Books with author V.M. Hughes

Cry of the Falcon is the story of a pair of feisty, nine-year-old twins, Zeph and Arete, and their five-year-old cousin, Oliver. The lively and independent duo is raised by their wildlife biologist father, Jake, and Aleutian mother, Kamleika, in a state forest far beyond the edge of a nearby town. Through challenging adventures, they are exposed to pressing environmental concerns including global warming, deforestation, pollution, and pesticides. Eventually, the twins are drawn to the town as they become compelled to try to save its troubled community from events that are endangering its people, as well as wildlife within the forest. Specifically, the plights of a Peregrine Falcon and a Gray Wolf are featured in the story and in its sequel, Return of the Wolf. As the twins struggle to help these creatures survive, the message of the novel is illuminated that all forms of life are deeply interconnected.

Science should be an integral, fun, hands-on part of daily classroom activity; often, however, it is not. This activity guide offers real life science activities which establish a strong foundation of scientific principles and concepts. The author distills her extensive scientific teaching background into easy-to-do activities in math, science, air and space travel, weather, women in space, and the environment. Includes resource lists and a preface by NASA Space Shuttle Pilot Colonel Gregory.

When lightning strikes the school playground, Annie's dog loses her bark. After Mike's dog loses his bark as well, he and Annie decide to do some sleuthing. Searching for clues, they discover that the new school custodian, Mr. Duffy, is somehow involved in these strange events. Finally Annie and Mike solve the terrible secret of the Graveyard Hounds-disembodied howls with the power to bring disaster on the entire town. As a teacher and a principal in Vancouver, British Columbia, Vi Hughes has had many opportunities to sleuth out mysteries and share scary stories with students. Vi has written several children's books, including Aziz the Storyteller. The Graveyard Hounds is her first novel.