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John Finnemore (1863–1915) was a British school teacher and writer of fictional novels and history and geography texts of countries - most are for younger readers. . Finnemore contributed stories to popular boys' magazines of his time such as The Boy's Own Paper and Boys' Realm but he is best remembered for his books about Teddy Lester and his friends at Slapton, a fictitious English public sch
The Trouble with Girls is a satirical action series starring Lester Girls, who wants to be simply an "average guy" with a dead-end job, a plain wife, and no adventures more exciting than a good night's sleep, but Lester can't go for a drive without terrorists launching missiles at him, or walk into one of his many mansions without a beautiful ...
During the 1920s, Tilden "was the most famous sportsman in the world", in reviewer Simon Briggs's words. [7] Hornblum credits Tilden with turning tennis from an elite lawn activity to a heavily watched popular sport. [6] In addition to being an athlete, Tilden wrote more than 24 books, including novels [8] and nonfiction books about tennis. [4]
Sam and the Tigers: A New Telling of Little Black Sambo is a 1996 Children's picture book by Julius Lester and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is a retelling of the classic story by Helen Bannerman and is about a young boy, Sam, who outwits a group of hungry tigers.
Lester initially attempts to steal the heirlooms himself, with disastrous results, so they rope in Chimp. Chimp is caught in the act by Hugo, but gets away. In order to get rid of Hugo, and stop him foiling their scheme again, Lester gives him and Ronnie £500 to start their nightclub (we learn in Summer Lightning that the venture is a failure ...
Tacky the Penguin is a series of children's picture books written by Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. [2] [3] [4] Tacky is a fictional animal character whose individuality and humorous antics make him particularly appealing to young children. [5] He first appeared in Tacky the Penguin, [6] and subsequently in nine more books between ...
Freeman Tilden (August 22, 1883 – May 13, 1980) was one of the first people to set down the principles and theories of heritage interpretation in his 1957 book, Interpreting Our Heritage. Tilden was born in Malden, Massachusetts , and developed his writing skills as a newspaper reporter.
The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan is a 1996 non-fiction book translated from Russian and edited by American military scholar and author Lester W. Grau. The book is translated from a study initially published by the Frunze Military Academy in 1991 titled "Combat Actions of Soviet Forces in the Republic of ...