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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
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LitLinks: The case for reverse engineering – Why children should dismantle broken (or even perfectly good) stuff

LitLinks: The case for reverse engineering – Why children should dismantle broken (or even perfectly good) stuff

Sep 4, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: SHANA KELLER Without realizing it, we often stem the flow of a child’s...

LitLinks: Hands-On Butterfly Activities Reinforce Reading

LitLinks: Hands-On Butterfly Activities Reinforce Reading

Aug 28, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CAROLINE ARNOLD Whether you are five or seventy-five, the joy of seeing a...

LitLinks: STEAM lessons connecting science, literacy, and art

LitLinks: STEAM lessons connecting science, literacy, and art

Aug 21, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: MIRA REISBERG, PhD Hi everyone, I am so thankful to Patricia for putting...

LitLinks: Superpower science – Engineering design + language arts

LitLinks: Superpower science – Engineering design + language arts

Aug 14, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: RANI IYER Who doesn’t have a favorite superhero? Superpowers fascinate children of all...

LitLinks: Cycles in Life Science and Language Arts

LitLinks: Cycles in Life Science and Language Arts

Aug 7, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: HEATHER L. MONTGOMERY Cycles – they’re all around us. A pattern so common...

LitLinks: Using STEM biographies to teach character traits

LitLinks: Using STEM biographies to teach character traits

Jul 31, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: SUSAN LATTA True confession: I am a science rookie and have always struggled...

LitLinks: Color Science, Inventions and Language Arts with THE CRAYON MAN: THE TRUE STORY OF THE INVENTION OF CRAYOLA CRAYONS

LitLinks: Color Science, Inventions and Language Arts with THE CRAYON MAN: THE TRUE STORY OF THE INVENTION OF CRAYOLA CRAYONS

Jul 24, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: NATASCHA BIEBOW The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola...

LitLinks: Who Can Write Autobiographies? Students, That’s Who!

LitLinks: Who Can Write Autobiographies? Students, That’s Who!

Jul 17, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: TRACY NELSON MAURER Inspire Student Writers with STEM Biographies as Mentor Texts Picture-book...

LitLinks: Orangutans help students read with purpose & demonstrate understanding

LitLinks: Orangutans help students read with purpose & demonstrate understanding

Jul 10, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: ANITA SILVEY While I was working on a biography of Jane Goodall (Untamed:...

LitLinks: BLAST OFF! to the Sun and the Moon — the Brightest Objects in Earth’s Sky

LitLinks: BLAST OFF! to the Sun and the Moon — the Brightest Objects in Earth’s Sky

Jul 3, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER: CAROLYN CINAMI DeCRISTOFANO It’s likely that I would never have become an author...

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  • Home
  • Books
    • 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
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive