Books in the Ruin Mist Companion Guides series

Presenting ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RUIN MIST: THE ESSENTIAL READER'S GUIDE from Robert Stanek, the award-winning author of the #1 best-selling series The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches. Beginning with a thoughtful and informative introduction, progressing through twelve exhaustive chapters featuring the history and origins of Ruin Mist, this long-awaited compendium to the Ruin Mist phenomenon delivers enough information to satisfy even the most demanding fantasy enthusiast. Not only will readers learn about the fantasy world featured in the #1 best-selling books, they'll also learn about the diverse societies and peoples of the many realms. Also included are dozens of illustrations throughout the text. www.ruinmistmovie.com.ABOUT THE AUTHOR: A gifted and distinguished writer, respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nation's highest flying honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. Although his works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, Robert operated against the grain and became the first breakout author of the digital publishing movement. The first to serialize an ebook, the first to e-author a bestseller, and the first to e-author a digital audio bestseller. Robert is the recipient of multiple awards recognizing his outstanding contributions and excellence in writing, and a recent nominee for a Lifetime Achievement award. Translated into 57 languages, Robert Stanek's books have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide.Achievements for Robert Stanek's Ruin Mist books...#1 Fiction, Audible (12 weeks, 2005)Top 50 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Amazon (26 weeks, 2002)Top 10 Fiction, Audible (25 weeks, 2005)Top 50 Fiction, Audible (52 weeks, 2005-2006)Top 10 Kids & YA, Audible (180 weeks, 2005-2007)#1 Featured Book Audible June-July 2005Featured in Cover Story, Publisher's Weekly (2009)Featured in VOYA (2007)Featured in Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies (2005)Featured in Ancient Art of Faery Magick (2005)Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers (2005, 2008)Top 10 Recommended Author -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012)Top 10 Book -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012)Top 20 Author -- RateItAll (2005 - 2012)A Top 100 Fantasy -- The Fantasy 100 (2005 - 2007)"Robert Stanek is one of our most featured and respected Kids & Young Adults authors." -- The Audio Book Store"Word of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying." -- The Fantasy Guide"Recommended series."-- Ancient Art of Faery Magick"Stanek augments the beginning of this complex tale with illustrations that are sure to attract fans of graphic novels and classic Tolkien alike." -- VOYA - the leading magazine for YA librarians."A prolific non-fiction writer, Stanek's focus on instruction influences his fiction with a penchant for clear and simple prose. He also prefers swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built." -- Foreword Magazine.

Student handbook for the #1 bestselling series! A gifted and distinguished writer, respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nation's highest flying honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. His works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Microsoft, McGraw-Hill, Hachette, and HarperCollins, translated into 57 languages, and have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. Contains the complete text of the original book plus student activities, review questions, vocabulary builders and more. Teachers around the world are discovering and using Robert Stanek's books in their classrooms and if you want to use the books in your classroom, this wonderful guide can help you every step of the way. Beyond being entertaining, the stories offer important life lessons. But most importantly, they learn that people who are true to each other and themselves can succeed.

Classroom handbook for the #1 bestselling series! A gifted and distinguished writer, respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nation's highest flying honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. His works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Microsoft, McGraw-Hill, Hachette, and HarperCollins, translated into 57 languages, and have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. Teachers around the world are discovering and using Robert Stanek's Ruin Mist books and if you want to use the books in your classroom, this wonderful resource can help. What you get is a classroom handbook for students with clear easy to read text and a large 8.25 x 11 inch format. Includes the full text of the book, The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches, plus a special introduction, vocabulary builders, student activities, word searches, word jumbles, word sorts, and review questions.

Presenting KEEPER MARTIN'S GUIDE TO THE FANTASTICAL BEASTS AND FAERIE PEOPLES OF RUIN MIST from Robert Stanek, the award-winning author of the #1 best-selling series The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches. Beginning with a thoughtful and informative introduction, progressing through five exhaustive sections featuring thirty fantastical beasts and faerie peoples, this long-awaited compendium to the Ruin Mist phenomenon delivers enough information to satisfy even the most demanding fantasy enthusiast. Not only will readers learn about beasts and faerie peoples featured in the #1 best-selling books, they'll also learn about many wonderful new creatures. This premium quality, full-size edition includes ninety two full-color pages with twenty nine never-before-seen two-page spreads. Also included are dozens of notes by Keeper Martin. www.ruinmistmovie.com.ABOUT THE AUTHOR: A gifted and distinguished writer, respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nation's highest flying honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. Although his works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, Robert operated against the grain and became the first breakout author of the digital publishing movement. The first to serialize an ebook, the first to e-author a bestseller, and the first to e-author a digital audio bestseller. Robert is the recipient of multiple awards recognizing his outstanding contributions and excellence in writing, and a recent nominee for a Lifetime Achievement award. Translated into 57 languages, Robert Stanek's books have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide.Achievements for Robert Stanek's Ruin Mist books...#1 Fiction, Audible (12 weeks, 2005)Top 50 Sci-fi/Fantasy, Amazon (26 weeks, 2002)Top 10 Fiction, Audible (25 weeks, 2005)Top 50 Fiction, Audible (52 weeks, 2005-2006)Top 10 Kids & YA, Audible (180 weeks, 2005-2007)#1 Featured Book Audible June-July 2005Featured in Cover Story, Publisher's Weekly (2009)Featured in VOYA (2007)Featured in Complete Idiots Guide to Elves and Fairies (2005)Featured in Ancient Art of Faery Magick (2005)Popular Series Fiction for Middle School and Teen Readers (2005, 2008)Top 10 Recommended Author -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012)Top 10 Book -- SciFi Bookcase (2004 - 2012)Top 20 Author -- RateItAll (2005 - 2012)A Top 100 Fantasy -- The Fantasy 100 (2005 - 2007)"Robert Stanek is one of our most featured and respected Kids & Young Adults authors." -- The Audio Book Store"Word of mouth turned it into a bestseller. Very satisfying." -- The Fantasy Guide"Recommended series."-- Ancient Art of Faery Magick"Stanek augments the beginning of this complex tale with illustrations that are sure to attract fans of graphic novels and classic Tolkien alike." -- VOYA - the leading magazine for YA librarians."A prolific non-fiction writer, Stanek's focus on instruction influences his fiction with a penchant for clear and simple prose. He also prefers swift, action-oriented scenes. Solidly built." -- Foreword Magazine.

Teacher's guide for the #1 bestselling series! A gifted and distinguished writer, respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nation's highest flying honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. His works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Microsoft, McGraw-Hill, Hachette, and HarperCollins, translated into 57 languages, and have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. Complete with author biography, author interview, vocabulary builders, cooperative learning and critical thinking activities, discussion questions, unit tests and other unit activities. Teachers around the world are discovering and using Robert Stanek's books in their classrooms and if you want to use the books in your classroom, this wonderful guide can help you every step of the way. Beyond being entertaining, the stories offer important life lessons. But most importantly, they learn that people who are true to each other and themselves can succeed.

Teacher's guide for the #1 bestselling series! A gifted and distinguished writer, respected and skilled teacher and recipient of our nation's highest flying honor, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Robert Stanek wrote over 200 books of both fiction and nonfiction in his 30-year career. His works were published and/or distributed by nearly every major US publisher, including Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Microsoft, McGraw-Hill, Hachette, and HarperCollins, translated into 57 languages, and have sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide. Teachers around the world are discovering Robert Stanek's Ruin Mist books and if you want to use the books in your classroom, this wonderful guide can help you every step of the way. Beyond being entertaining, the stories offer important life lessons. Through the eyes of the characters, readers discover the importance of friendship, loyalty, truth and trust. Readers grieve with Adrina as she mourns the loss of her mother. Students learn the importance of listening, and not just looking at the things around them, but truly seeing the world as it is.Students learn about modesty, prejudice and how one person's perception of something can be different from another's. But most importantly, they learn that people who are true to each other and themselves can succeed. This wonderful classroom guide is complete with author biography, author interview, vocabulary builders, cooperative learning and critical thinking activities, discussion questions, unit tests and other unit activities.