Books with author Mr Tom Harris

Shaded relief map, complete UTM Grid and GPS Compatible. Revised and edited in 2017. In this map is the town of Bridgeport, a gateway to Twin Lakes popular fishing and hiking spots. Wheeler Flat Bush Mountain, Sweetwaters, and Huntoon Valley.If you are planning a trans-Sierra trip you will probably use this map while connecting the Trail to the Pacific Crest Trail om your way to the Emigrant Wilderness in the west side of the Sierras. Adjacent to this map; to the South is the Yosemite High Country Trail Map, to the West the Emigrant Wilderness Trail Map and to the East the Bodie Hill Map.NO BIKES.

14-year-old kleptomaniac, North, gets a chance to use his compulsion to steal to save the life of his sister, India, when a mysterious accident leaves her hospitalised in a coma. With the help of the eccentric, Dr. Tan, North is transported in and out of dark fairy tale worlds, through a portal in a magical amber room in a hospital. Guided by a feisty fairy, Rosie Boots, they journey through the sinister pages of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tales - The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Little Red Riding Hood and Blue Beard. Inside these bleak, unforgiving, worlds, North must steal a series of amber treasures with ancient healing properties that can wake India from her coma. When India’s condition does not improve, North realises that all is not as it seems in the twisted reality of the Amber Room, but knows that he must unravel the dark secrets within its walls if he is to save his sister and escape with his life.

With his sister, India, encased in an amber statue by the vengeful Doctor Tan, North and Rosie follow Javotte's instruction and head to the GRIMM museum, to seek help from Tan's old partner, the mysterious, Gumstone. Under the guidance and protection of Gumstone, Javotte and The Guardians of Amber, North and Rosie must survive the threat of Tan's army of Shadows and navigate more dark and sinister fairy tale worlds, in their search for a rare amber antidote that can save India. Caught between their loyalties to their loved ones and their mission to stop Tan & destroy The End Book – an ancient artefact that grants its possessor the power of death – Rosie and North must trust in each other if they are to succeed in their quest, but trust is not easy when one of them hides the biggest secret of all...

14-year-old kleptomaniac, North, gets a chance to use his compulsion to steal to save the life of his sister, India, when a mysterious accident leaves her hospitalised in a coma. With the help of the eccentric, Dr. Tan, North is transported in and out of dark fairy tale worlds, through a portal in a magical amber room in a hospital. Guided by a feisty fairy, Rosie Boots, they journey through the sinister pages of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tales - The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, Little Red Riding Hood and Blue Beard. Inside these bleak, unforgiving, worlds, North must steal a series of amber treasures with ancient healing properties that can wake India from her coma. When India’s condition does not improve, North realises that all is not as it seems in the twisted reality of the Amber Room, but knows that he must unravel the dark secrets within its walls if he is to save his sister and escape with his life.

Ted's Bike Ride is a fun rhyming children's picture book that introduces children to Phonic sounds for the first time.Ted's Bike Ride tells the story of a Teddy Bear named Ted who travels along on his bike meeting a range of animals as he goes. Ted takes the time to learn the noises of the animals that he meets in a fun and entertaining way that both adults and kids really enjoy. Expect to find yourself Mooing and Woofing and Oinking out loud with your children as Ted meets a range of animals that include a cow, a dog, a pig, a horse and a sheep until he finally returns home and meets his stereotypically grumpy cat. Ideal for kids aged between 2 to 6 years, from toddlers upwards and for boys and girls, Ted's Bike Ride helps children to learn to read by introducing new readers to the phonic sounds made by the animals (such as the moo of a cow). The big bright pictures within the animal story bring the script to life and will have your children laughing, pointing and reading along to the animal sounds as you read together. Although not written by Julia Donaldson, Ted's Bike Ride is written with a similar rhyming rhythm which is easy to read and makes any adult or child sound like a natural story teller. Ted's Bike Ride has the potential to be a 2017 Best Seller as parents and children around the world fall in love with the character and his cycling adventure.

This story takes place in ancient Greece and centres around the young son of a demi-god, Theron. Take a fast-paced voyage through some of the greatest and most well-known Greek myths, with new twists added on to the classic tales.This is no ordinary Greece, but one where monsters roam the lands and gods judge mortals from their palaces atop Mount Olympus. Theron has a deep yearning to escape his life on the sleepy island of Lesbos. The kidnap of his mother gives him the opportunity to do just that. The kidnapers demand the head of Medusa in return for Theron’s mother. With his friend, Trygaeus, Theron sets off on a journey that will change his life forever.Perseus, Heracles, the Argonauts. All of them and more pass through these pages of adventure, humour, and intrigue.

ABOUT THE BOOK Written by 10 y/o Harrison and his father, the book is something like Ninja Turtles meets Star Wars but takes place on Wall Street with Captain Underpants style humour. It’s a hilarious children's book about 4 heroic mice that live in the sewers under Wall Street. They are taught the ancient ways of the Chi Energy Force by their teacher, Grandmaster Greenspan. The characters and the stories in the book are intended to entertain young readers with fun adventure tales while they learn the concept of money, how banking and financial systems work, interest rates, and the role of a central banker. It may also inspire readers to learn more about the historic events, facts and people introduced in the book. Children will enjoy learning with humour and new vocabulary while parents will appreciate the wide range of ideas and topics covered. BACKGROUND 10 y/o Harrison has always been a gifted reader and he loves books. When he was in Gr. 1, he was already reading at a Gr. 6 level. But his writing skill was extremely poor. In Gr. 1 and 2, Harrison was a super slow writer and could barely write anything. When he did write, it was usually just a few words. Sometimes at school or for homework, he would stare blankly at a piece of paper not knowing what to write or how to get started. It is not unusual for kids to have a hard time writing or doing assignments they had little or no interest in. But in Harrison's case, it was extremely bad. On June 20, 2014 at the age of 8, Harrison came up with an imaginary band of heroic mice who were ninjas. He would verbally tell his dad, Tom, silly stories about them, the imaginary fight scenes and the pranks they would pull on each other. His dad encouraged him to write out the scenes and draw the images he had in his head. Tom used the idea as a way to encourage and motivate Harrison to develop his writing skills. At bedtime in bed, Harrison would describe to his dad about the pranks the mice would pulled on each other. Tom would then add to what Harrison said with some of his own ideas. The next day, Harrison would write out these scenes. His dad didn’t care how silly those ideas were. He was just happy that Harrison was writing. After a while, Harrison would tape the scrap pieces of paper together to make his own "book". Even though these individual scenes, mini-stories and stick figure sketches were crude and childish, the creativity and passion was there. To further encourage Harrison, His dad jokingly said to him, 'if you write enough, we could turn this into a real book and publish it!' Tom never truly believed it was going to happen and thought that Harrison's interest would fade after a couple of months. But the opposite actually happened and his intense interest only grew from there. Harrison willing and freely wrote and wrote and constantly hounded his dad to write and brainstorm with him. During this process, Tom guided his son’s imagination in the context of history and real life events from the adult world. This went on for about a year and a half. Little by little, it started to come together. The characters we developed had so much detail that they felt real to Harrison and his dad. They inhabited the characters and they knew them inside out. Because of this, writing and storytelling became easier and easier. Eventually, the budding authors had enough material that they could actually turn into a real book; not just a bunch of scrap paper stapled together. The process of turning it into a real book and publishing is was very tedious and it took them another 6 months. They had to put everything together in a way that flowed and made sense. They revisit and revise the details of the characters, the story, the plot and the theme over and over, many times until it was consistent and it made logical sense. But eventually, after 2 years, they finished and published their book.

Over four deadly trials on the island of Mataquin, North and Rosie must steal four amber mosaics which are also the final pieces in Tan’s deadly endgame to awaken the legendary and mythical power of the Amber Room.With the threat of The End Book still hanging over them and those they love; Rosie and North must battle other thieves and fairies to stay alive and win through the trials. Battling Dragons and Shadows is hard enough, but when an arranged marriage forced upon them by the rites of ancient fairy lore comes to light, it threatens to tear apart their partnership forever.North and Rosie must prevail and buy time enough for the spies of the Ange Gardien to breach the powerful enchantments that shield the land of Rosie’s birthplace, the land of the three moons, and deliver the vital chain message, that could change their fate and that of the known universe.Welcome to The Thief Trials…

With his sister, India, encased in an amber statue by the vengeful Doctor Tan, North and Rosie follow Javotte's instruction and head to the GRIMM museum, to seek help from Tan's old partner, the mysterious, Gumstone. Under the guidance and protection of Gumstone, Javotte and The Guardians of Amber, North and Rosie must survive the threat of Tan's army of Shadows and navigate more dark and sinister fairy tale worlds, in their search for a rare amber antidote that can save India. Caught between their loyalties to their loved ones and their mission to stop Tan & destroy The End Book – an ancient artefact that grants its possessor the power of death – Rosie and North must trust in each other if they are to succeed in their quest, but trust is not easy when one of them hides the biggest secret of all...