Books with author T. B. Christensen

Ben Franklin enjoyed studying electricity, but one night in 1776 he got more than he bargained for! With his faithful dog, Lightning Bolt, he finds himself traveling through time to present-day Pasadena. Dazed and confused, he meets the Patience family, and especially the energetic five-year-old Felicity Patience, a handful of delightful trouble if ever there was one. And Charlotte Patience, Felicity's mother, runs her own business hiring actors to dress as historical figures--there are scads of funny scenes as the misunderstandings pile up! But Ben must still figure out how to return to 1776, and the laughs and the drama will go right down to the wire (or right down to the lightning bolt!). With a cameo by George Washington, this is a fast-moving page-turner that will have your kids inspired and thrilled. In the great tradition of Beverly Cleary's Ramona and Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking, this story is great fun and will captivate both your younger children and preteens!

You’ll laugh and cry along with precocious Annie and ex-circus pony Patrick. Patrick goes about doing what ponies do while Annie learns to manage, care for, ride and ultimately enter and win at a Horse Show. Annie a shy young girl transforms the naughty pony, Patrick, into a show pony with her love, hard work and persistence. Annie learns the basics of pony management and to outthink a smart pony. Just having her dad build a fence to keep Patrick in, becomes a challenge when Patrick keeps breaking out. She learns to feed, water and clean up after Patrick. When Annie goes to sit on Patrick he bucks her off. She sticks with it, learning about bridles and saddles, and eventually learns to ride him. Annie makes friends with other children at the local saddle club. She enters her first horse show where everything goes wrong. She finds out she has a lot to learn and meets a riding instructor, Mrs. J. who gives lessons at the saddle club. Annie helps set up jumps for Mrs. J. and takes riding lessons. It is not all serious work for Annie and Patrick. She plays tag on horseback with the other girls in the saddle club, goes swimming with Patrick in a lake, and together horse and rider survives stepping into a hornets’ nest. The pair practices all winter to learning to jump . Annie’s dream is to win a blue ribbon in jumping or the Pony Hunter Division Championship. Young readers will be inspired to pursue their dreams and to realize them through passion, hard work and persistence.

Trying to grow a business while still having that full time job? In this book, we dive into what it takes to build a business while working full time. There are a lot of people who glamourize the idea of quitting your job, and jumping in to create a startup – which you are more than welcome to do of course. Or, you can be one of those super successful people who not only have a successful career, but also a successful business! We start with the key things any start up needs, giving you insight into helpful things to consider as you start your business. Then we take you back – as far back in time as middle school. We then go through what kind of internships and educational choices you’ve made or are going to make. Next, we investigate how your choices shape your ability to deliver professional success, and how that impacts your ability to maintain what is important in your life. As we finish reviewing ourselves, we piece together how to integrate your success with how to develop and grow your new business. Learn how you can convert your passion into success, integrating your whole self with your mission. Then use your integrity and vision to give you the freedom, confidence, and security we all seek in our lives.

"A beautiful tribute to America s greatest folksinger. "Woody Guthrie spent his life putting into words and music what the rest of America was thinking. He roamed from coast to coast and captured the despair of those displaced by the Great Depression and the dust bowl, eulogized workers, and celebrated the great natural beauty of America. This is an introductory biography presented as a picture book with a brief lyrical text and powerful, hand-tinted, woodcut-like illustrations. It includes the complete lyrics to This Land Is Your Land and excerpts from his other songs. A book for all ages, it makes this talented and tragic man accessible to young children and will please his older folksinging fans with its stunning art. "A "Boston Globe Horn Book "Honor BookAn ALA Notable BookA "New York Times "Notable BookA "Parents Choice "Gold Award WinnerAn Oklahoma Book Award Finalist""

In this unique collection, twelve of today's most acclaimed children's book authors take us on a journey to the grandmothers' houses of their memories. Some of the stories are sweetly nostalgic. Others are heartbreaking stories of difficult, or even absent, grandmothers. But each celebrates the sometimes warm, sometimes tense, always special relationship between grandmothers and their granddaughters.A tribute to the women who shape our families and our lives, these are stories to read, to share, and to treasure.

A curious young Scottish Deerhound - the "Professor" - moves from his breeder to a new home with a strange human and his dogs. Together they explore their local area, discover with their own eyes that the earth is round. The Professor wonders about water, nature and much more. The Professor wants to know, together with his pack they search for answers.63 pages with illustrations and photos.