Books with author Robert Coupe

Severe weather patterns - storms, floods and strong winds - are sweeping across planet Earth. Against this backdrop, three high school students, known and tormented for their strange abilities, fight their own battles against school bullies. The discovery of a strange key by their leader Chris Reynolds plunges all three through a portal into a sister world, Cathora, in another dimension. In this world, their behaviours, that labelled them as misfits on Earth, turn out to be the seeds of extraordinary powers.They soon meet Batarr, the Guardian of the portal. He tells them they are not normal children, but are part of a group of six entities called Mytar who are periodically seeded throughout the dimensions to fight planetary invasions across these portals. Cathora has been invaded by an alien army, led by a creature known only as Zelnoff whose next target is Earth. The Mytar alone have the power to stop him if the other Mytar on Earth can be found. There ensues many struggles and battles as Chris, Susie and Joe seek to evade Zelnoff’s forces long enough for their powers to develop so they can detect the remaining Mytar back on Earth.

It has been nearly 200 years since the first dinosaur remains were found in southern England, and in that time these fascinating creatures from long ago have lost none of their hold on our imagination. This book explores the history of dinosaurs and their time on earth. A detailed timeline traces the archaeological discoveries that inform todays study of prehistoric life, and clear, informative illustrations and diagrams explore different kinds of dinosaurs, their appearance and scale, habitats and intellect, and the fossils they left behind.

Wild cats are large, powerful hunters found across most of the world and in 36 different species. While their anatomy and social behavior have strong similarities, they also exhibit many unique traits. The similarities and differences of well-known cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, and others are explored in arresting detail, charts, maps, and illustrations.