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LitLinks: Let’s investigate the miracle of phytoplankton, the ocean’s oxygen-makers

March 9, 2022

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Every breath we take connects us to our ocean. Really? Yes! Tiny […]

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LitLinks: 3 easy ways to practice poetic form and visual literacy in science poetry

March 2, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER LESLIE BULION Serengeti: Plains of Grass invites readers to accompany the great migration […]

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LitLinks: How peach pits + WWI history = a great science lesson!

February 23, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER SHANA KELLER In The Peach Pit Parade, a World War I Story, Polly […]

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LitLinks: 3 easy ways to explore your drinking water

February 16, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER NANCY CASTALDO Water is life! All organisms on Earth need it to survive […]

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LitLinks: #KidsLoveNonfiction – Tell the New York Times you want best-seller lists for children’s nonfiction

February 14, 2022

GUEST BLOGGERS MARY ANN CAPPIELLO AND XENA HADJIOANNOU Announcing the #KidsLoveNonfiction Campaign This morning at […]

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LitLinks: Nature – the ultimate transformer

February 9, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER CYNTHIA ARGENTINE Have you ever seen transformer toys? Maybe a robot that turns […]

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LitLinks: Plastic pollution offers a simple way to teach cause and effect

February 2, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER KELLY CRULL If you’re looking for cause and effect activities for students in first grade, […]

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LitLinks: Climb into the minds of scientists with biographies

January 26, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER J. CARRIE LAUNIUS AND CHRISTINE ANNE ROYCE Science as a human endeavor: Biographies […]

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LitLinks: 3 easy steps for a far-out field trip to Mars

January 19, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE It seems everyone is fascinated by Mars. The exciting news about […]

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January 12, 2022

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    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
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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
    • QuickReads Fluency Library
    • Books for English language-learners
    • Writers write all kinds of things
  • Author Visit Programs
    • FAQs
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