Books with author Sam L Sullivan

Have you ever like giving up?Amelia’s class are holding a talent show but Amelia doesn’t think she has a talent to show. She tries different skills and tricks but she can’t get the hang of any of them. Amelia feels like giving up!Have you ever felt that way?Join Amelia and her dad as they embark on a journey to find Amelia’s talent and as they discover some amazing people with some special talents. Who knows? Maybe Amelia might even find her talent and enter the talent show!About the Author: Lee Sullivan has worked in secondary education as a pastoral leader for many years. During this time, he has found that on numerous occasions, his students had difficulty in dealing with unsettling or negative emotions. More worryingly, was how challenged students felt when talking about their emotions, especially with their parents. As a new father to a baby girl, Lee wanted his daughter to feel confident and comfortable talking to him about anything. He wrote this book, one of a series, so that he could share with his daughter that certain emotions and feelings were natural and talking to someone about them was the best way to get support. Lee does not claim to be an expert in metal health, but through his experiences with his students and their challenges in opening up to parents, he firmly believes that if parents talk to their children early on in life then they will be better equipped to deal with these feelings as they grow up. Helping them to feel at ease discussing their feelings, good and challenging, with parents in later life.

The Search for Santa.- It’s Christmas Eve and Amelia is very excited. Christmas is her favourite time of year. She is not sure how Santa might do it, but Amelia writes to him asking for ‘A Christmas I’ll never forget.’ The tree has been decorated, the stockings have been hung and she is ready for bed. But as the night goes on, Santa does not turn up.Join Amelia as she embarks on a search for Santa that turns into an adventure full of surprises.Will Amelia find Santa before Christmas morning? One thing is for sure, this will be a Christmas Amelia will remember forever!

The sense of taste helps animals determine what is delicious, and what is deadly. Animals have evolved a wide variety of taste preferences and abilities. For instance, an octopus has ten thousand taste buds on each one of its arms' suckers; a bison has a great knack for using taste to avoid toxic plants while grazing, and gorillas and chimps like sweet-tasting food. With interesting, easy-to-understand text and vivid pictures, this book explores the many ways animals use taste to perceive their world. The text is easily accessible, with informative sidebars and fact boxes to hold young readers' interest. Maps and diagrams stimulate curiosity, while a glossary helps build vocabulary. Readers will be fascinated comparing animals' sense of taste to their own.

The daughter of a Native American chief, Pocahontas grew up during a time of incredible change in North America. This is her story, from her birth to her encounters with colonists, and finally her untimely death at the age of twenty-one. It captures her greatest achievements and surveys her role in the Powhatan tribe and later as a visitor in England. Told in simple, engaging words and accompanied by vibrant pictures, this is a story that your readers will enjoy.

Geronimo was a great leader and a wise man. Your readers will uncover his life story, from his struggles with the American government and settlers in Arizona to the eventual surrender that made him a prisoner of war for the rest of his life. Though he later became famous and traveled the country, he was never allowed to return to his birthplace. Readers will gain an understanding of his profound effect on the Apache tribe. Through easy-to-read text and fascinating pictures, kids will discover the inspiring yet tragic story of this famous Native.

Geronimo was a great leader and a wise man. Your readers will uncover his life story, from his struggles with the American government and settlers in Arizona to the eventual surrender that made him a prisoner of war for the rest of his life. Though he later became famous and traveled the country, he was never allowed to return to his birthplace. Readers will gain an understanding of his profound effect on the Apache tribe. Through easy-to-read text and fascinating pictures, kids will discover the inspiring yet tragic story of this famous Native.

******************************************************************In SNAKE PLANT, the new short story from acclaimed children's writer Laura L. Sullivan, Oskar wants a pet snake more than anything. His cold, unkind mother refuses, but finally says that if he can take care of a plant for six months, she'll let him have a snake. Little does Oskar know that she plans to sabotage his plant. But this plant is special – and her efforts to kill it only make it stronger!Part horror, part comedy, SNAKE PLANT is a tale of a very dysfunctional mother and son.

Thirteen-year-old Rose Carlisle, a shy loner, is moving to a new town and a new school, a move that she is convinced will be awful. While spending the summer with her grandmother at the old family mansion called Fineweather, Rose meets a girl named Ring, and they become fast friends. The perfect summer is clouded by some unpleasant involvement with their nearest neighbor, Dooley Birdsong, and his "wolf-dog." When Birdsong makes some accusations against Rose, she must use her intelligence and powers of deduction to try and prove her innocence.Rose learns to be more proactive and self-reliant, but she believes it's because Ring has told her what to do. How will she survive after they say their final goodbyes?At summer's end, Rose's grandmother tells of a girl she met at Fineweather years ago. She sounds a lot like Ring. Could they be the same girl?

The Search for Santa. - It’s Christmas Eve and Amelia is very excited. Christmas is her favourite time of year. She is not sure how Santa might do it, but Amelia writes to him asking for ‘A Christmas I’ll never forget.’ The tree has been decorated, the stockings have been hung and she is ready for bed. But as the night goes on, Santa does not turn up. Join Amelia as she embarks on a search for Santa that turns into an adventure full of surprises. Will Amelia find Santa before Christmas morning? One thing is for sure, this will be a Christmas Amelia will remember forever!

The 'Have you ever felt...?' series is helping parents and adults when talking to children about uncomfortable or unfamiliar feelings.Have you ever felt down?Amelia is going to a theme park with her Nan, but she has woken up feeling a bit sad. She doesn’t know why she feels this way. Not wanting to let her Nan down she goes to the theme park, but nothing seems to make her feel normal again.Have any of the happy people at the theme park ever felt that way?Join Amelia and her Nan as they embark on a journey to find answers to Amelia’s question and as they discover some amazing ways to stop feeling down, who knows? Maybe Amelia might even feel like herself again!Other books available in the series:-Have you ever felt anxious?-Have you ever felt like crying?-Have you ever felt angry?