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LitLinks: The buzz about honey bees

LitLinks: The buzz about honey bees

May 27, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER LORI MORTENSEN I first became interested in honey bees through my father-in-law, Eugene...

LitLinks: Let’s play farmer – where does our food come from?

LitLinks: Let’s play farmer – where does our food come from?

May 20, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER NANCY CASTALDO Where does our food come from? Look around your kitchen. What...

LitLinks: Solve the Drinking Straw Mystery

LitLinks: Solve the Drinking Straw Mystery

May 13, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER VICKI COBB Note to educators My new STEM PLAY books, Why Can I...

LitLinks: Shining a light on injustice

LitLinks: Shining a light on injustice

May 6, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXIS O’NEILL Technology can play an important role in fighting for the rights...

LitLinks: If Sun Could Speak – activities about night and day

LitLinks: If Sun Could Speak – activities about night and day

Apr 29, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER KOURTNEY LAFAVRE Does the sun rise? Children experience the world differently than adults....

LitLinks: Bring science to life this Earth Day

LitLinks: Bring science to life this Earth Day

Apr 22, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ELIZABETH RUSCH Happy Earth Day! Instead of gathering in parks, forests, oceans to...

LitLinks: Earth Day and ocean plastic

LitLinks: Earth Day and ocean plastic

Apr 15, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER MICHELLE LORD In preparation for Earth Day on April 22, I thought I...

LitLinks: Re-engineering the airplane

Apr 8, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER KIRSTEN W. LARSON Beyond the Wright Brothers In 1903, the Wright Brothers invented...

LitLinks: Math + financial literacy connections to a non-STEM title

LitLinks: Math + financial literacy connections to a non-STEM title

Apr 1, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER DONNA ROSENBLUM Finding math in a non-STEM book In most of the LitLinks...

LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

Mar 18, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER MÉLINA MANGAL Observations and tanka Biologist Ernest Everett Just enjoyed reading and writing...

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    • 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
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