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GUEST BLOGGER LAURA PERDEW Imagine a thriving wetland where a trash dump used to be....

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LitLinks: How playing with existing ideas might lead to new ones

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GUEST BLOGGER MÉLINA MANGAL Birds Sing Their Words is the first in the nature-based Outside...

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BY PATRICIA NEWMAN In my Teen Librarian Toolbox article for SLJ co-authored with Jessica Stremer,...

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LitLinks: Easy, inspiring writing prompts direct from nature

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GUEST BLOGGER KIRSTEN PENDREIGH The natural world is full of poetry and writing prompts! Beautiful,...

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LitLinks: Did you know goats can teach children about homonyms?

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LitLinks: Invite sharks into your classoom with this easy science experiment

Mar 19, 2025

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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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  • Writer Resources
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