Books with author Robert J. Walker

Remember the Alamo presents a fresh look at one of the most famous battles in American history. The story has been told countless times in everything from comic books to feature films. Always it is the brave Americans—Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, William Travis, and others—fighting the overwhelming forces of a cruel dictator for the right to live in a Texas independent of Mexican rule. Too often, little mention is made of the Tejanos—Mexican Texans—who put their lives on the line to fight alongside the other defenders at the Alamo. And what about Santa Anna? Was he so wrong in trying to keep Americans from taking over his country? Clearly there is more to the story. Paul Robert Walker has studied the evidence—messages sent out from the Alamo before the battle, reports written by Tejano and Texian leaders, eyewitness accounts from a slave and the handful of women and children who were spared by Santa Anna, and stories told by Mexican officers and soldiers. He has consulted with experts, examined the historic sites, and read the most recent scholarly theories to present the story of the Alamo through the eyes of Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans as you've never heard it before.

Be part of history in action! Travel back in time to the most exciting and inspiring periods in American history. Action-packed and historically accurate, All About America covers the most important periods in the history of a burgeoning nation, from Colonists and Independence to The Civil War, and from Cowboys and the Wild West to the early inhabitants, the Native Americans. With detailed reconstructions and original artwork from each period, find yourself immersed in the incredible action, as you confront the redcoats, catch gold fever, journey West, and ride the trails, your trusty lasso at your side.

How many sides does a square have? What circular things do you like to eat? Can you find the cubes in a pile of toys? Kids will enjoy exploring a variety of shapes, from simple rectangles like a door, book, and box to a star-shaped badge and a cylindrical drum. Colorful photos and simple questions encourage learning, and introduce young children to a basic concept in a fun, friendly way.

Events in 1917 had a dramatic influence on the course of World War I. This exciting book about the second half of World War I details the effects of the political revolution in Russia and the entry of the United States into the war. Exciting stories of tank warfare, war at sea, and war in the airhighlighting famous flying acesare featured along with such famous battles as Vimy, Passchendaele, and the Hundred Day Offensive. Find out how fresh U.S. forces helped bring the war to a conclusion and an armistice, or agreement to stop fighting, with Germany.

In this rousing 1852 romp through the eerie woods surrounding Hannibal, Missouri, and up and down the Mississippi River, fourteen-year-old Daniel Webster Jackson runs into a counterfeit Underground Railroad when he decides to run away from his foster home. At every turn he musters courage to survive in a land where the law is at odds with the heart and soul of a people, where The Missouri Compromise forces everyone into a disguise or a secret identity. Daniel, a white teenager, assumes a Black identity and becomes a hero. George appears to be a Black slaver, but he is really a freed Black man and a superb forger of papers for travelers on the Underground Railroad. Colonel Halverston carries an air of mystery about himself and his plantation because he resigned his commission at West Point to take over the plantation, complete with slaves. Really, he operates an elaborate railroad station from it. Sheriff Brisbane meanly enforces slave laws, and also pretends to run a railroad station, however, his passengers end up in Deep South instead of up North. Billy, the wise old Black story teller on Colonel Halverston's plantation could be free at any time, but remains to be a highly visible slave who fuels the eerie quality about disappearing slaves through his scary stories... and keeps everyone who snoops off-balance about the truth. John Fairfield is the greatest white conductor of them all, and a grandmaster of disguise. His Colfax Excursion Line cruise boat is pure magic and moxie. The Black counterfeit tourist passengers, led by big Daisy, (who knew all along that Daniel was white and who turns out to be George's mother) will certainly have a place henceforth in young adult literature. The historical content of the novel is impeccable, and the characters are wonderful. There is plenty of action and adventure in this American yarn that follows in the spirit of Mark Twain spiced with Alexander Dumas. A serious quest is tempered with great humanity and humor. The well-told story makes the reader want to jump into its pages as a character.

A sheep goes baa, a duck goes quack, a cow goes moo, and five more farm animals demonstrate their distinctive sounds. Chunky Hunkies are sturdy miniature board books for parents to share with baby. Extra-thick pages present vivid, full-color, portrait-style photos of friendly animals, captioned with simple and direct statements for parents to read aloud to their child. Talking and reading go together to help babies learn how to listen. Chunkie Hunkies, read aloud, can help lay the foundations for baby's language development.