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Books in The Shadow School series

  • The School of Numbers: Learn about Mathematics with 40 Simple Lessons

    Emily Hawkins, Daniel Frost

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, March 5, 2019)
    Greetings Cadet! Congratulations on being accepted into the prestigious Astro Academy for math! Now strap on your space boots, secure you helmet and let’s get ready for a mathematical journey like no other!Hop on board the spaceship School of Numbers and head off on an intergalactic mathematical journey that will introduce young readers to key concepts including arithmetic, shapes, fractions, percentages, and sequences. Six eccentric professors will teach budding space mathematic Cadets all there is to know about the world of numbers! Meet Captain Archimedes Brown who keeps everyone in order; Lois Carmen Denominator who’s got a passion for fractions; Di Ameter who’s a stickler for geometry; Al Jabra who loves algebra; Ava Ridge who’s looney for statistics; and last but certainly not least, Adam Up who just can’t get enough of arithmetic!Float into this gravity-free classroom, prepare yourself for antics aplenty and get ready to see math in action like never before.
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  • The School of Art: Learn How to Make Great Art with 40 Simple Lessons

    Teal Triggs, Daniel Frost

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, Aug. 15, 2015)
    Welcome to the School of Art!Here you will learn how to make great art with this fully-illustrated collection of fun and informative lessons. Follow the five professors as they work togetherto deliver 40 demonstrations - each one accompanied by a guided activity for you to try at home - to help you to understand the basics of art and design, including composition, color, line, shape, and perspective.
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  • The School of Music

    Meurig Bowen, Rachel Bowen, Daniel Frost

    Hardcover (Wide Eyed Editions, April 4, 2017)
    Welcome to the School of Music, a place bursting with talent, creative energy and special encounters. It is a place of nuts-and-bolts learning -- getting the basics for beginners right -- as much as a place where musical imagination runs riot and where everyone has triple-fun with the sound of music. Making it...Listening to it...Writing it. Meet The Boss! He's called Sergio Trunk. Some people call him The Maestro, and he, along with his team of talented musicians, will lead you through 40 lessons that help you to learn about classical music, the theory behind music, and the fun you can have making it.
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  • Shadow School #1: Archimancy: The Shadow School Series

    J. A. White

    Audio CD (HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing, Aug. 27, 2019)
    From the acclaimed author of Nightbooks and The Thickety comes a spooky series, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Adam Gidwitz, and Stranger Things!Cordelia Liu knew Shadow School was going to be different. Still, she didn t expect the school grounds to be filled with ghosts.Cordelia soon realizes she s not the only one who can see the ghosts; her new friend Benji can too. Together with super-smart Agnes, the trio are determined to find out why the ghosts are there, and whether there s a way to set them free.But the school was created with more sinister intentions, and someone is willing to go to extreme lengths to ensure that the ghosts remain trapped forever.Check out the book that School Library Journal called a delightful blend of friendship, suspense, and spectral sightings [that] belongs on most shelves!
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  • Shadow School #1: Archimancy: The Shadow School Series

    J. A. White

    Audio CD (HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing, Aug. 27, 2019)
    From the acclaimed author of Nightbooks and The Thickety comes a spooky series, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Adam Gidwitz, and Stranger Things!Cordelia Liu knew Shadow School was going to be different. Still, she didn't expect the school grounds to be filled with ghosts.Cordelia soon realizes she's not the only one who can see the ghosts; her new friend Benji can too. Together with super-smart Agnes, the trio are determined to find out why the ghosts are there, and whether there's a way to set them free.But the school was created with more sinister intentions, and someone is willing to go to extreme lengths to ensure that the ghosts remain trapped forever.J. A. White's Nightbooks has been praised as ""equally twisting and terrifying"" in a School Library Journal starred review. Kirkus added: ""A thrilling tale of magic that is just scary enough."" Middle grade readers will love J. A. White's Shadow School series as well!
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