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LitLinks: Exploring Informational Writing with SEASHELLS: MORE THAN A HOME

LitLinks: Exploring Informational Writing with SEASHELLS: MORE THAN A HOME

Apr 17, 2019

TODAY’S GUEST BLOGGER: MELISSA STEWART The dual-layer format of Seashells: More than a Homemakes it...

LitLinks: Exploring Scientific Observation and Writing Styles with Notable Notebooks

LitLinks: Exploring Scientific Observation and Writing Styles with Notable Notebooks

Mar 19, 2019

Welcome to the inaugural LitLinks post! I developed this blog series for two reasons: to...

Saving sea otters: Your call to action

Saving sea otters: Your call to action

Sep 27, 2017

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! In my last post to cap a month-long celebration of...

Saving sea otters: Star in a kids’ book

Saving sea otters: Star in a kids’ book

Sep 25, 2017

Happy Sea Otter Awareness Week! Today Dr. Brent Hughes, a marine biologist with the University of...

Saving sea otters: Sharing a trophic cascade

Saving sea otters: Sharing a trophic cascade

Sep 20, 2017

Welcome back for another interview in my month-long series of posts celebrating Sea Otter Awareness...

Saving sea otters: Environmental heroes

Saving sea otters: Environmental heroes

Sep 18, 2017

Thanks for joining me as I continue my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week....

Saving sea otters: Continued threats

Saving sea otters: Continued threats

Sep 13, 2017

Are you ready for Post Three in my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week?...

Saving sea otters: Science tips for kids

Saving sea otters: Science tips for kids

Sep 11, 2017

Thanks for joining me as I continue my month-long celebration of Sea Otter Awareness Week....

Saving sea otters: One cool job

Saving sea otters: One cool job

Sep 6, 2017

Do you love sea otters? You already know these marine mammal predators are cute, but...

Environmental books that call kids to action #nf10for10

Environmental books that call kids to action #nf10for10

Feb 10, 2017

Now more than ever, it’s important to help kids become stewards of the environment. Here...

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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
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