Books published by publisher Royal Oaks Publishing

These two original not quite children’s stories are intended mainly for bigger kids and grownups. They are blends of sensitivity and surprise, good humor, the beauty of the land, and substantial characters. They introduce us to an interesting more-dimensional Santa, to a far northern forest we will never forget, a Rudolph beyond sweetness and sleigh, and a Christmas morning seen from below the Christmas Tree, as it should be.These stories are just for fun; their turnabouts, much like those so common in real life, are a rollercoaster ride for us to enjoy. Illustrated in full color.

Summer 1972. Three brothers are stationed with their family on a United States Air Force Base in the Philippines during the Vietnam War. After witnessing the crash landing of their father’s jet, the boys and their fellow scouts are unexpectedly called to action as a daring rescue attempt is launched. What began as a simple Boy Scout excursion quickly transforms into a harrowing adventure that spans two decades filled with combat aircraft, submarines, enemy soldiers, secret codes, automatic rifles, traps and long-lost treasure. This is a thrilling tale of heroism and courage in the face of overwhelming odds and incredible danger. Even more unbelievable, everything in this story is absolutely true…except of course for those parts that were made up or otherwise fabricated to protect National Security or something like that.

What do you get when you mix a lonely princess, an orphan boy coming of age, and an evil stepmother together?A Right Royal Tiff!Princess Charming is a lonely young princess preparing for her eighteenth birthday ball and yearning to be free, yet on the day itself learns a horrible secret only her parents could tell her.Cinderfella, a lonely but newly titled young Baron orphaned after the death of his father, refuses to play by his evil stepmother’s rules and decides to go to the ball after all.Madame Neila, the evil stepmother, wants only two things in life, her dead husband’s fortuitous estate and Princess Charming, and she will stop at nothing to get both of them.When secrets are kept and secrets are told, years of martial arts training comes in handy for Cinderfella and Princess Charming when they find out what the evil Madame Neila is really up to.

Changes; things we cannot stop no matter how hard we try…Phropheticus Mothimus: An ancient shaman story of a hybrid moth man creature told by those who’ve seen it, those who’ve become it, and now young Davey is about to find out exactly what it’s like.Alien Master Cook: Best friends Darcy and Jennifer enter the Trifest Children’s Master Cook Masterclass Cooking Competition along with ninety-eight other hopefuls. As the field narrows weird things start to happen and when it comes down the last two standing, Darcy and Jennifer find out what the real prize for winning the competition is. The Dead People: Adam wakes up in a cold and isolated underground bunker. How did he get there, who brought him there…and more importantly, why do they want him and everyone else dead?Rat Finks: Mike, and his kid brother David, are new in town and out to get to know the local kids. But the local kids are disappearing and it all has something to do with sundown and melt in your mouth chocolate chip cookies…Hu-Bot, I Am: Science has come a long way with prosthetics for humans, but Sam is worried about the new robotic versions and the doctor behind them. Can he bring the secrets and lies to light before the new robotic world destructs around him?

Written by a highly experienced educator, this fun book is crafted to be broadly educational as well as relevant and entertaining. It lays a foundation for confident and enjoyable reading by being limited to one, two, and three letter words only. The stories feature unique and delightful characters and are relevant to a child’s developing thoughts because they are adventures made up of childhood experiences, child thoughts, and things found in a child’s environment. Both imaginative and realistic, the beautiful rich world created by the art invites the child to develop a real interest in reading and the beauty of nature.

Written by a highly experienced educator, this fun book is crafted to be broadly educational as well as relevant and entertaining. It lays a foundation for confident and enjoyable reading by being limited to one, two, and three letter words only. The stories feature unique and delightful characters and are relevant to a child’s developing thoughts because they are adventures made up of childhood experiences, child thoughts, and things found in a child’s environment. Both imaginative and realistic, the beautiful rich world created by the art invites the child to develop a real interest in reading and the beauty of nature.

Written by a highly experienced educator, this fun book is crafted to be broadly educational as well as relevant and entertaining. It lays a foundation for confident and enjoyable reading by being limited to one, two, and three letter words only. The stories feature unique and delightful characters and are relevant to a child’s developing thoughts because they are adventures made up of childhood experiences, child thoughts, and things found in a child’s environment. Both imaginative and realistic, the beautiful rich world created by the art invites the child to develop a real interest in reading and the beauty of nature.

What could possibly go wrong during a two week modelling course at a prestigious modelling company?A lot!Twelve year old Delany Jane Chester and her best friend, Macy Compton, have won the prestigious Top Modelistè Fashion and Beauty Agency two week summer course competition. Two whole weeks of fashion, fun and beauty blitzes, and they cannot wait.But things start to happen and they give Dell the chills, especially when walking the hallway of mannequins, a long red glossy hallway with twenty-five very real and very lifelike mannequins that look exactly like the past twenty-five graduate winners of the course.Their eyes follow Dell wherever she goes and nightmares soon arise, sending her into sensory overload. Something is very wrong at Top Modelistè and she sets out to prove what it is…but will that be the biggest mistake of her life.

A Guide to Creative Questioning for Elementary-Grade Literature Based on Bloom's Taxonomy Completely revised from material originally supplied by Michael T. Bagley This book for grades 3-4 has four questions at each level of Bloom's Taxonomy for each of the works of literature listed below. The stories covered in this volume: Mr. Popper's Penguins, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, The Computer Nut, The Eerie Canal, The Pinballs, The TV Kid, The Mystery of Misty, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, George's Marvelous Medicine, James and the Giant Peach, Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library, Shining Star, Where a White Dog Smiles, McBroom Tells the Truth, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, My Country: My Lee Comes to America, Max and Me and the Time Machine, See You Around, Sam!, The Purple Coat, Aldo Ice Cream, Class Clown, Just So Stories: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories: How the Camel Got His Hump, My Friend in Africa, Pippi Longstocking, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Amelia Bedelia Helps Out, Monday, The Cricket in Times Square, Blue Ribbons for Juliet, Secesh, Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor, Breaker at Dawn, All-of-a-Kind Family, Amelia's Notebook, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Velveteen Rabbit, Amber Brown Sees Red, Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

Seventh grader Lennie Miller continues her math adventures in Night of the Eerie Equations, the third book in Robert Black's mathematical fiction series. This time a crew of TV ghost hunters has come to Bailey, Indiana, and it seems like they may find out about Lennie's ability to talk to vampires, wizards, and monsters. This will relieve Lennie from her responsibilities of "Pattern Finder," and she will no longer have to solve her invisible friends' math problems. Now she not only has to decide whether she should betray her friends or keep them safe, but she has to figure out a way to keep the ghost hunters from hunting for her. Each chapter is filled with pre-algebra math problems. Robert Black says about his creative math puzzles: "Many 'word problems' don't make sense in real life. They never explain why you'd have sixty watermelons or why you want to give three-fifths of them to your friend. But in my books, the math problems come out of the situations the characters get into and the characters have reasons why they want to solve those problems." Night of the Paranormal Patterns and Night of the Frightening Fractions are the previous novels in which Lennie goes on a series of adventures as she solves her monster friends' math problems. Black has written two historical novels for Royal Fireworks Press: Liberty Girl, set in Baltimore during the First World War and based on his grandmother's real-life memories and Unswept Graves, set in 1890s' Chinatown in San Francisco to which two 21st century girls are magically transported and undergo terrifying experiences.

As a young entrepreneur, have you ever needed words of encouragement during a rough time in your life? Have you ever felt like no one knew or understood what challenges you face as a young person in business? Have you ever woken up in the morning thinking it was going to be a bad day, but you see the sunshine and suddenly you felt great? We’ve all needed the sun to shine in our lives, especially when it seemed as though there was darkness all around. That ray of sun was our encouragement, and this book is also a source of inspiration as well. Young entrepreneurs in business need words to uplift their spirits and help them when times are hard. That is what this book is for, to encourage you to be confident in yourself and go after your dreams in spite of any obstacles, circumstances or tough decisions you must face. If you ever run into a difficult situation and you need encouragement, this book is the perfect tool to get you back on track.

This book touched my heart." Gabrielle, aged 9 "A small gem...an instant classic in the field." Professor Stephen T. Schroth "..presents a refreshing, liberating perspective for girls." Kathryn P. Haydon "I highly recommend this book for use in the gifted classroom, the homeschooling environment, and as a gift of confidence from parent to child." Dr Maurice D. Fisher Manifesto of the Gifted Girl reaches out to girls and women in all walks of life and in every kind of circumstance. It strengthens, inspires and counsels those are are struggling to find their place in school and society, as well as those who are launching out on their own for the first time. Framed with the voices of the girls themselves, the book is conversational in style and written so that both girls and young women, together with their advocates (parents, older friends, mentors), can gain strength and hope from the messages contained in the book. This is an important book for understanding and supporting gifted girls. Heavily illustrated with images of women and girls in art and history. Dr Smutny is founder and director of The Center for Gifted (which is a partner with National-Louis University, Evanston, Illinois), and a winner of the NAGC Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contribution to the field of education. See also, by the same author, Reclaiming the Lives of Gifted Girls and Women