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LitLinks: How to use a baby book as an interdisciplinary powerhouse

LitLinks: How to use a baby book as an interdisciplinary powerhouse

Mar 20, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER CARRIE A. PEARSON A picture book biography of medical luminary Dr. Virginia Apgar...

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LitLinks: How to decide your nonfiction point of view character

Mar 6, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER ANITA SANCHEZ In writing nonfiction, one of the first—and hardest–choices to make is...

LitLinks: How to read to discover the power of word choices

LitLinks: How to read to discover the power of word choices

Feb 28, 2024

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

LitLinks: 3 ways kids can tackle their climate anxiety

LitLinks: 3 ways kids can tackle their climate anxiety

Jan 31, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER LAURA GEHL Have you heard about “climate anxiety”? Climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, is...

LitLinks: A compare & contrast classification lesson with rule-breaking animals

LitLinks: A compare & contrast classification lesson with rule-breaking animals

Jan 24, 2024

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

LitLinks: No time for science? Try STEM nonfiction books!

LitLinks: No time for science? Try STEM nonfiction books!

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

LitLinks: 4 ways to combine rhyme with nature writing

LitLinks: 4 ways to combine rhyme with nature writing

Dec 13, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER FERRANTI KINSER Poetry and nature go together. Nature inspires us to describe...

LitLinks: 3 ways astronomer Vera Rubin will motivate your students

LitLinks: 3 ways astronomer Vera Rubin will motivate your students

Nov 29, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE Dark matter is everywhere! Did you know that dark matter makes...

LitLinks: Now your students can solve 3 mysteries using language

LitLinks: Now your students can solve 3 mysteries using language

Nov 1, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER ROBERTA GIBSON Putting language arts to work:  Forensic linguistics When a crime occurs,...

LitLinks: How to boost reading skills with creepy science

LitLinks: How to boost reading skills with creepy science

Oct 25, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER KATHRYN HULICK What do creepy ghosts, mysterious mummies, and wriggling worms have in...

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    • Giant Rays of Hope: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea
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    • 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
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    • Books for English language-learners
    • Writers write all kinds of things
  • Author Visit Programs
    • FAQs
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