Books with author Margaret Williams

PROLOGUE Rarely does anyone think of his or her emotional and learning disabilities as being assets, beneficial, or that they can even be advantageous. The book, For the Love of Flight, examines the life of a young man who was raised in a struggling family that moved from town to town. This young man attended thirteen different schools before graduating from high school. (Fifteen schools including college.) Because he was enrolled in school at the age of four, he was always one to two years younger than his peers were. So during his school years, he was smaller, less mature than his classmates, and constantly the new kid in school. This made him the target of the school bullies. Add to his emotional baggage ADD (attention deficient disorder), and the subsequent bad grades; it’s no wonder that from an early age he had no self-esteem and was cast by society and himself to be a failure. But he had a dream; he wanted to fly. Little did he know that flying would be the therapy, the antidote for the baggage that he was issued and that his ADD made him a natural pilot. But the greatest challenge that he would ever face wouldn’t be the missions he flew in Vietnam or the near-fatal flights as a civilian, but his past when it comes back to haunt him. Now as an EMS (Emergency Medical Service) helicopter pilot, he must reach down deep inside himself to once again find his love of flight.

How old were you when you discovered Sherlock? As part of the Classics For Kids series international best-selling author Mark Williams is proud to present this 3-in-1 Box Set of adaptations for children of the Sherlock Holmes short stories.In this box set:•The Engineer’s Thumb•The Speckled Band•The Six NapoleonsThis is the British-English edition.British-English? Although we speak the same language, we spell many words differently depending on which side of the Atlantic we are. UK = colour, US = color; UK = marvellous, US = marvelous; UK = theatre, US= theater, etc. This sometimes causes problem for children at school, so in response to requests from school librarians there are now British-English and American-English versions of the Sherlock For Kids books.Come join Holmes and Watson as they solve these three mysteries in a child-friendly, twenty-first century English, with the seamier side of Victorian life left out. Ideal for children aged 9-12 to get started with the world’s most famous detective.Other books in the Sherlock Holmes re-told for children series:•The Blue Carbuncle •Silver Blaze•The Red-Headed League•The Engineer’s Thumb•The Speckled Band•The Six Napoleons•The Naval Treaty•3-in-1 Box Set - The Blue Carbuncle, Silver Blaze. The Red-Headed League•3-in-1 Box Set - The Engineer’s Thumb, The Speckled Band, The Six Napoleons•6-in-1 Box Set - The Blue Carbuncle, Silver Blaze, The Red-Headed League, The Engineer’s Thumb, The Speckled Band, The Six NapoleonsThese titles may be available as ebooks, paperbacks and as audio-books.Coming next in the Sherlock Holmes re-told for children series:•The Musgrave Ritual•The Beryl Coronet•The Resident PatientComing soon from international bestselling author Mark Williams :•When Sherlock Was A Boy – tales from Sherlock’s childhood.

Colorful, appealing, and simple enough for the youngest readers, this engaging atlas introduces children to the whole wide world. Each spread features a big, easy-to-read map of a particular region along with photos of famous landmarks and monuments, beautiful natural sites, and popular activities. From penguins in the Antarctic to the Great Wall of China to surfers in Australia, each image will stimulate kids' minds.

The Velveteen Rabbit, or How Toys Become Real: Illustrated. A children's novel written by Margery Williams and illustrated by William Nicholson. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner. The book was first published in 1922 and has been republished many times since. The Velveteen Rabbit was Williams' first children's book. It has been awarded the IRA/CBC Children's Choice award. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." A stuffed rabbit sewn from velveteen is given as a present to a small boy, but is neglected for toys of higher quality or function, which shun him in response. The rabbit is informed of magically becoming Real by the wisest and oldest toy in the nursery as a result of extreme adoration and love from children, and he is awed by this concept; however, his chances of achieving this wish are slight.

Pete Shelton’s life revolves around Riverside, a Michigan nature preserve on the St. Joseph River. The property is dedicated to its founder, the late Paul McMichael, naturalist and moth collector, who died while still a young man. When a runaway named Nora McMichael shows up at Riverside, claiming to be the daughter of Paul McMichael, Pete suspects she is lying. He resents her urgent need to be part of Riverside and to become close, too close, to Paul’s mentor and friend, Abe McMichael, younger brother of Paul. Although enemies at first, Nora and Pete slowly begin to piece together their shadowy pasts . . . and discover that their lives are intertwined in ways neither could have imagined. Filled with loving descriptions of Michigan wilderness, animal lore and a passionate Lepidopterist's journal, Willey weaves an inter-generational tale of healing, reclamation and discovery.

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys--and people--become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.From the Hardcover edition.

How old were you when you discovered Sherlock? As part of the Classics For Kids series international best-selling author Mark Williams is proud to present this adaptation for children of the Sherlock Holmes short story The Six Napoleons.This is the British-English edition.British-English? Although we speak the same language, we spell many words differently depending on which side of the Atlantic we are. UK = colour, US = color; UK = marvellous, US = marvelous; UK = theatre, US= theater, etc. This sometimes causes problem for children at school, so in response to requests from school librarians there are now British-English and American-English versions of the Sherlock For Kids books.Come join Holmes and Watson as they solve the mystery of the six Napoleons in a child-friendly, twenty-first century English, with the seamier side of Victorian life left out. Ideal for children aged 9-12 to get started with the world’s most famous detective.Other books in the Sherlock Holmes re-told for children series:•The Blue Carbuncle •Silver Blaze•The Red-Headed League•The Engineer’s Thumb•The Speckled Band•The Six Napoleons•The Naval Treaty•3-in-1 Box Set - The Blue Carbuncle, Silver Blaze. The Red-Headed League•3-in-1 Box Set - The Engineer’s Thumb, The Speckled Band, The Six Napoleons•6-in-1 Box Set - The Blue Carbuncle, Silver Blaze, The Red-Headed League, The Engineer’s Thumb, The Speckled Band, The Six NapoleonsThese titles may be available as ebooks, paperbacks and as audio-books.Coming next in the Sherlock Holmes re-told for children series:•The Musgrave Ritual•The Beryl Coronet•The Resident PatientComing soon from international bestselling author Mark Williams :•When Sherlock Was A Boy – tales from Sherlock’s childhood.

How old were you when you discovered Sherlock? As part of the Classics For Kids series international best-selling author Mark Williams is proud to present this 3-in-1 Box Set of adaptations for children of the Sherlock Holmes short stories.In this box set:•The Blue Carbuncle•Silver Blaze•The Red-Headed LeagueThis is the British-English edition.British-English? Although we speak the same language, we spell many words differently depending on which side of the Atlantic we are. UK = colour, US = color; UK = marvellous, US = marvelous; UK = theatre, US= theater, etc. This sometimes causes problem for children at school, so in response to requests from school librarians there are now British-English and American-English versions of the Sherlock For Kids books.Come join Holmes and Watson as they solve these three mysteries in a child-friendly, twenty-first century English, with the seamier side of Victorian life left out. Ideal for children aged 9-12 to get started with the world’s most famous detective.Other books in the Sherlock Holmes re-told for children series:•The Blue Carbuncle •Silver Blaze•The Red-Headed League•The Engineer’s Thumb•The Speckled Band•The Six Napoleons•The Naval Treaty•3-in-1 Box Set - The Blue Carbuncle, Silver Blaze. The Red-Headed League•3-in-1 Box Set - The Engineer’s Thumb, The Speckled Band, The Six Napoleons•6-in-1 Box Set - The Blue Carbuncle, Silver Blaze, The Red-Headed League, The Engineer’s Thumb, The Speckled Band, The Six NapoleonsThese titles may be available as ebooks, paperbacks and as audio-books.Coming next in the Sherlock Holmes re-told for children series:•The Musgrave Ritual•The Beryl Coronet•The Resident PatientComing soon from international bestselling author Mark Williams :•When Sherlock Was A Boy – tales from Sherlock’s childhood

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys--and people--become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.From the Hardcover edition.