Books with author Mark Mann

A strange rock in the forest. A mysterious crystal. A full moon. An ancient secret.How do you find your way home when you've never left?When Jack and Kaya see a dazzling white light shining from a giant rock in the forest, it takes them on an adventure to a place both familiar and yet like nowhere they know. But where exactly are they? And can they find their way back in time? The Stone Gate is a young adult fantasy adventure that explores the issue of climate change in a unique and exciting way.

Who belongs in the fruit bowl? Apples, check. Blueberries, check. Tomato, che-- Wait, what?! Tomato wants to join the other fruits, but does he belong? The perfect mix of botany and a bunch of bananas!All the fruit are in the bowl. There's Apple and Orange. Strawberry and Peach. Plum and Pear. And, of course, Tomato.Now wait just a minute! Tomatoes aren't fruit! Or are they?Using sly science (and some wisdom from a wise old raisin), Tomato proves all the fruit wrong and shows that he belongs in the bowl just as much as the next blueberry! And he's bringing some unexpected friends too!"A fun, brain-teasing food literacy lesson that's a cornucopia of produce and wordplay."--Publishers Weekly, starred review"An a-peel-ing addition."--School Library Journal

Who belongs in the fruit bowl? Apples, check. Blueberries, check. Tomato, che-- Wait, what?! Tomato wants to join the other fruits, but does he belong? The perfect mix of botany and a bunch of bananas!All the fruit are in the bowl. There's Apple and Orange. Strawberry and Peach. Plum and Pear. And, of course, Tomato.Now wait just a minute! Tomatoes aren't fruit! Or are they?Using sly science (and some wisdom from a wise old raisin), Tomato proves all the fruit wrong and shows that he belongs in the bowl just as much as the next blueberry! And he's bringing some unexpected friends too!"A fun, brain-teasing food literacy lesson that's a cornucopia of produce and wordplay."--Publishers Weekly, starred review"An a-peel-ing addition."--School Library Journal

A strange rock in the forest. A mysterious crystal. A full moon. An ancient secret. How do you find your way home when you've never left? Twins Jack and Kaya live in a small seaside town in Australia. When they see a dazzling white light shining from a giant rock in the woods near their home, it takes them on an adventure to a place both familiar and yet like nowhere they know. But where exactly are they? And can they find their way back in time? The Stone Gate is an exciting and fast-paced action adventure that brings climate change / global warming vividly to life for young adult readers. "...an enjoyable fantasy read with plenty of action, a good pace and likeable characters." The Daily Telegraph

A young entrepreneur sets out to earn some money and discovers the value of a dollar (and of dirt)! Perfect for fans of Lemonade in Winter, The Most Magnificent Thing, and Rosie Revere, Engineer.Birdie doesn't know much about money. All she knows is that she wants a new soccer ball that costs $24.95. The fastest way to that $24.95 is going into sales, but what to sell? All her belongings? Not much of a market for those. Birdie needs something that she has in abundance and that everyone needs. So when she sees everyone in her neighborhood working on their yards, she realizes she's hit pay dirt. Literally!Soon Birdie is raking in the dough, with profits of all varieties: quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies, even dollar bills! Now she can buy that soccer ball, but does her business plan have any holes?An industrious tale about striking it rich!"A terrific treatise for early financial literacy that subtly teaches about worth determination, pricing structures, coin values, marketing techniques, and the reward of hard work, all supported by a delightful story with a round-headed protagonist in amusingly huge, face-swallowing glasses and itty-bitty pigtails."--Booklist"Our heroine has a positive outlook and doesn't let things get her down. The book demonstrates how even a young child can be a great entrepreneur. A light, fun, and ­educational tale that would work wonderfully as a two-voice read-aloud."--SLJ"Hoffmann cleverly intertwines early math skills with messages of working toward goals and problem-solving. Worth it, dirt and all."--Kirkus "Every great businessperson starts out small...Can an IPO be far behind?" - Publisher's Weekly"There's a stealthy math lesson here as Birdie counts her coins, and her can-do attitude makes for a nice message about the value of hard work, but it's just as likely that readers introduced to this funny bit of capitalism will start looking to monetize whatever they can get their hands on." - The Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books

With touch screen poem pop ups clouds can bring a different perspective of the skies to the children. The clouds can be intricate in detail but only if you look. Exclusive photography brings some beautiful pictures and shapes to ponder " if no one is looking up people may just be missing out on something". The book has an objective to get the kid's on a new game with a much bigger screen, the sky. The goal set for this book is to spread an appreciation for the clouds, imagination, and nature. Showing off the individuality and majesty will insure some admiration and a maybe a new pass time, Cloud watching. Using nature through technology to get kid's and some parents outside,or to the window. The new series "a child's view" will take on this challenge. The series will showcase mother nature's beauty in a gamer touch screen format. As kids increasingly look down clouds gives some fun compelling reasons to look up. Just look up.

A young entrepreneur sets out to earn some money and discovers the value of a dollar (and of dirt)! Perfect for fans of Lemonade in Winter, The Most Magnificent Thing, and Rosie Revere, Engineer.Birdie doesn't know much about money. All she knows is that she wants a new soccer ball that costs $24.95. The fastest way to that $24.95 is going into sales, but what to sell? All her belongings? Not much of a market for those. Birdie needs something that she has in abundance and that everyone needs. So when she sees everyone in her neighborhood working on their yards, she realizes she's hit pay dirt. Literally!Soon Birdie is raking in the dough, with profits of all varieties: quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies, even dollar bills! Now she can buy that soccer ball, but does her business plan have any holes?An industrious tale about striking it rich!"A terrific treatise for early financial literacy that subtly teaches about worth determination, pricing structures, coin values, marketing techniques, and the reward of hard work, all supported by a delightful story with a round-headed protagonist in amusingly huge, face-swallowing glasses and itty-bitty pigtails."--Booklist"Our heroine has a positive outlook and doesn't let things get her down. The book demonstrates how even a young child can be a great entrepreneur. A light, fun, and ­educational tale that would work wonderfully as a two-voice read-aloud."--SLJ"Hoffman's acrylic and color pencil illustrations are pleasingly eccentric. There's a stealthy math lesson here as Birdie counts her coins, and her can-do attitude makes for a nice message about the value of hard work."--The Bulletin"Hoffmann cleverly intertwines early math skills with messages of working toward goals and problem-solving. Worth it, dirt and all."--Kirkus

Eclipse 2017by Mark LittmannEclipse Photographs & Predictionsby Fred EspenakArtworkby Joel H. IzattEclipse 2017Especially for students ages 8-14 (and their teachers and parents)■ How to watch a total eclipse of the Sun■ How to prepare for the great American total eclipse of 2017■ Why eclipses happen—experiments for you to try■ How eclipses solved mysteries of the Sun—and the universe■ Stunning stories—ancient and modern—about eclipses■ Fabulous photos of eclipses■ Amazing artwork71 pages8½ x 11 inchesAll in colorProfusely illustrated32 photographs of eclipses and people observing eclipses—all but 1 in color37 pieces of original artwork—mythology, demonstrations, diagrams—all in color2 maps of eclipse paths across the United States—both in color

Eclipse 2017 by Mark Littmann Eclipse Photographs & Predictions by Fred Espenak Artwork by Joel H. Izatt Eclipse 2017 Especially for students ages 8-14 (and their teachers and parents) ■ How to watch a total eclipse of the Sun ■ How to prepare for the great American total eclipse of 2017 ■ Why eclipses happen—experiments for you to try ■ How eclipses solved mysteries of the Sun—and the universe ■ Stunning stories—ancient and modern—about eclipses ■ Fabulous photos of eclipses ■ Amazing artwork 71 pages 8½ x 11 inches All in color Profusely illustrated 32 photographs of eclipses and people observing eclipses—all but 1 in color 37 pieces of original artwork—mythology, demonstrations, diagrams—all in color 2 maps of eclipse paths across the United States—both in color