Books with author Peter McDonald

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.

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.

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...

It covers the complete exam: oral, comprehension, writing and the listening test. It contains an extensive grammar section with exercises and worked examples from past Higher Level papers. The Oral section contains advice, vocabulary and exercises. The Reading comprehension has numerous literary and journalistic passages. It gives extensive assistance with written expression skills. It contains an aural section with tips on exam techniques, and includes recent examination papers.