Bøker av Mavis Brown

The Aurora Children science fiction novel is suitable for young adults and adults. It covers scientific ideas such as space travel, the development of supercomputers with quantum emitters, molecules derived from living systems and germline genetic engineering. Aliens are already on Earth. They were stranded here thousands of years ago and are working to reinvent the space folding interstellar drive to return them home. Two gifted teenagers are enlisted to help them, but Jed's task is fraught with danger. With his girlfriend, Lianne, they overcome conspiracy and attempted murder and discover who they really are. Mavis Brown is a retired Science teacher, with several publications for younger children.

Shelley, a young harvest mouse, is separated from his family when his cornfield home is dug up to provide yet another site for static holiday caravans. He struggles to survive against predators and the winter weather, but refuses to abandon his quest to be reunited with his own kind. This wildlife adventure story is set on a small Kentish island and explores Man's effect upon the habitats of animals and the nature of friendship.

It is 1492. Twelve-year-old Thomas Thixendale's parents had abandoned him shortly after the death of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. Thomas has memories of being in great danger and a strong feeling that he was not born to serfdom. Baron Hilton, the cruel Lord of the Manor, returned to Wharram Percy after the Civil War and now has a fiendish scheme to be rid of his peasant tenants. Tom is determined to thwart him as all is not what it seems. He travels to York with the parish priest, Father Michael, to enlist the help of Sir George Percy, second cousin to the powerful 5th Earl of Northumberland. 'The Tale of Thomas Thixendale' is a light hearted historical story which is based upon real characters and events during Henry VII's reign. It is set in the medieval village of Wharram Percy, in the Yorkshire Wolds of England, which was abandoned by 1506 due to the introduction of sheep farming. Black and white illustrations. A glossary includes medieval words and Yorkshire dialect.

Considering how very old the Universe is, have you ever wondered why Earth has not been invaded by aliens? These humorous short science fiction stories suggest that it is the pursuit of four favourite pastimes enjoyed by teenagers that have saved the Earth from Alien Invasion. Namely: - eating fast food, especially the very salty ones - playing music very loudly - playing computer games - and communicating with their friends at every possible moment by texting them. Mavis Brown has been a published writer for children since 2000.