Books published by publisher Jackal Lantern Books

Take a journey through your favorite book and transform it into a board game! Choose your characters, design your board, and create obstacles and other fun activities all according to what happens in your favorite book. Learn how to take the joy of reading to another level and discover your own creativity. Eleven-year-old Ben Buchanan, who created a board game based on the popular Harry Potter books, provides advice for all children who would like to turn their favorite book into a board game. Along with his co-authors, he offers a step-by-step process, with suggestions for parents, librarians, and teachers, on how to help children transform their favorite book into a board game. The book shows how you can have hours of fun creating the board game―and then have lots more hours of fun playing! Journey to Gameland encourages children to develop their own creativity.

Lantern First Illustrated 1000 Words in Yoruba is put together and translate some selected words in Yoruba into English with the aid of relevant illustrations for clarity. In addition, the words are alphabetically arranged to guide in its study. The book is especially intended for children and young adults whose understanding of some Yoruba words is limited and for those who may have difficulty with the English meaning of the words in Yoruba language. This, therefore, serves as a basic tool to identify these words they use everyday without adequate knowledge of their meanings. In essence, the English equivalents of the Yoruba words are carefully selected to enrich the user's vocabulary. And the accompanying colourful illustrations are designed to enhance the quality of the book by injecting actions into the words, which makes them come alive to effectively communicate their intended or implied meanings. The book is culturally relevant taking consideration of the language problems the users encounter at this stage of their formative age. It is hoped thus, that First Illustrated 1000 Words in Yoruba will in no small measure, help in the learning and teaching of the Yoruba Language.

Lantern First Illustrated 1000 Words in Yoruba is put together and translate some selected words in Yoruba into English with the aid of relevant illustrations for clarity. In addition, the words are alphabetically arranged to guide in its study. The book is especially intended for children and young adults whose understanding of some Yoruba words is limited and for those who may have difficulty with the English meaning of the words in Yoruba language. This, therefore, serves as a basic tool to identify these words they use everyday without adequate knowledge of their meanings. In essence, the English equivalents of the Yoruba words are carefully selected to enrich the user's vocabulary.And the accompanying colourful illustrations are designed to enhance the quality of the book by injecting actions into the words, which makes them come alive to effectively communicate their intended or implied meanings.The book is culturally relevant taking consideration of the language problems the users encounter at this stage of their formative age.It is hoped thus, that First Illustrated 1000 Words in Yoruba will in no small measure, help in the learning and teaching of the Yoruba Language.

Now that you've become a vegan, you're learning lots of ways to prepare tofu, but you or someone you love is really starting to miss macaroni and cheese, turkey dinners, pumpkin pie and birthday cake. Maybe you and your family feel self-conscious (and hungry) at holidays, picnics, and parties. Or maybe just one person in the family is vegan, but you need to create meals that everyone will eat.Since the day Brian McCarthy and his wife, Karen, chose a vegan diet for their family ten years ago, Chef McCarthy has created over 400 simple vegan recipes with easy-to-find ingredients for traditional favorites like biscuits, corn bread, stews, pastas, pizzas, cakes, pies, and even egg(less) nog. All the recipes come from the McCarthy home kitchen and have passed the test of many family meals. For individuals or families who are concerned about animals, the environment, or their health, mealtimes just got a whole lot easier.100% Recycled Paper

Lanre's day started the same as any other, that is until he had a dream with the Stream Queen!Was the dream real? Would the Stream Queen really grant his wish?Lanre lives with his parents and grandmother who send him on errands every now and then. On one such occasion, Lanre's grandmother asks him to go and buy her fried bean balls (akara) at the market down the street. On his way back and in a bid to escape further errands, Lanre heads for the stream.At the river bank, he falls asleep and dreams of a mystical fish waking him up. He asks the fish to grant his wish that he be left in peace when he gets home.On getting home, Lanre's problem's, rather than come to an end, suddenly increase as the slightest attempt on his part to help turns disastrous.Follow Lanre on this wondrous adventure. Will the wish the Stream Queen granted him help or cause him even more trouble? Will Lanre learn his lesson and be happy to be part of the family?Enjoy this nice fairy tale with your children and help them grow. Get your copy today!

Take a journey through your favorite book and transform it into a board game! Choose your characters, design your board, and create obstacles and other fun activities all according to what happens in your favorite book. Learn how to take the joy of reading to another level and discover your own creativity.Eleven-year-old Ben Buchanan, who created a board game based on the popular Harry Potter books, provides advice for all children who would like to turn their favorite book into a board game. Along with his co-authors, he offers a step-by-step process, with suggestions for parents, librarians, and teachers, on how to help children transform their favorite book into a board game.The book shows how you can have hours of fun creating the board game—and then have lots more hours of fun playing! Journey to Gameland encourages children to develop their own creativity.

"The reader won't find complicated or elegant fare between these pages, but The Vegan Family Cookbook will be warmly welcomed in any vegan household with hungry little mouths to feed. With over 400 family-geared recipes, the book is a gem of a collection of tasty, familiar dishes that will make it a treasured volume in any vegan kitchen."—VegParadise.comNow that you've become a vegan, you're learning lots of ways to prepare tofu, but you or someone you love is really starting to miss macaroni and cheese, turkey dinners, pumpkin pie and birthday cake. Maybe you and your family feel self-conscious (and hungry) at holidays, picnics, and parties. Or maybe just one person in the family is vegan, but you need to create meals that everyone will eat. Since the day Brian McCarthy and his wife, Karen, chose a vegan diet for their family ten years ago, Chef McCarthy has created over 400 simple vegan recipes with easy-to-find ingredients for traditional favorites like biscuits, corn bread, stews, pastas, pizzas, cakes, pies, and even egg(less) nog. All the recipes come from the McCarthy home kitchen and have passed the test of many family meals. For individuals or families who are concerned about animals, the environment, or their health, mealtimes just got a whole lot easier.

Take a journey through your favorite book and transform it into a board game! Choose your characters, design your board, and create obstacles and other fun activities all according to what happens in your favorite book. Learn how to take the joy of reading to another level and discover your own creativity.Eleven-year-old Ben Buchanan, who created a board game based on the popular Harry Potter books, provides advice for all children who would like to turn their favorite book into a board game. Along with his co-authors, he offers a step-by-step process, with suggestions for parents, librarians, and teachers, on how to help children transform their favorite book into a board game.The book shows how you can have hours of fun creating the board game—and then have lots more hours of fun playing! Journey to Gameland encourages children to develop their own creativity.

Winner of the 2008 Gold Moonbeam Award for juvenile fiction!Claude and Medea aren't expecting an odd substitute teacher to change their lives. Nor are they anticipating the dangerous adventure in store for them. They seem like normal kids. But are they? Claude has famous parents and sticks to the rules. Medea's got a scholarship to a fancy private school and can't get in trouble. How is it that they are thrown together, trying to outsmart Manhattan criminals? And why do they care so much about the weird Ms. Rattlebee? Find out what makes this unlikely pair begin to view the world differently, and to risk everything. Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs is a riveting story that will make kids eager for more while offering them true heroes for today's world. This is a book that gives kids not only what they most want but also what they most need―protagonists who embody courage, compassion, and care.

"Can't you hear me?" asked the bee-eater. "Do you want to suck all the juice from those flowers?"Those were the conversations between the bee-eater and the honey bee. While the bee-eater tried to get in the way by threatening to peck the honey bee with its sharp beak, the honey bee ignored the threat. Find out what happened in this adventure storyof the "Honey Bee And The Bee-Eater."