Bøger af Avril Rowlands

Adventures through the Bible with Caravan Bear and friends

Christopher Rabbit turned the pages of the Bible, but it was getting dark and quite hard to read. Caravan Bear fetched an oil lamp. Whitby and Hector drew nearer. "e;Some wise men had heard about the birth of Jesus,"e; Christopher Rabbit said. "e;They wanted to see him..."e; Caravan Bear once again hitches up Hector the horse to the brightly painted gypsy-style caravan and, with Whitby the dog and Christopher Rabbit, sets off in search of new adventures. Enjoy Rabbit's storytelling along the way, interrupted by frequent questions from the travellers and other animals they meet. Do you think Jesus knew he was God's son when he was twelve? Why did Jesus want John to baptize him? Did Jesus like being famous? Why didn't Pilate release Jesus? The Animals' Caravan has echoes of children's classics such as The Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland, as the caravan travellers form a great friendship on their journey together.

One morning, Rabbit discovers a birthday parcel addressed to him. Inside is a Bible and on the flyleaf is written 'Read Me'. As he wonders at this odd present a brightly painted gypsy-style caravan hurtles down the road - and narrowly misses him. Rabbit picks up the book and joins the caravan travellers - Hector the horse, Caravan Bear and Whitby (female) the dog. The Animals' Caravan, has echoes of children's classics such as Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland as Rabbit leaves his home to set out on an unexpected journey - a journey to find friendship and make sense of the world around him. He also finds himself on a journey of faith as he and his new friends wrestle with some of the often difficult concepts in the bible, thereby gaining fresh insights and understanding of God's loving involvement and care for the world. The travelling life of the caravan and its occupants provide the opportunity for Rabbit to share these tales with other animals they meet and they join Caravan Bear, Whitby and Hector in listening - and learning from - the stories. He is frequently interrupted by questions from his listeners, the kind of questions any child - or adult - might ask. The real and often humorous events that happen to Rabbit and his friends are mirrored by the stories from the Bible enabling children to realise that the stories have relevance and meaning today.

One morning, Rabbit discovers a birthday parcel addressed to him. Inside is a Bible and on the flyleaf is written 'Read Me'. As he wonders at this odd present a brightly painted gypsy-style caravan hurtles down the road... and narrowly misses him. Rabbit picks up the book and joins the caravan travellers - Fred the horse, Caravan Bear and Whitby (female) the dog. The Animal's Caravan, has echoes of children's classics such as Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland as Rabbit leaves his home to set out on an unexpected journey - a journey to find friendship and make sense of the world around him. He also finds himself on a journey of faith as he and his new friends wrestle with some of the often difficult concepts in the bible, thereby gaining fresh insights and understanding of God's loving involvement and care for the world. The travelling life of the caravan and its occupants provide the opportunity for Rabbit to share these tales with other animals they meet and they join Caravan Bear, Whitby and Freddie in listening - and learning from - the stories. He is frequently interrupted by questions from his listeners, the kind of questions any child - or adult - might ask. The real and often humorous events that happen to Rabbit and his friends are mirrored by the stories from the Bible enabling children to realise that the stories have relevance and meaning today.

All three books of Avril Rowlands' popular stories about Noah: Tales from the Ark, More Tales from the Ark and The Rainbow's End. Avril takes a fresh and humorous look at the familiar Bible story, considering many of the dilemmas Noah might have faced while managing a menagerie of animals on a boat! One complete story per chapter. Praise for Tales from the Ark: 'A splendid collection of stories.' - Children's Books of the Year

Join Rabbit and his friends as they discover the real meaning of the Bible stories.

When Shakespeare died, he famously left his wife Anne only one thing - the second best bed. This superb one-woman play, full of both humour and pathos, has received great critical acclaim since its premier at the Swan Theatre Worcester in 2012. The wake has finished, the mourners have all gone home, leaving Anne to remember her life with the most talented playwright the world has ever seen. Or was he? Did he write the plays? His widow would know if anybody did. Wouldn't she?

In 1935 it was every small boy's ambition to be an engine driver. Or was it? Tom Watkins, about to start work, isn't so sure, especially as his father, Fred, a top link driver, is something of a legend at the Acton Chalcote engine shed. For Fred, loyalty to his strict Welsh Baptist upbringing has given way to loyalty to the Great Western Railway. Forceful and dictatorial, Fred is in his element on the footplate of a steam engine, travelling at speed through the countryside at the head of a long line of chocolate and cream-coloured coaches full of passengers.'You're king of these wonderful machines. You're in control, you nurse it, you work with it, you let it know who's boss and it responds. It's a living thing.'Steam is, as Fred puts it, 'in the blood' as he can trace his family's ancestry right back to the building of the line in the 1830s.His assumption that his son will be proud to follow the family tradition is misplaced. Although Tom becomes a cleaner, the first rung on the ladder to become an engine driver, he doesn't share his father's passion nor his feelings for the Company. He takes the job because it is expected of him and because his father's personality makes any other option unthinkable. Tom is no rebel.Bitter conflict is bound to follow as Tom grows up in search of his own identity, and Fred, a proud and confident man at the peak of his profession and head of the family, has to face hard truths about his future.Another challenge comes when his daughter, Sylvia, an usherette at the local cinema, tries in her own way to free herself from the constraints of a highly prejudiced but well-meaning parent. Brought up in a railway town, Sylvia is determined not to marry a railwayman, having seen the effect on her mother of being married to someone who not only works unsocial hours but also has what amounts to an obsession with his job. Then she meets Dai Davies, an attractive Welshman who calls himself 'a failed poet and passed fireman'.Set against the background of life in and around the Great Western engine shed at Acton Chalcote: its highly individual characters, its evocative atmosphere, and the appeal of the steam engines themselves, those who enjoy family stories in a period setting as well as those with a passion for railways will love Steam in the Family.

Serves as a practical guide to the basics of continuity, designed to be of use both to the newcomer and those more experienced. This edition covers the technological changes which affect the Continuity Supervisor.