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LitLinks: How to connect biomimicry problem-solving and tanka

LitLinks: How to connect biomimicry problem-solving and tanka

Feb 1, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER CHRISTY HALE In Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World illustrations of plants and...

LitLinks: How to invent your own constellations to understand the night sky

LitLinks: How to invent your own constellations to understand the night sky

Jan 25, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER KATHRYN HULICK What constellations do you recognize? If you live in North America,...

LitLinks: Surprise! Walruses can help you teach reading + phonics

LitLinks: Surprise! Walruses can help you teach reading + phonics

Jan 11, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JANET LAWLER Animals make sounds for many reasons, usually to communicate. The walrus...

LitLinks: 5 TECH lessons that highlight the T in STEM

LitLinks: 5 TECH lessons that highlight the T in STEM

Dec 21, 2022

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN As we gallop headlong into the holidays, I thought it might be...

LitLinks: Let’s compare a whale fall and a tree fall

LitLinks: Let’s compare a whale fall and a tree fall

Dec 14, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER JACQUIE SEWALL Whale Fall Cafe takes readers into the deep sea where they...

LitLinks: Time to give thanks for our amazing bloggers and readers

LitLinks: Time to give thanks for our amazing bloggers and readers

Nov 23, 2022

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Today we give thanks for YOU! Your industrious LitLink bloggers are taking...

LitLinks: How to use wolves to write a fun chain tale

LitLinks: How to use wolves to write a fun chain tale

Nov 16, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER MARY KAY CARSON The River That Wolves Moved tells the true tale of...

LitLinks: 7 easy ways to take charge of your feelings

LitLinks: 7 easy ways to take charge of your feelings

Nov 9, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER LAUREN KERSTEIN Science-based activities to help students tackle their feelings Did you know...

LitLinks: Can good worry ignite inquiry? Let’s find out.

LitLinks: Can good worry ignite inquiry? Let’s find out.

Nov 2, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER CARRIE PEARSON As book creators and educators, we know that wonder is an...

LitLinks: 2 ways to practice observation and perspective with kids

LitLinks: 2 ways to practice observation and perspective with kids

Oct 26, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER SANDRA NICKEL In BIG BEAR AND LITTLE FISH, Bear believes she has nothing...

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    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
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    • 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
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    • STEM + Literacy Activities
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    • LitLinks
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  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
    • How I got my start
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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