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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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#PictureBookMonth Theme: School :|: Read Miss Smith Reads Again! by Michael Garland #elemed #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: School :|: Read Miss Smith Reads Again! by Michael Garland #elemed #literacy

November 18, 2011

Garland’s favorite character is Miss Smith, the perky red-haired heroine from Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook and Miss […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Jungle :|: Read Over in the Jungle by Marianne Berkes #literacy #elemed

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Jungle :|: Read Over in the Jungle by Marianne Berkes #literacy #elemed

November 17, 2011

Did you know Over in the Jungle is part of a series? Over in the Ocean, […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Bedtime :|: Read A Nap In A Lap by Sarah Wilson

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Bedtime :|: Read A Nap In A Lap by Sarah Wilson

November 16, 2011

Sarah Wilson wrote and illustrated her first story at the age of four. She remembers putting it […]

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Thank A Teacher Tuesday #TATTues #literacy #k12 #librariains #elemed

November 15, 2011

The other day my daughter thanked me for teaching her how to use the library. […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pets :|: Read Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pets :|: Read Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

November 15, 2011

One day a friend foisted a stray dog on Susan Meddaugh. Usually a soft touch when […]

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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pirates :|: Read How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pirates :|: Read How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long

November 13, 2011

Melinda Long used to play pirate. She buried her mom’s earrings and drew a pirate […]

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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
    • Surviving Animal Attacks
    • Elite Operations series
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