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Sarah Wassner Flynn

SARAH WASSNER FLYNN is a longtime writer for National Geographic Kids, including books in the blockbuster hit Weird But True! series, and the award-winning This Book Stinks (winner of the 2017 NSTA award for Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students and the 2018 AAAS Prize for Excellence in Science Books), among others. She loves writing, running, and triathlons. When she's not writing about races, she's usually training or competing in one.
1,000 Facts About Sharks
Not-So-Common Cents
Gymnastics (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Weird But True! Know-It-All Ancient Egypt
This Book is Cute
Weird But True! Know-It-All Greek Mythology

Books

1,000 Facts About Sharks
Not-So-Common Cents
Gymnastics (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Weird But True! Know-It-All Ancient Egypt
This Book is Cute
Weird But True! Know-It-All Greek Mythology

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