Books with author S. Schneider

Every kind of bird and beast has to sleep, from the monkeys in the jungle to the whales in the ocean to the ants under the ground. But not Fred. His to-do list is far too long! Armed with plenty of imagination, this determined little boy and his attempts to resist bedtime are sure to strike a chord with today's over scheduled families. Drowsy animals of all stripes look on in disbelief as Fred keeps on going and going and going, until . . . Could it be that, after so much activity, even Fred needs to rest? Shhh. Close the book softly, and please let Fred sleep.

Quinn Taylor is a boy growing up on a Central Kansas farm in the 1970s. He loves the game of baseball, but his dad hates sports. For Quinn to keep following his dream of playing the game, he has to extract help from his mom, a brother, and a friend. Testing Quinn's love for baseball are several obstacles to overcome: dealing with God, a distracting girl, and detested family memebers.

Kid Amazing’s secret base is equipped with every gadget a superhero needs to defeat evil, but there is one villain who remains elusive—the Blob (a.k.a. his baby sister). Will Kid discover the superpower needed to defeat her before the entire city succumbs to her stink and slime? From Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Josh Schneider, this reassuring take on a common childhood issue proves that laughter can defuse even the most epic sibling rivalries.

If not for pesky things like reality, fourteen-year-old Brady would live in a comic book world. Being something more than normal is pure fantasy, until Brady dashes through a geeky mob like they’re standing still to save a toddler from getting trampled by a man in a giant tree costume.Knowing that super speed and strength should not be taken lightly, Brady catches a train out of London and finds a secluded glade to conduct his first experiments. What he finds is a dark power that has a mind of its own, and a desire to use more and more of it. When the opportunity to save someone comes again, Brady plays the hero, but he quickly learns that the consequences of life and death are heavier than he could have imagined.

From 1861 to 1890 the Munich publishing firm of Braun & Schneider published plates of historic and contemporary costume in their magazine Münchener Bilderbogen. These plates were eventually collected in book form and published at the turn of the century in Germany and England. This volume presents all 125 double-spread plates from the third English edition. For the first time, the plates appear in chronological order and with English captions.Over 1,450 costumed figures are shown, from antiquity to the end of the nineteenth century, covering a wide variety of social classes, and professions: Egyptian and Assyrian kings, Byzantine emperors, Frankish and Norman nobles, priests, servants, soldiers of many lands and eras, crusaders, German knights, pages, Italian scholars, German townspeople, peasants, merchants, Dutch burghers, popes, nuns, bishops, monks, English Puritans and Cavaliers, English and French kings, Swiss citizens, French courtiers and republicans, and many more. In addition, there is excellent coverage of late-nineteenth-century folk and their costumes, captured just before the beginning of standard Western dress — Italian, Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Russian, Eastern European, Chinese, Japanese, Asian, and others. To avoid the variable and somewhat fanciful depictions of color in the early editions, all costumes are rendered in black-and-white.A comprehensive source of historic costume in pictures, this remarkable book will be invaluable to costume designers, students of fashion design, commercial artists, and anyone interested in the history of dress. The illustrations are uniformly excellent, and the exceptionally low price makes this book even more attractive.

Ever wonder how Inez and Peter met?Inez hates being used, but until she fulfills her contract with Larry, a dirty ex-cop gone private detective, she’s trapped. He has evidence that links her with a murder, and she has an unnatural ability to persuade people do to what she wants. The power is more of a curse than a gift, leaving Inez with a void in her mind that only Meth addicts can understand.When Larry asks her to work a missing persons case without recovery time, she says no. But the price Larry offers, her freedom more than a year early, is too enticing to ignore. Little does she realize that the missing kid, Peter, has more in common with her than she could ever imagine, and that maybe she isn’t as safe as she thought she was.

The book “The Moonvies” tells the story of a little boy, Joe, who loves the moon. His parents go out to the movies every Friday night, but in Joe’s mind they set out to see the moon. Disappointed that he is too little to join, he decides to watch the moon on his own. One night though, his parents decide to take him along and, as you can imagine, Joe is in for a big surprise. Will he enjoy the movies or will he miss the moon? Although the story is ficitional, it is inspired by the famous Boston sculptor Joseph Wheelwright. His moon sculptures are woven into the story through the illustrations and invite kids and parents to appreciate contemporary art.

That’s Not All! is an adventure in rhyme and unexpected animal antics.School Zone’s Start to Read! series helps children learn to read by presenting interesting stories with easy vocabularies. Words are repeated. Sentences are short. Rhyming words help children increase their vocabularies. Meaningful clues in the illustrations are abundant. After several readings with a partner, the child should be able to read alone. Most of all, the reading experience should be enjoyable.Most of the vocabulary words in That’s Not All! are typically introduced in first grade and second grade. The words moose, loose, being, and join are higher-level words. You may need to help your child sound out these words.www.schoolzone.com