Books with author Robert William Dale

Meet Buster Bee and the critters! Irresistible characters from Robert Stanek, bestselling creator of Ruin Mist and Magic Lands.When Buster prepares for a trip to a nearby farm as part of a school project, he imagines traveling all over the Four Meadows where he lives. Then Buster, Dad, and Buster's new friend, Sarah, fly to the farm. This is Sarah's first time flying so it's up to Buster to help his friend. Buster and Sarah have great adventures at the farm and also learn the importance of eating the right foods. Thanks to good foods from the farm, Buster and Sarah's school project is a success.Great fun for adults to read aloud to children or for children to read independently. This children's ebook is designed for the latest color devices to ensure the ideal reading experience for sharing with children.

For the first time, living legends and popular heroes tell teens how they survived their adolescence When they were 11 and 14, respectively, brothers Robert and William Hatch embarked on an ambitious project: to discover how many of their heroes dealt with the challenges of early adolescence. The result is The Hero Project, a fascinating collection of interviews with some of the most prominent names in sports, science, politics, entertainment, the arts, and religion. From dealing with bullies to overcoming health problems, feeling lonely and different to growing up in a broken home, what they thought of the world around them to their own heroes and role models, these luminaries share their candid recollections of life as a teen and offer young readers advice on how to grow up to be heroes themselves. In addition to the interviews, each chapter contains a brief biography of the selected interviewee, along with the fascinating back story of how the brothers made contact with the hero in question. Heroes of The Hero Project: Pete Seeger, Madeleine L’Engle, Florence Griffith Joyner, Jimmy Carter,Orson Scott Card,Yo Yo Ma, Elouise Cobell, Carroll Spinney, Desmond Tutu, Lance Armstrong and Linda Kelly Armstrong, Steven Wozniak, Dolores Huerta, and Jackie Chan

Devin is just like every other little kid, except for one thing...He’s got no nose.Instead of a nose like everybody else, Devinhas a trunk, like an elephant! Devin loves histrunk, and so did all of his friends before hemoved. But when he got to the New School, allof that changed. Kids at the New School make fun of Devin for having a trunk.After a while, the kids at the New School start leaving Devin alone. Everything was getting better until Devin woke up to see he’s suddenly grown tusks! Now everyone is making fun of him all over again. His only hope is to figure out where the tusks came from, and if he’s going to keep changing.If he doesn’t do that, he’ll never get the other kids to stop making fun of him.Thankfully, he’s got someone to help him get to the bottom of this mystery - a girl with powers just as awesome as his.Even though his personal bully has a rhino hornand is strong enough to lift six kids at once, Devin is determined to do whatever it takes to uncover the secret behind why his body is changing.

Wonder World is a wildy exciting seven part series for readers of all ages! Five teens find themselves stranded on an alien planet where they must fight for their lives as they travel around a colorful yet foreboding globe in search of treasure hidden deep within alien ruins. Both beautiful and terrible creatures abound as they befriend the native walking sticks and learn to survive while exploring this newly discovered world!

For the first time, living legends and popular heroes tell teens how they survived their adolescence When they were 11 and 14, respectively, brothers Robert and William Hatch embarked on an ambitious project: to discover how many of their heroes dealt with the challenges of early adolescence. The result is The Hero Project, a fascinating collection of interviews with some of the most prominent names in sports, science, politics, entertainment, the arts, and religion. From dealing with bullies to overcoming health problems, feeling lonely and different to growing up in a broken home, what they thought of the world around them to their own heroes and role models, these luminaries share their candid recollections of life as a teen and offer young readers advice on how to grow up to be heroes themselves. In addition to the interviews, each chapter contains a brief biography of the selected interviewee, along with the fascinating back story of how the brothers made contact with the hero in question. Heroes of The Hero Project: Pete Seeger, Madeleine L’Engle, Florence Griffith Joyner, Jimmy Carter,Orson Scott Card,Yo Yo Ma, Elouise Cobell, Carroll Spinney, Desmond Tutu, Lance Armstrong and Linda Kelly Armstrong, Steven Wozniak, Dolores Huerta, and Jackie Chan

Finally, here is a book that effectively examines this situation and offers safe solutions for beating the game. Dont Hate the Player; Hate the Game by Robert Williams is a straightforward, practical, and humorous playbook that illustrates some of the major age-old techniques known as the game used by many men to attract and exploit women. The point of this book is not to merely reveal trade secrets, but to enlighten and encourage young ladies while retraining and refocusing young men, answering questions such as, Why do players play? and How do I recognize a player? Ultimately, young ladies will learn to form positive, lasting relationships.

In a vivid blend of the natural and supernatural, author William Roberts has created an enchanting tale, set in Wales over one thousand years ago, when one really could say 'here be dragons'!Thomas and Caitlin are brother and sister, spirited children of farmer Evan and his wife Gwyn. Expressly against their parents' wishes, they decide to explore the local caves and are soon lost in the maze of tunnels ... After many adventures, during which they are trapped by a monster lizard, and terrified by a giant spider, they stumble on a den of dragons who befriend the children and tell them how, centuries before, dragons were expelled from the forests by men and forced underground. The pair are led back to the surface and repay the dragons' kindness with a dramatic rescue... In this they are aided by Emrys, an ancient sorcerer, once apprentice to the great Merlin himself...

The 10th anniversary edition of the reader favorite. Discover a magical world and be swept away in the adventure of a lifetime! To heal the lands and restore the light, the great kings decreed that magic and all that is magical shall be cleansed to dust. The cleansing raged for so long that few could recall a time without it and it is in this time that the Dark Lord Sathar returned from the dark beyond. The one hope of the peoples of Ruin Mist was Queen Mother, the elf queen of old. She saw a way out of everlasting darkness, a path that required the union of the divided peoples. This powerful fantasy novel will delight the young and the young at heart. Inside, you'll discover the breathtaking world of Ruin Mist where the mystical and the magical abound, and you'll fall in love with three heroes: a boy who would become a mage, a princess who is fleeing a dying kingdom, and a warrior elf who undertakes an epic journey of discovery. Achievements for the Ruin Mist books... #1 Fiction, Audible (12 weeks, 2005) Top 50 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Amazon (26 weeks, 2002) Top 10 Fiction, Audible (25 weeks, 2005) Top 50 Fiction, Audible (52 weeks, 2005-2006) Top 10 Kids & YA, Audible (180 weeks, 2005-2007) #1 Featured Book Audible June-July 2005 Featured in Cover Story, Publisher's Weekly (2009) Featured in VOYA (2007) Featured in Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies (2005) Featured in Ancient Art of Faery Magick (2005) Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers (2005, 2008) Top 10 Recommended Author -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012) Top 10 Book -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012) Top 20 Author -- RateItAll (2005 - 2012) A Top 100 Fantasy -- The Fantasy 100 (2005 - 2007) The author's books also have been in: The Olympian The Journal of Electronic Defense The Publisher's Weekly Cover Story The Parenting Magazine VOYA BookWire Children's Writer Children's Bookshelf Library Journal School Library Journal The News Tribune Wondering where to start reading the author's work? Consider this "best of" list from OverDrive's "ContentWire for Libraries"... #1 The Pieces of the Puzzle #2 Keeper Martin's Tale #3 Bugville Collection #1: Visit Mom and Dad At Work, Go to School, Have a Sleepover, Visit Garden Box Farms #4 The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches #5 In the Service of Dragons #6 Journey Beyond the Beyond #7 Stormjammers: The Extraordinary Story of EW Operations in the Gulf War #8 Bugville Critters: Every Number Counts #9 Absolutes & Other Stories #10 Exploring Ruin Mist: Special Edition for "The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches" and "In the Service of Dragons" Praise for Ruin Mist... "A breathtaking world and an excellent epic fantasy series! This wonderful adventure reminds me of a cross between J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Tad Williams, and C. S. Lewis." "Stanek's [has] a penchant for clear and simple prose. He also prefers swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built. Stanek moves among his main characters with ease, always switching at a climactic moment to maintain suspense. The accessible, brisk language keeps things moving." -- Foreword Magazine "Sure to attract fans of graphic novels and classic Tolkien alike. Stanek will likely draw a cult following. This guarantees fans, and those fans will be ready to wield their swords against the Dark Lord in Stanek's next installment." -- VOYA, the leading magazine for YA librarians Great author -- The Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies Recommended series -- Ancient Art of Faery Magick "Recommended reading." -- BookWire "Word of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying." -- The Fantasy Guide Ruin Mist was featured in the Publisher's Weekly Cover Story in April 2009. Over a million people have read the Ruin Mist books.