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LitLinks: How to write a persuasive poem through the eyes of a salmon

LitLinks: How to write a persuasive poem through the eyes of a salmon

Sep 21, 2022

A River’s Gifts tells the story of the Elwha River Restoration. Thousands of years ago,...

LitLinks: How to design an invisible jet like Wonder Woman’s

LitLinks: How to design an invisible jet like Wonder Woman’s

Aug 17, 2022

Did you know that Wonder Woman has her own invisible airplane? The Invisible Jet doesn’t...

LitLinks: How to inspire nature poetry with predator-prey relationships

LitLinks: How to inspire nature poetry with predator-prey relationships

Aug 10, 2022

A predator is a crucial component of any ecosystem. Predators creatures that feed on other...

LitLinks: The secrets of the bristlecone

LitLinks: The secrets of the bristlecone

Jun 22, 2022

The world’s oldest tree is more than 5,000 years old. It grows in a secret...

LitLinks: Show students how to be animal allies and uncover careers in ecology

LitLinks: Show students how to be animal allies and uncover careers in ecology

Jun 1, 2022

We can all be Animal Allies Students today are eager to engage in the environment,...

LitLinks: Put students’ persuasive writing skills to the BUGS challenge

LitLinks: Put students’ persuasive writing skills to the BUGS challenge

May 25, 2022

Bug prep Eating insects. Crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, ants, and more. It’s a practice called entomophagy...

LitLinks: 3 great ways to discover how complexity improves the habitats of migrating birds

LitLinks: 3 great ways to discover how complexity improves the habitats of migrating birds

May 11, 2022

Migrating birds need complexity Spring is a time to welcome back migrating birds from their...

LitLinks: Let’s investigate evolution with an easy storytelling lesson

LitLinks: Let’s investigate evolution with an easy storytelling lesson

May 4, 2022

In Step 7 of HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN: IN SEVEN EVOLUTIONARY STEPS I explain...

LitLinks: Best practices for making connections between kidlit and science

LitLinks: Best practices for making connections between kidlit and science

Mar 23, 2022

Often a question may arise about how to best utilize children’s trade books as a...

LitLinks: Let’s investigate the miracle of phytoplankton, the ocean’s oxygen-makers

LitLinks: Let’s investigate the miracle of phytoplankton, the ocean’s oxygen-makers

Mar 9, 2022

Every breath we take connects us to our ocean. Really? Yes! Tiny plants in the...

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  • 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
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  • Writer Resources
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