Books with author Thomas Taylor

Mia loves to draw and has a vivid imagination. Her imagination takes her everywhere. She draws Pookey on a piece of paper. Scared of a lightning storm overhead she flees downstairs to her father. A brilliant blue bolt reaches through the window and zaps the piece of paper, bringing Pookey to life. Mia and Pookey, a half pig half mouse creature become the best of friends. Pookey shares a secret with Mia. He has a magical tail that shrinks her down to his size. Together they go on a journey through a vast desert, passed the Kingdom of Pharoahs towards the ocean. They go camel back riding and flying on a genie's magic carpet. They explore sunken pirate ships and hide from tooth filled sharks. Will they escape from the shark before they run out of breath? A magical story full of friendship and imagination.

Time is running out. The evil Prince Florian must be stopped. Only four children stand a chance.In this fourth installment in the Kingdom of Florida series, Oliver’s friends mount a dangerous rescue mission and come face-to-face with a ruthless foe. Meanwhile, the evil Prince Florian has secured a map to an ancient magic that could spell an end to the brave Lamplight Society and secure his tyrannical reign over the Kingdom forever. This new adventure, which picks up immediately after The Place Beyond the Sea (Book 3), will stretch Oliver, Ben, Ellie, and Annie and put their friendships to the test. The fate of the Kingdom depends on them.Readers have praised Taylor Thomas Smythe’s Kingdom of Florida series for constructing an engaging Florida mythology while capturing the spirit of such stories as The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter. Embark on this thrilling adventure that's hard to put down! Featuring illustrations by Alice Waller. Read it now!Books in the Kingdom of Florida Series:Book 1: The Golden AlligatorBook 2: The Lamplight SocietyBook 3: The Place Beyond the SeaBook 4: The Fountain of YouthBook 5 to be announced!

During the late 1950s in Montana, 19-year-old Kerry McDaniels explores a mystical cave and makes the explosive discovery that he shares his soul with Moon Dancer, a Blackfoot Shaman from the past. Moon Dancer's special gifts had been stolen by a vicious demon. The only way Kerry's and Moon Dancer’s souls can be separated and made whole is to get back those two precious gifts.But the demon has sworn vengeance. He will stop at nothing to kill them both, hide Moon Dancer's gifts away from the world forever, and make Nakiya, Kerry’s sweetheart, a blood sacrifice...

Inspired by the "Kingdom of Florida" middle-grade fantasy novel series by Taylor Thomas Smythe, this 5x8 travel-sized journal is perfect for taking notes on all of your adventures. Features 80 lined pages on warm, cream-colored paper, and a green cover design that features an aged, worn look with the symbol of The Lamplight Society emblazoned in its center.

Stolen gifts leaves two souls entrapped. During the late 1950s in Montana, 19-year-old Kerry McDaniels explores a mystical cave and makes the explosive discovery that he shares his soul with Moon Dancer, a Blackfoot Shaman from the past. Moon Dancer's special gifts had been stolen by a vicious demon. The only way Kerry and Moon Dancer's souls can be separated and made whole is to get back those two precious gifts. But the demon has sworn vengeance. He will stop at nothing to kill them both, hide Moon Dancer's gifts away from the world forever, and make Nakiya, Kerry's sweetheart, a blood sacrifice.

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Contemporary critical theory is brought to the consideration of caste in the Pañcatantra, one of the best-known cycles of Indian tales.Every child growing up in India knows the story of the jackal who fell into the vat of blue dye, and discovering the power of his majestic new appearance, declared himself king of the forest. In spite of his pretenses, the jackal, eventually betrayed by his own instincts, was set upon by the other animals. This and many similar narratives are found in the Pañcatantra, the collection of Sanskrit tales for children compiled by a Jaina monk named Pūrṇabhadra in 1199 CE.In this book, McComas Taylor looks at the discourses that give shape and structure to the fall of the indigo jackal and the other tales within the Pañcatantra. The work’s fictional metasociety of animals, kings, and laundrymen are divided according to their jāti, or “kind.” This discourse of caste holds that individuals’ essential natures, statuses, and social circles are all determined by their birth. Taylor applies contemporary critical theory developed by Foucault, Bourdieu, Barthes, and others to show how these ideas are related to other Sanskritic master-texts, and describes the “regime of truth” that provides validation for the discourse of division.

Contemporary critical theory is brought to the consideration of caste in the Pañcatantra, one of the best-known cycles of Indian tales.Every child growing up in India knows the story of the jackal who fell into the vat of blue dye, and discovering the power of his majestic new appearance, declared himself king of the forest. In spite of his pretenses, the jackal, eventually betrayed by his own instincts, was set upon by the other animals. This and many similar narratives are found in the Pañcatantra, the collection of Sanskrit tales for children compiled by a Jaina monk named Pūrṇabhadra in 1199 CE.In this book, McComas Taylor looks at the discourses that give shape and structure to the fall of the indigo jackal and the other tales within the Pañcatantra. The work’s fictional metasociety of animals, kings, and laundrymen are divided according to their jāti, or “kind.” This discourse of caste holds that individuals’ essential natures, statuses, and social circles are all determined by their birth. Taylor applies contemporary critical theory developed by Foucault, Bourdieu, Barthes, and others to show how these ideas are related to other Sanskritic master-texts, and describes the “regime of truth” that provides validation for the discourse of division.