Books with author Richard G Brown

Lucky, lucky you to find a four-leaf clover, to wish on a star, to see the new moon over your shoulder, to have the first robin of spring fly up, up into the sky. But no walking under a ladder or stepping on a spider: that's bad. Stir up some good fortune and good times with this attractively illustrated and lighthearted look at popular superstitions.

Books in this series explore the scientific principles behind some of the most popular team and individual sports; basic physical science concepts are explained in an engaging and accessible manner.; This new title in the Science behind Sports series provides an in-depth look at the scientific principles behind collegiate and scholastic wrestling (not "professional wrestling"). A brief history of the sport is offered followed by chapters that cover the scientific concepts behind training and conditioning, the application of force and leverage in various wrestling moves, how stability and balance factor into moves, and the psychological aspects of the game. Includes graphics to help explain the scientific principles being discussed and a list of sources for further research.; Each volume in the series focuses on one sport and opens with a brief look at the featured sport’s origins, history and changes to rules, equipment, or techniques. Subsequent chapters cover the biomechanics and physiology of playing, related health and medical concerns, and the causes and treatment of sports-related injuries. The full-color text is augmented by fact boxes, sidebars, photos, and detailed diagrams, charts and graphs. In addition, a subject-specific glossary, bibliography and index provide further tools for researching the sports and concepts discussed throughout the volume.

While recovering from a long illness, Peter makes friends with Len, a disabled rabbit keeper. When Len gives him a rabbit he got from a circus, Peter soon finds out it possesses magical qualities and is named Thisbe.Len encourages Peter to show Thisbe, sending her off to competitions all over the country, with increasing success. However, with the outbreak of myxomatosis, a disease that’s fatal for rabbits, the shows stop.When the disease has passed, the shows restart but Peter suffers a terrible loss when Thisbe is sent to compete again. However, it’s not until he is taken to a circus at Christmas, that the mystery of Thisbe is explained.

Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), Snow in the Kitchen is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Narrative Recounts, a strand which motivates children to explore their personal responses and make links to their own experiences. Each story in this set of nine marks a significant event from someone's childhood. Retold by Richard Brown, this story that happened during Christmas 1926, when Cissy Binns was seven. It was snowing at last, the first real snow of winter. Cissy hadn't been well and so wasn't allowed to go out to play in the snow with her brothers and sisters. So, her mum brought a big tray of snow into the kitchen, and they created a miniature snow-world with people, sledges, reindeers and horses. Narrative recounts also provide excellent models for children's own writing.