Books with author S McPherson

RHS Spectacular Plants and how to grow them showcases the world's most bizarre, surprising, weird and wonderful plants, and reveals how many can be easily grown at home! Aimed at enthralling readers in the 8-12 year old age range, RHS Spectacular Plants and how to grow them reveals an incredible range of plants that truly defy belief: from deadly insect-eating sundews, to sensitive plants with leaves that move rapidly when touched, to flowers that look like tiny dancing people, to a Begonia that resembles Darth Vader. All of the plants included in this book are harmless, and most are easy, fun and enthralling to grow on the windowsill, in the garden or the greenhouse. Age appropriate text and more than 400 mesmerising images explain each plant's adaptations and the science behind each species' unusual traits. This work also reveals how to cultivate many of the world's most interesting plants, allowing children to grow at home stinky star-fish flowers to startle their parents, or chocolate mint plants, white strawberries and purple potatoes to surprise their friends! RHS Spectacular Plants and how to grow them makes plants and horticulture fun and engaging! This work will appeal to students, schools, naturalists, pet enthusiasts and all those interested in science and conservation. This is the must-have book for budding young naturalists!

Twenty-five designs of cute and cuddly puppies and kittens. These adorable pets show off their playful and sleepy sides in this fun coloring book. Extra blank pages are provided at end of book to aid the budding artist in creating their own masterpiece. Color these pets to be realistic or create your own fantasy pet!Short hair and long hair kittens, hugging and yawning kittens can be found within. Labs, corgis, and dachshunds are just a few adorable puppies waiting for you!

'Diary of a Sugar Monster' is a kid-friendly graphic novel that tells the story of a young girl named Kelcy.After years spent reading too many comics, she has become convinced that her sugar rushes are in fact super powers. After some trial and error, these 'powers' are fully realized during a confrontation with the neighborhood bully.That day, her sugar-induced alter ego is born. She becomes the Sugar Monster.Determined to follow in the footsteps of the heroes that came before her, Kelcy's quixotic fight against evil quickly escalates and she soon learns that life is not as black and white as her comics would make it seem. But if she can just stay out of trouble and get her powers under control, she may still fulfill her destiny and become a true hero.

For those who love Camp Hawthorne, here's a Christmas novella with Stella, Jayden, Lindsey and Ellen.The first Christmas after Camp Hawthorne was one Stella would never forget. Perhaps it was the surprising powers she found at camp, and it’s true—Christmas was even more magical when Jayden used his levitation powers to hang the lights on his roof and Lindsey sent carols into Stella's mind in the middle of seventh grade math class. But the real adventure started with Ellen, and her unusual gift, and the new neighbor…

A child with a personality challenge becomes a hero by taking on the monsters he finds and is accused of being a vigilante. This particular child ­finds a portal: a world within worlds he uses to spy on these monsters to avenge those they hurt. Zany finds this world captivating, inspiring, and much more engaging than the world where he lives. Zany peers into his tablet to spy on this fascinatingworld, which contains marvelous things, but also scary things. There is a dark side where people hurt others. Zany sees this dark side and decides he will do his best to rid the world of these monsters and become the unwitting vigilante.

Secrets have jagged edges. When you open them, they tear the heart.And the secrets of families have the sharpest edge of all.The secrets are out. Surely now Dave and the Jaeger family can move on with their lives. But secrets aren’t so easily told or accepted. Coming to terms with their pasts will require all their courage, and it will tear their hearts. And all the secrets are not yet told.This book continues the story told in Secrets have jagged edges (previously published as Secrets). This is Dave’s story.(Warning: book contains sexual references)

Secrets have jagged edges. When you open them, they tear the heart.And the secrets of families have the sharpest edge of all.There are strange voices in his head and dark visions in the shadows, and Mike no longer knows what’s real and what’s not. He believes his father’s silence hides terrible truths, but is that anything more than a sign of the madness he fears?Paul’s run from the past all his life, and silence binds his tongue with the weight of more than one lifetime. Can he break the silence, now his son needs him? Dare he break the silence, and face what he’s spent his life denying?All through childhood, Dave has found a desperately-needed refuge with his best friend, his brother of the heart. But now his rock is turning to sand, as Mike begins to lose his grip on reality. What do you do when the only person you trust can’t be trusted anymore?This book was previously published in print as "Secrets"

Join Mail and Let-Let, the youngest members of Okuru-Ro fighting temple in the misty inland of the Middle Kingdom, as they have their first (and perhaps last…) adventure!!! Furious fighting, deadly frogs, and the almighty allure of FIGHTING SOUP!!!This publication also includes the story "Cool Downbeat" which tells the adventures of two super heroes in training and their coffee-drinking mentor as they defend the weak and punish the bad guys… for a fee!

Designed specifically for the 8-12 year old age group, Amazing Pets and how to keep them showcases the world's most exciting small creatures suitable for children to easily and ethically rear at home! All of the groups of pets included in this work (listed below) are easy to keep, harmless, fast growing and fascinating. The diverse range of small creatures included here is specifically selected to showcase many of nature's most intricate animal groups to inspire interest and awe in the natural world. Observation of the life cycles of these pets also introduces understanding of biological processes including, among others, metamorphosis, camouflage and drought survival adaptations. Amazing Pets and how to keep them includes carefully crafted text that is easy to read but rich with educational information. Featuring over 400 spectacular images and drawings, this work details everything you need to know in order to obtain, successfully rear and breed your own collection of incredible small creatures at home! Amazing Pets and how to keep them will appeal to students, schools, naturalists, pet enthusiasts and all those interested in science and conservation. This is a must-have book for budding young naturalists! This title comprises the following chapters: stick and leaf insects butterflies and moths mantises giant millipedes beetles Triops giant land snails