Böcker utgivna av Austin Macauley

Did you ever, as a child, gaze skyward, lost in the wonder of the vast expanse? Or perhaps, like many, held back the questions that bubbled within, too shy to voice them aloud?Embark on a heartwarming journey with a curious little girl, bewitched by the celestial wonders of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. With every innocent query, 'Mama, is that my Sun?' or 'Mama, are those my stars?, ' she not only unravels the mysteries of the universe but also fortifies the tender bond she shares with her mother.This tale beautifully encapsulates the essence of a mother's gentle guidance and the power of listening to the young voices around us. As you read aloud, watch your little one snuggle deeper into their favorite blanket, clutching their cherished toy, spellbound by the celestial dance of questions and loving answers.But that's not all! Tucked at the end of this enchanting story, you'll discover six delightful children's poems that add magic to bedtime: 'Sneakers of McKinstry Street, ' 'Styxx, Bengal Boy, ' 'Story Time, ' 'When Daddy Tucks Me In, ' 'Little Blue House, ' and 'Pink Curtains.'

An outbreak of twelve gruesome, unsolved murders from the 1800s seems an excellent choice for Jay Dalton to try out his hand at writing. Doing so as he is starting life over after a painful divorce in a peaceful, rural farmhouse, in which he had recently moved, seems delightful. All would not stay as it seems for long.The quaintness of his old farm house quickly fades as he becomes more aware that he isn't alone in his new abode. A series of journals Jay discovers provide unexpected research results for his book, even as they seem to come more and more ominously to life. But it is a series of "accidents" that are most troublesome, as it seems that someone intends for Jay to never finish his book.As Jay digs deeper, he begins to suspect that the unsolved murders, the hauntings in his house, and his current peril may be more closely connected than he would have ever suspected. How good he is at putting the pieces together may just determine if he lives to write about it.

For as long as the little girl could remember, the hill was always her happy place. A place she could be herself, the only place for her inquisitive heart to get the answers it was looking for. This is where she has always felt and will always feel closest to God, as if He handcrafted this secret paradise with solely her in mind. As the little girl grows up and life changes, she can always rely on one thing that will never change or fail her - the one thing waiting on top of the hill - God and His promise to be with us from the very beginning until the very end.

Do you love to play outside with your friends, or would you rather play video games on a computer? Well, a young girl named Sophie loved her fun childhood of active play. She loved going to parks, playing outdoors with friends, riding bikes, and playing sports. She also loved reading, coloring, and playing games. But what happens when she first sees a glowing screen in her house and continues to see more and more of these, both in her home and eventually school? Everyone seems to have a screen to look at! Will she spend more time staring at a screen or playing video games all day, instead of playing with her friends? Find out how Sophie learns that technology and devices have a time, place and day, but this needs to be balanced with family, friends, study, and play. This book is a good reminder for everyone how important balance is in life!

This book weaves glimpses of some of the author's experiences; intertwined with the experiences of friends, family and acquaintances; in his half-century journey to understand the impact of oppression and trauma on his life and the country. The author explores how the murder of his young friend Matthew Shepard, and being briefly thrust into the national spotlight, affected the direction and focus of that journey. The book chronicles his movement from the deafening silence of growing up in the "don't ask don't tell" environment of Wyoming; through that horrific murder; and into decades of painstakingly slow, positive, change toward social justice; accompanied by a growing negative backlash culminating in "don't say gay" and other hate-based legislation.

The Corisco Conspiracy is the story of the Gunpowder Plot (the "conspiracy" of the title) as related, in crystal-clear prose, by William Shakespeare. It has long been suspected that the Shakespeares of Stratford-upon-Avon were crypto-Catholics. In this tell-all memoir, William, the first son of John and Mary Shakespeare, not only authenticates that suspicion, but also reveals significant events that happened in the Catholic underground of Elizabethan and Jacobean England.The most noteworthy of those events is the first meeting of the conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot. It took place in Corisco, an island in present-day Equatorial Guinea which figures prominently in Shakespeare's narrative. That was in November 1585 - twenty years before the plotters' historic gunfight with security officers in Staffordshire.Corisco was not Shakespeare's only link to Africa. Some of his fellow "Jesuit messengers" were Afro-Europeans. He himself wrote only one of the plays for which he is famous. The rest were supplied to his acting troupe by a different spy: a Portuguese-African princess, who was instructed to write in them encoded messages for Roman Catholic theatre-goers. The Bard married twice. His second wife, the hitherto unidentified Dark Lady of the Sonnets, was a Muslim from the Kingdom of Malabo. So, he embraced Mohammedanism. His confidants, a London couple of Malian descent, were also Islamic members of the Church of Rome.Many more Catholic rebels were implicated in the Gunpowder Plot than have thus far been listed in history books. Shakespeare does justice to them all in his account.

In Frog Soup, Gia Pia and Callie Cat are excited to visit their grandma for dinner. However, their excitement quickly turns to horror when they hear that the main dish is none other than frog soup! The sisters are huge fans of frogs and can't bear the thought of eating them. Will they be able to save the frogs from the soup pot and still enjoy dinner with their grandma? Join Gia Pia and Callie Cat on their journey to find out!

Have you ever really wanted to goTo a party full of bugs - oh you didn't know?That bugs have parties like you and me.Or do they? Do you want to see?Wait! Don't open this book because if you do,You might find a monster or maybe two!It's very spooky on Halloween night,The witches and ghosts will give you a fright.But if you just have to see what's there,Then open the book - if you dare!

Embark on a hilarious and heartwarming adventure with Bagpipe the cat, the infamous feline with an uncontrollable flatulence problem! In this charming children's tale, Bagpipe's odorous predicament leads him on a quest to find a place where his farts will be accepted. From the farmhouse to the cow shed, pigpen, stables, and chicken coop, Bagpipe's stenchy emissions drive away all the farmyard animals. Determined to find his rightful home, Bagpipe's journey takes him far and wide, venturing through the vast expanse of the Sahara Desert and even venturing into the depths of outer space. Along the way, young readers will be captivated by the beautifully illustrated pages and fall in love with the endearing characters. As Bagpipe's misadventures unfold, children's imaginations will soar, their laughter bubbling over as they follow the cat's action-packed escapades. Will Bagpipe ever find a place where he belongs, despite his pungent predicament? Discover the hilarious and heartwarming conclusion that will leave readers of all ages giggling with delight.

A line of revellers, wending their drunken conga from the opening night party at The Fighting Cock, is brought to a sudden halt when their barbecue explodes.Nora Stickleback struggles to manage the pub, control her alcoholic husband, and keep her son away from temptation. Following a promise to look after her friends' teenage children while they go off on a holiday that ends in tragedy, she suddenly finds herself with two extra youngsters to care for.Henry Stickleback nurses two passions, one for young Rosalie and the other for browsing car boot sales for any item cockerel-related.George dedicates the time he should be grieving to looking after his elder sister and carving out a future career for himself, steadfastly thinking of nothing except the matter in front of him at that time.Meanwhile, Rev'd Quinny is haunted by a childhood memory and a habit he started in order to break an obsession.

Ayumi Drevis is a regular middle school student with an incorrigible knack for causing trouble. But all that changes when she opens up a book and slips into the fantasy world of Rebirth, filled with magical creatures and foul-tempered humans, who are trying to take off her head! Along the way, she and her friends are tasked with locating the three divine instruments and battling the evil forces known as "Nightmares," many of which were former children. By putting her life on the line, Ayumi must use every ounce of courage and face the demons that haunt her visions in order to save everyone and return home.

Barcelona - Enchanting City is a new illustrated children's guidebook to the magical capital city of Catalonia, Spain. The colourful guide is divided into nine chapters, each written in a contemporary, poetic style which should fascinate and encourage curiosity in readers from the age of nine upwards. There are chapters on the legendary La Rambla, Camp Nou - FC Barcelona's fantastic football ground, Montjuïc, the '92 Olympic Games and much, much more... The poetical style of the chapters makes it easier for children (including less-motivated learners) to remember the information and new or difficult words, while developing a fascination for language. Each chapter even has its own set of four fun quiz cards which can be used with friends. There is also a glossary which gives curious readers more information about places and expressions in the text. The author has been writing texts and materials for teaching the English language since 2011.

Two young siblings visit an enchanted dinosaur park, where the beasts come alive. The dinosaurs exist to help mankind in times of danger. They act only under the guidance of special child helpers. The team performs a heroic rescue when a fire occurs at a children's hospital. Some time later, the park is demolished. The children feel compelled to revisit the site. As they do, an offshore disaster looms following an explosion at a gas rig. The children summon the magic power governing the park. Their call is answered, as an old friend and family of dragons appear to assist them. Once more, courage and determination is needed. Can the new team perform this dangerous rescue mission?

As long as I can remember, the only thing that fills my brain are words, and ever since starting school and falling in love with rhyming iambic pentameters, I have been writing "old-fashioned" poetry! This collection has been garnered and put together from hand-drafted papers and (my sister having taught me how to type so that she could read my scrawl!) from a life's collection of typed manuscripts.

When immersed in the horror of domestic violence, you either give up and die inside or you remove yourself and live in your imagination. Nobody believes that it will happen to them - but it does - and it is real. It does not discriminate; it seeps over the threshold of every class, religion and gender. Abusers are clever; they relieve you of friends first, then family, until you have only them left. They tell you it is all in your head - that you are crazy and that you need help. They know your insecurities and this becomes their playground and you their play toy. An abuser does not care if you are sad, they do not care if you are broken and they have no interest in anything but total domination. You cannot fix them, you can never love them enough. You just have to leave.

Quietly reflective, the beautifully written poems in this slim volume offer a welcome respite from the noisy insistence of modern life. The language, now simple and direct, now rich in associations, double-meanings, and imagery, has its own natural rhythm and appeal regardless of subject and rhyme. Intriguing, absorbing, thought-provoking, the poems are innovative and fresh and the intensity of the verses in places will undoubtedly strike a chord with readers of all kinds - both established readers of poetry, those who read poetry now and again, and those turning to poetry for the first time. Largely relating one person's take on how it is to be in the world, the poems address such aspects of life as time, being, loss, culture, and contingency. The collection is divided into three sections - non-rhyming poems, rhyming poems, and a concluding section of lighter, more humorous verses, with each of two additional poems serving as foreword and afterword.

There is snow and ice on the ground, and Jimmy's ponies are bored in their stable. What can Jimmy do to keep them entertained? From turnips to tickles, even old plastic buckets, Jimmy discovers all kinds of exciting ways to keep the ponies happy until spring arrives.

Elizabeth Jones returns home to find her life upside down. Its been nearly 200 years since she last saw her brothers, and things haven't been easy. Elizabeth is not like any other vampire, she has secrets and a complicated past. Reunited with her family and friends can she help save everyone she cares about or will it all end in ashes?

All Peps dreamed of was a home of his own. Born on the streets, blind and scared, he found safety at a rescue centre. But he always wondered if he would one day find a cosy bed and a family to call his own. Join Peps on his journey to his fur-ever home.

Arlo was a little boy in Prue's school who did not smile, not ever. Prue had noticed and decided to do something about this as she felt that Arlo was missing out on one of the best feelings she knew, feeling happy. Prue had an idea, and this was going to be a very extraordinary idea because Prue was a witch, a good witch, and her friends were fairies. This book is for all children who have ever felt different. You are never alone because you will always have your amazing self.

In a small town like many others, people used to throw away over-bought and unconsumed food that began to attract the little Garbage Monsters. In a short time, these monsters came to invade the city and become more and more greedily in search of food waste. In the fight with the Garbage Monsters, the Crumb Monster comes to the aid of the people, and he becomes best friends with Vlad, the naughty and food-wasting child. The two go through all sorts of adventures trying to stop the food waste and to carry out an education campaign for the citizens so they not to waste the food anymore. When the Crumb Monster come to help the people, inexplicable things start to happen in the city. The Crumb Monster is an educational story for both children and parents to stop food waste.

In a farm plagued by mischievous crows, the farmer's prized fruits and vegetables are constantly under threat. Tired of the endless battles, the farmer crafts what he believes to be the most intimidating scarecrow imaginable. Yet, this is no ordinary scarecrow. Armed not with fright but with magic words, the scarecrow surprises everyone by forging an unexpected bond. Dive into a heartwarming tale of friendship and understanding in The Scarecrow That Used His Magic Words. Discover how communication can transform foes into friends.

Most educators are remembered in passing - their legacies often confined to classroom walls and fleeting school years. But imagine a world where teachers can reconnect with their former students, not just as distant memories, but as influential figures in their lives once again. Teachers for Life introduces us to two educators who seize this very opportunity. No longer in traditional classrooms, they embark on a journey to re-engage with their past students, not to amend their earlier mistakes, but to bridge the gaps they've perceived since leaving their formal roles. In doing so, they impart invaluable life lessons, shaping not just minds, but hearts, proving that the influence of a dedicated teacher extends far beyond school and lasts a lifetime.