Robert Gilbert: 35 books

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...

There has been growing concern that both intensive agriculture in the developed world and rapid expansion of crop cultivation in developing countries is damaging the health of soils which are the foundation of farming. At the same time we are discovering much more about how complex soils are as living...

When smoke is seen and smelt in the bushland, the alarm is sounded, and the animals know to find their way to safety as soon as possible. But Kalola Koala becomes lost just as the fire was getting close. This story tells how she and the other animals narrowly escape the dreaded bushfire. The...

In this story, Kalola Koala could not find her way back to her favourite gum tree. Find out how her friends Wobbly Wallaby and Kooky Kookaburra help her find it again. The Beresa series of books are pleasant children’s stories about interesting Australian animals written in easy-to-read poem...

Six months after the Selma to Montgomery marches and just weeks after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a group from Martin Luther King Jr.'s staff arrived in Chicago, eager to apply his nonviolent approach to social change in a northern city. Once there, King's Southern Christian Leadership...

The first domestication of the horse, one of the greatest achievements of man in the animal kingdom, was not the work of a day; but like all other great accomplishments, was brought about by a gradual process of discoveries and experiments. He first subdued the more subordinate animals, on...

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement. The historic cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice are among the most sought-after destinations in the world for tourists and...

A merchant sailor works for a decade, captaining a yacht up and down the coasts of Malaysia, in the hope that his crooked employer will stay true to a promise... Years after a pandemic sweeps across Europe, wiping out its all-white population, a pilgrim returns to his Polish birthplace in search...

Karagoo Kangaroo thinks he is the fastest in the land, but Meetu Emu also thinks he is fastest. This story is about their match race and the surprise result. The Beresa series of books are pleasant children’s stories about interesting Australian animals written in easy-to-read poem form,...

Strange and terrible noises were bellowing from a large hollow log. Could it be Dinosaurs, or Dragons, or Monsters, or could it be something quite unexpected? The Beresa series of books are pleasant children’s stories about interesting Australian animals written in easy-to-read poem form,...

Joey Kangaroo is invited to leave his cosy pouch for the first time, and meet some friends who have some gifts for him, and a big surprise from his Mum and Dad. The Beresa series of books are pleasant children’s stories about interesting Australian animals written in easy-to-read poem form,...

From ROCKET SCIENTISTS WE WERE NOT… and Other Stories: “We were goofballs, and magnets for mischief. Pinheads, really. Boys who managed to screw up just about everything, everywhere: scouts, camp, school, dancing lessons, church, vacations, team sports, bowling, first dates, and summer...

Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces...

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement. The historic cities of Rome, Florence, and Venice are among the most sought-after destinations in the world for tourists and...