The electrifying story of a criminal Quaker, a poisoned mistress, and the dawn of the information age in Victorian England
Caroline Baxter Knihy
Carol Baxter je ocenená autorka, ktorej tvorba sa zameriava na populárne histórie s kriminálnym podtextom. Vo svojej práci čerpá z rozsiahlych skúseností so spracovaním historických záznamov, najmä tých, ktoré sa týkajú odsúdených prepravovaných do Austrálie. Táto minulosť jej umožnila objaviť podnety pre svoje príbehy skutočných zločinov, ktoré pútavo rozpráva. Baxterová je plnohodnotnou spisovateľkou a rečníčkou, ktorej diela boli v jej rodnej Austrálii prijaté s nadšeným ohlasom.
Over the course of a week at Miss Betsy Bear's school, six bear cubs learn to bake - with varying degrees of success. But when the cubs are asked to demonstrate their skills in a grand finale, drama unfolds. Who will solve the mystery of the missing picnic?
Join Pilot Jane, a fun and fearless airline captain, as she travels the world with her best friend Rose, a high-speed passenger jet. Together Jane and Rose have amazing adventures and form a perfect team, working in total harmony to deliver their passengers safely to destinations as far afield as Alaska and Australia. But when disaster strikes and Rose falls ill, Jane is paired with ?lean, mean flying machine? Mighty Mitch. As the two battle a dangerous storm, can she still get the Queen to her party on time ? and restore ?girl power? to the skies? This action-packed rhyming story by children's author Caroline Baxter and illustrator Izabela Ciesinska is about friendship, travel and the power of teamwork. An entertaining, beautifully illustrated picture book with an inspiring message and heroine at its heart.