Books with author Mike Wilson

The premise of the marvelous mashup is simple. Take elemental bits and pieces of history and modern pop culture and remix them. Author Melissa G. Wilson brings readers her own version of this entertaining art form with her book series History Mashups for Teens. She takes two famous figures separated by time and circumstance, mixes up their stories, and explores the unlikely similarities that present themselves as their lives unfold. In this edition of Mashups for Teens, Wilson dishes on Sleeping Beauty and Beyoncè. One is animated, the other real. One is a fairytale princess, the other an American idol. Yet, these two iconic beauties have more in common than most imagine. To the world, they both appear to be the quintessence of happily ever after. In reality, each overcame adversity, heartache and disappointment to rise to greatness. Think you already know everything you need to know about Sleeping Beauty and Beyoncè? Not so fast. Included is an entire chapter of juicy facts that may surprise you. Like this pop-culture mashup? Check out all the books in the History Mashups for Teens series.

The premise of the marvelous mashup is simple. Take elemental bits and pieces of history and modern pop culture and remix them. Author Melissa G. Wilson brings readers her own version of this entertaining art form with her book series History Mashups for Teens. She takes two famous figures separated by time and circumstance, mixes up their stories, and explores the unlikely similarities that present themselves as their lives unfold. This mashup dives into literary masterpieces of the King of Sonnets and the King of Horror and discovers uncanny parallels in their life stories. What could William Shakespeare and Stephen King, born hundreds of years apart, have in common? You may be surprised. Discover shared themes, eerie connections and key turning points in their careers. Looking for a juicy scandal? You’ll discover that both writers wrestled with debauchery and dark matters. If you like this literary remix, check out all the History Mashups for Teens!

Pave the way for CSEC studies and provide a firm grounding in geography by developing geographical skills and knowledge at lower secondary level with this two-book course. - Secure strong geographical skills by providing practice in interpreting and evaluating data, map work, making comparisons, research and field work, and critiquing and debating.- Build awareness of the Caribbean region with coverage of social, economic, physical and environmental geography.- Encourage students to investigate and contrast other areas of the world such as South Africa and India.

The premise of the marvelous mashup is simple. Take elemental bits and pieces of history and modern pop culture and remix them. Author Melissa G. Wilson brings readers her own innovative version of this entertaining art form with her book series Masters Mashups. She takes two famous figures separated by time and circumstance, mixes up their stories, and explores the unlikely similarities that present themselves as their lives unfold. What do Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, and Madonna, Queen of Pop have in common? These two women are no strangers to opulence and public scrutiny, but how do their lives truly compare? Both were influenced by headstrong mothers and deep religious upbringings. Each was inspired and molded by the cultural and artistic norms of their times and struggled to break the barriers imposed on them by men. This mashup examines the turning points for both of these powerful and iconic queens, the people that influenced them, and the major events that revealed their true character.If you like this cultural remix, check out all the History Mashups for Teens too!

Strange artifacts are found on a planet in the Centauri System during the first interstellar voyage.A second team of experts are assembled to find out what are the artifacts, who made them, and where are they now? What Tom and the others find is an ancient and dead civilisation, dead for 14,000 years!Although the dead race, the Crintu are no longer around, they left a great legacy in the one surviving building, their history which holds a dreadful message for humans.