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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
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LitLinks: The sneaky truth about sneakers

August 16, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JULIE DANNEBERG Athletic shoes, or sneakers, are everywhere, worn by young and old, […]

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LitLinks: How students can use codes to turn messages into secrets

August 9, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER MARISSA MOSS In Talia’s Codebook: How Codes Help Us Think and Communicate, Talia […]

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LitLinks: How to combine ecosystems and poetry for a winning lesson

August 2, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER LESLIE BULION In GALÁPAGOS: ISLANDS OF CHANGE students follow food energy through many […]

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LitLinks: 4 cool ways to engage students with nonfiction kidlit

July 26, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN Did you catch my previous nonfiction kidlit post? In March of 2021, I […]

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LitLinks: Combine #SEL and #STEM with these 3 easy lessons

July 19, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN What is #SEL? According to the Collaboration for Academic, Social and Emtional Learning […]

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LitLinks: 3 easy animal lessons to excite kids about nature

July 12, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN I love animals. I’ve written several books about animals, including sea otters, rhinos, […]

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LitLinks: How to celebrate #PlasticFreeJuly and be a voice for change

July 5, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN Ever since I wrote Plastic, Ahoy!, my news feed is jammed with ocean […]

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LitLinks: Now students decide the Mars Rover’s final chapter

June 28, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY Go 303,000,000 miles The book Cars on Mars: Roving the Red […]

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LitLinks: What’s the best way to study live marine life?

June 21, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER DARCY PATTISON My new addition to the Moments in Science series, AQUARIUM: How […]

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LitLinks: Let’s compare and contrast warm vs. cool colors

June 14, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JEANNE WALKER HARVEY ABLAZE WITH COLOR – A Story of Painter Alma Thomas […]

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  • Home
  • Books
    • 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
  • Blog
  • Educator Resources
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • Teacher Guides
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
    • LitLinks
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
    • How I got my start
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
  • Contact
    • Stay In Touch
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive