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LitLinks: The sneaky truth about sneakers

LitLinks: The sneaky truth about sneakers

Aug 16, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JULIE DANNEBERG Athletic shoes, or sneakers, are everywhere, worn by young and old,...

LitLinks: How students can use codes to turn messages into secrets

LitLinks: How students can use codes to turn messages into secrets

Aug 9, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER MARISSA MOSS In Talia’s Codebook: How Codes Help Us Think and Communicate, Talia...

LitLinks: 4 cool ways to engage students with nonfiction kidlit

LitLinks: 4 cool ways to engage students with nonfiction kidlit

Jul 26, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN Did you catch my previous nonfiction kidlit post? In March of 2021, I...

LitLinks: Combine #SEL and #STEM with these 3 easy lessons

LitLinks: Combine #SEL and #STEM with these 3 easy lessons

Jul 19, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN What is #SEL? The CASEL #SEL framework According to the Collaboration for Academic,...

LitLinks: How to celebrate #PlasticFreeJuly and be a voice for change

LitLinks: How to celebrate #PlasticFreeJuly and be a voice for change

Jul 5, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN Ever since I wrote Plastic, Ahoy!, my news feed is jammed with ocean...

LitLinks: Now students decide the Mars Rover’s final chapter

LitLinks: Now students decide the Mars Rover’s final chapter

Jun 28, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY Go 303,000,000 miles The book Cars on Mars: Roving the Red...

LitLinks: Let’s compare and contrast warm vs. cool colors

LitLinks: Let’s compare and contrast warm vs. cool colors

Jun 14, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JEANNE WALKER HARVEY ABLAZE WITH COLOR – A Story of Painter Alma Thomas...

LitLinks: How to harness the fire of the stars to cook s’mores

LitLinks: How to harness the fire of the stars to cook s’mores

Jun 7, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER KIRSTEN W. LARSON In my latest nonfiction picture book, THE FIRE OF STARS:...

LitLinks: How to BUST caricature and BUILD realism

LitLinks: How to BUST caricature and BUILD realism

May 17, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER CARRIE A. PEARSON Caricature of President Barack Obama Caricature: ˈker.ə.kə.tʃʊr – “exaggeration by...

LitLinks: How to protect orca communication with science communication

LitLinks: How to protect orca communication with science communication

May 3, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER NORA NICKUM On the west coast of the US and Canada is a...

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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
    • Teacher Guides
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • 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
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