Books with author Skye Anderson

Jockey Chris Englund has won a record-tying five Kentucky Derbies, horse racing's jewel. But his uncompromising honesty in a world where cheating pays has stalled his career.Out of the blue, he gets the leg up on the odds-on Derby favorite, Knidos. But Derby week turns to ashes when he's offered half a million dollars to hold Knidos and set off a betting bonanza for criminal cartels around the world.The drive to the Derby wire tests Chris Englund's courage and a great horse's heart in a brutal battle against insurmountable odds. If he throws the race, he’ll betray the honor he’s fought for all his life. If he rides to win, he’ll destroy the horse and lose the woman he loves. KING OF THE ROSES is the story of a champion rider’s choice between temptation and truth, between honesty and his life. The prize isn’t just a garland of Derby roses. It’s a love that demands more than he’s ever been asked to give.“No racing novel since the advent of Dick Francis's series of mysteries has captured my admiration like this book.—Maryland Horse“The Derby is run in less time than it takes to describe it—but the description itself is one of the most exciting whodunit chapters you're ever likely to come across.”—San Diego Magazine(horse books, mystery thrillers, equestrian romance, horse racing suspense, run for the roses, Kentucky Derby)

This book is guaranteed to make you and your kids laugh!The children's rhymes in this book were originally created to make the author's children laugh. They laughed and laughed and insisted on showing the rhymes to their friends. Their friends enjoyed them as well. Soon, an entire book of wacky and zany rhymes had been created and was making the rounds from family to family. This is that book, with a few illustrations thrown in for good measure. In this book, your kids will meet a boy who finds a tiger in his closet, a girl who can transform into anything she wants, the dog who kept on growing and Wild Wonky Wilbur, the boy who couldn't stop running. It's a world where cats can change the TV channel, animals learn karate and monkeys keep secrets.I hope you enjoy these poems and rhymes as much as we have!

She could barely look after herself. Now, she's looking after the entire planet.After an incident with a hot-air balloon causes college-dropout Sally Webber to lose her job, she sets off to find direction in her life. Crashing into a teleporting alien, however, is not on her to-do list. Now she’s on the run from TV-drama-loving aliens, and things are just getting started. Zander won’t stop reeling her into life-or-death situations to save her planet, as he waits for his laser-wielding sister to search the universe for him. Though Sally isn’t quite sure if he wants to save Earth from annihilation, or just quell his curiosity of all things human.Now she’s got to find lost alien emissaries, as well as a job, and stop the planet from getting incinerated in the process. But with Zander as her roommate, what could possibly go wrong?(Contents suitable for Young Adult readers)"S.E. Anderson's debut is a hilarious galactic romp with loving nods to Hitch Hiker's Guide to Galaxy but with a voice all its own. It's quirky, fun, and utterly enjoyable."~Dragon Award-nominated author, R.R. Virdi of The Grave Report and The Books of Winter.

¡Una fiesta de verduras! Vegetables jam! Sara Anderson's colorful, rhyming board book Vegetables is now available as a bilingual (Spanish-English) board book called Verduras/ Vegetables. Each page features a gorgeous vegetable captured in Anderson's signature cut-paper style, paired with the Spanish and English words in big bold print, from el pepino (cucumber) to la alcachofa (artichoke) and 26 more. Look for the companion board book Frutas/ Fruit. Delicioso y nutritivo! (Baby to preschool)

Winners’ Guide to Essential ISEE/SSAT (Lower) Math -(Grades 4-5). Full coverage of all topics and sub-topics starting from the basicsTo do well in the ISEE/SSAT Math section, what is needed is a thorough study of the fundamentals, a basic grasp of the concepts, and developing an ability to apply these concepts to the ISEE/SSAT type problems.Then comes the ability to solve a problem in multiple ways, the ability to use shortcuts when stumped, and the ability to guess intelligently.Whether you are a natural at math or not, you do need to brush up /build up your fundamentals, and then go on to the more difficult problems under timed conditions.And this is exactly what this book does.It helps you to develop a solid understanding of the underlying concepts, builds upon this understanding by providing various different types of examples, exposes you to alternative ways of looking at a particular problem, and finally allows you to practise your skills on nearly 1000 problems.Unique Features of the Winners’ Guide to Essential ISEE/SSAT (Lower) Math -(Grades 4-5) • Comprehensive coverage of the main topics of Numbers, Data, Shapes and Measures and over 50 sub-topics as prescribed under the National curriculum.• All Theory & Questions based around the Actual ISEE/SSAT questions that have appeared on these topics in the recent past.• All topics & subtopics covered extensively over 200+ pages.• Over 200 fully solved questions to ensure in depth understanding of All concepts.• Over 800 Topic wise practice questions with answers to ensure ALL concepts are well understood.• No Superfluous Material. You study ONLY what is required for the test. No learning difficult concepts or theories that will never get tested at the Lower Level.Here are some of the main topics covered; UNDERSTANDING NUMBERSPLACE VALUESNEGATIVE NUMBERSDECIMAL NUMBERSROUNDING OFFBASIC ARITHMETIC OPERATIONSFOUR ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS WITH WHOLE NUMBERSMULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING BY 10, 100 AND 1000FOUR ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS WITH DECIMALS NUMBERSFOUR ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS WITH NEGATIVE NUMBERSFACTORS AND MULTIPLESFACTORS, MULTIPLES AND PRIME NUMBERSLCM AND GCDSQUARE AND CUBE NUMBERSFRACTIONS, DECIMALS AND PERCENTAGESFRACTION AND EQUIVALENT FRACTIONMIXED NUMBERS AND IMPROPER FRACTIONSMULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING FRACTIONSCOMPARING FRACTIONSADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONSFRACTIONS, DECIMALS AND PERCENTAGEPERCENTAGE PROBLEMSRATIO AND PROPORTIONRATIOPROPORTIONSIMILAR SHAPESALGEBRAUSING LETTERS FOR UNKNOWN VALUESSIMPLE EQUATIONSFORMULASNUMBER SEQUENCESMEASURESTIMEMONEYWEIGHTVOLUMELENGTHGEOMETRYANGLESCIRCLESTRIANGLESSQUARES AND RECTANGLESOTHER QUADRILATERALS3D SHAPESCOORDINATESSTATISTICSDATA ORGANIZATIONPICTOGRAMS, BAR CHARTS AND LINE GRAPHSPIE CHARTSVENN DIAGRAMMEAN, MODE AND MEDIANPROBABILITYINTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITY

Celebrate one glorious day of fresh flowers, fish, and produce at Seattle's Pike Place Market--a 100-year-old working farmer's market that steals the hearts of locals and visitors alike. With her signature cut-paper style and playful rhymes in a sturdy, oversized board book with peek-a-boo die-cuts, Sara Anderson captures the essence of the Market she treasures--not only its friendly cacophony, but also the richness of its colorful community, the secrets of its many nooks and crannies, and its irresistible summer bounty. (All ages) Ka-chub-ka-chub Salmon-in-a-tub. Shovel in ice, cold and nice.

It's all fun and games until you crash into a planet.Sally’s search for Earth isn’t off to a good start: chased out of her hotel room and into the broom closet of a spaceship, she’s accidentally become a stowaway on the Alliance Flagship, Traveler.But when sabotage and murder show the crew’s true colors, Zander and Blayde are forced to stay and help them out of their mess. Lies, drama, and deceit lead them light years away to a mysterious planet on the edge of the galaxy, where the crew must band together just to stay alive. Which would be much easier if they didn’t have to deal with a diva first-mate, a droid with a religious obsession, and Blayde’s Ex whose brain is a spaceship.Finding Earth has to be put on the back burner, as Sally’s stuck tending alien boo-boos – and she still has no idea what she’s doing. And she might not live long enough to get off the planet in one piece.

"A chilling tale of nature vs. nurture, the power of trusting, and the belief in the transformative power of kindness to change who we are. The underlying theme that we can choose to be whoever we want to be, despite what we’ve been taught, screams from the pages of Copied. I highly recommend this clean, intriguing novel--don't miss it." -Cindy M. Hogan, author of the Watched trilogyAdopted off the black market, Alexander Mitchell, has no idea his DNA is copyrighted and property of military weapons giant Texacom Defense. Nor that his DNA is being used to develop an army of clones. When the company discovers he was not properly disposed of 17 years ago, they send an assassin copy, BETA23, to terminate Xan and cover it up.After narrowly escaping with his life, Xan teams up with Lacey, a genetically engineered genius, to capture BETA23. Lacey, who can't resist the prospects of a science project this huge, is determined to see the good in their prisoner - his intelligence may help keep the company off Xan’s back... forever.But Xan’s not sure if he can trust the darker version of himself, not when it means gambling with the lives of his family - and the possibility of losing Lacey.

A board book for babies, full of wholesome, hearty goodness. Market-fresh vegetables sumptuous to the eye, named in playful rhyme that's delightful to the ears. This rhythmic nourishment will set baby on the right path to eating healthy food for years to come. Beautiful, colorful, cut-paper style images of vegetables from broccoli to zucchini are presented in a rhythmic sequence: Celery- rhubarb-cucumber-bean / potato-tomato-yellow and green; making vegetables not only the subject for a sound body but for a sound mind.

A board book for babies, full of wholesome, hearty goodness. Market-fresh fruit sumptuous to the eye, named in playful rhyme that's delightful to the ears. This rhythmic nourishment will set baby on the right path to eating healthy food for years to come. Beautiful, colorful, cut-paper style images of fruit from pineapple to mango are presented in a rhythmic sequence: Huckleberry-strawberry- watermelon-plum/ apricot-mango Let's have some! In this book, the juicy sensuousness of fruit comes alive and drips down your chin!