Books with author Richard Walsh

Over the dusty canyons of the Arizuma Territory, an ancient legend rises. Can Seamus Tripp and his nephew Gordon discover its secret before a band of trophy hunters? He’s Seamus Tripp, Adventurer.World-famous adventurer Seamus Tripp embarks on his most daring venture yet: deep into the Arizuma desert in search of a mythical creature so elusive and so magnificent that no one can remember ever seeing it...But when Seamus, accompanied by his earnest nephew Gordon and reluctant business partner Myron, comes upon a Civil War veteran and his band of trophy hunters looking for the same creature, the trip becomes even more dangerous.Join Seamus Tripp on a fast-paced adventure across the American Southwest in search of the Thunderbird!****The Adventures of Seamus Tripp are a middle-grade adventure series filled with humor, action, and excitement. From an ancient monastery high in the Alps to a hidden temple deep in the Amazon, the Adventures of Seamus Tripp take readers around the Victorian world in a search for monsters, treasure, magic, and mystery.Each book is a full-length, stand-alone adventure. They can be read in any order and are the perfect length for middle-grade readers.To find out more, check out the website: www.SeamusTripp.comIn a world of Victorian exploration and discovery, the world grows smaller, secrets long hidden come to light, and dark magics rise. Can Seamus Tripp unravel the mysteries, unearth the treasures, and discover the mythical creatures? Buy the Adventures of Seamus Tripp to find out! He's Seamus Tripp. Adventurer.

A legendary mine deep in the Outback beckons explorers... but within it a slumbering power awakens. Can Seamus Tripp calm the disturbance before reality and Dreamtime collide? He's Seamus Tripp. Treasure Hunter.After receiving a mysterious but tempting message from an old school chum, famed treasure hunter Seamus Tripp embarks on his most lucrative quest ever: to search out a legendary mine hidden deep in the Outback of Australia.When Seamus, his hesitant business partner Myron Fish, sensitive nephew Gordon, and high-spirited charge Elie Doolittle arrive down under, they soon discover that there is more to the expedition than meets the eye. Miners report “strange happenings” and ranchers warn of dangerous creatures, and soon the party is confronted by a fierce tribe of Aborigine warriors bent on keeping the mine secret… at all costs!Prepare for a journey with Seamus Tripp into the Outback and deep beyond the Fire Opal Gate, where the explorers contend against exhausting heat, hostile foes, and dreams so disturbing they risk spilling into the world and destroying the nature of reality itself!****The Adventures of Seamus Tripp are a middle-grade adventure series filled with humor, action, and excitement. From an ancient monastery high in the Alps to a hidden temple deep in the Amazon, the Adventures of Seamus Tripp take readers around the Victorian world in a search for monsters, treasure, magic, and mystery.Each book is a full-length, stand-alone adventure. They can be read in any order and are the perfect length for middle-grade readers.To find out more, check out the website: www.SeamusTripp.comIn a world of Victorian exploration and discovery, the world grows smaller, secrets long hidden come to light, and dark magics rise. Can Seamus Tripp unravel the mysteries, unearth the treasures, and discover the mythical creatures? Buy the Adventures of Seamus Tripp to find out! He's Seamus Tripp. Adventurer.

Plagues have been an ongoing feature of human history, and this addition to the award-winning KFK series places today's heightened interest in global health issues in a larger historical context. Using a mix of science and history, Epidemics & Plagues reveals how certain diseases become worldwide killers, and provides comprehensive answers to readers' most pressing questions. From the Black Death of thirteenth-century Europe, to AIDS, SARS, and avian influenza, Epidemics & Plagues peers through the microscope at the agents that cause the diseases and also uncovers the superstitions and drama surrounding them.

This eye-catching book takes readers on a fantastic voyage through human biology using digital illustration and cutting-edge scans and imagery. An introductory chapter details the evolution of Homo sapiens and reveals the body's building blocks―its chemical elements, molecules, and cells. A section on the body in action examines the skeleton and the muscles. The final chapter explains how cells join together to form the organs and body systems that keep us fueled, aware of our surroundings, and free of disease.

The cold spring fog over a lonely Cornish village obscures a sinister mystery. Can Seamus Tripp uncover the truth before another child is snatched? He's Seamus Tripp. Detective.A business invitation arrives at Tripp’s Imports & Antiquities, and the shop’s owner, the incomparable world traveler Seamus Tripp, consents to his most chilling excursion yet: visiting his boring old schoolmate Nigel the Newt... now Lord Newt of a sleepy town in Cornwall.But when Seamus and his accountant, Myron Fish, arrive in the village to make arrangements for the import of Lord Newt’s mushrooms, they realize that all is not what it seems: the hamlet's children are being snatched, and Gordon, Seamus’s shy nephew, and Elie, his promising charge, could be next!Investigate with Seamus as he unravels the truth of a mystery that goes back centuries and extends beyond the earthen realm; one which wends through myth and legend and threatens those closest to him!

"Whistle Stop" brings to memory another time and place. The nostalgia and romance of earlier steam engines dance across our mind; when railroads crisscrossed our nation and steam engines called out in lonely voices. This was a time when everyone traveled on the superliners and there was magic in the air. Even some superstition entered the story as railroad men imagined things that might happen. "Clatter of Cleats" and "Pounding Resounding" pick up the rhythm of machinery in the cadency of words.

Starting with the basic questions, "What does it mean to be human?" and "What does it mean to be me ?" Who Am I? by Richard Walker is an exciting, unusual, and thought-provoking exploration of what human identity is at the most fundamental level. Sweeping through biology, biotechnology, psychology, and a range of social themes―with room for the astonishing, surprising, and the bizarre―this is a book that delves deep into our notions of who we are, and what an amazing species we have become. From how we learn language, to what light DNA studies can shed on ancient history, to why so much money is spent on fighting the aging process, and how emotions help us interpret our world, this book enlightens on a whole range of physical and metaphysical questions. Fresh, engaging design and a compelling question-and-answer text make this a book that will intrigue, inspire, and inform readers of all ages.

With this book and interactive CD, kids can make five fantastic voyages of discovery—right inside the human body—to explore Digestion, Breathing, Circulation, Hearing, and New Life! Through the wonders of QTVR (Quick Time Virtual Reality), specially sited cameras can navigate around orifices, organs, canals, and tubes from almost any angle and viewpoint, zooming in on everything right down to the innermost details magnified thousands of times. It's groundbreaking technology, super science, and loads of fun!