Bøger af Steve Challis

A to Z AustraliaSimple book for young children learning to read, Real pictures of Australian animals and other Australian things for each letter of the alphabet.

TetrasOver 50 beautiful tetras are described in detail, including at least 1 picture of each species. This includes many of the more common tetras, and a few unusual ones.This book covers a wide range of tetras, from the diminutive Ruby Tetra to the Piranha eating Vampire Tetra. It includes the beautiful Peru Bleeding Blue Tetra, Hyphessobrycon margitae, which was only scientifically described in 2016, the egg placing Sailfin Tetra, Crenuchus spilurus, and the Splashing Tetra which lays its eggs out of the water.This edition was updated in 2023, including extra information and more pictures, and the book has now got over 200 pictures.For most of the fish I describe: Origin Water Conditions including pH, temperature and tank size Length and Longevity Suitable companions Sexing Breeding Conservation StatusDetails about: Adonis Tetra African Long-Finned Tetra African Moon Tetra Black Phantom Tetra Black Neon Tetra Black Widow Tetra Blind Cave Tetra Blue Tetra Buck Tooth Tetra Buenos Aires Tetra Cardinal Tetra Colombian Tetra Congo Tetra Costello Tetra Diamond Tetra Emperor Tetra Flag Tetra Flame Tetra Glass Bloodfin Tetra Glowlight Tetra Gold Shoulder Rosy Tetra Gold Tetra Green Neon Tetra Head and Tail Light Tetra Imperial Tetra January Tetra Kennedy Tetra Lemon Tetra Lesser Bleeding Heart Tetra Minor Tetra Neon Tetra Niger Tetra Paraguay Tetra Penguin Tetra Peru Bleeding Blue Tetra Phoenix Tetra Pristella Tetra Rainbow Tetra Red Eye Tetra Red Phantom Tetra Rosy Tetra Royal Tetra Ruby Tetra Rummynose Tetra Sailfin Tetra Serpae Tetra Silver Tetra Silvertip Tetra Splashing Tetra Uruguay Tetra Vampire Tetra Veilfin Tetra Weitzman's Tetra Yellow Tail Tetra The book also has information on White Spot disease and how to cure it, as well and live foods for aquarium fish, including: Dapnia Microworms Wrigglers Bloodworms Tubifex Worms . I've kept fish for over 60 years, and our family has owned and run an aquarium shop since 1990. The book is based on my personal experience as well as information from our customers and from many other sources, including scientific papers.

Dead or Alive? 'Sergeant! Sergeant!' The distraught dog handler shouted while he uncovered Andy's head. He felt his wrist. There was no pulse. The sergeant, followed by the teacher's aide, stopped in horror at the sight of the partly buried body. The police know he's dead because doctor confirms it. The only one who believes Andy is still alive is Snowy, the police dog which found him.Detective Inspector Richardson investigates the tragic death of the eleven-year-old boy. The boy seemed to have been dealt a terrible hand in the Game of Life. He'd lost his parents at two, been neglected by his drug addicted aunt and totally abandoned by her at six. At eleven, the malnourished boy's luck had finally started to change when he'd fallen into the clutches of a foul paedophile who'd inadvertently fed him a fatal cocktail of drugs. Then the boy's body disappears from the morgue, in broad daylight!Andy knows he's dead. He'd woken up on a slab in the morgue with a painful head wound. Believing he's a ghost, the confused Andy sets off into the deep woods of the wrong continent on an impossible and dangerous quest to find a fictional character who might be able to look at a ghost without going into hysterics. What he finds is unexpected.

The Fire Danger is Catastrophic and a Pyromaniac is looseFires are being started in the driest state of the driest inhabited continent. Even 'normal' criminals don't want a fire storm to destroy a town. As a cat I worry about all the animals killed in fires.With the help of my 13 year old friends in the Gang of Four and Charlie the 11 year old fugitive from injustice, I set out to catch the arsonists terrorizing my area.The police are also trying to catch the arsonists but have found one of Charlie's devices.The Barron brothers are criminals but are they the arsonists?My friends suspect John and Bill Smith, the police suspect the Barron brothers and I suspect the detective inspector in charge of the case. And where does Roger Brown fit in? This heroic little boy with his tragic history seems to be the link between the different groups. The different groups meet on a day of catastrophic fire danger. If we fail to stop the arsonists the town of Nairne will be in the path of a fire storm fanned by a ferociously hot northerly gale off the desert.

The hunters Andy Brown is childishly proud of the section of forest his parents had left him. and they'd put up notices making it clear it was a private animal reserve. The tiny twelve year old is hurt by three hunters as he tries to stop them killing Tasmanian Devils. Andy has been shot in the back and imagines that he is bleeding to death.The hunters are arrested, but claim diplomatic immunity.Andy and Inspector Stratford defy the most powerful men in the country to ensure the bullies don't get away with running roughshod over the laws of Tasmania, and of common decency.

The BlizzardAndy is one of the slowest runners in his school, but as the only one in his age group, he's entered in the orienteering race in the forest. A blizzard comes up unexpectedly, and the race is called off. Bruce is missing. The small ad hoc group of adults, children and animals are cut off from outside aid and use their different talents to try to rescue Bruce from both the blizzard and the gunmen who want him dead.

The Fall of CivilisationIn 2065, Trevor is a homeless, unemployed gardener attempting to feed his starving children, and competing with thousands of other starving people.In the middle of winter, South Australia is hit by a severe Antarctic vortex, dropping the temperature another ten degrees. Trevor's daughter, Mary, will die that night unless she can get high energy food and shelter from the cold fury of the storm driven hail. Trevor has a day of wild swings of luck, both unbelievably good and disastrous. He is beaten up for the half loaf of moldy bread that could have saved Mary's life. He gets a job mowing a lawn but doesn't get paid. His three shivering children shelter under a tree as the storm builds up to a new demonic fury, with hail driven by hurricane force gusts. Trevor is driven to desperation.In the second half of the 21st century, the world is in an ever-deepening depression. Governments are attempting to apply solutions that worked a hundred years before but are now making things worse. The world economy is dependent on continuous growth.The world's leaders refuse to accept that their solutions no longer work and have no backup plan. Ordinary people increasingly understand that there is no plan B. Our civilization will go straight to plan C; the Collapse of civilization as we know it.The Earth's highly resilient life support system, strained well beyond its limits, is cascading into total planetary ecosystem collapse. With the human race facing likely extinction, Trevor is determined to save his family.