Thompson Gale PRESS RELEASE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Debbie Ludden, Marketing Manager, Thorndike Press
Tel: (207) 859-1020


LARGE PRINT ADVENTURES AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2003

 

Bear Attack and Runaway Bus
By Deborah Morris

"One of the most interesting, entertaining, and exceptionally new literary ideas that I've encountered in a long time."
--Texas Today Show Host, KNWS-TV

Bear Attack
Real Kids Real Adventures - Book 3
Deborah Morris

A Boy Scout saves a younger camper from the jaws of a black bear... two friends survive a tornado that rips the roof off over their heads...a Texas teen fights for his father's life after a boating accident. Real life dramas for kids, about kids!

ISBN: 0-7862-5173-5       Hardcover       Price: $21.95       Pubdate: April 2003

Runaway Bus
Real Kids Real Adventures - Book 4
Deborah Morris

A ten-year-old has to take the wheel when his school bus driver collapses and the bus veers out of control... a Boy Scout suspects carbon monoxide poisoning when his entire family is suddenly taken ill... a teenage girl working as a Children's Hostess on a cruise ship is forced into a lifeboat when the ship catches fire.

ISBN: 0-7862-5095-X       Hardcover       Price: $21.95       Pubdate: April 2003

About The Author

Deborah Morris is the author of 15 books, including the Real Kids, Real Adventures book series, adapted as an Emmy-nominated television series on the Discovery Channel. She has co-produced two reality-based television movies and has written more than 140 feature magazine articles. She is a certified First Responder and a Disaster Team Leader with the American Red Cross. She lives in Texas with her husband, her kids and her Harley-Davidson.

About The Publisher

Thorndike Press has been publishing books in Large Print for more than twenty years. Large Print Books are a powerful tool for all students. They are a rich resource that can motivate, captivate, and enable not only visually impaired, remedial or reluctant readers but can engage young adults who are reading at grade level or above. Thorndike Press knows that every student benefits from reading Large Print. Learning to read and reading to learn are two different skill sets that young readers have to master each and every day. With Large Print and Thorndike Press no student will be left behind. To order these titles and many more call 800/223-1244, Ext. 15 or visit www.gale.com/thorndike.

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