Description
<p>"I am strong, and my flash is bright, And I will defend you and make things all right." These are the magic words to call upon Manner-Man - a superhero who can help control bullies and teach children ways to be considerate of others. Manner-Man arrives, shouting "To the Rescue", helping children learn about sharing and warning about not 'hitting with words.' He teaches that if someone starts pushing, just shout out "not nice!" Meet the children who form the Manner-Man team and find out how to join! Manner-Man incorporates messages and characters found within some of Cannon's earlier books - helping children learn how to cope with bullies and look within themselves for their inner superhero! This is the fifth rhyming children's book by this award-winning author whose other bestselling books include Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won a dozen awards for her four previous rhyming books and is also the author of six published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "a modern day Dr.Seuss" - GMTA Review. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>
Story Behind The Book
The attack on our own shores on September 11, 2001 was also on my wife's birthday.
My wife was asking questions trying to figure out what had accrued and when we were trying to make sense out of what was happening and I was trying to explain what was going on. It triggered something inside me to write a story that could show scenarios that was obvious to me; of how this could happen in our country. It didn’t take long for my imagination to run wild. I went through sleepless nights. I had a passion to put down all the things that were going through my head. I knew I needed to write this story. This is how “Blood Ties” began.
