Sandra K. Athans

Sandra K. Athans is an award-winning children’s author and a published literacy specialist. Her children’s books represent a mix of playfulness, adventure, discovery, and fun! Her goal is to “glue” kids to her book’s pages with high-interest content that is full of page-turning wonder! In Tales from the Top of the World – Sandra shares nonfiction vignettes of her brother’s seven summits of Mt. Everest. In Secrets of the Sky Caves – she invites readers on scientific expeditions to remote cliff caves in Nepal. These are but two of her many works. Sandra has written at every level, from early childhood fiction, through to award-winning middle grade nonfiction and above. She is currently working on a playful nonfiction series about unusual animals for Astra Books for Children. Sandra also continues to publish teacher and student resources within the Educational Market. She is a former Regional Advisor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).