Barry Cole

What do giraffes do? Let's find out In this book, young learners ages 0-3 can explore facts about these amazing animals in both Spanish and English. These appealing board books are illustrated with vibrant photos, presenting simple facts about a variety of wild animals. Side-by-side English and Spanish text lets children and caretakers compare words in two languages. This series is perfect for building early bilingual literacy skills

Pets are fun Pets need care. How do I care for my pet cat? My Pet: Cat provides young readers in prekindergarten to grade 1 with an introduction to caring for cats. This 16-page book uses simple text and vivid photos to show the daily tasks involved in caring for pets. In this series, simple text and vibrant photos teach young readers about a variety of familiar pets. Each book includes a list of words to look for in the text, with callouts that match the word to the image on the page where it appears. Questions at the end of the book invite the reader to connect further with the text.

The Time Bandit is a story about two eleven year old children, Sam and Lizzie and the adventures they are sent on when they discover a one-arm-bandit in an old scrap year where they had gone to hide from PC Goodrich, the local police constable. Eager to see if the machine still works, Sam pulls on the lever and much to their horror the two children discover that the seemingly harmless looking fruit machine is in fact a time machine and before they realise what is happening, they are transported back to six hundred and fifty five AD and the boat burial of a Saxon king at Sutton Hoo. After witnessing this amazing event, bemused and thankful, the pair are relieved to find themselves transported safely back to the scrap yard. Their joy is short lived however when they find that, having discovered their hiding place, PC Goodrich is waiting to apprehend them. However just as he is about to make his arrest he spots the one arm bandit, and unable to resist a go on the fruit machine, before either of the children can stop him, the constable reaches out and pulls down the handle. Moments later and much to their horror, the trio find themselves transported back in time to the banks of the Little Bighorn river in Montana at the very moment that General Custer's is making his last stand. With the seventh cavalry and the Indians locked in battle, the three time travellers watch in amazement as the fight reaches its climax. Then, before PC Goodrich can stop her, with Custer mortally wounded and the last of his troopers overrun by the hoards of mounted Indians, Lizzie suddenly rushes onto the battle field and risking her life, she saves the life of a cavalry officers horse. Later, when all three are safely returned to the scrap yard, much to her amazement (and PC Goorich's extensive knowledge of American history) Lizzie learns that thanks to her act of bravery, Comanche, the horse who's life she saved is now immortalised and that the story of it's survival has become an enduring part of American history.

The Time Bandit is a story about two eleven year old children, Sam and Lizzie and the adventures they are sent on when they discover a one-arm-bandit in an old scrap year where they had gone to hide from PC Goodrich, the local police constable. Eager to see if the machine still works, Sam pulls on the lever and much to their horror the two children discover that the seemingly harmless looking fruit machine is in fact a time machine and before they realise what is happening, they are transported back to six hundred and fifty five AD and the boat burial of a Saxon king at Sutton Hoo. After witnessing this amazing event, bemused and thankful, the pair are relieved to find themselves transported safely back to the scrap yard. Their joy is short lived however when they find that, having discovered their hiding place, PC Goodrich is waiting to apprehend them. However just as he is about to make his arrest he spots the one arm bandit, and unable to resist a go on the fruit machine, before either of the children can stop him, the constable reaches out and pulls down the handle. Moments later and much to their horror, the trio find themselves transported back in time to the banks of the Little Bighorn river in Montana at the very moment that General Custer's is making his last stand. With the seventh cavalry and the Indians locked in battle, the three time travellers watch in amazement as the fight reaches its climax. Then, before PC Goodrich can stop her, with Custer mortally wounded and the last of his troopers overrun by the hoards of mounted Indians, Lizzie suddenly rushes onto the battle field and risking her life, she saves the life of a cavalry officers horse. Later, when all three are safely returned to the scrap yard, much to her amazement (and PC Goorich's extensive knowledge of American history) Lizzie learns that thanks to her act of bravery, Comanche, the horse who's life she saved is now immortalised and that the story of it's survival has become an enduring part of American history.

The Seven Years War is over, but for Shingas, a warrior of the Seneca tribe, the fight against the English continues... The Redcoats are advancing deeper and deeper into the homeland of Shingas and his people, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake. When Shingas witnesses the English brutally murdering many of his warriors, he swears bloody revenge. During a blood thirsty raid against the Red Coats, he captures the young girl Esther and forces her to live as his companion. Meanwhile, the English send an army to defeat Shingas. In a merciless ultimate battle between the "Red Coats" and the "Red Skins" the outcome of this battle decides the fate of the Seneca tribe and of young Esther as well..." Shingas" tells the tragic story of the Delaware warrior of the same name, who answers the English advance into his territory with merciless brutality. But to the readers surprise there is a different side to the people the white men call savages. Immerse yourself in this book, a gripping and unsparing tale about a largely unknown chapter of the Indian Wars, as Barry Cole's well-researched novel "Shingas" is set at 100 years before the well-known stories of American Natives during the days of the Wild West.

After six years of bloody conflict the war between France and England was over and Canada had a new ruler, King George the third. But for Shingas the fight against the English was not finished and after witnessing the brutal murder of his warriors by a company of redcoats at fort Detroit, his desire for revenge burned like a fire in his heart. Meanwhile, two hundred miles to the east on an isolated farmstead, Esther an indentured servant, wooed by the prospect of being released from the shackles of servitude, agrees to marry the farmers eldest son, a simpleton, in exchange for her freedom. Unwittingly fate was to bring them together and on the day of her wedding Esther is abducted by the savage war-chief and taken as a captive back to his village. Befriended by an old squaw and a young French girl, a captive like herself, Esther accepts her plight and is quickly assimilated into her new life. All this changes when, seeing her bathing, Shingas forces himself on her. Horrified by this violation, when she is given the opportunity to escape she seizes her chance and together with the young French girl she makes her bid for freedom. But her hopes are quickly dashed when pursued by Shingas, she is captured and brought back to the village. Nine months later she gives birth to his child, a boy. With discontent growing amongst the tribes as the English settlements encroach ever deeper into their lands, Shingas leads an attack against an English fort and after killing all inside he burns it to the ground. Roused into action and determined to subdue this uprising and to punish those responsible, the English send an army under the command of Colonel Bouquet against them. And so deep in the wilderness at a place called Bushy Run, redskins and redcoats are joined in battle and in the space of a single day the fate of a nation is decided and so too is the fate of Esther and her child.

After six years of bloody conflict the war between France and England was over and Canada had a new ruler, King George the third. But for Shingas the fight against the English was not finished and after witnessing the brutal murder of his warriors by a company of redcoats at fort Detroit, his desire for revenge burned like a fire in his heart. Meanwhile, two hundred miles to the east on an isolated farmstead, Esther an indentured servant, wooed by the prospect of being released from the shackles of servitude, agrees to marry the farmers eldest son, a simpleton, in exchange for her freedom. Unwittingly fate was to bring them together and on the day of her wedding Esther is abducted by the savage war-chief and taken as a captive back to his village. Befriended by an old squaw and a young French girl, a captive like herself, Esther accepts her plight and is quickly assimilated into her new life. All this changes when, seeing her bathing, Shingas forces himself on her. Horrified by this violation, when she is given the opportunity to escape she seizes her chance and together with the young French girl she makes her bid for freedom. But her hopes are quickly dashed when pursued by Shingas, she is captured and brought back to the village. Nine months later she gives birth to his child, a boy. With discontent growing amongst the tribes as the English settlements encroach ever deeper into their lands, Shingas leads an attack against an English fort and after killing all inside he burns it to the ground. Roused into action and determined to subdue this uprising and to punish those responsible, the English send an army under the command of Colonel Bouquet against them. And so deep in the wilderness at a place called Bushy Run, redskins and redcoats are joined in battle and in the space of a single day the fate of a nation is decided and so too is the fate of Esther and her child.