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LitLinks: Splashing in the puddle – how to choose the BEST verbs

LitLinks: Splashing in the puddle – how to choose the BEST verbs

Dec 8, 2021

Verbs do the heavy lifting The hardest kind of writing is to write short. Hello,...

LitLinks: Easy foldable activity to illustrate the plant cycle

LitLinks: Easy foldable activity to illustrate the plant cycle

Dec 1, 2021

The plant cycle I recently crafted a CCSS & NGSS-aligned discussion/activity guide (that includes the...

LitLinks: Giving thanks for our tremendous bloggers and readers

LitLinks: Giving thanks for our tremendous bloggers and readers

Nov 24, 2021

Your faithful bloggers are taking a week off to give thanks for all the good...

LitLinks: 5 ways to engage students with water

LitLinks: 5 ways to engage students with water

Nov 17, 2021

I’m excited to share my new book, Barefoot Books WATER: A Deep Dive of Discovery,...

LitLinks: Underpants exposed! Exciting activities about covering our buns

LitLinks: Underpants exposed! Exciting activities about covering our buns

Nov 10, 2021

Read about underpants From bloomers to boxers, everyone wears underwear! One part humor, one part...

LitLinks: 5 easy ways to make scientists relatable for your students

LitLinks: 5 easy ways to make scientists relatable for your students

Nov 3, 2021

Who Is a Scientist? is about showing students that scientists are real people, just like...

LitLinks: Watch kindness multiply! Easy math + ELA connections

LitLinks: Watch kindness multiply! Easy math + ELA connections

Oct 27, 2021

What is altruism? How does it help us all? Altruism is acting to help others...

LitLinks: Measure twice, cut once–measurement as a math and science skill

LitLinks: Measure twice, cut once–measurement as a math and science skill

Oct 13, 2021

In my picture book If You Want to Knit Some Mittens, a girl discovers that...

LitLinks: Why Wonder Woman is great for teaching the senses

LitLinks: Why Wonder Woman is great for teaching the senses

Oct 3, 2021

A special Sunday edition of the popular LitLinks blog series Even though I’ve loved Wonder...

LitLinks: Easy STEM + ELA tasks about symbiotic relationships

LitLinks: Easy STEM + ELA tasks about symbiotic relationships

Sep 29, 2021

S&S/Beach Lane Books, Sept. 2021 Starred review in School Library Journal Symbiotic relationships The study...

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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
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
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