Books with author Patricia Jager

Learn how the arctic fox survives in frigid temperatures!Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that arctic foxes have the warmest fur of any animal-or that they don't shiver until temperatures drop to around a frigid -112°F (-80°C)?

Learn how at these stealthy predators are at risk due to illegal hunting.Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that a tiger's stripes go all the way to its skin-or that newborn cubs weight about as much as a stick of butter? Learn fascinating facts like these-and more-all in the pages of this book!

Spark students' interest in science by encouraging them to participate in a science fair! This book features everything teachers need to host a successful science fair, including timetables and checklists, scoring rubrics, presentation ideas, management tips for setting up the fair, award certificates, resources, and more! Also includes a step-by-step guide to the scientific method to help students put together a winning science-fair project. For use with Grades 3-6.

Learn how the arctic fox survives in frigid temperatures!Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that arctic foxes have the warmest fur of any animal-or that they don't shiver until temperatures drop to around a frigid -112°F (-80°C)?

Learn how at these stealthy predators are at risk due to illegal hunting.Nature's Children series provides young readers (Ages 8-10) with fascinating information about the planet's most incredible wildlife species. Each title offers a complete picture of the animal- from birth to adulthood- and describes its place in our world, including how humans impact it and its environment. Did you know that a tiger's stripes go all the way to its skin-or that newborn cubs weight about as much as a stick of butter? Learn fascinating facts like these-and more-all in the pages of this book!

Becca, almost 13, lives in her imagination, her escape from being class nerd. She's unaware that she possesses the spirit and relics of a revered healer of the Akwanakai, a Great Lakes area tribe. She is kidnapped and brought back 350 years by an evil shaman. Wanaga craves both the power within Becca and revenge against the woman who spurned him.Beck's escape leads to the love and respect of her people as she adjusts to a new body and a new reality. After her vision quest, Becca is Chenoa. Through courage and self-reliance, she becomes a healer. At 18, Chenoa fulfills her destiny as a shaman and finds the love of a young warrior.Yet she must face a life-threatening challenge from her nemesis Wanaga who seeks to destroy her and to betray his own people to the white "Bear Faces." A grave personal sacrifice is her only chance to offer life to her spirit sister.Spirit Sister, I Sing Your Song is a coming-of-age tale that shows the development of a strong Native American woman and raises the issue of the treatment of Native American artifacts. The book presents the culture and spirituality of the Great Lakes tribes along with the age-old confrontation of good and evil.Praise for Spirit Sister, I Sing Your SongAn engaging blend of historical fiction and magical realism... [Becca] is a strong female character that will appeal to readers of all ages.Kirkus ReviewsSpirit Sister, I Sing Your Song is both entertaining and educational for children and adults alike. It will give the reader an understanding of the world view of the native people of the Great Lakes area.Myles Goddard, (Ojibwe) Vice President of Education, Midwest SOARRING FoundationJacobs communicates with simplicity and power, the essence of the indigenous heart and the wisdom of the Native American spiritual path.Annette Hulefeld, D.Min., LCSW, Shamanic Practitioner (ret.) My class loved Spirit Sister and couldn’t wait for me to read them the next chapter.Mary Ellen Lesniak, teacher, Oak Park, IllinoisI don’t know how Pat, raised in the suburbs, got the vision quest right, but she did.Skip Twardos (Potawatomi)

This story is set in the 1950s in London, England, its the time when most people didnt own a refrigerator, TV, Microwave or mobile phones. Children played games like five stones, (Jacks) snakes & ladders and card games to amuse themselves. Its about a very ordinary boy called Mathew who buys a packet of chocolate drops and experiences extra-ordinary events which sees him going from being mildly amused to extremely excited and really not understanding what has happened. Together with his friend Dan they try to find solutions only to end up in trouble at school, they have a code by which they refer to the Everlasting Chocolate Drop so that no-one else can know what they are talking about

Becca, almost 13, lives in her imagination, her escape from being class nerd. She’s unaware that she possesses the spirit and relics of a revered healer of the Akwanakai, a Great Lakes area tribe. She is kidnapped and brought back 350 years by an evil shaman. Wanaga craves both the power within Becca and revenge against the woman who spurned him. Becca’s escape leads to the love and respect of her people as she adjusts to a new body and a new reality. After her vision quest, Becca is Chenoa. Through courage and self-reliance, she becomes a healer. At 18 , Chenoa fulfills her destiny as a shaman and finds the love of a young warrior. Yet she must face a life-threatening challenge from her nemesis Wanaga who seeks to destroy her and betray his own people to the white “Bear Faces.” A grave personal sacrifice is her only chance to offer life to her spirit sister. Spirit Sister I Sing Your Song is a coming-of-age tale that shows the development of a strong Native American woman and raises the issue of the treatment of Native American artifacts. The book presents the culture and spirituality of the Great Lakes tribes along with the age-old confrontation of good and evil. Praise for Spirit Sister I Sing Your Song An engaging blend of historical fiction and magical realism... [Becca] is a strong female character that will appeal to readers of all ages. --Kirkus Reviews Spirit Sister I Sing Your Song is both entertaining and educational for children and adults alike. It will give the reader an understanding of the world view of the native people of the Great Lakes area. --Myles Goddard, (Ojibwe) Vice President of Education, Midwest SOARRING Foundation Jacobs communicates with simplicity and power, the essence of the indigenous heart and the wisdom of the Native American spiritual path. --Annette Hulefeld, D. Min., LCSW, Shamanic Practitioner (ret) My class loved Spirit Sister and couldn’t wait for me to read them the next chapter. --Mary Ellen Lesniak, teacher, Oak Park, Illinois I don’t know how Pat, raised in the suburbs, got the vision quest right, but she did. --Skip Twardos (Potawatomi)

This story is set in the 1950's in London, England, its the time when most people didn't own a refrigerator, TV, Microwave or mobile phones. Children played games like five stones, (Jacks) snakes & ladders and card games to amuse themselves. Its about a very ordinary boy called Mathew who buys a packet of chocolate drops and experiences extra-ordinary events which sees him going from being mildly amused to extremely excited and really not understanding what has happened. Together with his friend Dan they try to find solutions only to end up in trouble at school, they have a code by which they refer to the Everlasting Chocolate Drop so that no-one else can know what they are talking about . . .