• 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
    • LitLinks
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
  • Contact
    • Stay In Touch
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
Patricia NewmanPatricia Newman
Sibert Honor Children's Book Author & Environmentalist
  • 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
    • LitLinks
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
  • Contact
    • Stay In Touch
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive

LitLinks-Grade 6-8

LitLinks: Establishing rules, recognizing patterns – the fundamentals of A.I.

LitLinks: Establishing rules, recognizing patterns – the fundamentals of A.I.

Jun 9, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER DARCY PATTISON Welcome to today’s A. I. smackdown! It’s man versus machine. In...

LitLinks: How nature makes students feel connected to their world

LitLinks: How nature makes students feel connected to their world

May 26, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER NELL CROSS BECKERMAN Insiration for urban nature poems Being in nature connects us...

LitLinks: Nature journals can make your students expert observers

LitLinks: Nature journals can make your students expert observers

May 16, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER MARY KAY CARSON Animal Watching is a book built for the outdoors. Its...

LitLinks: Why do some robots look like animals?

LitLinks: Why do some robots look like animals?

May 5, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER HENRY HERZ Helpful robots What does 2 pirates + 1 robot equal? Tons...

LitLinks: Use the life of coronavirus detective to unlock student questions

LitLinks: Use the life of coronavirus detective to unlock student questions

Apr 28, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE Coronaviruses in our world today Covid-19 has changed life as we...

LitLinks: The amazing tricksy world of spiders

LitLinks: The amazing tricksy world of spiders

Apr 18, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER LESLIE BULION A special Sunday edition of the popular LitLinks blog series I’m...

LitLinks: How to share our ocean connections with kids and teens

LitLinks: How to share our ocean connections with kids and teens

Apr 14, 2021

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Planet Ocean is about connections. Academy Award-winng actor and environmentalist Jeff Bridges...

LitLinks: When figuring out the answer to math problems means life or death

LitLinks: When figuring out the answer to math problems means life or death

Apr 7, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER MEGAN HOYT       Have you ever seen math problems like this on a...

LitLinks: Exploring STEM Habits of Mind Through Characters in Stories

LitLinks: Exploring STEM Habits of Mind Through Characters in Stories

Mar 21, 2021

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

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

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

Mar 3, 2021

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Most of my nonfiction books are illustrated with photos of real people...

  • 1
  • 2
  • …
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • …
  • 17
  • 18

Click the logo to have LitLinks delivered to your inbox

LitLinks Logo-2022

Author Visits

https://youtu.be/zj6n-RFOcPA?si=8WCTnyXbTiwYumYo
https://youtu.be/ziN0UrqaDYI

Earth Day Every Day Newsletter Archive

Earth-Day-Every-Day-newsletter-banner

Post Categories:

Blog Archive

Top Posts

LitLinks: How to share our ocean connections with kids and teens

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

LitLinks: How Elephants Can Make Your Sound Unit ROAR!

LitLinks: Easy ways to build students’ science communication skills

Proof that science connects kids to the larger world

Recent Comments

  • Annie Lynn on LitLinks: 3 easy ways to use animals to introduce onomatopoeia Wonderful idea to link sounds and musical instruments to nature…
  • Angie Quantrell on LitLinks: How to teach leveled haiku and explore creative applications This is great! I love the levels and examples. :)
  • Christine Van Zandt on LitLinks: Why does a monarch butterfly need milkweed? Thank you for featuring my book! I hope this article…
Empowering young readers to act

Latest Blog Posts

  • LitLinks: How to show students that zero is more than nothing
    LitLinks: How to show students that zero is more than nothing
  • LitLinks: How to teach coordinate planes with giant manta rays
    LitLinks: How to teach coordinate planes with giant manta rays
  • LitLinks: How to design a bioluminescent deep-sea creature
    LitLinks: How to design a bioluminescent deep-sea creature

Connect with me on social media

Action Shots

Check out the STEM Tuesday Blog

© 2025 — Patricia Newman

  • 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
    • LitLinks
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
  • Contact
    • Stay In Touch
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive