Books with author T. Knight

The tropical rainforest is the home of millions of little known, exotic plants and animals. Unfortunately, many of them are threatened by extinction. Every year, an area of the rainforest the size of Britain is destroyed. Journey into the Rainforest is an adventurous but also educational foray into the heart of the wildest, least explored place on earth. Tim Knight, a naturalist with a long experience in rainforest conservation, takes young readers on a tour of "the wonderful surprises and hidden secrets" of the rainforest. Paddling upstream in a canoe, taking a bumpy ride in the back of a truck, walking at night to avoid the heat, and flying above the tree-tops in a small plane, we explore the rainforest from its floor up to the canopy and beyond. Our entertaining and knowledgeable guide takes us into the depths of the rainforest, where we encounter egrets and iridescent butterflies, flash floods and mangrove swamps, a blue-banded kingfisher and a "six o'clock" cicada, as well as geckos, barking deer, luminous fungi, moths as big as dinner plates, pit vipers and scorpions, the nibung palm, orchids, termites, and more. We discover that tree canopies form an impenetrable umbrella and that a stick insect can become practically invisible. We learn how to find our way in the forest, how to tap liana stems for water, how animals and plants survive in the forest canopy, and a myriad more things we never imagined before. The flora and fauna of the rainforest are captured in stunning wildlife photography, while lively, experienced authorial voice guides us on this tour of the "lungs of the planet". A glossary and index conclude the book. A real-life adventure and a hands-on educational tool, Journey into the Rainforest is a feast for the eye and the mind.

Bad Knight is not looking forward to going back to knight school. He's at the bottom of every class. This year will be different. Bad Knight's cousin is coming to stay, and together the two of them will show the world what two great knights can do! But when Bad Knight's cousin arrives, things are worse than he could possibly imagine. Bad Knight's cousin is GOOD! A hilarious picture book about friendship and how to scare off dragons.

2017 FLORIDA AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS PRESIDENT'S BOOK AWARDS WINNER2018 AFRO AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER - ADULT HISTORICAL FICTION2018 AFRO AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER - YOUNG ADULT FICTION2020 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS BOOK AWARD WINNER - BEST SERIESA SERIES FOR ALL AGES.The Saga Continues...Based on exhaustive genealogical and historical reserach, this epic novel traces the fate of the passengers on what has since become known as the "Black Mayflower." Margaret and John brave the new world - From the tumultuous crossings on the high seas to Merchant's Row on the shores of the James River they learn to navigate the rough waters of the first English colony of Virginia. Will fate continue to prevail or will their teaching have prepared them for the fight of their lives? Their fight for FREEDOM.

"Fetch the Crown of Black Glass from the Maze. Before day and night balance you must free the Knave. Pay attention, Alyssa, before it's too late."That's the text Alyssa Carde gets on her first day at Pillar Preparatory Academy. New to the school for "teens with trouble adjusting," Alyssa just wants to get through her senior year without getting suspended (again).But at Pillar, every student has to make a choice - Red or White. When Alyssa refuses to pick a side, and instead tries to search for the mysterious "Knave" from the mysterious messages someone known only as "the Smoke" keeps sending her, every choice she makes drags her and the haunted - and haunting - Jack Knightly deeper into the strange world of the witch queens of the Twilight Chessboard.And both Alyssa and the Knave are running out of time...

Glenn’s cramped, monotonous existence among the polyglot refugee communities of 2056 Brighton, now a grim area of constant danger and surveillance, entices him into astounding computer-generated worlds, where simulator gear transports him into virtual realities: he can walk and run, touch and hold, struggle and fight, just as he would in real life, so much so that his mother worries that these narratives are taking over his own existence. A disturbing feature of his obsession is the appearance of a girl, unbidden, in all of his electronic tales. Then he stumbles across her as a real person, kidnapped by an international gang as a hostage for her inventor father, and helps her to escape. Hunted by criminals and the law, they manage to evade prying eyes, cameras and the watchful drones overhead, and their adventurous flight brings them to the prehistoric circle of Stonehenge for a strange climax.

The author of the national bestselling Vampire Earth series presents the fiery fifth book in his epic dragons saga. Scattered across a continent, three dragon siblings are among the last of a dying breed?the final hope for their species? survival. Wistala, sister to the Copper who is now Emperor of the Upper World, has long thought humans the equal of dragons. She leads the Firemaids, fierce female fighting dragons who support the Hominids of Hypatia. Which puts her at odds with both her brothers, for the Copper has no use for the humans he now dominates and AuRon, the rare scale-less grey, would isolate himself and his family from both the world of men and the world of dragons. But as the Copper?s empire roils with war, greed, and treachery, the time is fast approaching when Wistala will have to choose who to stand with? and fight for...

This series delivers key science curriculum requirements such as adaptation, behaviour, feeding, habitats, lifecycles and migration via interesting and unusual plants and animals. Each book features the plants and animals that best highlight the way nature has adapted to survive in these different areas. Learn about how animals adapt to survive, defend themselves through displays, and how they escape being hunted.

Take an exciting guided tour across wild, dusty plains, through crocodile-infested lakes, into the screechy, squawky sounds of Africa in this lavishly illustrated and imaginative Journey into Africa. From what to wear on safari to stunning glimpses of rarely seen animals to stories around the campfire, this daring excursion introduces youngsters to the fascinating and sometimes dangerous world of giraffes, hippos, zebras, elephants, black mamba snakes, hamerkop birds, painted reed frogs, and much more. On every page, brilliant up-close photographs bring to life the animals, insects, and plants of this incredible continent, making Journey into Africa an authentic, engaging adventure for the young world traveler.