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LitLinks: Icky & sweet – how to build a science key…with words

LitLinks: Icky & sweet – how to build a science key…with words

October 7, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER L. MONTGOMERY Scientists use language skills all the time, but students rarely […]

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LitLinks: Using the Everglades to develop a love of nature

September 30, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ROBERTA GIBSON Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas by […]

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LitLinks: Surprise! Video game story elements improve student writing

September 23, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER LINDA ZAJAC A surprising place to find story elements Minecraft, a popular computer […]

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LitLinks: Kids see chicks hatch with their own eyes!

September 16, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER CAROLINE ARNOLD Life cycle reinforces reading In 21 days, chicks will hatch in […]

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GUEST BLOGGER RAJANI LAROCCA Hi! I’m Rajani LaRocca, an author and a physician. I’ve always […]

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September 2, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER LINDSAY H. METCALF Fungi are all around us. They can make us sick […]

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August 26, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE From a computer called Katherine to NASA hero Today, August 26, […]

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August 19, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ANITA SANCHEZ When you read a story, or write a story, the first […]

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August 12, 2020

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN What is sound? Most physics teachers would define sound as vibration in […]

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LitLinks: Expressing ideas – thinking, making, writing

August 5, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER VICKY FANG Expressing ideas: thinking, making, writing Hi! I’m Vicky Fang. I spent […]

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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
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