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    • Planet Ocean
    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
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LitLinks: Discover how the wind breathes life into your curriculum

October 9, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER DEBRA KEMPF SHUMAKER WIND IS A DANCE is a lyrical picture book that […]

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LitLinks: Connect the wonder of the stars to writing

October 2, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER ROXANNE TROUP Humans have been fascinated with space exploration for centuries—first through observation […]

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LitLinks: How to help kids pay attention to nature

September 25, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER CYNTHIA ARGENTINE In a fascinating study, scientists discovered that “nature connectedness” helps people […]

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LitLinks: How to teach about civic role models

September 18, 2024

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN What are civic role models? How do we identify their qualities? What […]

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September 11, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER SANDRA NICKEL Using multiple senses helps children to learn better. In fact, using […]

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LitLinks: Show kids how to make choices for a sustainable world

September 4, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER LAURA PERDEW Your Sustainable World is a book about choices and how everyone […]

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LitLinks: How to teach persuasive writing with kidlit

August 28, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER MARY KAY CARSON Persuasive writing is one of the basic writing forms taught […]

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LitLinks: Discover how to explore spatial awareness with kidlit

August 21, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER TORY CHRISTIE Understanding spatial awareness Spatial awareness is about understanding the space around […]

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LitLinks: Fact or fiction? How to help children tell the difference

August 14, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER KARI ANN GONZALEZ As a reader sometimes it can be challenging to determine […]

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LitLinks: Show students how to create a cabinet of curiosities

August 7, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER BETH ANDERSON Thomas Jefferson lived when science was bursting into the spotlight. Like […]

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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
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