Rachel Walker

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  • Bibliography:
    73 Books
  • First Book:
    November 1988
  • Latest Book:
    January 2025
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A Laughing Matter (Nov-1988)

Book List in Order: 73 titles

  • A Laughing Matter

    in Four Moons of Darkover
    Darkover

  • At the Airport

    Airports are busy places with lots of things moving about. Have you been there to watch all the planes and people? What did the airport look like? What did you see happening there? What did you like best at the airport?...

  • Baking Day

  • The Birthday Surprise

    On Graces birthday she got a big surprise. Her mother and father gave her a card with a string tied onto it. They told her to follow the string to find her birthday present. Can you guess where she went? What do you think she found at the end of the ...

  • Ready for Lift Off

  • Making a Book

    Have you ever wondered how a book is made? Who is the person that writes the story? Who draws the pictures? Who designs the pages? Who checks that everything is just right? Who is the person that prints the books? Who reads the books?...

  • Easy Cheese

    Do you like cheese? There are lots of different sorts of cheeses made in many parts of the world. You might enjoy making cheese at home or at school. Its easy to do if you follow the recipe carefully. You can make cheese using things found in most ki...

  • All Aboard!

    Throughout the world there are thousands of train enthusiasts people who are fascinated by the power of trains. They are interested in the past development of rail transport and its effect on travel and trade. Following the history of trains makes pe...

  • Emperor Penguins

    Emperor penguins have a fascinating life cycle that is different to other species in several ways: they are larger; they live further south in Antarctica; they breed during freezing winter; they never touch land, living on ice and in water. Antarctic...



  • Road Works

    Before any road construction can begin, road planners must study the area to decide which way is best to get from one place to another. They need to know how many vehicles will use the new road, and whether it will have any bridges or tunnels.Surveyo...

  • Spiders Everywhere!

    Like Little Miss Muffet, some people suffer from arachnophobia, which means fear of spiders, but many others find them fascinating. Very few of the 40,000 species are harmful some are quite popular as pets! Most types of these busy little creatures d...

  • Earthquake Alert!

    Millions of earthquakes occur in the world every year, causing massive damage to property, as well as death and injury to thousands of people. Homes are destroyed, whole towns can be wrecked, not only by the vibrations, but also by landslides burying...

  • Helicopters

    The helicopter (or chopper) is an amazing machine, capable of so many more movements than fixed-wing aircraft. As well as being able to fly in any direction forward, backward, sideways, or even straight up or down it can actually hover in one place f...

  • The Last Place on Earth

    Throughout history there have been many races to be first to achieve a goal: e.g. first to learn to fly; first to climb the worlds highest mountain; first to reach the moon. The race to reach the South Pole more than 100 years ago involved a bitter s...

  • Marine Marvels

    Planet Earth is sometimes called the blue planet. Do you know why? Its because the oceans of salty water cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, making it look blue from Space. The oceans are so deep and huge that there are still many dark, dista...

  • Around The World

    In the 16th century there were many people who didnt know much about the world. They knew that planet Earth was sphere-shaped, but nobody had ever sailed right around the globe. There were still many oceans to explore and new countries and trade rout...

  • Meet the Minibeasts

    We share our planet with many fascinating creatures. Do you know what a Minibeast is? Mini means small, so thats a helpful clue. Bugs and insects are often known as creepy-crawlies or beasts! Put them together and you have Minibeasts the name for alm...

  • Active Earth

    When you walk around you probably think of the Earth as a solid, stable mass, when really it is constantly moving and reshaping itself usually at a pace too slow to be noticed, but occasionally with a dramatic event like a violent earthquake or volca...

  • Ocean Limits

    Do you ever think about how important the ocean is? Did you know that the oceans impact on all of us, no matter how far from the sea we live? Find out how the ocean affects the air you breathe, the water you drink and even the weather....



  • Book Art

  • Help Our Oceans

  • Polar Bear Survival

    Polar Bears live on the ice, but their home is changing. As our planet Earth is getting warmer, the ice is melting. Polar Bears need the ice to hunt from. As the ice melts, they cannot find enough food to stay alive. It is getting hard for them to su...

  • Our Solar System

    Earth is one of eight planets in our Solar System, that circle around the Sun. Our Solar System is just one tiny part of The Milky Way. The Milky Way is the galaxy we live in. There are hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe....

  • The Amazing Honey Harvest

    Do you know where honey comes from?Yes, bees make honey, but how do they do it? What makes honey so sweet? Who do you think the bees are making the honey for? Focus Skills: j, qu, v, w, x, y, z, zz...

  • Ants Took It

    There are lots of types of ants.They like to eat and drink the same sweet things that we like. Do you know that ants are great at teamwork? They work together to get the food they need. They even share it. Focus Skills: short o, g, c, k...

  • Camp Rocks

    Have you ever been on a hike?Lots of people love walking in the forest. Have you ever been camping? What would you need to take with you to be safe? Focus Skills: ck, r, short e, u, r blends, digraph -mp...

  • Create a Book

    Have you ever wondered how a book is made?Who is the person that writes the story? Who draws the pictures? Who designs the pages? Who checks that everything is just right? Who is the person that prints the books? Who reads the books? Focus Skills:...

  • Dancing

    Do you ever feel your feet tapping or your body swaying when you hear music?Our bodies like to move to the beat of the music. There are lots of different kinds of dancing. Dancing with friends and family is a fun thing to do and it is healthy. The be...

  • Earth's Future

    Have you heard about sunrise or sunset? Actually, the sun isn't rising and setting at all—it is Earth that's always moving. It floats like a ball in space turning as it is pulled by the moon's gravity. Focus Skills: R-controlled vowel (or o...



  • Earth's Solar System

    Earth is one of eight planets in our solar system.Earth is the only planet that we know has things living on it. Our solar system is just one tiny part of the Milky Way. Focus Skills: j, qu, v, w, x, y, z, zz...

  • Fill a Balloon

    Have you ever blown up a balloon?You have to huff in air and puff it into the balloon to fill it. Do you know there is another way to fill a balloon? Read about how to do it. Focus Skills: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss...

  • Fluffy Slime Fun

    Have you ever played with slime? Have you ever made it?It is very simple to make if you have the right ingredients. You will need shaving foam. You need magic activator drops, too. What else do you think you will need? Focus Skills: b, f, ff, l,...

  • Healthy Oceans

    Planet Earth looks blue from space because so much of it is covered with oceans of salty water.The oceans are the home of a lot of different animals. The oceans give people food, air, and water. Focus Skills: th, sh, ch, wh, tch...

  • Kas and Kit on the Mat

    Do you know what yoga is? Have you ever wanted to try it?Yoga is a great way to stretch and move your body. You can do yoga anywhere—all you need is a yoga mat and some stretchy clothes. Focus Skills: d, g, o, c, k...

  • Magic Tricks

  • Pasta, Pasta, Pasta!

  • Quake Zone

    Millions of earthquakes occur in the world every year.Some cause massive damage to property, as well as death and injury to thousands of people. Homes are destroyed, and whole towns can be wrecked. Focus Skills: qu, v, y, w, z...

  • Sea Animals

    Planet Earth is sometimes called the blue planet. Do you know why?It's because the oceans of salty water cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, making it look blue from space. The oceans are so deep and huge that there are still many dark, dista...

  • Tin Man

    Have you ever made a new thing out of something old? It's called recycling. In this story the children use their imaginations to build something new from old tin cans. How many cans do you think they'll need? Focus Skills: s, a, t, p, i, n, m...



  • Tom Did It

    Tom and his stepdad Tod like to build things together.Take a look at the picture on page 1—what do you think it is? Tom and Tod are building a bird house. What do you think they will need? They will need to read the instructions. Focus Skills&#...

  • What Is in It?

  • Amazing Reptiles

  • Assemble a Robot

  • Blend It

  • Build a Treehouse

  • Charts and Graphs

  • Easy Pancakes

  • Extreme Biking

  • Fit and Healthy



  • Giant Pandas

  • Good Dog Koko

  • Helpers

  • Illustrate a Story

  • Learn to Surf

  • Make a Set

  • Nocturnal Creatures

  • Paint It

  • Past and Present

  • Pinata

  • Protect the Rainforests

  • Puppets

  • The Puzzle Project

  • Quick Quiz Questions

  • Race Time

  • A Sand Pit Dig

  • Save the Sea Dogs

  • Sea Turtle Protection

  • Sharing Photos

  • Sit and Tap

  • Spots and Dots

  • Stop and Go

  • Tap for Sap

  • Up and Under

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rachel Walker has published 73 books.

The next book by Rachel Walker, Sit and Tap, will be published in January 2025.

The first book by Rachel Walker, A Laughing Matter, was published in November 1988.

No. Rachel Walker does not write books in series.
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