Books with author May Nelson

It might seem impossible to drive from Alaska to Argentina, but with a passport handy, thats a road trip people can take. The Pan-American Highway is a system of connected roads and highways that travel roughly north to south through North and South America. Readers learn about the many environments travelers would drive through on such a journey as well as the history of the highway. Full-color photographs illustrate the many cool destinations along the way as fun fact boxes suggest places to see along the route.

Called the Higher House of Congress, the US Senate is structured so that older, wiser state representatives hold office in it. The Founding Fathers wanted one part of Congress to have longer terms to take on bigger responsibilities and see them through. Similarly, students running for a leadership position in a school-wide organization need to have experience and vision. Readers explore the process of becoming a senator through the unique lens of wanting to obtain leadership themselves. Clear tie-ins to readers campaigns engage them with the main content, including integral parts of the social studies curriculum.

There are so many ways to help around the community. Clothing drives, soup kitchens, and hospitals are always looking for volunteers to give their time and energy to a good cause. Readers will be introduced to many ways they can give back to the world around them. Brightly colored photographs enhance the relatable and age-appropriate examples of volunteering opportunities, while readers learn important lessons about character. Everyday stories about helping those around us will inspire readers to do the same!

She left them both behind—a cat-turned-boy-turned-prince and her father, long lost. Above all else, she must return to Podocia.Sig’s back in South Dakota—back to Nowhereville. All she wants is to hunker down and get through the school year so she can make her escape to Podocia. It’s quite simple really; she needs to return to search for her father, who she last saw on the wrong end of an exploding volcano.Right as school seems to be going smoothly, Kyle, the school bully, rears his ugly head. Sure, Sig didn’t start the fight, she was just trying to watch the homecoming football game, but boy did she end it.Kicked out of the game, Sig finds herself trekking back to her uncle’s farm on foot during a thunderstorm. But a well-placed bolt of lightning has other plans for her. She finds herself hurled back into the hectic, helter skelter of Podocia in the blink of an eye.Faced with befriending an oddball who hitched a ride on that same bolt of lightning, Sig must conquer boiling lava, glacier fields, and fairies. And a stray rock giant or two might make an appearance. What amounts to a perfectly average day in Podocia. THE RETURN TO PODOCIA returns us to Sig and The Other World a few months after the events of The Telling Mirror. Will Sig find her father? Will she overcome fire, ice, and the thriving criminal underworld of Podocia? And what royal mess has Reggie gotten himself into?Fans of The Blackwell Pages series and Percy Jackson will fall in love with The Return to Podocia, the second book in The Telling Mirror series!

"All of my perpetrators are dead. I didn't kill'em, in case you're wondering... even though many times I would've liked to." So begins the story of Probity Jones. Part spy novel, part murder mystery, part coming-of-age saga, "Chrysalis" is based on a true story and weaves together fact and fiction, international politics, the CIA, torture, mind control, MKUltra, satanic ritual abuse, and growing up in a very small town

Friends help solve problems. They can pass on cool skills and fun information. And most importantly, theyre fun! Being a good friend can be tough, but readers will learn all about it through relatable examples and vivid accompanying photographs. Including sharing and listening skills, the main content enhances character education while instructing readers on being a good friend in different kinds of situations. Having friends is important, but being a friend is even more so!

With more than 30,000 species of fish on Earth, some of them have got to do surprising and silly things. The African lungfish is a fishthat can live on land! One kind of fish has two sets of eyes, so it can see above and below itself. Through wordplay and short riddles, readers will explore this crazy underwater world. Colorful photographs and illustrations accent more than two dozen jokes about fish, including a few biting barbs at sharks!