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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
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LitLinks: Quick poetry lessons on the power of figurative language

LitLinks: Quick poetry lessons on the power of figurative language

Jan 15, 2025

GUEST BLOGGER LYDIA LUKIDIS I love STEM but I also love poetry. Children’s literature is...

LitLinks: How to study geography with tern migration

LitLinks: How to study geography with tern migration

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GUEST BLOGGER DONNA McKINNEY In Tiny Tern Takes Flight, readers meet one small tern who...

LitLinks: Use kidlit to unlock STEM thinking with these 3 easy design lessons

LitLinks: Use kidlit to unlock STEM thinking with these 3 easy design lessons

Jan 1, 2025

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Are you ready for a New Year’s Resolution you can keep? In...

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LitLinks: 3 easy ways to teach sequencing with construction projects

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GUEST BLOGGER CARRIE FINISON Sequencing – the ability to summarize or tell the events of...

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LitLinks: Time is Money: Understanding Opportunity Cost for Kids

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LitLinks: 3 easy ways to use animals to introduce onomatopoeia

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LitLinks: How to take your class on a cosmic field trip

Nov 20, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE The most powerful telescope in space! Did you know the James...

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LitLinks: How to create codes to show off STEM superpowers!

Nov 13, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER MARISSA MOSS Elizebeth Smith Friedman was one of America’s first codebreakers. She cracked...

LitLinks: How Eid al-Adha and Thanksgiving Help Students Understand the Science of Gratitude and Kindness

LitLinks: How Eid al-Adha and Thanksgiving Help Students Understand the Science of Gratitude and Kindness

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GUEST BLOGGER M. O. YUKSEL With Thanksgiving around the corner, I wanted to focus on...

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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
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
    • 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?
  • Contact
    • Stay In Touch
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