Aaron Shaw: 7 books

There were some pretty scary kids at Sully's school. This made Sully a little nervous about going. Then one day his mom bought him a forcefield! With his new forcefield, there was really nothing to fear. In fact, Sully was soon surprised by how great his forcefield made everything. However,...

Experts describe the latest research in a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field, the study of groups of individuals acting collectively in ways that seem intelligent. Intelligence does not arise only in individual brains; it also arises in groups of individuals. This is collective intelligence:...

Behind-the-scenes stories of how Internet research projects actually get done. The realm of the digital offers both new methods of research and new objects of study. Because the digital environment for scholarship is constantly evolving, researchers must sometimes improvise, change their plans,...

Sully had a problem: he was bored all the time. But, if hew was lucky enough to get his very own Dayswitcher invention, he would be able to switch places–for one whole day–with anyone on the planet! What could possibly go wrong? "I am an elementary school teacher and we love this book...

Everyone loves Christmas, and no one loves Christmas treats more than Sully. However, there is one problem: who has time to cook all that food? Well, Sully thinks he has found the best solution, but can his massive new Christmas Pot really resolve all of the Snooferpoots' Christmas goody woes? Or...

Sully P. Snooferpoot has finally saved up enough money to buy a new shadow, which he is certain will make him an elementary school star. However, as he soon discovers, he is not the only one with a brand new shadow. In fact, everyone else is so excited about their own new crazy shadows that...

From a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new. There's even an alien puppy.