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LitLinks: 3 great lessons on mosquito anatomy and climate change

LitLinks: 3 great lessons on mosquito anatomy and climate change

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GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY Background Mosquito Bite was the first book I published with electron...

LitLinks: How to use gravity to teach horizontal and vertical motion

LitLinks: How to use gravity to teach horizontal and vertical motion

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BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Since Annie Crawley and I created Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific...

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GUEST BLOGGER CARRIE A. PEARSON A picture book biography of medical luminary Dr. Virginia Apgar...

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LitLinks: 3 ways kids can tackle their climate anxiety

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GUEST BLOGGER LAURA GEHL Have you heard about “climate anxiety”? Climate anxiety, or eco-anxiety, is...

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LitLinks: A compare & contrast classification lesson with rule-breaking animals

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GUEST BLOGGER JESSICA FRIES-GAITHER The diversity of living things on Earth is quite dizzying. Scientists...

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GUEST BLOGGER ELIZABETH SHREEVE Teachers often struggle to find time for science in busy classrooms....

LitLinks: 4 ways to combine rhyme with nature writing

LitLinks: 4 ways to combine rhyme with nature writing

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    • Beatrice and the Nightingale
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    • 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
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    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • LitLinks
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
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    • How I got my start
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