Bøker av Richard Turner

Giselle doesn't like her height. Though covering it up with clothes doesn't work, a helpful sight might... Unhappy with her height, Giselle the Giraffe decides to change her style to hide her major flaw. But the hats don't work, the rings are too small, and the scarves nowhere NEAR long enough. And don't even ask her about the bikini!Dejected, Giselle slinks off home to hide herself away...but a chance encounter leaves her seeing her height from a new perspective. Funny dress-up illustrations make Giselle's self-esteem mishaps a lesson readers will laugh while leaning.

When the sister of a billionaire is kidnapped in The Philippines, Ryan Mitchell and Nate Jackson are sent to bring her home safely. However, things are not as they appear and before long they are drawn into a deadly family secret which reaches back centuries. From Italy, to The Philippines, to North Africa and the Amazon, Ryan Mitchell's team are up against a driven foe who will stop at nothing to possess to get what he is after.

When a brutal terrorist attack maims dozens and kills someone close to Ryan Mitchell, he decides to take the law into his own hands and sets out to kill whoever was responsible. He, however, learns things are not as they appear. Before long, Mitchell and his friends are dragged into a deadly struggle with a foe from the past and a man who has waited decades to settle an old score. From Greenland to Zimbabwe, to Libya and Russia, the clock is counting down toward Armageddon.

When war comes after a century of peace, it is sudden and brutal. Taken by surprise Earth's far-flung colonies are in danger. The only son of an admiral, Second Lieutenant Michael Sheridan finds himself thrust into a desperate conflict that he and the untried soldiers under his command are not ready for. Fighting the enemy and the elements on a cold, hostile world, Sheridan must rely upon Staff Sergeant Cole, a veteran Marine, to help lead his green soldiers into battle.Focusing on the people struggling to survive the onslaught, First Strike is a novel that propels the reader to the furthest limits of space. From the ground to the stars, First Strike looks at the conflict through the eyes of those caught up in it. Fighting a ruthless and determined enemy, Sheridan soon learns the brutal lessons of war and that his enemy may not be what it appears to be.

As the war grinds on, Captain Sheridan and Master Sergeant Cole find themselves assigned to look after Komada, a Chosen defector. With a religious fervor Komada inspires more Chosen warriors to take up arms against their former citizens. Pushed by his superiors, Sheridan must get these soldiers ready to undertake hazardous missions in Kurgan space. Deeply suspicious of Komada's motives, Sheridan and Cole are not sure if he and his disciples can be trusted. With Earth about to take the offensive, the members of the Ghost Company are about to find out if they are able to take the war to their home worlds.

In 1969, the Soviet Union lands a probe on the Moon to gather a soil sample. However, before the probe's return vehicle returns to Earth, the mission is hastily shut down and the return vehicle is programmed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.In the present, Ryan Mitchell and his team of former special operations soldiers are hired to find the missing probe, which is believed to have come down on a barren, ice-covered island in the South Atlantic. However, someone else wants what is hidden away deep inside the return vehicle and will stop at nothing to get their hands on it. From the South Atlantic, to Russia, to Venezuela to a secret installation in the mountains of Albania, the race to discover the truth is on.This time, however, the fate of billions hangs in the balance.

1945 - with the Soviets preparing to invade Japan's northern islands, a top-secret military installation rushes to erase any sign that it ever existed. Only they aren't through enough and a secret from the past returns to threaten the present.Present day, a routine close protection assignment for former special operations soldier Ryan Mitchell and his team suddenly turns deadly. Drawn into a lethal game in which the balance of power in the world hangs in the balance, Mitchel races to stop shadowy forces and their murderous agenda before all is lost. From war-torn Japan, to Mongolia, to Texas the fight for survival is on.

Michael Sheridan and Alan Cole, stuck deep in Kurgan space, find themselves at odds with Komada, the enigmatic Chosen religious leader. With the war dragging on, Sheridan is growing disillusioned and seeks to find a way to end helping Komada ferment his civil war. When an unexpected visitor arrives on Kandara-Minor everything is suddenly changed. With an old nemesis still on the run, Sheridan and Cole are drawn into a battle which could decide the outcome of the war.

In 1931, during its maiden voyage, the British Airship Goliath mysteriously disappears without a trace. Hidden deep inside is a secret that could change the world. Present day, in The Philippines, an attempted kidnapping draws historian Jennifer Marchand former soldier Ryan Mitchell into a deadly race to find the Goliath before a mysterious figure, with a murderous agenda, can obtain what he has beensearching for. From Alaska, to West Africa to Iceland the hunt for the truth is on.

Captain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are dispatched back to Earth to track down a man who should be dead. Before too long it becomes apparent that they are trapped in a deadly game of revenge. From the depth of space to the streets of Rome and beyond, the fight for the truth had begun.

Captain Michael Sheridan and Master Sergeant Alan Cole are back. This time the stakes couldn't be higher. When word of a brutal Kurgan prison planet reaches Earth, the men and women of the Sixth Fleet are sent into action. From a smuggler's hideout, to a prehistoric planet to a deadly fight with the dreaded Kurgan Imperial Guard, the struggle to survive continues.

In 1865 Louisiana, Captain Robert Cooper from the Freedman's Bureau is sent to investigate a rash of strange murders and disappearances. His unexpected arrival in Williamstown is met with a mix of anger and suspicion. With gangs of demobilized Confederate soldiers roaming the woods, Cooper is quick to realize that his job may be harder than first expected. Yet, the terror that plagues the farms and plantations around Williamstown cannot be easily explained away. Something in the woods is waiting for night to fall and the truth may be more terrifying than can be imagined.

Newly promoted Captain Michael Sheridan finds himself leading a company of untried Marines against their enemy, the Kurgans, dug in on Illum Prime. Fighting for survival, Sheridan and his mentor, Master Sergeant Alan Cole, must do all they can to keep their people alive not only from the Kurgans but from traitors hidden in plain sight. From the deserts of Illum Prime, to the depths of space, the Kurgan War continues.

Frustration with the pace of the peace talks between Earth and the Kurgan Empire leads the Federation President to order the immediate repatriation of human colonists and soldiers still being held on rebel Kurgan planets. During one of these missions, Michael Sheridan and Alan Cole come across a derelict spaceship. Reported lost during the First Kurgan War a century ago; it soon becomes apparent that the key to a lasting peace in the future lies in the past.

1945 - Vienna. With Soviet forces ringing the city, a lone plane lands and is quickly loaded with a mysterious cargo. Present day - With troubles brewing in the Aegean, Ryan Mitchell and his team of ex-Special Forces operatives are brought in to protect the sister of a Greek general who is targeted for assassination. However, before long they are drawn into a deadly race to find a fortune that has been lost to the world for decades. They soon discover that the answer to preventing a war lies in the past. From Vienna to Spain, to South America and Portugal, the hunt for the truth is on.

A bear thinks the animals admire his fancy clothes and accessories but doesn't realize his underwear is showing.

Six animal friends decide to clean up their jungle home, make musical instruments from the junk, and start an orchestra.

Explores the alleged symbiotic relationship between crocodiles and Egyptian plovers in rhyming verse.

An informative picturebook where the reader has to guess who the toes belong to.

This distinctive picture book features entertaining text and dynamic illustrations and is a unique way to introduce readers to a selection of sporting events and amazing creatures.

At the height of the Victorian gold rush, between July 1852 and June 1853, hundreds of government-assisted migrants from Lancashire, England made their way to Australia and disembarked in Victoria. They were part of a huge flood of such migrants who were poured into the new-born colony as the colonial administration scrabbled to cope with the gold rush. The scheme was an unprecedented achievement in government-organised migration. Yet most historians have tended to dismiss these assisted migrants as the unskilled poorest-of-the-poor, and not of the same calibre as the working-class and middle-class unassisted migrants also arriving at the colony in great numbers. Made in Lancashire is a collective biography that explores in detail who the Lancashire assisted migrants were, their origins, why they migrated, where they went on arrival in Victoria, and what they made of their lives. Far from being the dross of England, these migrants were intelligent, highly motivated risktakers, many of whom went on to experience success as gold diggers, selectors, tradespeople, and entrepreneurs.

Ape is a hairdresser giving the jungle animals interesting haircuts in this tale of transformations.

Entertaining text and dynamic illustrations introduce readers to various sporting events and animal species.

Detailed and realistic illustrations of animals' noses from Margaret Tolland challenge young animal fans to guess what type of animal they are looking at in this fact-packed book equally suited to bedtime and the classroom.