Books with author Robert Duncan

A boy wakes up in a strange new world filled with pirates. What's a boy to do? Um...become a pirate, that's what! And what glorious adventures there are to be had! There's buried treasure, cannibals, sea battles, plank walking, and just about anything and everything involving your favorite eye-patch wearing misfits of the sea. It's going to be a fantastic journey for the ages that you'll never forget.

Excerpt from The Shameless Diary of an Explorer: With Illustration From Photographs by the AuthorThis is the story of a failure. I think that success would have made it no more worth telling. It is about an exploring party, the sort that so often fails.Fountains of youth, or eldorados, or wider realms for cross and conscience - these seemed to lure a younger world to unknown regions. To-day men explore for the iron crown of science; they say that they do, at least.But I believe that neither biology to-day, nor gold nor the creeds of old, have ever been the explorer's master motive. His real ardor is more profound. It has revealed and civilized our sphere. It stirs the thirst to discover and subdue which vests the very fiber of our race; makes us ache for tumult and change, for strife for its own sake against big odds.The true spirit of the explorer is a primordial rest lessness. It is spurred by instincts of pre-natal be ing and a cloudy hereafter, to search the glamour of unknown peaks and seas and forests for assur ance of man's imperfect faith in immortality. It is a creative instinct.The explorer seldom speaks of it openly; he is not unwilling, but he cannot. He is inarticulate, like the victim of a passion. Few but he can understand his inspiration. The world asks of him purposes more obvious. He cites a widespread fervor; of old, perhaps religion; to-day, he will name science. And these are or have been his impulses, in part; and the world can grasp them. Science is the natural heir to the cross as the public avatar of exploration. Each is sponsor for the Unknowable; one was, one is now, the Aladdin lamp of the Improbable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

When Bailey the dog, scampers off without his owner, he ends up having an out-of-this world adventure! Bailey is adventurous and often gets in trouble for eating Orson's dinner or chewing dad's slippers. One day, he heads off on his own and discovers a space rocket in the neighbour's garden. It's not long before Bailey is inside the rocket and heading for the Moon! The Moon is fun and different, and he even makes friends with some shiny robot dogs! it's not quite the same as home though and Bailey starts to miss Orson and his normal earth walkies. A game of Space fetch soon turns dangerous and Bailey finds himself hurtling toward Earth. Or does he? Throughout the years, QEB has built this successful Storytime series. These charming books combine colorful illustrations with heart-warming narrative, each with its own unique message.

Eight-year-old Michael loved Christmas. He lived in the town of Mistletoe, where EVERYONE loved Christmas. There wasn't a single house without decorations and the local baker made mince pies that were so delicious, Father Christmas asked for special deliveries to be made to the North Pole. Best of all was the huge Christmas tree in the town square. The annual competition to design a new decoration for it captured everyone's imagination.Michael had high hopes for his reindeer, which he had spent hours making in his bedroom. Little did he realise how famous it would become.What they said....."The girls loved it. You should get it published. And if publishers ignore you, turn it into an e-book." Alex Rice's sister

Ellie loves Scruffle, he's her oldest and her best teddy bear. But Scruffle only has one eye, is held together by moldy thread, and has a rather disgusting smell. Ellie's mom decides it's time for a brand new bear . . . But Ellie doesn't like her new teddy bear―who has ever heard of a bear that smells like flowers? Ellie's mom insists she gives the new toy a chance. So Ellie takes him with her while she plays cowboys and Indians and helps granddad in the garden, and he soon ends up just as whiffy as Scruffle! Meanwhile Mom tries to understand what it is Ellie loves about Scruffle. While smelly, he is also extremely cuddly. Ellie asks to keep both bears and her mom agrees, but only if they both take a spin in the washing machine! A wonderful way to introduce the topic of coping with change, any child with a favorite toy will enjoy this story.