Fred the Fireless Dragon

Fred the Fireless Dragon
Author: Nancy J. Butler
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2009-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1607993295

Fred the dragon has a problem. He is the only 'fireless' dragon-he is unable to blow flame. Fred embarks on an epic journey through the forest, seeking advice from his woodland friends, and eventually stumbles upon a simple and surprising solution. Join author Nancy J. Butler and the loveable Fred on his quest for fiery breath, and help him find out how to no longer be Fred the Fireless Dragon.

The Fireless Dragon

The Fireless Dragon
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481428705

Mike the Knight has to help Sparkie get his fire back in this action-packed 8x8 storybook with a fold-out poster! When Sparkie accidentally ruins Mrs. Piecrust’s pies with his fiery breath, he decides never to breathe fire again. But as Mike the Knight shows him, sometimes it’s good to have a fire-breathing dragon around. © 2015 Hit (MTK) Limited, © Hit Entertainment Limited.

The Fireless Dragon

The Fireless Dragon
Author:
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2015-03-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481428691

When Sparkie accidentally ruins Mrs. Piecrust's pies with his fiery breath, he decides never to breath fire again. But as Mike the Knight shows him, sometimes it's good to have a fire-breathing dragon around!

Once Upon an If

Once Upon an If
Author: Peter Worley
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2014-02-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441158006

If you want to tell more stories in the classroom but lack the confidence to do so... If you need guidance finding stories that are good to get children thinking... If you like using stories in your teaching but want to get more from them than the moral at the end... Once Upon an If is the book for you! In his brand new book, award-winning author Peter Worley provides a comprehensive guide to everything a would-be storyteller needs, including how to bring a story to life, tips on how to memorise a story and improvise descriptions, and techniques for using tone, movement and timing to engage and involve the children in your class. Once Upon an If also comprises a treasury of stories, new and old, written especially to get a young audience thinking actively about the deeper issues that lie behind and within the tales. Guidance notes, lesson plans and activity questions are included with every story and there is a companion website including extra resources for you to use on your interactive whiteboard. Once Upon an If draws on Peter's ten years of experience as a philosophy teacher, trainer and storyteller to help any teacher place stories and storytelling where they should be - back at the heart of teaching.

Dragon's Dream

Dragon's Dream
Author: Tom R. Lupara
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2012-11-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 146696653X

A powerful new weapon has revolutionized the fight against dragons; Black powder. But even with the explosive force of his cannons, dragon slayer Nethaneal Morris will need the help of the entire village to bring down Temper, the fiercest, most bloof-thirsty dragon this world has ever known. Will he succeed in slaying this monster? Or will Temper simply rip Nethaneal apart in a savage bloodbath, just as hes done to countless other dragon slayers? The answer could very well leave you wondering if dragons are truly gone from these lands

The 1950s' Most Wanted™

The 1950s' Most Wanted™
Author: Robert Rodriguez
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2006-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 161234030X

Journey back fifty years to explore the decade of baby boomers, the Red scare, and the birth of rock and roll with Robert Rodriguez’s The 1950s’ Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Rock & Roll Rebels, Cold War Crises, and All-American Oddities. America was revving its engines when the fifties came along, and its citizens more than ready for everything the historic decade had to offer. Rodriguez takes you on a spin down memory lane with dozens of top-ten lists filled with amazing, amusing, and even astonishing trivia from the 1950s. Television exploded into the mainstream in the 1950s, and in this book you’ll find kids’ television, shows that were immensely popular then but forgotten now, and potential series that never got off the ground. Film and music history are also well represented, with lists highlighting the fathers of rock and roll and some unlikely recording artists, plus catchphrases from contemporary films and first roles of future stars. Relive the most notorious crimes of the decade, such as the one that inspired the TV show and film The Fugitive, and its big scandals, such as the quiz show debacle and the deportation of Charlie Chaplin. You’ll read about politicians, celebrities, fashion, toys, fads, and disasters. Relearn the hip slang of the time while finding out which tales from the fifties were really tall tales or urban legends that are now debunked. Rodriguez gives you a whole decade’s worth of fun, facts, and all-important memories. It may have been half a century ago, but with The 1950s’ Most Wanted™, it’ll seem like just yesterday.

The Tortoise Tales

The Tortoise Tales
Author: Sally Scott Guynn
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017-10-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 148085073X

The Tortoise Tales Written and Illustrated by Sally Scott Guynn Bindi Irwin meets Uncle Remus or a cross between Nat Geo and Disney is how some are describing this endearing new children's book cleverly disguised to both teach and entertain. Ezra, a wise old giant of a tortoise, narrates nine original animal stories to a girl riding on his back. Separate stories star fictional animal characters facing situations similar to our own--bullying, social acceptance, or how about a monkey with a personal hygiene issue, an embarrassed fireless dragon, lazy caddisfly larvae underwater and under siege, a brave grackle orphan, a minority goat who thinks he's a cow, a clever chameleon, a vain magpie queen, and an eagle and owl mystery sleuth duo? They all discover it's not always the strongest, the best looking or the smartest that can save the day but how courage, trust, compassion and teamwork can change the most extreme of social challenges into something pretty awesome. Glossaries and discussion questions offer reading bonuses along with the author's compelling art. Count on an increased interest in nature. "illustrations are charming and slightly and delightfully off-kilter...lend The Tortoise Tales great potential to appeal to young readers."-Blueink Review "...enchanting and inspiring"-Best selling author, 'Last Child in the Woods,' Richard Louv "...ideal for cultivating a love and appreciation of nature, wildlife and conservation..."-Clarion Book Review "...combines humorous shenanigans; an approachable, contemporary voice; and intriguing information about animals..."-Kirkus Book Review

The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942–1944

The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942–1944
Author: Charles Stephenson
Publisher: Pen and Sword Maritime
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2022-04-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526783649

A study of the British Royal Navy’s activities in the Indian Ocean during World War II, led by Admiral Sir James Somerville. The story of the British Eastern Fleet, which operated in the Indian Ocean against Japan, has rarely been told. Although it was the largest fleet deployed by the Royal Navy prior to 1945 and played a vital part in the theatre it was sent to protect, it has no place in the popular consciousness of the naval history of the Second World War. So Charles Stephenson’s deeply researched and absorbing narrative gives this forgotten fleet the recognition it deserves. British pre-war naval planning for the Far East is part of the story, as is the disastrous loss of the battleship Prince of Wales and battlecruiser Repulse in 1941, but the body of the book focuses on the new fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir James Somerville, and its operations against the Japanese navy and aircraft as well as Japanese and German submarines. Later in the war, once the fleet had been reinforced with an American aircraft carrier, it was strong enough to take more aggressive actions against the Japanese, and these are described in vivid detail. Charles Stephenson’s authoritative study should appeal to readers who have a special interest in the war with Japan, in naval history more generally and Royal Navy in particular. Praise forThe Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean, 1942–1944 “This meticulously researched, outstandingly clear, well written and absorbing account is long overdue and will most likely become a standard work. The text is most helpfully supported by over 80 pages of detailed end notes referenced to each chapter and a detailed index. This is not only a book for naval historians but also for anyone with an interest in the War in the Indian Ocean region. Highly recommended.” —Military Historical Society “I enjoyed this book – it gives us an account of an often neglected part of the war at sea, and of the achievements of Admiral Somerville, who kept his fleet intact in the face of a potentially overwhelming opponent, then was willing to acknowledge that his fleet needed to improve massively before it could take on the Japanese.” —Dr John Rickard, author and webmaster of the ‘Military History Encyclopedia on the Web’

Indigara

Indigara
Author: Tanith Lee
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2007-10-18
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1440621233

"Lee continues to distinguish herself with her ability to bring flesh and blood to the worlds of the future."—Science Fiction and Fantasy Review Jet and her robot dog, Otis, have been taken with Jet’s two sisters—one of whom has a role in the latest Super-Movie—to their planet’s film capital, Ollywood. Jet and Otis are soon catapulted into the unplumbed underworld that lurks below the studios and lots. Here lies the beautiful and sinister otherwhere of Indigara, which has spontaneously generated from the sets, costumes, models, and actual celluloid of rejected pilot fantasy and SF movies that never got made into series. Even while Jet and her dog try to survive the dangers and terrors below, their Indigaran mirror images have replaced them, and are running amok in the real world above...

Westen Adventures

Westen Adventures
Author: Nicholas J. Godfrey
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2019-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1546276599

The magic of the Wild West meets the magic of Epic Fantasy in this gun-toting, spell-wielding adventure across the Realm of Westen with human gunslinger Gavil Rose and his snow elf counterpart Feather... Rumor is a hoard of magic-enabling mana crystals has been discovered in the north. Enough to turn five stable boys into five kings. Gavil and Feather are hired by the Lord of Dustbowl to protect his prospectors on their journey to the hoard site. The treacherous expedition forces the two gunslingers into a fierce battle with the notorious Red Hands and their leader Shotgun Wizard across miles of field, wood, and marsh... And although facing rebel gangs may be business as usual for the two riders, nothing has ever quite prepared them for the dragon waiting on the other side. WESTEN is a fun, humorous adventure in a world full of bullets and spells, cannon fire and fireballs, and dwarves, orcs, elves, and humans all blasting their way to fortune, glory, and power using tools as ancient as runes and new weapons as vicious as revolvers.