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    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
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LitLinks: How to boost reading skills with creepy science

October 25, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER KATHRYN HULICK What do creepy ghosts, mysterious mummies, and wriggling worms have in […]

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LitLinks: How to help grown-ups understand coding

October 18, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER RUTH SPIRO In How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up, an in-the-know narrator […]

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LitLinks: How to practice critical thinking with engineering and cipher activities

October 11, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER BONNI GOLDBERG The STEM Off the page: Critical thinking The two activities that […]

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LitLinks: How to improve student writing with 3 unique lessons from nonfiction kidlit

October 4, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN More ways to use nonfiction literature to improve student writing Continuing our occassional […]

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GUEST BLOGGER MARSHA DIANE ARNOLD There is a difference in knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge […]

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September 20, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER AIMEE ISAAC Planet Earth provides…habitats! Planet Earth provides everything plants and animals (and […]

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LitLinks: More ways students can play with metaphor in their writing

September 13, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER LESLIE BARNARD BOOTH In A Stone Is a Story, students follow a rock […]

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LitLinks: How to play with metaphor in nature writing

September 6, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER FERRANTI KINSER The emotions and sensations inspired by our awe-inspiring natural world […]

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GUEST BLOGGER JILANNE HOFFMANN A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and […]

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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
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive