Books with author Nia Anderson

WINNER: NIEA Nature Awards 2020My puffin friend Árni is about to leave his burrow for a four-year adventure out at sea. But Árni doesn't want to go--at least not today. You see, he wants one more day to play with his best friend Birta, but she can't be found. While Árni searches Iceland for Birta, his mother and father are searching for him. Little pufflings shouldn't be wandering about all alone!Would you like to see if Árni finds Birta and Árni's parents find him before it's too late? Come along on Árni's big adventure as he explores Iceland, the land of fire and ice!In this first book of the Iceland: The Puffin Explorers series, readers are introduced to puffins and where they live. Educational fun facts are placed throughout the book to share interesting things about Iceland and puffins, like how puffins are also called Clowns of the Sea because of how funny they look walking, flying, and landing.Illustrated with actual photographs taken while the author explored the beautiful country of Iceland, this eye catching picture book is sure to mesmerize young readers.

Snakes, Snakes and More Snakes!This book is great for the beginning reader who loves snakes. It's packed full of captivating snake pictures and fun facts about snakes. This book contains an interactive quiz that rewards young learners with interesting pictures of snakes when they get an answer right.The words and terms used are simple enough for young readers to sound out, although they may need a helping hand with some of the unfamiliar terms like "venom" and "fangs." Buy this book now at the introductory low price!

An eleven-year-old girl and her incestuous stepfather. Two star-crossed lovers. A strung-out drug addict. A struggling single parent. An aspiring ballet dancer. A single young woman. A loving middle-aged married couple. All embodied in one woman. Revealing the evolution of Alexander Scott. Bold and stimulating, Butterfly Uprising takes a provocative, uncompromising look at the metamorphosis of one woman’s life in multiple dramas. Plunging headlong into the distinct fusion of heartfelt tribulations, this gripping emotional drama spans the resilient existence of a multi-troubled woman’s struggles to overcome her stumbling blocks as they careen in and out of her life. In the gray areas between blaming others and self-destruction, the victimized and the perpetrator, there are no easy answers. Comedic, triumphant, and always unforeseeable, Butterfly Uprising creatively correlates the developmental stages of a butterfly through the maturation of Alex and uncovers our inner ability to prevail through undeniable grace. Butterfly Uprising tells interlocking stories of incest, infidelity, divorce, domestic violence, and drug addiction, the highs and the lows, the peaks and valleys, all these experiences embodied in the lifetime of one woman. Lesser crisis claim lives every day, leaving victims of shame and torment. Sometimes, yes, they rise above it, although it is never this simple. Their unrealized transformation may be in vain, their realized transformation may be life changing, and who knows what heights they can reach.

Short story to end your child's dayReading bedtime stories to your kids is a great way to cultivate imagination, it creates bonding between you and your kids, it will also encourage the love for reading, and it establishes a habit.With these benefits, every parent will be eager to entertain and read short stories to their children, not just for a simple bonding and quality time, but for their children to develop their abilities and skills.Download our short story about the life of a lion, the adventures, sacrifices and moral lessons.

Friendship and Bedtime StoryWhat is the best way to end our little angel's day? Well it will be to read them a short bedtime story about friendship and adventures!Based on research, reading a bedtime story to your children boost brain development. Reading bedtime stories also enhances the vocabulary of your child, as well as their imagination. It is not all about quality time together, but reading bedtime stories to your kids is the one of the best ways to create bonding with the whole family.With bedtime stories, you will let your children drift as they fall into sleep, with their smiles on their faces, as they imagine the story and develop their skills and senses.Download our book now, and enjoy the story of the Black and the White Cat.

Seamus Sullivan never asked to be turned into a werewolf. He also never thought about embarking on a career as a New City police officer. However, Seamus s life detours onto an unexpected path when his childhood dream of becoming middleweight boxing champion of the world is abruptly dashed by the jaws of a frothing lupus, stationed to guard the gates of darkness, deep beneath the bowels of Midtown Gardens Park. One chomp to the heart and seventeen-year-old Seamus is forever ushered into the weird and wacky world of the undead. No training or manual provided. Fast forward the clock five years. With the assistance of his boss and self-appointed police sergeant guardian, Officer Seamus Sullivan is doing OK in his odd earthly afterlife, as long as he controls his Irish temper and adheres to lunar calendar work scheduling full moon days off, blue moon vacation time, and peaceful park duty. But OK becomes a KO when Seamus finally meets and falls paws over heels for the mysterious phantom woman who s been appearing at his werewolf kills. Happily ever after? If only undead were that simple add to the macabre mayhem a cast of unforgettable characters: Claudia the feisty, bright and beautiful teenage Cuban clairvoyant, Claudia's baseball Bomber brother, a moldy reporter, a vengeful mama, a questionable priest, a zombie mayor, a gaggle of ghosts, a president s son, and a Confucius groupie. Put them all together and what do you get? You get WEREWOLF DREAMS, a farcely funny journey to the Darkside and back.

Professor Kompressor is an inventor. He is excellent at inventing, but the inventions are not always excellent.The first book in the series about Professor Kompressor, an ever-so-slightly misguided inventor, contains 12 entertaining episodes from the Professor's inventing career.When the Professor sets out to improve the world, unexpected things happen. Making your mechanical helper too clever might be an obvious mistake, but who would have known that tinkering with an old Volkswagen Beetle could turn out to be so dangerous? And who would have thought that a time machine would turn out to be such a waste of… well… time? Professor Kompressor is a fictional character but his adventures are inspired by ideas from science and the modern world. They show that you can have a lot of fun with science and technology, especially if you allow for a little bit of creative mis-interpretation.A book that entertains children of all ages from Professor Nils Andersson, award-winning author and an authority on matters of gravity and the extremes of our weird and wonderful Universe.Reader's comments: "The best professor ever!""A funny book for both young and old...""A well told story that will make you laugh.""The story line makes young ones think, encourages them to believe in themselves and their ideas more, and is good fun too!" "A great little book that we really enjoyed sharing...""Any secret or eccentric inventors in your household will enjoy this cleverly written book." "Why are clever people so stupid sometimes?"From the 5 star review by Mamta Madhavan for Reader's Favorite: ... a funny story that revolves around the scientific adventures of Professor Kompressor. The book shows the creative side of science and technology and makes the subject likeable and entertaining for young readers. Children will love Professor Kompressor and his adventures. The book is also educational because it encourages children to be more creative. The themes of Professor Kompressor are light-hearted and clever, and they are appealing not only to children but also to adults. The story encourages children to think independently and be more creative in the classroom and at home. The book is a perfect read for children. The consequences faced by the Professor in his adventures will put a smile on the faces of readers. The author has used an innovative and amusing way of writing the story. The twelve stories in the book are infectiously delightful and they take readers on an adventurous ride in each tale. All the stories are simple and written with a lot of creativity. The main characters, the Professor, caretaker and Maud, entertain readers to make it a memorable read. The concept is interesting and encouraging to readers and helps in developing a liking for science. This book is ideal for school and children's libraries. The stories are short and simple, making it perfect for read-aloud sessions in classrooms and libraries. Professor Kompressor will find his way into the hearts of young readers with his delightful adventures.

Organic vegetable gardens are getting extremely popular within the gardening world. To do it properly here are some tips and techniques to follow for a healthy and abundant organic kitchen garden.to be effective at natural vegetable cultivating you should draw up definite plans. The dirt is your first thought; how to make it rich and ripe, and how to plan it so destructive vermin won't assault your vegetable nursery. The two different ways that natural vegetable planting varies from traditional nurseries is the utilization of manure and how to monitor bugs. Phosphorous, nitrogen and potassium are the three parts basic to your natural nursery.

Twelve-year-old Annie loves her friends, her animals, and the horse ranch she has lived on her whole life. Ripped from it all at what feels like a moment’s notice, she is placed on a 53-foot sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean with her mom, dad, a captain, a tutor, and her older brother who seems to hate her. Living in such small quarters with her brother DJ is nightmarish all on its own, but her heart was left on the ranch with her animals and she has no one to talk to.Feeling alone and heartbroken, Annie starts journaling while they sail The Bahamas, the Caribbean, and the Virgin Islands. Over the course of nine months aboard the Western Star, she learns how to trim the sheet, raise the main sail, scuba dive, share a small cabin with her brother, and even makes new friends despite her painful shyness.Will experiencing amazing new adventures and discovering a whole new world above and below the deep blue sea help Annie be ready for whatever her future as a teenager brings?

After saving an old man on her way home from work, Alex Winters finds herself abruptly teleported to the world of Aquillon, where humanity suffers at the hands of the Court of Hours, a group of malevolent demons who have ruled for a thousand years. Given only a single clue to find her way home, Alex sets out on a journey to discover her place in a world she barely understands. Over the course of her adventure, Alex befriends brave allies and evades cunning and sinister enemies, all the while discovering more and more about a destiny she feels unprepared for, while facing challenges and dangers that will push her courage to the limit. Filled with action, adventure, and humor, The Lord of Long Shadows is a thrilling young-adult fantasy adventure perfect for middle and high school fans of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson novels, as well as fans of fast-paced adventure and fantasy of all ages. The Lord of Long Shadows is a page-turner that will leave readers laughing and excited to see what happens next as the adventure of Knights of the Fallen Realm unfolds.

"A religion, to be worth while, must give satisfactory answers to the great questions of life: What am I? Whence came I? What is the object of this life? What is my destiny? True, we walk by faith, and not by sight. Added Upon is an effort to give in brief an outline of 'The scheme of things', 'The ways of God to men' as taught by the Gospel of Christ and believed in by the Latter-Day Saints; and to justify and praise these ways, by a glance along the Great Plan, from a point in the distant past to a point in the future - not so far away, it is to be hoped".