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LitLinks: Exploring STEM Habits of Mind Through Characters in Stories

March 21, 2021

GUEST BLOGGERS DR. CHRISTINE ANNE ROYCE AND CARRIE LAUNIUS A special Sunday edition of the […]

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LitLinks: Odd Bods – a celebration of being different

March 17, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER JULIE MURPHY Odd Bods: The World’s Unusual Animals showcases an assortment of creatures […]

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LitLinks: Why does it rain? 5 ways to explore rain

March 10, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ROSIE POVA What makes rain? Talk to students about rain. The heat from […]

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LitLinks: Let’s learn to decode photos in STEM nonfiction

March 3, 2021

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Most of my nonfiction books are illustrated with photos of real people […]

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LitLinks: How to make spiders lovable with scientific classification

February 24, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER AUDREY SAUBLE Do you think that spiders are big, hairy, and horribly scary? […]

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LitLinks Sunday: 3 ways students can explore small matters in life

February 21, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER FERRANTI KINSER A special Sunday edition of the popular LitLinks blog series […]

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LitLinks: Is it alive? A lesson in student inquiry

February 17, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER LYDIA LUKIDIS A story about inquiry Our world if full of interesting things, […]

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LitLinks: How to help students ask meaningful questions

February 10, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER MICHELLE GARCIA ANDERSEN Hello Educators and Parents! Thank you for reading The Owl […]

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LitLinks: The science of the slam-dunking, alley-ooping, high-flying Harlem Globetrotters

February 3, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE Who doesn’t love the Harlem Globetrotters? With their incredible ball-handling skills, […]

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LitLinks: Ghost Army engineering design challenge

January 27, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER KELLY MILNER HALLS The Ghost Army challenge Writing Voices of Ordinary Heroes sent […]

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  • Home
  • Books
    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
    • Giant Rays of Hope: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea
    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
    • Planet Ocean
    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
    • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
    • Surviving Animal Attacks
    • Elite Operations series
    • Energy Lab series
    • QuickReads Fluency Library
    • Books for English language-learners
    • Writers write all kinds of things
  • Author Visit Programs
    • FAQs
    • Calendar
  • Blog
  • Educator Resources
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • Teacher Guides
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
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    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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