Books with author P. Andrew

Bright Sparks Literacy Project is a set of reading materials that provide staged opportunities for the progressive acquisition of literacy skills in the early years of schooling. Each title draws on a broad base of literacy skills, yet focuses on one or two skills, enabling teachers to appropriately select texts according to student's perceived need. Readers are exposed to a range of appropriate text types and language structures. Texts and activities have been developed around common themes explored in contemporary classrooms, allowing teachers to capitalise on the use of context when reading and writing.

Twelve year-old Riley has always been inventive. But when intruders snatch his parents from their space cargo ship, Riley must use that cleverness, some of his inventions, and what little confidence he has to plan their rescue. Following clues left by his father, and with the help of friends he meets along the way, he embarks on a journey across an unfamiliar and treacherous world to find them. His journey gets complicated though, when learns a secret that his parents had kept from him – that he is a Guardian of their home planet’s energy source, uluuria.It is Riley’s role as Guardian that has made him a target of Klor, a diabolical, unstable, and broken man bent on crushing the Uluurians. Klor will stop at nothing to collect uluuria to use in his war machines against them. When Riley learns that the uluuria he is charged to protect is the last of the energy source that Klor needs to carry out his plans, Riley must choose whether to fulfill his responsibilities as a Guardian and protect his home planet or continue on his quest to save his parents.

Baseball players can make their careers look effortless. They lob balls into the stands and sprint around the bases easily. But behind these actions are years and years of practice honing the skills that got them into the major leagues. This high-interest volume is an insider's guide of the path to the big leagues, from Little League to the MLB. Easy-to-follow drills and essential pro tips will interest the beginner and the seasoned ball player. Photographs of famous players as well as amateurs will further interest and enlighten young athletes.