Books with author William S. Gray

Our second Dick and Jane treasury is here! The World of Dick and Jane and Friends is a compilation of some of the best-loved Dick and Jane titles. The treasury includes stories parents and grandparents will remember from Guess Who, The New We Come and Go, and The New We Look and See. Share a classic treasury with a new generation of Dick and Jane readers, who will love the Dick and Jane stories as much as you did!

Young, up-and-coming illustrator William Grill weaves a detailed visual narrative of Shackleton's journey to Antarctica.Grill's beautiful use of colored pencils and vibrant hues effortlessly evokes the adventure and excitement that surrounded the expedition. His impeccably researched drawings, rich with detail, fastidiously reproduce the minutiae of the expedition.Children will love examining the diagrams of the peculiar provisions and the individual drawings of each sled dog and packhorse. This book takes the academic and historical information behind the expedition and reinterprets it for a young audience.

"A joy to read ... the plot is full of breathtaking and often surprising beats and twists ... a grand story world in which readers can easily and enjoyably immerse themselves." - 2nd Draft Critique (Writer's Market)Jonathon Smith, a daring young Special Forces soldier, finds himself stranded on a strange new planet, the lone survivor of a disastrous rescue mission sent by the American president and NASA to find a lost colony of Earthlings.But Junesa is far from uninhabited, as had been believed; it is a populous world in a Dark Ages stage of development.Taken in by slaves who, led by the beautiful and fanatical Ahbbie, claim him as their long-awaited Rescuer ... Opposed by the brutal Junesan Empire ... Hunted by the sinister Night Horde ...Smith must somehow find his way to the people he was sent to save."THE LOST COLONY ... its mysteries are intriguing, its characters are endearing, its romance is sweet, and its adventure keeps us reading from page to page." - Rachel Starr Thomson, The Seventh World Trilogy

The Wolves of Currumpaw is a beautifully illustrated modern re-telling of Ernest Thompson Seton's epic wilderness drama Lobo, the King of Currumpaw, originally published in 1898. Set in the dying days of the old west, Seton's drama unfolds in the vast planes of New Mexico, at a time when man's relationship with nature was often marked by exploitations and misunderstanding. This is the first graphic adaptation of a massively influential piece of writing by one of the men who went on to form the Boy Scouts of America.

"I have not written this book with the object of justifying any act of mine or of the American Military in Siberia. My principal reason for recording the facts and circumstances connected with intervention is the belief that there is an erroneous impression, not only in the United States but elsewhere, as to the orders under which American troops operated while in Siberia..."W.S.G.The Chief of Staff, in his report to the Secretary of War for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, stated with reference to the Siberian Expedition:“The situation which confronted the Commanding General, his subordinate commanders and troops was a peculiarly difficult and hazardous one. The manner in which this difficult and arduous task was performed is worthy of the best traditions of the Army.”