Books with author Van Wallach

One of the world’s most feared creatures, the cobra can hunt, swim, spit lethal venom, and even climb trees. This exciting three-dimensional book-and-model kit exposes all of the hooded snake’s slithering secrets, from its fatal fangs to the tip of its deadly tail. Uncover a Cobra allows budding herpetologists to deconstruct and rebuild one of these terrifying creatures layer by layer, simply by turning each page. Each colorful peel-away layer reveals a different element of the snake’s anatomy, allowing a thorough understanding of each bodily component. A bevy of fascinating facts, awesome illustrations, and eye-popping diagrams sheds additional light on these highly intelligent creatures.

Kieran, a thirteen year old boy sneaks down to his father's workshop without permission. He discovers a weird window which is not a window, but a portal. He has no idea where it goes so he curiously and boldly steps through it and is stunned to find he is in another universe. Afraid to ask his father, he explores it himself and finds it is unstable and dangerous leading to serious problems.

Kieran, in his father's workshop, sees another wormhole window. He is suddenly surprised by a visitor from a third universe. She is a genius who has been following the Cummerfords and Aguntints for years through her wormhole. She speaks both their languages. It turns out that she is fleeing from the oppressive Cran Jelek who is expected to punish her for exploring other universes without permission. He gets her back and puts her under house arrest forcing Kieran and Professor Cummerford to attempt to rescue her.

Rajilad, the brilliant engineer from Pimglammam succeeds in creating a time-warp to the past. In order to calibrate the dial of the time warp, she travels into the past with Kieran and Rikki, to find out the date. Not knowing where in time they will wind up, they face unexpected problems and dangers. On one of the trips, they encounter a teen age, homeless ex-slave boy who is being beaten. They bring him to the present to educate him and send him back to be productive. Cran Jelek, Rajilad's nemesis brings her back to Pimglammam by force and keeps her under house arrest. The Cummerfords and Aguntints engage in a rescue attempt planned by Vimar, Rajilad's friend and former supervisor.

For Kids 10 to 14. Book 2 in the Kieran Adventure Series. Kieran, in his father's workshop, sees another portal. He is suddenly surprised by a visitor from a third universe. She is a genius who has been following the Cummerfords and Aguntints for years through her portal. She is fleeing from the oppressive Cran Jelek who plans to punish her for exploring other universes without permission. He gets her back and puts her under house arrest forcing Kieran and Professor Cummerford to mane a dangerous attempt to rescue her. The books in the series grow with the reading ability. The language is not dumbed down, using proper English and not silly slang.

For Kids 10 to 14. It really grabs them (and some adults, too) Kieran, a thirteen year old boy sneaks down to his father's workshop without permission and discovers a weird window which is not a window, but a portal. He has no idea where it goes so he curiously and boldly steps through it and is stunned to find he is in another universe. Afraid to ask his father, he explores it himself and finds it is unstable and dangerous, leading to serious problems.

Rajilad, the brilliant engineer from Pimglammam succeeds in creating a time-warp to the past. In order to calibrate the dial of the time warp, she travels into the past with Kieran and Rikki, to find out the date. Not knowing where in time they will wind up, they face unexpected problems and dangers. On one of the trips, they encounter a teen age, homeless ex-slave boy who is being beaten. They bring him to the present to educate him and send him back to be productive. Cran Jelek, Rajilad's nemesis brings her back to Pimglammam by force and keeps her under house arrest. The Cummerfords and Aguntints engage in a rescue attempt planned by Vimar, Rajilad's friend and former supervisor.