Books with author Mark Walker

The fiftieth-anniversary edition of Margaret Walkers bestselling classic with a foreword by Nikki GiovanniJubilee tells the true story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress. Vyry bears witness to the Souths antebellum opulence and to its brutality, its wartime ruin, and the promises of Reconstruction. Weaving her own familys oral history with thirty years of research, Margaret Walkers novel brings the everyday experiences of slaves to light. Jubilee churns with the hunger, the hymns, the struggles, and the very breath of American history.

This unfolding pop-up examines twelve of the world's most extraordinary arthropods: the European Praying Mantis, the Asian Giant Hornet, the Arizona Bark Scorpion, the Stag Beetle, the Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula, the Army Ant, the American Cockroach, the Atlas Moth, the Anopheles Mosquito, the North American Millipede, the Giant Weta and the Pill Woodlouse. With bold and colourful illustrations and fun facts, the guide unfolds to a length of 1.5 metres and is perfect for any bug enthusiast.

Four friends came to England to look at some alleged Tolkien locations.Near the two towers in Birmingham, they found an ancient wood, & a town from the middle-ages.Returning via a road called Corporation Road they learnt that this wood is an entrance to ancient world,On re-entering this ancient world, they are asked by 2 children to escort them through the forest.But they are unsuccessful in their quest & three of them return to our world, live out normal lives,& forget their experiences.But the strange events re-commence in New York, and in a town in England called Northampton.One of them recovers her memories, This is her story.

Procedural. Ideal for guided reading and writing. Also for independent reading and writing. Suitable as take home readers. Interactive books. Good for children who are high-interest, lower ability. Age range: 4-11 years. Provides thorough coverage of literacy strategy for Foundation (P1) through to Year 6 (P7). Can also be used with Year 7+ (S1+). Book banded. Teacher's Notes available separately on CD-ROM. Size: 16cm tall x 19cm wide. Published 1998. 16 pages.

"There is a world beyond this one – a land of ghosts. And somehow I’m stuck there." THE BEYOND is a gripping fantasy adventure for young adults. When 15-year-old Joe Larkin gets sucked through a ghost’s portal he finds himself stuck in the Beyond, the land of ghosts. Getting home won’t be easy – the realm is currently in the middle of a civil war, and if the ghost council find out they have a human in their midst they’ll use him as a weapon in the most horrific way. Joe faces a race against time to make it home before the way closes forever.

"There is a world beyond this one – a land of ghosts. And somehow I’m stuck there." ~~~*~~~ THE BEYOND is a gripping fantasy adventure for young adults. When 15-year-old Joe Larkin gets sucked through a ghost’s portal he finds himself stuck in the Beyond, the land of ghosts. Getting home won’t be easy – the realm is currently in the middle of a civil war, and if the ghost council find out they have a human in their midst they’ll use him as a weapon in the most horrific way. Joe faces a race against time to make it home before the way closes forever.