Troon Harrison

In 1830s Canada, a thirteen-year-old Cree girl journeys westward from York Factory to the Red River valley, lured by a Norfolk trotter horse and determined to find her Scottish fur trader father.

"The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher's dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy." - Tara Brown, ESL teacher What does it mean to use your noodle? Why would you spill the beans? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural illustrations,...

What does it mean to use your noodle? Why would you spill the beans? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural illustrations, literal translations of the idioms, meanings in 2 languages, and English example sentences, “Icing on the Cake” explains common food idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. It's a perfect book to teach culturally and linguistically...

"The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher's dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy." - Tara Brown, ESL teacher What does it mean to use your noodle? Why would you spill the beans? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural illustrations,...

"The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher's dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy." - Tara Brown, ESL teacher What does it mean to let the cat out of the bag? Why would you take a bull by the horns? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever...

Book 3 of the Historical Horses series! A teenage girl and her beautiful purebred horse; the coldest winter of the twentieth century; a brutal invading army; and refugees fleeing for their lives. What will it take to survive? A black Trakehner mare named Carina saved Eva's life when she was young. Now Eva, daughter of a Prussian cavalry officer, needs to save her mare's life-if she can. It's 1945 and Eva, her family, and the horses join the refugees...

Lady Kallisto of the Trading House of Iona, teenage daughter of a rich merchant and a freed slave, is an extraordinary horsewoman. In Central Asia in 102 BC, Kalli and her mother breed herds of metallic Persians on which they fight like nomad warriors. When a spy carries tales of these fabulous horses across mountains and deserts, the Chinese emperor dispatches his huge army to capture the herds. Kallisto will need everything at her disposal-Greek...

"The Language Lizard Idiom books are ... a teacher's dream come true!… #1 pick for teachers everywhere. … readers will have a whale of a time discovering new phrases and expressions, while turning pages with laughter and joy." - Tara Brown, ESL teacher What does it mean to use your noodle? Why would you spill the beans? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural illustrations,...

What does it mean to let the cat out of the bag? Why would you take a bull by the horns? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural illustrations, literal translations of the idioms, meanings in 2 languages, and English example sentences, “The Lion's Share” explains common animal idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. It's a perfect book to teach culturally...

Why would you take a bull by the horns? Idioms can be confusing, but they help you to understand English and are a lot of fun to learn! With clever multicultural illustrations, literal translations of the idioms, meanings in 2 languages, and English example sentences, “The Lion's Share” explains common animal idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. It's a perfect book to teach culturally and linguistically diverse students.