn many more facts about this amazing animal. You will learn about how their antlers are used, and how large they grow. You will learn about their curious physical features, like the hump in their back and the skin hanging from their throat. How do they take care of their young? What do they eat? What are the different species of Moose? These are just some of the questions that will be answered in this book. This book also comes with more than 20 colorful photos of the moose in its natural habitat. These pictures will help young children create the right images of the moose in their minds and will greatly assist them in their understanding.

Sometimes, an empress…Exiled from her home after her family’s murder, Ama Lei found contentment on the sea, assisting her friend Renee. But helping a queen regain her throne only reminded Ama Lei that she had her own people, and a throne waiting to be reclaimed. And a pirate…Even if Renee foiled one attempt on her life, and somewhat reunited with her husband, she’s considered dead by most, and her life is a masquerade. The biggest threat to her life, and her reign, still exists and to defeat him, she’ll have to call on all her powers and allies, as pirate and as queen.Join forces.Each fights her own path; each needs the other. Can they succeed in removing their great-est threat, or will they fall before his cunning? And will they forever be known as pirates, or perhaps finally take their rightful places on their thrones?

This unique mammal, which is known to have the strength of a bear, uses its well-constructed tail to support it while standing in an upright position so it can balance for attack. It is a funny looking, timid animal with thick skin, a shaggy coat and sharp claws. It also has a vacuum hose extension on its face. Peter the anteater, the mascot of the University of California, Irvine; Francis the Anteater, the soft toy which is drawing numerous Facebook followers; and Happy Tree Friends, which has an anteater character called Sniffles, has helped the Giant Anteater become more popular in recent years. It is the intention of this book to enable you to learn an interesting discovery of what is behind their construction, how they are made to survive in their harsh environment, what their strengths and their weakness are, and what other things they are capable of doing. Most of your questions will be answered in this book. Questions like: aside from feeding on Ants, what else do they feed on? Since they are toothless, how do they eat their prey? When bitten by those ravaging ant colonies, do they get hurt? Who are their predators? This book also contain more than 20 colorful photographs to help the young viewers become sensitive to the Giant Anteater’s peculiarity and why it looks that way. It will also help them see their natural habitat and appreciate the value that rest behind its oddness.

Every animal is unique. Every animal has characteristics in them that makes them truly special. The Rhinoceros, or Rhino is one such animal.The Rhino is known for its huge body, some armored skin, and most especially for its horns. There are different types of Rhinos, depending on color, types of horns, and body features. As you read this book, you will discover many amazing things about the Rhino. Questions your children might have asked will be answered. Questions like, “What do Rhinos eat?”, “How long do they live?”, “Why do they have horns?”, and many other questions will be answered. To top it off, every fact in this book is accompanied by colorful pictures to create an image in your children’s mind that will aid them in understanding more about the Rhino!Buy this book and let your children marvel at the amazing facts they can learn from reading this!

A line in a song of one famous cartoon goes, “Have you ever heard a wolf cry to the blue corn moon?” People believe that wolves howl to the moon. Though it seems that way because they raise their heads when they howl, the real reason for this is so that their howl can reach a farther distance to send messages to other wolves. Interestingly, it is also during full moon when they howl, and this is because they hunt more when the moon is bright and they howl to communicate to the pack. Aside from their very famous howls, there are many other characteristics that are interesting to learn about the wolf. They look like dogs indeed but they are different from them in many ways. What are wolves really like? Are they fierce animals? Do they attack humans? What do they eat? How do they find food? These questions will be answered in this book and many more amazing facts will be shared. Learn more about wolves. Learn about their family lives. Learn how they care for their young. Learn about the gray and the red wolf. There is so much more to learn about these amazing animals. One exciting thing about this book is that every fact comes with an accompanying picture. These pictures will help children imagine what a wolf is really like. This will aid them to understand a wolf better.

Aella asks her friends Herobrine and Jack to accompany her to the Nether, to look for her Uncle Jeb, who has been missing for days. And so the three friends set off on a new adventure together. But they soon discover that the Nether is a dangerous place, fraught with peril each step of the way. They must survive against the harsh elements, Minecraft zombie pigmen and wither skeletons - and finally face the dreaded wither itself…