Jack's Fantastic Voyage

Jack's Fantastic Voyage
Author: Michael Foreman
Publisher: Andersen Press (UK)
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2010
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9781849392563

Jack's grandfather tells tales so tall that the other children say they must be made up. Jack thinks they are too, until the night Grandfather takes him on an incredible trip in his boat - and then Jack doesn't know what to believe...

Voyage of the Basilisk

Voyage of the Basilisk
Author: Marie Brennan
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429956364

The thrilling adventure of Lady Trent continues in Marie Brennan's Voyage of the Basilisk . . . Devoted readers of Lady Trent's earlier memoirs, A Natural History of Dragons and The Tropic of Serpents, may believe themselves already acquainted with the particulars of her historic voyage aboard the Royal Survey Ship Basilisk, but the true story of that illuminating, harrowing, and scandalous journey has never been revealed—until now. Six years after her perilous exploits in Eriga, Isabella embarks on her most ambitious expedition yet: a two-year trip around the world to study all manner of dragons in every place they might be found. From feathered serpents sunning themselves in the ruins of a fallen civilization to the mighty sea serpents of the tropics, these creatures are a source of both endless fascination and frequent peril. Accompanying her is not only her young son, Jake, but a chivalrous foreign archaeologist whose interests converge with Isabella's in ways both professional and personal. Science is, of course, the primary objective of the voyage, but Isabella's life is rarely so simple. She must cope with storms, shipwrecks, intrigue, and warfare, even as she makes a discovery that offers a revolutionary new insight into the ancient history of dragons. The Lady Trent Memoirs 1. A Natural History of Dragons 2. The Tropic of Serpents 3. Voyage of the Basilisk 4. In the Labyrinth of Drakes 5. Within the Sanctuary of Wings At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Space Opera

Space Opera
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Spatterlight Press
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1965
Genre: Science fiction, American
ISBN: 1619470330

Mira Forecasts the Future

Mira Forecasts the Future
Author: Kell Andrews
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: FICTION
ISBN: 9781454916987

Mira has a knack for learning science to monitor weather patterns and it pays off when she uses her talent to predict the weather and saves her seaside town from an impending storm in the 1920s.

Ports of Call

Ports of Call
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1999-01-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312864743

A romantic tale follows a space swashbuckler and conman as he travels from world to world, plying his trade, drinking in wild bars, and flirting with women.

Night Lamp

Night Lamp
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1998-02-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312864729

The story of a young man's quest to discover the secret of his own origin, hidden by his adoptive parents and lost with their untimely death, "Night Lamp" features exotic settings, interesting characters, and classic Vance storytelling charm.

Dad I Can't Sleep

Dad I Can't Sleep
Author: Michael Foreman
Publisher: Andersen Press (UK)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781842706992

When Little Panda has trouble falling asleep, his father suggests counting all sorts of animals, with surprising results.

My Magic Tree House Journal

My Magic Tree House Journal
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0385375050

Adventure is as close as your own backyard. . . . Even after the magic tree house brings Jack and Annie back home to Frog Creek, they never stop having adventures. They love to explore the world around them. Now it's your turn You can fill out this journal right along with Jack and Annie. What animals can you find where you live? What plants grow there? What are some of your favorite places? What stars can you find in the sky? The answers are all up to you in this fun companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House(R) series Have even more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House(R) website at MagicTreeHouse.com.

Jack's Journey

Jack's Journey
Author: Kit Cullen
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1743434901

Jack's Journey is the moving and extraordinary story of an unknown ANZAC action at Gallipoli during the period of the Landing on 1 and 2 May, 1915. Kit Cullen began tracing Jack Collyer's story using his three diaries and his service record. The diaries cover the voyage from Australia to training in Egypt and Lemnos and, finally, landing at Anzac. Unfortunately, the last diary ended as Jack entered the firing line on Bolton's Ridge at dusk on 25 April. He was wounded a week later. Where was Jack and what was he doing when he was wounded? What Kit discovered over ten years of painstaking research is extraordinary. On 1 May Jack and about fifty other members of No. 15 Platoon 4th Battalion were ordered to go to the aid of about 60 Royal Marines who had been trapped for two and a half days in an isolated trench. The Marines were running out of ammunition and water and needed support. Before dawn Jack and his mates entered the valley, which they christened Death Trap Valley, before dawn and positioned themselves in Loutit's Post overlooking the Marines for most of the day under heavy enemy fire. The 4th Battalion's rescue mission was undertaken at the height of the third Turkish counter attack. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the ANZACs were ordered to resupply the Marines with ammunition and water and to reinforce their line. To do so meant running the gauntlet of the death trap - an exposed fifty metre long track, marked by the Turks as a killing ground. As the platoon braved the death trap, one by one, most of them were killed or wounded, including Jack. Snowy Robson carried ammunition and water to the beleaguered garrison without being hit. An hour later he also guided and took charge of No.3 Platoon 4th Battalion which was ordered into the valley to reinforce the isolated trench. In all, Snowy diced the death trap six times - five in daylight - without being hit. The position and the Marines were saved. Five Allied gallantry medals were awarded for the action, including the first Victoria Cross at Anzac. Walter Parker, a Royal Marine stretcher bearer, was the recipient. Snowy Robson was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal for his feats. The other extraordinary aspect of the 4th Battalion's participation in the action was the corruption of the historical record by Charles Bean. Bean omitted any reference to the 4th Battalion in his telling of the story in the Official History, despite knowing what happened. Instead, he gave the credit for saving the Marines to his brother's unit, the 3rd Battalion, which played a part on 2 May in relieving the Marines and the remnants of the two 4th Battalion parties. Bean misused a letter from the Royal Marine hierarchy specifically praising the 4th Battalion's sacrifice and courage, claiming its sentiments for the 3rd Battalion. The tragic heroism of Jack and his mates, and Bean's historiographical skulduggery would have remained hidden if Kit Cullen hadn't stumbled on them in the course of his research.

Maison Que Jacques a Bâtie

Maison Que Jacques a Bâtie
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1958
Genre: Cats
ISBN:

A cumulative rhyme in French and English relating the chain of events that started when Jack built a house.