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Background Mosquito Bite was the first book I published with electron microscopist, Dennis Kunkel. The...

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Students will use their senses to observe and determine which beans are fresh, and which...

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A hole is a part of something where there’s nothing at all. And while they...

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About gravity What reaches everywhere and never tires? Pulling on feathers and galaxies alike? Holding...

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Since Annie Crawley and I created Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ten...

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A picture book biography of medical luminary Dr. Virginia Apgar can prompt a bassinet full...

LitLinks: Why does a monarch butterfly need milkweed?

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Most of us know that a monarch butterfly needs milkweed to survive, but we probably...

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  • Home
  • Books
    • Beatrice and the Nightingale
    • 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
    • Teach the Hope
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
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    • LitLinks
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  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
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  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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