"This fascinating entry in The Olympics series, full of historical and contemporary photos, gives readers a lot to think about."
Review of ‘The Olympics: Scandals’ by US journal Black Rabbit Books Reviews.
"Easy to understand and filled with great illustrations, this book makes a great resource for anyone interested in the topic."
Independent internet review of ‘Look Inside Bulldozers'.
"All in all, the author has crafted a book that will interest and inform its readership both as a historical work and as a contemporary chronicle."
Borders Editorial Review, Pirates and Smugglers.
"Another fine book in the Kingfisher Knowledge series."
Internet reviewer, Pirates and Smugglers.
"The book was a great balance of text and pictures."
Internet review of ‘Going to War in World War Two'
"My favorite book as a kid."
Five-star rating Amazon reviewer on ‘Look Inside Cross-Sections: Ships'
"I rode off the knowledge I garnered from this book all the way through high school and in Science Bowl competitions, AP-level science classes, and more. It is the most valuable book I have ever bought, hands down!’"
Amazon reviewer on ‘1000 facts about the Earth’,
"My daughter loves doing the experiments, and I love that they are very simple and straightforward."
Review of ‘Science With Air’.
"Even as an adult you almost cannot put it down. Short explanations that keep the reader intrigued. I would recommend this book for any family with children of all ages."
Reviewer of ‘The Children’s Factfinder’.
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Here is a selection of my extensive non-fiction work. I'm adding to this list all the time. You will see from the titles that I can tackle a number of different subjects. I am well used to writing information in caption form, to fit a heavily-illustrated design.
Starting to Read
Non-fiction written and designed for first readers. My work in this area has featured in the English National Curriculum for primary schools. It includes...
- Who Am I? Series of animal titles x 20 (Belitha). Featured in English Key Stage 2 list.
- Looking At... series x 6, animals in cold places, hot places, oceans, trees, rivers and lakes, plains (Belitha)
- Can You Find... series x 4, clothes, food, household things, machinery (Belitha)
- Where Am I?... series x 4, rainforest, desert, ocean, arctic (Belitha)
- Flyers... series x 2, farm animals, wild animals (Watts)
- Magic World of Learning... series x 3 (Big Fish)
History
- The Olympics: Events, History, Records, Scandals (Watts)
- Tracking Down: The Romans, The Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Medieval Life, Tudors & Stuarts (Watts)
- Focus on Tudor Life x 3: Henry the Eighth, Tudor Exploration, Tudor Theatre (Watts)
- Discover the Tudors: Henry VIII, Tudor Theatre (Watts)
- Medieval Lives x 2: Knight, Lady of the Manor (Watts)
- Time capsule (Element)
- Usborne Book of London (Usborne)
- Diary of a Roman Soldier (Watts)
- Diary of a World War Two Nurse (Watts)
- Going to War in Roman Times (Watts)
- Going to War in World War Two (Watts)
- Diary of a 1960's Teenager (Watts)
- Diary of an Elizabethan Boy Actor (Watts)
- Diary of a Medieval Squire (Watts)
- Diary of a Young Roman Girl (Watts)
Fun Facts I specialize in books full of funny facts, sometimes with activities added to the mix.I like to add a zany left-field touch to fact and activity selections.
Space, Science and Machines
- Dorling Kindersley Look Inside Cross-sections: Space. Commended by US Library of Congress.
- Science with Air (Usborne)
- Satellites and Space Stations (Usborne)
- Twenty First Century Science - Genetics (Watts)
- Twenty First Century Science - Electronics (Watts)
- Dorling Kindersley Look Inside Cross-sections: Bulldozer, Jets, Ships, Tanks.
- Supreme Machines: (Franklin Watts).
Nature and the Earth
- Nature Cross-sections (Dorling Kindersley)
- 1000 Facts About the Earth (Kingfisher)
- 1000 Facts About Wild Animals (Kingfisher)
- Tell Me About People and Places (Kingfisher)
- Countries Factfinder (Watts)
- Natural World Factfinder (Watts)
- Getting to Know Britain (Watts)
- Amazon Rainforest model book (packager)
- Under the Oceans model book (packager)
- Bird, butterfly, frog, flower (packager)
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