Books with author Robert Norris

"Grandma Ursu, Think Blue" does not preach; it does not frighten; it does not confuse. Instead, it provides a simple message that disarms children's fears and opens lines of communication among parents, teachers and children about the threat of terrorism. This may seem harsh and foreboding; but somehow it’s not. "Grandma Ursu, Think Blue" is a charming and enjoyable journey of a little girl who knows more than just how to improve the Department of Homeland Security's Terrorism Advisory System. You finish the book with a feeling that preparing children for the unimaginable is possible and necessary. It opens a door to prepare and guide children through a part of our society and world from which we are unable to shelter them. There is no universal message to help children cope with the threat of terrorism but fostering security and development requires open communication and preparation. "Grandma Ursu, Think Blue" is a story that says to your children it’s ok to ask questions and provides a platform for a topic that can be difficult to address. Recommended for children age 6 to 8.

Today is a big day for Penny,..she's going to get her new puppy from the local animal shelter. Penny has an idea of what her new furry friend will be like, but her mom and dad have a different idea. Penny's dreams turn into a nightmare. Will Penny get a perfect puppy or will it be a super-ginormous-dog-a-mundo-saurus? This children's book not only teaches kiddos and adults about the importance of adopting animals from local animal shelters, it also talks about how love comes in different shapes and sizes. A portion of all sales will go to support local animal shelters.

Ancient Rome: While Mount Vesuvius silently bubbles and smokes, citizens of the world's sole superpower relax in their luxurious villas while its navy lies peacefully at anchor in the Bay of Naples. But engineer Marius Primus, newly in charge of the Aqua Augusta, the aqueduct that brings fresh water to a quarter million people around the bay, is worried. Springs are failing for the first time in generations, and something is wrong with the Augusta's main line on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. As he heads to repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry, Marius discovers forces that even the Roman Empire can't control. Told through the eyes of an engineer and a scientist, POMPEII offers an entirely original perspective on this terrible catastrophe.

Harris Provides an awe-inspiring tour of one of the monumental engineering triumpths on which the Roman empire was based... What makes this nove all but putdownable... is the bravura fictional flair that crackles through it. brilliantly evoking the doomed society pursuing its ambitions and schemes in the shadow of a mountain that nobody knew was a volcano. Harris, as Vesuvirus explodes, gives full vent to his genius for thrilling narrative. fast-paced twists and turns alternate with nightmarish slow-motion scenes (desperate figures struggling to wade thigh-deep through slurries of pumice towards what they hope will be safety). Harris's unleashing of the furnace ferocities of the eruptions terminal phase turns his books closing sequences into pulse-rate speeding masterpieces of suffocating suspense and searing action.

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About the Book In historical fiction the plot is set in the past, and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period portrayed. Some authors choose to include famous historical figures in their fictional plots, so that audiences can imagine how those individuals might have responded to the plots and environments established by the author. The Western literary component of this genre is founded in the early 19th century works of such authors as Sir Walter Scott, Honoré de Balzac, James Fenimore Cooper, and Leo Tolstoy.Also in this Book Books on painting describe the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid support base. This is commonly applied with a brush, but other instruments, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, are also used. Painting is creative expression, and is done via drawing, gesture composition, narrative art, or abstract art. Paintings can be naturalistic, as in a still life or landscape painting, photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic, expressionist, or artivist (political). The base medium for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and paintings could incorporate other materials including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and/or objects.And in this Book A short story collection is a book that contains short stories written by a single author. It is distinguished from an anthology of fiction, which includes stories by more than one author.About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: republish only hand checked books; that are high quality; enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

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