Books with author Penny McDonald

For fans of Stephen King's The Stand or William Forstchen's One Second AfterThey weren't ready for the apocalypse but ready or not, it was coming...Faced with the very real possibility of extinction of the human race, Cole Evans has only one chance to save his family and survive — a safe haven on an isolated, hard to reach island.No one realizes there's a deadly illness spreading like wildfire until it's too late. With few symptoms, victims literally drop dead after a brief surge of energy. Within days, the virus tears through the population of the United States and the world.Can Cole convince his brother that the danger is real and that there's enough space for his family as well? And, can they all reach the island before the lights go out for them ... forever?Get this exciting post-apocalyptic thriller today.

When the United States crumbles there's only one thing to do ... take your family and run. When former epidemiologist Cole Evans first learns from a former colleague about the flu epidemic at a military base on a remote island, he realizes the disease is far deadlier than Ebola and more contagious than the Spanish Flu. His only chance to save his family is to establish a safe haven. Isolated, hard to reach, and with enough space for his brother's family as well, he has the perfect location--if only they can all reach it before they're infected...

When Dr. Penny Mc Donald retired from life as an English teacher and principal, she dreamed of writing bilingual childrenís picture books. Now as a volunteer teaching English in Latin America, she works on her Spanish and seeks inspiration for her books. This book comes out of trips to Costa Rica. We Share our World is for: Kids and their families. This includes honoring parents and grandparents whose native language is Spanish. Some may not be entirely comfortable with their own English but can encourage literacy by reading in Spanish. The book also honors parents everywhere who want their children to have the gift of growing up bilingual. It can be read in English, Spanish or both. School people. Penny will provide ongoing assistance to teachers and librarians on her website, bananalunabooks.com. There will be activities for using this book to teach reading, writing, social studies, art, and science. Other adults. This book is for grownups too. Those who, like Penny, still love picture books. Those who will appreciate the richness of the art from artists in both Oregon and Costa Rica. Those who are moved by inspiring quotes. And those who know, just as children do, that we need to preserve our natural world and to be more caring with one another.

Even before he stumbled on the dark-eyed boy, the Thirsty Camel was an uncommon camel. He liked to lead, for one thing, and if you know camels, you know most of them are confirmed followers. The Thirsty Camel had been on almost every caravan trail from Marrakech to Isfahan and from Cairo to Juba, and he had seen his share of unusual things.Then he encountered the boy. They shared the trail for a short time and then the boy disappeared, leaving something behind that was more unusual than anything the Thirsty Camel had encountered in all his travels.He did not know who the boy was, or where he had gone. What the Thirsty Camel did know was that suddenly, he could do things he had never been able to do before. He kept his newfound skills mostly to himself—something in his hump told him to, and as you probably know, the Camel Creed says, “Heed your hump.”As he battled bloodthirsty emirs, foiled ruthless bandits, outwitted sorcerers and rescued princesses, the Thirsty Camel learned that humans rarely looked beyond the surface, and usually underestimated a scruffy-looking camel with unusual talents.

Raven never expected to be a mother at sixteen. Is she going to be just another high school dropout, a project girl with few prospects? Could be, except Raven has ambition. Still, when is she going to find the time to finish school? Then her older sister tells her about a spelling bee that promises the winner a scholarship for college. Spelling? There isn't a subject she's worse at. But once Raven's got her mind set, nothing gets in her way...

Even before he stumbled on the dark-eyed boy, the Thirsty Camel was an uncommon camel. He liked to lead, for one thing, and if you know camels, you know most of them are confirmed followers. The Thirsty Camel had been on almost every caravan trail from Marrakech to Isfahan and from Cairo to Juba, and he had seen his share of unusual things. Then he encountered the boy. They shared the trail for a short time and then the boy disappeared, leaving something behind that was more unusual than anything the Thirsty Camel had encountered in all his travels. He did not know who the boy was, or where he had gone. What the Thirsty Camel did know was that suddenly, he could do things he had never been able to do before. He kept his newfound skills mostly to himself-something in his hump told him to, and as you probably know, the Camel Creed says, "Heed your hump." As he battled bloodthirsty emirs, foiled ruthless bandits, outwitted sorcerers and rescued princesses, the Thirsty Camel learned that humans rarely looked beyond the surface, and usually underestimated a scruffy-looking camel with unusual talents. AUTHOR BIO When Peter McDonald's children asked for a bedtime tale one evening many years ago, he was unable to recall a single story from his childhood. Luckily, he remembered another time, when he sat before a campfire at Saqqara while the bedouin related the ancient and famous adventures of the Thirsty Camel. After entertaining his children with the stories, Peter decided to write them down, as a service to other parents who might find themselves in a similar predicament.

Even before he stumbled on the dark-eyed boy, the Thirsty Camel was an uncommon camel. He liked to lead, for one thing, and if you know camels, you know most of them are confirmed followers. The Thirsty Camel had been on almost every caravan trail from Marrakech to Isfahan and from Cairo to Juba, and he had seen his share of unusual things. Then he encountered the boy. They shared the trail for a short time and then the boy disappeared, leaving something behind that was more unusual than anything the Thirsty Camel had encountered in all his travels. He did not know who the boy was, or where he had gone. What the Thirsty Camel did know was that suddenly, he could do things he had never been able to do before. He kept his newfound skills mostly to himself-something in his hump told him to, and as you probably know, the Camel Creed says, "Heed your hump." As he battled bloodthirsty emirs, foiled ruthless bandits, outwitted sorcerers and rescued princesses, the Thirsty Camel learned that humans rarely looked beyond the surface, and usually underestimated a scruffy-looking camel with unusual talents. AUTHOR BIO When Peter McDonald's children asked for a bedtime tale one evening many years ago, he was unable to recall a single story from his childhood. Luckily, he remembered another time, when he sat before a campfire at Saqqara while the bedouin related the ancient and famous adventures of the Thirsty Camel. After entertaining his children with the stories, Peter decided to write them down, as a service to other parents who might find themselves in a similar predicament.

Sk8Five are having their usual Friday night practice session outside the old mansion house Hammond Hall. Everything was going fine, until a startling noise stopped them in their tracks. What was that? What made that blood curdling noise? They decide to uncover the truth behind the mysterious sightings and sounds coming from the Hall. And when one of the Sk8Five goes missing. . .it no longer becomes a game! Little did they know that their practise session would lead them to using all their blading skills to solve the Mystery Of Hammond Hall.