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    • Giant Rays of Hope: Protecting Manta Rays to Safeguard the Sea
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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
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    Oct 5, 2022

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    LitLinks: The 6 most popular MATH + ELA activities

    LitLinks: The 6 most popular MATH + ELA activities

    Sep 28, 2022

    COMPILED BY PATRICIA NEWMAN When I taught remedial mathematics to students in grades eight to...

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    Sep 14, 2022

    GUEST BLOGGER BUFFY SILVERMAN As summer ends, plants and animals prepare for a season of...

    LitLinks: 3 easy ways to explore Earth’s biomes

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    GUEST BLOGGER LAURA PERDEW Earth’s biomes are amazing places to explore, each one with its...

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    COMPILED BY PATRICIA NEWMAN My kids and I loved summer. We swam, we baked, we...

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    Jun 15, 2022

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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
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      • Writers write all kinds of things
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