Books published by publisher Tess Oliver

Frankie Cove is perfect for middle grade readers age 11-16.Prydeville is a quaint, ordinary place with extraordinary citizens. Now one of its own has returned with a sinister plot to destroy the town and twelve-year-old Frankie Cove must stop it. Frankie Cove figures he’s already paid his dues in the crummy life club. He rarely sees his dad, a Class Six SI (Superior Intelligence) who works for the government thwarting evil plots. Frankie lives with three retired superheroes who spend most of their day fighting over the remote and watching soap operas in their underwear. And now he has to worry about being destroyed by Dagger Rockdale. Dagger Rockdale, a Class Six Molecule Mover whisked away at birth, is returning to Prydeville. Dagger was born with the Chromosome 14 Mutation which non-scientifically speaking means super villain potential. Frankie’s father has invented an ankle cuff to neutralize the kid’s powers just in case he gets the urge to vaporize something or someone. Frankie is sure he’ll be on the top of Rockdale’s people to obliterate list. But it isn’t long before Frankie realizes that Dagger Rockdale is the least of his problems.

What's more all-American than good old-fashioned Fourth of July fireworks? Like other cultural favorites such as baseball and apple pie, the booms, crashes, and brilliant colors of a pyrotechnics show can fill anyone with a sense of childlike wonder. Come along and watch how skilled technicians craft fireworks, choreograph a show, and then put on a fabulous display.

This new series takes young readers through the exciting and often controversial world of energy. Covering different sources of energy, the eight volumes feature fictional student narrators interviewing experts who discuss the pros and cons of each and the science behind them.Combining fact and balance, Examining Energy provides students with clear picture of a topic on which daily headlines and news stories too often flash more heat than lights.

Remember the excitement at breakfast time when a new box of cereal was put on the table - the novelty of digging down deep to find the toy or other prize buried within? Now readers have the chance to really go inside their boxes of breakfast food as How it Happens at the Cereal Company follows the cereal-making process step by step, from the farmer's harvest to the kitchen table.

Did you know that the average hurricane is 300 miles (480 km) across? These storm systems can rip through cities and leave nothing in their paths but debris. Superstorm Sandy in 2012 caused approximately $65 billion in damages. Millions of people on the East Coast of the United States were left without power for days following the disaster. In this book, you'll examine hurricanes and explore what they are, how they happen, and what you can do to prepare for these massive storms.

Did you know that ships have been around for more than 4,000 years? Over time, technology has improved significantly, causing the number of shipwrecks to decline. More than a century after the Titanic went down, the South Korean ferry Sewol sank in April 2014, claiming 304 lives. This disaster could have been prevented if the ship had not hit something underwater, as the Titanic had. In this book, you'll examine why ships sink and what experts are doing to prevent future shipwrecks.