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GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER L. MONTGOMERY Most students don’t realize that when they have a pencil […]

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GUEST BLOGGER JESSICA FRIES-GAITHER The diversity of living things on Earth is quite dizzying. Scientists […]

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GUEST BLOGGER ELIZABETH SHREEVE Teachers often struggle to find time for science in busy classrooms. […]

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GUEST BLOGGER BUFFY SILVERMAN Walk outside on a winter day, and you might think that […]

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  • Home
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    • 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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  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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