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LitLinks: Using STEM biographies to teach character traits

LitLinks: Using STEM biographies to teach character traits

Jul 31, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: SUSAN LATTA True confession: I am a science rookie and have always struggled...

LitLinks: Color Science, Inventions and Language Arts with THE CRAYON MAN: THE TRUE STORY OF THE INVENTION OF CRAYOLA CRAYONS

LitLinks: Color Science, Inventions and Language Arts with THE CRAYON MAN: THE TRUE STORY OF THE INVENTION OF CRAYOLA CRAYONS

Jul 24, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: NATASCHA BIEBOW The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola...

LitLinks: Who Can Write Autobiographies? Students, That’s Who!

LitLinks: Who Can Write Autobiographies? Students, That’s Who!

Jul 17, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: TRACY NELSON MAURER Inspire Student Writers with STEM Biographies as Mentor Texts Picture-book...

LitLinks: Orangutans help students read with purpose & demonstrate understanding

LitLinks: Orangutans help students read with purpose & demonstrate understanding

Jul 10, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: ANITA SILVEY While I was working on a biography of Jane Goodall (Untamed:...

LitLinks: BLAST OFF! to the Sun and the Moon — the Brightest Objects in Earth’s Sky

LitLinks: BLAST OFF! to the Sun and the Moon — the Brightest Objects in Earth’s Sky

Jul 3, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CAROLYN CINAMI DeCRISTOFANO It’s likely that I would never have become an author...

LitLinks: Animal, Please Talk to Me – Pairing STEM and Fiction

LitLinks: Animal, Please Talk to Me – Pairing STEM and Fiction

Jun 26, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: PAMELA S. TURNER Talking animals are a big part of childhood: FROG AND...

LitLinks: What makes a scientist? A STEM biography connects the dots

LitLinks: What makes a scientist? A STEM biography connects the dots

Jun 19, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: MARY KAY CARSON How does someone become an astrophysicist, a meteorologist, an inventor,...

LitLinks: Bubble gum science – creativity, perseverance, and communication

LitLinks: Bubble gum science – creativity, perseverance, and communication

Jun 5, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: MEGHAN McCARTHY Pop: The Invention of Bubble Gum tells the story of a...

LitLinks: Adjectives and Verbs Give Science Writing Power

LitLinks: Adjectives and Verbs Give Science Writing Power

May 22, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: ANITA SANCHEZ Choosing words In writing, words are all we have to evoke...

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...

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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
    • Calendar
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    • STEM + Literacy Activities
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  • Writer Resources
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    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
    • How I got my start
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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