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    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
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    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
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LitLinks: Lake or Island? Water, Land Forms, Literacy, and STEAM

October 2, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CHRISTY HALE Is this a lake or an island? How do you know? […]

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LitLinks: Exploring metaphors with black holes

September 25, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CAROLYN DeCRISTOFANO Metaphors in language arts AND science I’m so pleased to be […]

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LitLinks: The Power of Love in Creating Story – Yes, Even STEM Stories

September 18, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CARRIE PEARSON I found the power of love with Stretch to the Sun: […]

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LitLinks: Easy ways to build students’ science communication skills

September 11, 2019

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN I’m so happy to be able to contribute to this blog series […]

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LitLinks: The case for reverse engineering – Why children should dismantle broken (or even perfectly good) stuff

September 4, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: SHANA KELLER Without realizing it, we often stem the flow of a child’s […]

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LitLinks: Hands-On Butterfly Activities Reinforce Reading

August 28, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CAROLINE ARNOLD Whether you are five or seventy-five, the joy of seeing a […]

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LitLinks: STEAM lessons connecting science, literacy, and art

August 21, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: MIRA REISBERG, PhD Hi everyone, I am so thankful to Patricia for putting […]

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LitLinks: Superpower science – Engineering design + language arts

August 14, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: RANI IYER Who doesn’t have a favorite superhero? Superpowers fascinate children of all […]

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LitLinks: Cycles in Life Science and Language Arts

August 7, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: HEATHER L. MONTGOMERY Cycles – they’re all around us. A pattern so common […]

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LitLinks: Using STEM biographies to teach character traits

July 31, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: SUSAN LATTA True confession: I am a science rookie and have always struggled […]

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  • 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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