Books with author Suzanne Ross

Kids can learn fascinating facts about nature and have fun complete dozens of mazes at the same time with this entertaining little book. Forty-four mazes feature the winding Amazon River, a bighorn sheep searching for a tasty plant high on a mountaintop, a stork finding her way through the clouds to feed her young, and more. Complete solutions included.

When young Max finds a relic in an antique store, he is magically transported, along with his brother and stepsister, into the past. Suddenly, it’s the turn of the twentieth century in New York City and Max, Peri, and Henry quickly realize they’re not alone. In fact, they’re among the hundreds of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island.Right away, the quest begins. As the children come to the aid of famous and ordinary people, including Annie Moore and Jacob Riis, they try to discover how they were sent back in time and what they have to do to get home. Only it isn’t that easy. The pursuit for answers takes them to the tenements on the Lower East Side where they search for the key to solve their mystery.Join Peri, Henry, and Max on their adventure with the help of actual photographs, historic documents, artwork, projects, games, and recipes that make the past come alive. Make Irish soda bread and dill pickles, try to live on an immigrant’s salary, match slang from the 1900s to modern-day words, learn a card game popular on immigrant ships, and more. “The result is a top recommendation for any who want to bring history alive to young readers.” (Midwest Book Reviews)In Book Two, the mystery deepens. Peri and her stepbrothers find themselves in the Middle Ages, where the tales told by their fellow travelers make it clear there is more to the relic, the journey, and history than the children ever imagined. The mystery of how and why they are going back in time grows as the children suspect they aren’t the only ones with a secret.

At first glance, a picture in this book reveals a medieval castle set among trees and rolling countryside. But look closer and you'll find the outlines of a turtle and two sheep. It's just one of 44 delightful hidden pictures in this fun-filled little activity book. Other puzzles will challenge you to discover animals concealed in many different natural settings—polar bears lost in an icy landscape; four monkeys in a flower vine; a tiger, a hyena and a lion amid jungle plants; and many more. Afterwards, you can have hours of fun coloring the pictures.

This little book invites you to help bunny rabbits find their way through some mazes with lots of twists and turns. There are 48 mazes in all. To solve them, you'll be asked to take little cottontails along winding paths to school, lead a hungry bunny to a slice of carrot cake, help a rabbit find her hat, lead another to a bubble bath, and more.These mazes are easy and fun to do; but if you get stuck, you'll find solutions at the end.