Books with author Amy Shields

How cool is a supersonic jet that can zip, dip, and zoom through the air? Or a helicopter that hovers as still as a hummingbird? In this 32-page beginning reader, a real-life pilot introduces kids to the greatest planes that ever flew. Enticing photographs and fascinating facts ensure that a child’s natural curiosity is both inspired AND satisfied. Like each book in this successful series, Planes offers a high-excitement topic from a trusted content provider.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

This is the first in a line of four books within the National Geographic Kids Chapters series that explore unexpected animal bonds. In this book you'll meet four unlikely pairings, including Billy and Lilly. Billy the boxer adopted Lilly the goat when she was abandoned by her mother. Billy and Lilly are rarely apart since Billy has taken on the role of Lilly's protector, caretaker, and constant companion. This and the other stories in this book will enchant readers and empower them to devour the more text-heavy "grown up" style of the book, while still keeping the story easily digestable for a hestitant reader.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

These heartwarming stories of animal babies, rescued and nursed back to health by humans, will pull at the heart strings and make kids realize there's a survivor inside all of us. This reader is illustrated with adorable photographs that document these animals' recoveries. The carefully written text guarantees a successful and rewarding reading experience for level 1 readers.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Linking to a popular feature in the super successful National Geographic Little Kids magazine, this book brings the browsable fun of the bestselling National Geographic Kids Almanac, to a new audience: preschoolers! Using an interactive question-and-answer format and content grounded in a child's immediate world, the Big Book of Why delivers lively information, hands-on games, simple recipes, crafts, and more. What makes a car go? How does mushy dough become a crispy cookie? What does the doctor see in my throat? An essential parent reference, The Big Book of Why invites children to ask big questions, think big thoughts, and get answers that are accurate, engaging, level-appropriate, and based on sound educational findings. It helps prepare preschoolers for school in an interactive way—the very best way to foster learning at this age, according to research. Highly photographic and playful, this big book is an adventure in exploration.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This is the first in a series of four books that explore unexpected animal bonds. In this book you'll meet four unlikely pairings, including Billy and Lilly, a goat and dog that are best friends. This and the other stories in this book will enchant readers and empower them to devour the more text-heavy ""grown up"" style of the book, while still keeping the story easily digestable for a hestitant reader.

Taylor knew the zombie-filled suburbs wouldn’t be safe, but a group of slaves in need of rescue may be what stops him from finding his missing son. In this first novel of the Pandemic Dawn Series, B. A. Shields combines a suspenseful journey of conflict with romance and loyalty. A gripping story of one man searching for his lost son and finding hope, while another who searches for a lost cure discovers his true identity. This dystopian book series shows a futuristic zombie apocalypse in an age of artificial intelligence (A.I.) after an apocalyptic event destroys most of the world's tech.Taylor has not seen his teenage son since the Cleansing. He knew his travels through the radioactive and virus-infected suburbs he used to call home wouldn’t be simple, but he had to find his son, and nothing would stop him from looking. That is until he met them, a small group of women and children slaves in desperate need of rescue. He knew that he had to save them, somehow, but if his son was still alive, he needed to keep searching. In a hidden island military base, Dr. Miles Richards works on a cure for the ever-spreading virus. With the aid of Dorothy, a self-aware robot he created, they discover far more than mutated viruses hidden deep in the government computer. Who was Dr. Atkins? Moreover, why was all of his research encrypted? Did it have anything to do with his dead daughter or the multiple variations of a virus that had already killed millions of innocent people? Can Miles find a cure before it is too late? ***From B.A. Shields, the author of The Pandemic Dawn Series and Losing Dani Strumm comes the first novel in the dystopian sci-fi thriller series Pandemic Dawn that will change the way you look at the apocalypse. * * * Praise for B.A. Shields“…The highlight of the book is the characters. Author B. A. Shields takes time to introduce the side characters and bring them to life. The "bad guys" in the book are even shown as people who make bad decisions based on their own choice of self-fulfillment. One dimensional characters are not found in this book. The story is never rushed, and everyone decisions in the book have consequences which affect the other characters in the story. Unlike other post-apocalyptic stories, this is one not based on a foundation of despair, but hope. Mankind can survive, but will it choose to?”-- M McArt Vine Voice"Pandemic Dawn" is one of those books that once you start reading, you can't put down! The characters are well thought out, the storyline is so well written that you're able to fully "see" the story as you read...."-- Desiree"The author does an excellent job of putting us into the world he has created for Taylor, Dr. Richards, Dorothy, and his other characters. There is a great web of multiple storylines going on, and Shields weaves them all with clever dialog and just the right amount of visual description. Most importantly, he gives us the sense that some of these seemingly separate characters are going to cross paths at some point, and I won't tell you if they all do or not. Overall, a very satisfying read for this sci-fi-zombie-apocalypse fan, and I can't wait to read the rest of the books coming in this series!" -- S. Dewar"This is one of the better series I have read so far. Taylor's son may be alive, in captivity somewhere in the suburbs. Will Lord Samuel be successful in fulfilling his dream of ruling the suburbs? Did Makayla manage to 'transfer' out of Dorothy's mind?”-- Tam Thiam Tham“I love the author's style of writing, and how he makes the characters so engaging and the storyline gripping, the adventures of the characters drew me into the story and made me feel like I was experiencing it myself. I love when a book can do that for a reader; then I start to read slower as the end of the book approaches because I don't want the story to end.”-- Miss Snow

Pandemic Dawn is a futuristic dystopian post-apocalypse story of zombies (the cursed), robots with artificial intelligence, and humans, just trying to survive.Taylor has not seen his teenage son since the Cleansing. He knew his travels through the radioactive and virus-infected suburbs he used to call home wouldn’t be simple, but he had to find his son, and nothing would stop him from looking. That is until he met them, a small group of women and children slaves in desperate need of rescue. He knew that he had to save them, somehow, but if his son was still alive, he needed to keep searching.In a hidden island military base, Dr. Miles Richards works on a cure for the ever-spreading virus. With the aid of Dorothy, a self-aware robot he created, they discover far more than mutated viruses hidden deep in the government computer. Who was Dr. Atkins? Moreover, why was all of his research encrypted? Did it have anything to do with his dead daughter or the multiple variations of a virus that had already killed millions of innocent people? Can Miles find a cure before it is too late?In this first novel of the Pandemic Dawn Series, B. A. Shields combines a suspenseful journey of conflict with romance and loyalty. A gripping story of one man searching for his lost son and finding hope, while another who searches for a lost cure and discovers his true identity.What if the government was secretly testing viruses on the population? Waking one morning to discover that millions are dead – lives eradicated in a futile attempt to contain an outbreak of one of the top-secret tests – that is the world of Pandemic Dawn. What if your next realization was that your only son is missing among the fallen and the infected. Pandemic Dawn is a tale of one man’s journey to find his son in a world desperately searching for hope. An expedition through a world of conflict at the crossroad of loyalty and love. Taylor’s search for his son becomes a mission to help a group of prisoners escape a menacing gang of slave traders while avoiding the virus infected Cursed.Pandemic Dawn is a world running out of time. Deep within a secret government compound, Dr. Miles Richards is trying to find a cure. Aided by Dorothy, a self-aware AI robot, he discovers far more than bio-weapons research in military computers. He realizes what might have caused the death of Dr. Atkin's daughter. Pandemic Dawn tells the story of two men, on both sides of a viral outbreak trying to find the lost and discover the truth.

In Pandemic Dawn Book III: Day of Abomination, Taylor comes face to face with his son's captor, is there any way he can free him from the slave camp before it's too late? The sanctuary of the complex is in peril as they are overrun with Cursed, as the virus continues to spread and infect, killing even more. At the military facility, the coup has disrupted the research as two of the scientists who head the development for a cure are killed and the hopes of finding the answer to this deadly plaque diminishes.What if the government was secretly testing viruses on the population? Waking one morning to discover that millions are dead – lives eradicated in a futile attempt to contain an outbreak of one of the top-secret tests – that is the world of Pandemic Dawn. What if your next realization was that your only son is missing among the fallen and the infected. Pandemic Dawn is a tale of one man’s journey to find his son in a world desperately searching for hope. An expedition through a world of conflict at the crossroad of loyalty and love. Taylor’s search for his son becomes a mission to help a group of prisoners escape a menacing gang of slave traders while avoiding the virus infected Cursed.Pandemic Dawn is a world running out of time. Deep within a secret government compound, Dr. Miles Richards is trying to find a cure. Aided by Dorothy, a self-aware AI robot, he discovers far more than bio-weapons research in military computers. He realizes what might have caused the death of Dr. Atkin's daughter. Pandemic Dawn tells the story of two men, on both sides of a viral outbreak trying to find the lost and discover the truth.

Pandemic Dawn Book One took readers on a suspenseful journey of conflict with romance and loyalty. Readers could not put this page-turner down and were eagerly awaiting the second book in this science fiction series. Wait no more; Rise of the State is being released late October 2011. Rise of The State jumps right in with Taylor continuing to look for his son with the help of Tia, his female companion whom he rescued from the slave trade. After finding a safe haven for the children who were salves with Tia, they continue their journey to locate Taylor’s son. The only form of government left since the cleansing is at war within its ranks as one general decides to take control of the entire force, activating combat-bots to secure the control of the entire world, while another fights to maintain the traditional roles of the military force as an aid to a government which no longer exists. Rise of the State will keep readers on the edge of their seat. Will Taylor find his son? Will Dr. Torrey find a cure for the virus, which continues to kill millions? Give in to the temptation to get Rise of the State. Grab this novel and prepare to be taken on a journey into the science fiction world that will keep you asking for more.What if the government was secretly testing viruses on the population? Waking one morning to discover that millions are dead – lives eradicated in a futile attempt to contain an outbreak of one of the top-secret tests – that is the world of Pandemic Dawn. What if your next realization was that your only son is missing among the fallen and the infected. Pandemic Dawn is a tale of one man’s journey to find his son in a world desperately searching for hope. An expedition through a world of conflict at the crossroad of loyalty and love. Taylor’s search for his son becomes a mission to help a group of prisoners escape a menacing gang of slave traders while avoiding the virus infected Cursed.Pandemic Dawn is a world running out of time. Deep within a secret government compound, Dr. Miles Richards is trying to find a cure. Aided by Dorothy, a self-aware AI robot, he discovers far more than bio-weapons research in military computers. He realizes what might have caused the death of Dr. Atkin's daughter. Pandemic Dawn tells the story of two men, on both sides of a viral outbreak trying to find the lost and discover the truth.