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LitLinks: How to use Media Literacy to Evaluate Conflicting Science Information

LitLinks: How to use Media Literacy to Evaluate Conflicting Science Information

May 15, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CONNIE GOLDSMITH In my recent nonfiction book for teens, Pandemic: How Climate, the...

LitLinks: Listening to Sound and Stories About Sound

LitLinks: Listening to Sound and Stories About Sound

May 8, 2019

TODAY’S GUEST BLOGGER: DARCY PATTISON Before you read The narrative structure of CLANG! Ernst Chladni’s...

LitLinks: Creating a Rainbow with BIRDS OF EVERY COLOR

LitLinks: Creating a Rainbow with BIRDS OF EVERY COLOR

May 1, 2019

TODAY’S GUEST BLOGGER: SNEED B. COLLARD III With the possible exception of insects, birds are...

LitLinks: Birds + Literacy = STEM Splendor

LitLinks: Birds + Literacy = STEM Splendor

Apr 24, 2019

TODAY’S GUESS BLOGGER: JENNIFER WARD New questions and mysteries pertaining to the bird world keep...

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: Writing Equation Poems in Science Class

LitLinks: Writing Equation Poems in Science Class

Apr 10, 2019

TODAY’S GUEST BLOGGER: LAURA PURDIE SALAS I love science, math, and words, and in Snowman-Cold=Puddle:...

LitLinks: Isabella Bird Red Notebook Challenge (AWAY WITH WORDS)

LitLinks: Isabella Bird Red Notebook Challenge (AWAY WITH WORDS)

Apr 3, 2019

Welcome to LitLinks! I developed this blog series for two reasons: to highlight the natural connections...

LitLinks: Beyond Hedwig – Owls as Crucial Carnivores

LitLinks: Beyond Hedwig – Owls as Crucial Carnivores

Mar 26, 2019

Welcome to LitLinks! I developed this blog series for two reasons: to highlight the natural connections...

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...

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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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