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Sandy Silverthorne

    This author discovered the joy of creation as a life path that began unexpectedly. His artistic style developed through diverse projects, from advertising to illustrations for prominent clients. He intertwines his writing and illustrating with faith and hope, offering uplifting messages to readers. For him, creation is not just a profession but a way to share positive thoughts and encouragement.

    The Very Best One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers
    Brief Histories of Everyday Objects
    Mind-Boggling One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers
    Riders in the Storm
    Why They Can't Write
    Kids` Big Questions for God - 101 Things You Want to Know
    • 2023

      Exploring the profound question of divine origins, this book delves into philosophical, theological, and scientific perspectives on the existence of God. It examines various cultural and historical interpretations of creation, challenging readers to consider the implications of a creator's existence. Through a blend of inquiry and analysis, the author invites contemplation on faith, existence, and the nature of belief, encouraging a deeper understanding of spirituality and the universe's mysteries.

      Kids` Big Questions for God - 101 Things You Want to Know
    • 2023

      Combining two of his funniest joke books, Sandy Silverthorne will have kids and families giggling for days with some of the best one-liners, jokes, and riddles. Perfect for kids ages 6-12, as well the young at heart.

      The Big Book of Big Laughs for Kids
    • 2022

      Riders in the Storm

      • 432 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      Riders in the Storm is the story of the African-American cavalrymen of the 5th Massachusetts during the Civil War-a story of resilience in the face of adversity, one that will resonate not just during the present moment of reckoning with race in the United States, but in the annals of American history for all time.

      Riders in the Storm
    • 2020

      This crazy, fun, fully illustrated book is filled with the best clean humor around; one liners, riddles, knock knock jokes and more tongue twisters than you can shake a stick at. Ideal for kids ages 6-12.

      Made You Laugh!
    • 2019

      This Land is My Land

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading
      3.9(286)Add rating

      Don't just talk about moving to Canada-build your own utopia instead! This Land is My Land is a fun, highly readable historical graphic novel of self- made countries and communities around the world, and the stories of their creators who worked to build utopia in their backyards.

      This Land is My Land
    • 2019

      The Writer's Practice

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      3.9(206)Add rating

      “Unique and thorough, Warner’s handbook could turn any determined reader into a regular Malcolm Gladwell.” —Booklist For anyone aiming to improve their skill as a writer, a revolutionary new approach to establishing robust writing practices inside and outside the classroom, from the author of Why They Can’t Write After a decade of teaching writing using the same methods he’d experienced as a student many years before, writer, editor, and educator John Warner realized he could do better. Drawing on his classroom experience and the most persuasive research in contemporary composition studies, he devised an innovative new framework: a step-by-step method that moves the student through a series of writing problems, an organic, bottom-up writing process that exposes and acculturates them to the ways writers work in the world. The time is right for this new and groundbreaking approach. The most popular books on composition take a formalistic view, utilizing “templates” in order to mimic the sorts of rhetorical moves academics make. While this is a valuable element of a writing education, there is room for something that speaks more broadly. The Writer’s Practice invites students and novice writers into an intellectually engaging, active learning process that prepares them for a wider range of academic and real-world writing and allows them to become invested and engaged in their own work.

      The Writer's Practice
    • 2019

      From John W. Warner IV - former pro racing driver and son of Senator John W. Warner III (Ret.; R-VA), former Secretary of the Navy and Chairman of the Armed Services Committee and Catherine Mellon, - comes a gripping WW II historical novel about espionage, covert tech, and a high-octane, madcap love affair during the height of Grand Prix racing and the rise of the Third Reich. In this debut novel, Warner masterfully interweaves a fictional adventure within factual reportage to disclose the hidden history of technological inventions that powered high-performance cars, planes and war machinery of the 1930s and 40s - and the prominent leaders who exploited them.

      Little Anton Part 1
    • 2018

      Any kid can be a comedian with a little help from award-winning author/illustrator Sandy Silverthorne's Crack Yourself Up Jokes for Kids . Perfect for kids ages 6-12, this zany collection of one-liners ( Did you hear about the missing barber? Police are combing the city. ), knock-knock jokes ( Knock, Knock. Who's there? Pizza. Pizza who? Pizza nice guy, don't you think? ), riddles ( What's red and goes up and down? A tomato in an elevator. ), puns, and funny lists represents some of the world's best clean humor. Add in the author's hilarious illustrations and cartoons, and kids will get hours of fun with the kind of laughs that make milk come out your nose--that is, if you're drinking milk while you read!

      Crack Yourself Up Jokes for Kids
    • 2018

      Why They Can't Write

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      4.3(719)Add rating

      Combining current knowledge of what works in teaching and learning with the most enduring philosophies of classical education, this book challenges readers to develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge, and habits of mind of strong writers.

      Why They Can't Write
    • 2018

      Put on your detective hat and prepare to solve the best mindbenders from the popular One-Minute Mysteries series. This collection of crazy conundrums will keep you guessing until the final page and provide fun for detectives of all ages.

      The Very Best One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers