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LitLinks: #ShutDownSTEM

LitLinks: #ShutDownSTEM

Jun 10, 2020

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Our mission at LitLinks is simple. We highlight the natural connection between...

LitLinks: Shining a light on injustice

LitLinks: Shining a light on injustice

May 6, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXIS O’NEILL Technology can play an important role in fighting for the rights...

LitLinks: Earth Day and ocean plastic

LitLinks: Earth Day and ocean plastic

Apr 15, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER MICHELLE LORD In preparation for Earth Day on April 22, I thought I...

LitLinks: Re-engineering the airplane

Apr 8, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER KIRSTEN W. LARSON Beyond the Wright Brothers In 1903, the Wright Brothers invented...

LitLinks: Math + financial literacy connections to a non-STEM title

LitLinks: Math + financial literacy connections to a non-STEM title

Apr 1, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER DONNA ROSENBLUM Finding math in a non-STEM book In most of the LitLinks...

LitLinks: Turn teens into COVID-19 investigators

LitLinks: Turn teens into COVID-19 investigators

Mar 25, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ANNA CROWLEY REDDING COVID-19: One of the biggest science stories of our lives...

LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

Mar 18, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER MÉLINA MANGAL Observations and tanka Biologist Ernest Everett Just enjoyed reading and writing...

LitLinks: Magnification – an up close look at bugs, spiders, and math

LitLinks: Magnification – an up close look at bugs, spiders, and math

Mar 11, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY Up close with picture books Nonfiction trade books offer interdisciplinary opportunities...

LitLinks: Are You Too Plastic? Engage students in STEM design thinking to take action on a global issue

LitLinks: Are You Too Plastic? Engage students in STEM design thinking to take action on a global issue

Feb 26, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER TAMMY RINKENBERGER Students love to take action on global issues when they feel...

LitLinks: Engineering design challenge taps critical thinking and communication skills

LitLinks: Engineering design challenge taps critical thinking and communication skills

Feb 5, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER JOAN RAMIREZ Engineering: What is it? Engineering crosses every industry you can think...

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    • 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
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