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LitLinks: Surprise! Video game story elements improve student writing

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GUEST BLOGGER LINDA ZAJAC A surprising place to find story elements Minecraft, a popular computer...

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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: How Elephants Can Make Your Sound Unit ROAR!

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BY PATRICIA NEWMAN What is sound? Most physics teachers would define sound as vibration in...

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GUEST BLOGGER VICKY FANG Expressing ideas: thinking, making, writing A series for newly-independent readers. Layla...

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  • Home
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    • 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
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • Teacher Guides
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    • LitLinks
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Writing Classes
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
    • How I got my start
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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