Books published by Summers Island Press

BgBird was lonely and Christmas was near...Some of her friends were gone.Others were on vacation.What could she do by herself in December?Then she got a good idea, and everything began to change...

This Backpack SURVIVAL GUIDE includes instructions on how to survive in the wilderness. But most importantly, it is a handy item to help you practice these life-saving skills on day trips, or even in your own backyard. Things that will help you not only know what to do in emergencies, but be comfortable in wilderness places, wherever they may be.

PETER BAKER has a dream of being the youngest boy scientist by producing his own documentary show called Dinosaur Planet (and getting famous). Which shouldn't be hard because his parents are dinosaur hunters, and he's been working on dinosaur digs ever since he can remember. But his plans get ruined when his father takes a job at a museum and his mother leaves for Africa. Now, he will not get to work on a dinosaur dig this summer, and must keep an eye on his younger sister every day, too.Then he meets Casey Tucker, and his zoologist aunt. Here is a boy whose responsibility is to entertain a monkey from NASA (vacationing at the zoo) for several hours a day. But Casey's secret mission is to search for a legendary scientist that went missing years before, while working on a classified space project. At first, it's only fun and games. But it isn't long before the friends discover...How dangerous some games really are.

Does she have to be polite? Should she just ignore them? What if they're scary?There are strange creatures on Farmer White's farm! How can you know the difference between dangerous, or just different? That's what Sassy Pants has to learn when she wanders off by herself in places she isn't supposed to. But sometimes she learns the easy way, and sometimes the hard way. Which one will it be this time? And will she learn what's right in time to stay safe? Enjoy following along with Sassy Pants and Friends, as they try to figure things out.

Mary Elizabeth Cooper thinks she knows pretty much everything there is to know about life. But she is about to become a statistic. "What would you do if everyone broke the rules and there was nobody but yourself to stand up for you? Listen. The truth is, there's a big ocean of space between the way things are, and the way they're supposed to be. But nobody wants to admit it. Gets pretty confusing, if you ask me. And another thing. It's awful to be ruled over by somebody stronger than you. It just isn't fair. Dads are supposed to be heroes, right? Well, the first time I ever saw my Dad I couldn't believe we were related." Here is the story of a father and a daughter, and an unexpected adventure that goes farther than places... Maybe even forever

Get ready for The LADYBUG BUDDIES as they head out on their Incredible Skydiving Adventure...No ladybug has ever flown so high or gone so far from the pop shop before, but they are trying to find out what it really means to be a buddy. That's what they think, anyway. Except it's a lot harder than they thought it would be. And it isn't long before they get into trouble they can't get out of. Not all by themselves.Or, can they?

The Young Heroics... A Brave New Middle Grade SeriesKNIGHTS OF THE EMPIRE is filled with bits of survival and wilderness skills, wrapped up in an exciting story of brotherhood and loyalty. William Hudson and Jefferson Boone Junior are from opposite kinds of families, with no brothers of their own. That is until they discover an old survival guide written by a real-life hero that nobody believes in anymore. Up until then, they thought loyalty was just something left over from the days of kings. Or some kind of game strategy. How can anybody take that kind of stuff seriously? Nobody else seems to. But all that is before they come face-to-face with legends, and ghost towns, and being stranded in a desert rippling with hundred-degree heat. And no roads. Things like that can change you.WARNING: Some things in this book are catching.

Gday. Im Riley Williams. Ive lived most of my life in the legendary Snowy Mountains beneath the shadow of Mount Perisher. Grown up on the legends and curses of this place. Some I believe, and others I dont. Like the one that says, ';Any team that makes it all the way to the top, will come down minus a man.' That one started because three climbers went missing and were never found, again. Most locals just say the mountain has a mind of its own.Me? I think its more a matter of unstable ground and weather conditions. Stuff youd have to have animal instincts to avoid. So, why do I still want to climb it? Maybe its a heros call. Or maybe its because Im the only one in the valleymaybe in all Australiawho managed to tame a wild dingo to come with me. Were out to make a name for ourselves. Might even solve the mystery of those missing climbers. That was the plan until I met Joanie Thomas.Ever since that beautiful girl from the Outback stomped into history class with her cowboy boots and wild ideas, my whole life turned upside down. Got me totally distracted helping her sort out this massive problem shes been stuck with. Next thing I know she has me lost in forbidden rain forests, and even searching for missing persons in the creepy halls of a mental institution. Places you couldnt have paid me to set foot in.Nobody gets into a life or death situation on purpose. Now Im asking myself if any of the secrets I learned from the mountain could actually save us, or not. Like being a ';true blue' Aussie hero could be one of the hardestnearly impossiblechallenges in the world. But what Im really thinking is...they didnt name this place Perisher for nothing.

A mysterious little desktop handbook that can help anyone (well, almost anyone) with writing rules.Lilly Maytree's Mysterious Student Handbooks are shortcuts to understanding the basic rules of a particular subject in a way that will be valuable in the future. What's so mysterious about them? This unusual method triggers the subconscious into learning other subjects at the same time you are busy learning this one.Nothing adds more to the enjoyment of learning as much as knowing your way around the fundamentals that are common to every educational field. All levels of reading, writing, math, and science will be easier for any student who... first understands the basics.