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Book birthday! #titletalk #ccss #sschat #literacy #librarians

Book birthday! #titletalk #ccss #sschat #literacy #librarians

September 3, 2013

  Help me celebrate the release of my two newest books:  Navy SEALs: Elite Operations and […]

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Motivating student & adult writers #literacy #reading #elemed #gtchat #kidlit #writing

July 9, 2013

Elementary school teachers and adults apprenticing as children’s book writers often ask my opinion on […]

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#Librarian convinces 3rd & 4th graders to give up recess to #read! #literacy #elemed #gtchat @jluss @mrs_hembree

#Librarian convinces 3rd & 4th graders to give up recess to #read! #literacy #elemed #gtchat @jluss @mrs_hembree

June 12, 2013

Connecticut librarian Jenny Lussier has done the impossible. She’s convinced students to willingly skip part […]

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#Kidlit author taps sense of wonder in her #writing #literacy #elemed #edchat

#Kidlit author taps sense of wonder in her #writing #literacy #elemed #edchat

June 6, 2013

  Alice McGinty’s sense of wonder is her secret to writing picture books that appeal […]

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@dannasmith8 strives for an interactive component in her stories #literacy #kidlit #elemed #preschool

@dannasmith8 strives for an interactive component in her stories #literacy #kidlit #elemed #preschool

June 4, 2013

Danna Smith attributes her love of words to her grandparents. Her grandmother wrote poetry and […]

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Patricia MacLachlan uses her connection to history to #write #literacy #elemed #edchat

Patricia MacLachlan uses her connection to history to #write #literacy #elemed #edchat

May 30, 2013

  When Patricia MacLachlan was a young girl, she remembers one special walk on the […]

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My msg to students: #Write what you DON’T know! #literacy #elemed #edchat

My msg to students: #Write what you DON’T know! #literacy #elemed #edchat

May 28, 2013

Nugget on the Flight Deck demo: Mookie gives Gutts and Nugget the old scissors move. The […]

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Authors for #EarthDay donates $9,100 & mentors over 10,000! #eco #literacy #teachers #kidlit #elemed

Authors for #EarthDay donates $9,100 & mentors over 10,000! #eco #literacy #teachers #kidlit #elemed

May 15, 2013

  Help us celebrate! Our outstanding 2013 Authors for Earth Day participants: April Pulley Sayre, […]

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Environmental literacy shapes Author Day

Environmental literacy shapes Author Day

April 22, 2013

Authors for Earth Day fans I celebrated Earth Day with the students at Genevieve Didion […]

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Pioneering iPads in the Classroom #literacy #1:1 #elemed #reading #writing

April 19, 2013

Teacher Michelle Cordy (@cordym) incorporates iPads into daily instruction for her 3rd and 4th graders. […]

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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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