Books with author P. Robson

This book highlights the beliefs, traditions and customs of celebrations of birth, growing up, marriage, anniversaries, memorials, new year and religious festivals. This book allows children to discover similarities and differences between peoples of different cultures, nationalities and religions. The book covers how people celebrate with music and dance, parades, ceremonies, lights and fires, special foods and dressing up in special clothes.

Ryan is nine years old when he first meets Steph in an encounter that binds them together in ways they can’t yet understand and that renders them inseparable. On top of having to navigate the turbulent world of adolescence, Ryan also has to contend with his sisters and their mother, who share a kind of sixth sense that baffles as well as helps him. A ghostly presence from Steph’s past further complicates their world. The two share a long-running correspondence through which they document the natural – and supernatural – elements of growing up. Blending elements of romance, adventure, and the paranormal, Fate plays tricks of poor timing and misunderstandings on its protagonists and their families and begs the question, are we ever really in control of our own destinies?

A practical look at how geography works round us. This new series of six titles takes young geographers on a hands-on exploration of familiar environments, and encourages an understanding of the forces that shape our wider world Step-by-step projects aimed at enhancing children's knowledge of physical and social geography are accompanied by simple text and colourful illustrations and photographs. ECOSYSTEMS looks at elements which make up different ecosystems, both large and small. Simple fun projects illustrate how food chains work and how climate and location affect different ecosystems. Readers are encouraged to construct their own mini rainforest, examine how pollution affects delicate plans and chart different zones in local ecosystems. RIVERS AND SEAS looks at how water moves and how it shapes the land. Simple fun projects illustrate how the water cycle works, what happens when a river flows round corners and how the pounding of the sea shapes our coast. Readers are encouraged to build their own stalactites and stalagmites, plot the course of a long river and examine how water can produce power.

This book is ideal for school project work or for those who want an "at-a-glance" overview of the great fire of London. This work is complete with descriptions of how and where the fire started, how the people of London coped, and how it was eventually overcome. The timeline, glossary, and clearly-headed spreads make it easy to refer to essential dates, facts, and personalities. Maps, contemporary paintings, and pictures of artifacts all help bring the topic to life.