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LitLinks: Explore the STEAM in mixing colors in art projects

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GUEST BLOGGER JENNIFER FOSBERRY In Isabella Artist Extraordinaire, the main character imagines her family in...

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: Why does it rain? 5 ways to explore rain

LitLinks: Why does it rain? 5 ways to explore rain

Mar 10, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ROSIE POVA What makes rain? Talk to students about rain. The heat from...

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...

LitLinks: How to make spiders lovable with scientific classification

LitLinks: How to make spiders lovable with scientific classification

Feb 24, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER AUDREY SAUBLE Do you think that spiders are big, hairy, and horribly scary?...

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Feb 21, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER FERRANTI KINSER A special Sunday edition of the popular LitLinks blog series...

LitLinks: Is it alive? A lesson in student inquiry

LitLinks: Is it alive? A lesson in student inquiry

Feb 17, 2021

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LitLinks: How to help students ask meaningful questions

Feb 10, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER MICHELLE GARCIA ANDERSEN Hello Educators and Parents! Thank you for reading The Owl...

LitLinks: Sea turtles + astronomy + light pollution = a writing jackpot

LitLinks: Sea turtles + astronomy + light pollution = a writing jackpot

Jan 20, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER MARSHA DIANE ARNOLD I’m Marsha Diane Arnold, author of Lights Out, a picture...

LitLinks: How to combine water and land forms with art to tell stories with pictures

LitLinks: How to combine water and land forms with art to tell stories with pictures

Jan 6, 2021

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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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  • Educator Resources
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
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  • Writer Resources
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  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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