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Where do authors get their ideas? Childhood memories fuel @KellyMilnerH #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

Where do authors get their ideas? Childhood memories fuel @KellyMilnerH #3rdchat #4thchat #5thchat #literacy

December 9, 2013

Award-winning nonfiction author Kelly Milner Halls uses memories from her childhood to write books for […]

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Mrs. Payton’s 3rd grade class responds to Nugget on the Flight Deck #3rdchat #ccsschat #titletalk #militaryfamilies

Mrs. Payton’s 3rd grade class responds to Nugget on the Flight Deck #3rdchat #ccsschat #titletalk #militaryfamilies

December 3, 2013

Watch the trailer I had the good fortune to meet Tammy Payton from Standiford Elementary […]

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Amanda (age 8) shares her response to literature #1stchat #2ndchat #CCSS #literacy #kidsonkidlit

Amanda (age 8) shares her response to literature #1stchat #2ndchat #CCSS #literacy #kidsonkidlit

November 27, 2013

Amanda,  age 8 Squirrels on Skis by J. Hamilton Ray “I read Squirrels on Skis. […]

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Kids on #KidLit review by Jax (age 6) #1stchat #elemed #literacy #CCSS

Kids on #KidLit review by Jax (age 6) #1stchat #elemed #literacy #CCSS

November 6, 2013

Lunch by Gay Su Pinnell I read the book Lunch.   She likes cookies. This […]

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Creative discovery approach to alternative #energy curriculum #4thchat #5thchat #eco #CCSS

Creative discovery approach to alternative #energy curriculum #4thchat #5thchat #eco #CCSS

September 4, 2013

(From my guest post on the Authors for Earth Day blog) In school, we often […]

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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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    • 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
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