Books with author William Benett

Allie's life has just taken a turn for the worse. Not only do her parents fight all the time, but she is failing classes at school and she thinks she may be pregnant. Unable to face her parents, she decides to run away. She hooks up with her friend Razz, a professional skateboarder, and goes on the road. When confrontations put Allie in danger, Razz and Allie head toward home and right into the path of a tornado. To survive the horror and destruction that follow the storm, she must find her inner strength.

Stanley is taking Little Woo, Sophie and Benjamin somewhere special for the day. He prepares the train early in the morning and then, with a chuff, chuff, chuffety-chuff they're off!Little Woo has a beach ball, Benjamin has a toy boat and Sophie has a rubber ring. Where could they be going?Join Stanley and friends for another busy adventure in this colourful new story from William Bee.

Meet Arty, the frog that paints—and find out how he became the world’s greatest artist! Arty is a frog—but not just any frog. He’s the greatest artist in the whole wide world! Join him and his agent, Mr. Grimaldi, and find out how Arty became famous by painting a series of record-setting masterpieces. Along the way, they end up in lots of strange and funny situations, from balancing on a stepladder at the top of Mount Everest to being strapped to the wing of a supersonic plane. Kids will laugh at Arty’s antics even as they’re inspired to get creative themselves.

Originally published in 1898, this classic volume is a retelling, in simple language for young people, of the story of the Old Testament.CONTENTSPART I: THE PATRIARCHSIsrael in the WildernessAbrahamIsaacJacob and EsauJacob and LabanJoseph the Spoilt DarlingJoseph in PrisonJoseph the Ruler of EgyptPART II: MOSES AND JOSHUAThe Son of Pharaoh’s DaughterThe Reproach of ChristThe Burning BushThe Ten PlaguesThe ExodusThe Red SeaThe Wanderings in the WildernessThe Conquest of JerichoThe GibeonitesPART III: THE JUDGES, RUTH, AND SAMUELDeborah and BarakGideonJephthahRuthHannah and SamuelEli and SamuelPART IV: SAUL, DAVID, AND SOLOMONSaul, the First King of IsraelSaul’s VictoriesDavid, Saul’s Minstrel and Armour-BearerDavid and GoliathDavid and JonathanDavid Spares Saul’s LifeDavid and the Ark On ZionDavid and AbsalomPART V: ELIJAH AND ELISHAThe FamineThe RainThe Still Small VoiceNaboth’s VineyardThe War with MoabNaamanJehuPART VI: AMOS, HOSEA, AND ISAIAHAmos and HoseaThe Call of IsaiahThe Deliverance From SennacheribPART VII: JEREMIAHThe Putting Down of the High PlacesThe Fall of JerusalemPART VIII: RELIGIOUS STORIES OF ANCIENT ISRAELThe CreationThe FallCain and AbelThe FloodThe Tower of BabelPART IX: THE NEW ISRAELThe New TempleEzra and NehemiahPART X: RELIGIOUS STORIES OF THE NEW ISRAELThe CreationThe FloodNote: The original physical edition of this work includes several illustrations. They are not included in this Kindle edition.About the Author:William Henry Bennett (1855–1920) was Professor of Old Testament Exegesis in New and Hackney Colleges, London; a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, England; and a Lecturer in Hebrew at Firth College, Sheffield. Other works include “A Primer of the Bible,” “Old Testament History,” and “The Bible and Criticism.”