Books with author Sarah Shannon

Which things move slowly? Read this book to find out about how and why things move slowly. Books in this series introduce children to simple forces. Each book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children basic vocabulary, and includes stunning photographs that show how different forces are at work in the world around us. In Slow, children learn about things that commonly move slowly, how pushes and pulls can make something move slowly, and how some things are slower than others.

Can we stop things with a pull? Read this book to find out about how pulling makes things move. Books in this series introduce children to simple forces. Each book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children basic vocabulary, and includes stunning photographs that show how different forces are at work in the world around us. In Pull, children learn about things that we commonly pull, why things are hard or easy to pull, and the effects of big and small pulls.

A group of gifted kids must band together to save their town and a fantasy world from horror-story monsters come to life in Sarah Cannon's imaginative middle-grade novel, Twist...Eli has a dream. He's going to be the next Stephen King, and he's just created his best monster yet!Neha has a secret. Her notebook is filled with drawings of a fantasy world called Forest Creeks, and it's become inhabited by wonderful imaginary creatures. But her new friends are in danger . . .Court has a gift, both for finding trouble and for stopping it. And when she accidentally ends up with one of Neha's drawings, she quickly realizes that the monsters raiding Forest Creeks are coming from Eli's stories.When these three creative kids come together, they accidentally create a doorway from Forest Creeks into the real world, and now every monster that Eli ever imagined has been unleashed upon their town! Praise for Sarah Cannon's Oddity: "This book grabbed me from page one. Wild, whacky, and yet utterly believable." —Sage Blackwood, author of Jinx"Readers will be hooked from the first page. . . . Featuring a diverse cast of characters, this fantasy is chock-full of adventure and agency, making it a must-buy and a must-read for most ­middle graders." —School Library Journal

What makes something move fast? Read this book to find out about how and why things move quickly. Books in this series introduce children to simple forces. Each book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children basic vocabulary, and includes stunning photographs that show how different forces are at work in the world around us. In Fast, children learn about things that commonly move fast, how pushes and pulls can make something move fast, and how some things are faster than others.