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Thank A Teacher Tuesday #TATTues #literacy #kidlit

Thank A Teacher Tuesday #TATTues #literacy #kidlit

November 29, 2011

Mrs. Brown was my third grade teacher. I remember her as a wiry lady with […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Dinosaurs :|: Read How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Dinosaurs :|: Read How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen #literacy

November 28, 2011

Yolen has written more than 200 books for children and adults. Dubbed by Newsweek “the […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Princesses :|: Read Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser #literacy #preschool

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Princesses :|: Read Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser #literacy #preschool

November 27, 2011

Did you know Robin Preiss Glasser used to be a ballerina? Fancy Nancy by Jane […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Friendship :|: Read The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill #elemed

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Friendship :|: Read The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill #elemed

November 25, 2011

Today is a two-fer. Read The Recess Queen and the companion Worst Best Friend for […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Holidays :|: Read Santa Claus the World’s #1 Toy Expert #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Holidays :|: Read Santa Claus the World’s #1 Toy Expert #literacy

November 24, 2011

When  Marla Frazee started Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert she  imagined Santa […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Cooking :|: Read Hasty Pudding…by Loretta Ichord #elemed #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Cooking :|: Read Hasty Pudding…by Loretta Ichord #elemed #literacy

November 23, 2011

Did you  know Loretta visits schools dressed as a colonial woman? During a visit to Colonial […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Travel :|: Read Jingle the Brass by Patricia Newman #railroad #literacy #elemed

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Travel :|: Read Jingle the Brass by Patricia Newman #railroad #literacy #elemed

November 22, 2011

Step back in time to Ruby’s hash house and put on the nosebag with the boss […]

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Thank A Teacher Tuesday #TATTues #writing #engchat

Thank A Teacher Tuesday #TATTues #writing #engchat

November 22, 2011

My high school English teacher, Mrs. Johnston, wrote and self-published a guide for her students […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Folktales :|: Read Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Folktales :|: Read Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan #literacy

November 20, 2011

Ashley Bryan’s passion for poetry and the history of black people inform all of his work. […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Farm :|: Read Otis by Loren Long #literacy #reading #k12

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Farm :|: Read Otis by Loren Long #literacy #reading #k12

November 19, 2011

Did you know Loren Long wrote Otis from a story his sons made up? For […]

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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
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    • Writers write all kinds of things
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