Introducing the Sammy Series
Science that kids can sink their teeth into
(and easily digest)
"Sammy" books blend entertaining stories with factual content to introduce middle readers to systems of operation in natural and social sciences. Carefully researched by author Jerome Tiller and cleverly illustrated by his teenage son, Paul, "Sammy" books make science lessons enjoyable and memorable.
Sammy's Day at the Fair:
The Digestive System
Featuring Gut Feelings and Reactions
By Jerome Tiller - Illustrated by Paul Tiller
ISBN: 1-59298-046-5 Price: $15.95
Sammy craves a corn dog and Sammy gets what he wants! Follow the corn dog down Sammy's digestive tract for an entertaining introduction to the human digestive system.
...Straightforward information on the digestive system at an intermediate level...deftly illustrated...as instructional and educational as it is enjoyable and reader engaging.
Midwest Book Review - Children's Bookwatch, Jan, 2005
Teachers are always looking for picture books that connect with curriculum. I think they would find this book very useful and appealing. It is well written, the pictures support the text and add interest and appeal, and it is timely given all the recent things said and written about the childhood obesity epidemic.
Barbara Geiger, President, Learning Explorations
Sammy Gets Buff: The Muscular System
Featuring squats, curls and crunches
The second in a two part series of books that transparently address the problem of childhood obesity.
Sammy Goes to Court: The Legal System
Doctor Heidegger's Experiment
By Nathanial Hawthorne
Illustrated by Marc Johnson
Doctor Heidegger has invited four old friends to his study. He needs their help with an experiment. His friends presume the experiment will be nothing out of the ordinary. Perhaps they will inspect a cobweb under a microscope or witness the slow death of a mouse. But when Dr. Heidegger's guests gather around a small black table that holds a cut-glass vase, strange things begin to happen that will change their lives forever.
Enlivened and enriched by Marc Johnson's splendid illustrations, this adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic story will introduce middle readers to one of America's greatest authors.
Sammy's Day at the Fair:
The Digestive System
Featuring Gut Feelings and Reactions
By Jerome Tiller - Illustrated by Paul Tiller
I like this book. What is really entertaining is how the artwork is used to enhance many difficult scientific processes. This, along with the humor of the piece, will engage students and enhance their understanding of the information.
Pascale Pinner, Presidential Award Winner for Math and Science Teaching,
Hilo Intermediate School, Hilo, HI
"Sammy's Day at the Fair" is not only informative but fun to read as well. The information is accurate and presented in such a way as to be relevant to all readers. In addition, the phonetic glossary is extremely well done. Bravo!
Natalie Rasmussen, Milken National Educator Award Winner,
North High School, Minneapolis, MN
The book has tremendous appeal to children, who find nothing more interesting than bodily functions, junk food, and carnivals. I read "Sammy" to my 8-year-old boy and 10 year old girl. When we got to the parts about burping, vomiting, and flatulence, they giggled until they couldn't breathe.
Jon Roland, Presidential Award Winner for Math and Science Teaching,
Perry Hall High School, Baltimore, MD
The story line is most creative and reinforces the science concepts and processes of digestion. I wish I had had the book when I taught exactly the same content earlier this year. It is enjoyable and easy to follow as well as to teach.
David O'Shields, Milken National Educator Award Winner,
Bell Street Middle School, Clinton, SC