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LitLinks: Think Like Scientists: STEM + ELA with Children’s Books

October 28, 2026

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Every classroom subject can teach scientific thinking, and children’s books are a […]

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LitLinks: How to teach writing revision with plan-do-check-act

November 11, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER JESSICA STREMER The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is an iterative process used in science […]

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LitLinks: How to build a toy accessibility ramp

November 4, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER KATRINA TANGEN Accessibility is for everyone—even toys! In Ramp It Up! (Charlesbridge, 2026), […]

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GUEST BLOGGER HENRY HERZ What can you smell, hear, and feel but never see? Soft […]

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GUEST BLOGGER KARI ANN GONZALEZ Modern agriculture is far more than a dairy cow and […]

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BY PATRICIA NEWMAN One night in May of 1924, cellist Beatrice Harrison did something no […]

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    • Beatrice and the Nightingale
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    • 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
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    • Writers write all kinds of things
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