Kate’s 2¢: “Spy  Pups: Treasure Quest” by Andrew Coke

“Spy  Pups: Treasure Quest” by Andrew Coke

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   I downloaded “Spy Pups” Treasure Quest” from BookShare™ with synthesized speech. I wasn’t happy with the speech and didn’t really like the anthropomorphized animals speaking. Eventually, I adjusted to the synthesized speech and settled into enjoying the story.

   The author kept the feel of the dogs by using “paw salutes” and woof or barked instead of “said”.

   There was a lot of suspense and drama, especially when the bad guys got their come-up pence with slap stick humor.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (December 2010)

Cope was born in Derby in 1966. In addition to writing children’s books, he also describes himself as a teacher, trainer and learning junkie.[3] He completed a PhD (Loughborough University, UK) specializing in happiness and flourishing in the workplace. He set up a training company in 2005. ‘Art of Brilliance Ltd’ delivers a wide range of positive psychology and wellbeing programmes to business and schools around the world.

Andy has also teamed up colleagues to write personal development books aimed at teenagers and young people:

• Diary of a Brilliant Kid (Capstone)

• The Art of Being a Brilliant Teenager (Capstone)

From bookShare™

Spy Pups: Treasure Quest (Spy Pups)

By: Andrew Cope

Synopsis

Our favourite canine secret agent Lara has two brand-new puppies! And they’re ready for an adventure at Aunt Aggie’s smuggler’s cottage, with its creaky floorboards and dark hidden tunnels . . . Especially when there’s an ancient castle nearby with a legend of hidden gold.Soon the Spy Pups are sniffing out an underground adventure – can they reach the treasure in time?

Copyright:

2009

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

176 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780141931296

Related ISBNs:

9780141326030, 9780141326030

Publisher:

Penguin Random House Children’s UK

Date of Addition:

10/07/25

Copyrighted By:

Andrew Cope

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children’s Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction

Reading Age:

7–9

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Kate’s 2¢: “Robert Ludlum’s the treadstone rendition(4)”

    by Robert Ludlum and Joshua Hood

“Robert Ludlum’s the treadstone rendition(4)”

    by Robert Ludlum and Joshua Hood

 NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   Ron Butler did an excellent jobreading this story for us. It is full of action, blood, guts, clever quick thinking and a great ending.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(I wasn’t able to get passed the ‘dontate now or later’ message, so I don’t have information of these two authors.)

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Robert Ludlum’s the treadstone rendition DB125479

Series: Treadstone

Order in Series: 04

Authors: Hood, Joshua, Ludlum, Robert

Reading Time: 7 hours, 58 minutes

Read by: Ron Butler

Subjects: Spy Stories, Suspense Fiction

“Adam Hayes promised his wife that he won’t put his life on the line any more, and there’s nothing that will make him break it. Well, almost nothing. With America withdrawing from Afghanistan and the Taliban closing in, Abdul Nassir reached out to his old friend. The Afghan is the only eyewitness to a massacre committed by a rouge team of CIA contractors. Not only can he identify the butcher who directed the bloodbath, he has photographic proof. He’ll only be safe when those pictures are made public. Now, there’s just one man he can trust to get him to safety, Adam Hayes”– Back cover. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

Waterville, ME : Penguin Random House, 2023.

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Kate’s 2¢: “Spirit of the SnowPeople” by Diane Keyes

“Spirit of the SnowPeople” by Diane Keyes

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ shares her thoughts about what she’s read. In her opinion…

   I downloaded this delightful children’s story from BookShare. I think the synthesized speech might confound some younger children; however, the message in the story is wonderful.

   I wasn’t able to find a bio on this author.

From BookShare™:

Spirit of the Snowpeople

Diane Keyes

Synopsis

Somewhere in the north, where the winters are long, the adults decide to brighten their children’s days by creating snow figures. While the children sleep, their elders create snowpeople. Eventually, the lake is surrounded with them. Word gets around, and people come to see the marvelous figures. But snow doesn’t last forever, and when the snowpeople melt, the villagers must find another way to keep the spirit of the snowpeople alive in their hearts.

Copyright:

2008

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

32 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781461743620

Publisher:

Down East Books

Date of Addition:

10/07/25

Copyrighted By:

Diane Keyes

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children’s Books, Sports, Literature and Fiction

Grade Levels:

Kindergarten, First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Pre-Kindergarten

Reading Age:

4–8

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Illustrated by:

Helen Stevens