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LitLinks: Soar with birds and improve observation skills

LitLinks: Soar with birds and improve observation skills

Oct 14, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER JENNIFER WARD Birds + observation skills = inspiration Hi! I’m Jennifer, former educator,...

LitLinks: Using the Everglades to develop a love of nature

LitLinks: Using the Everglades to develop a love of nature

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GUEST BLOGGER ROBERTA GIBSON Marjory Saves the Everglades: The Story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas by...

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LitLinks: Kids see chicks hatch with their own eyes!

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GUEST BLOGGER CAROLINE ARNOLD Life cycle reinforces reading In 21 days, chicks will hatch in...

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LitLinks: Math is EVERYWHERE! Three FUN ways to find it

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GUEST BLOGGER RAJANI LAROCCA Hi! I’m Rajani LaRocca, an author and a physician. I’ve always...

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GUEST BLOGGER JANAY BROWN-WOOD, PhD Helping children see the math in their worlds As educators,...

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BY PATRICIA NEWMAN It’s summer! Time to play on the beach or stroll by the...

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GUEST BLOGGER SNEED B. COLLARD III Like most people, I grew up admiring mowed lawns...

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Jun 24, 2020

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    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
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    • 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
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    • Writers write all kinds of things
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