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New energy books for The Next Big Thing #nextbigthing #literacy #nature #eco #lrnchat

New energy books for The Next Big Thing #nextbigthing #literacy #nature #eco #lrnchat

Jan 23, 2013

Thank you to picture book author Danna Smith for inviting me to participate in The...

Celebrate #Veteran’s Day! Read Nugget on the Flight Deck to a child #literacy #militaryfamilies #gtchat #lrncht

Celebrate #Veteran’s Day! Read Nugget on the Flight Deck to a child #literacy #militaryfamilies #gtchat #lrncht

Nov 11, 2012

Watch the trailer Nugget on the Flight Deck provides a fun way to appreciate veterans...

Famous #kidlit author left home & lived in the woods as a teen #literacy #lrnchat #elemed

Famous #kidlit author left home & lived in the woods as a teen #literacy #lrnchat #elemed

Apr 18, 2012

Three-time Newbery Honor winner Gary Paulsen believes that young people are our hope for the...

Cow knick-knack inspires #kidlit author’s newest book #literacy #elemed #lrnchat

Cow knick-knack inspires #kidlit author’s newest book #literacy #elemed #lrnchat

Apr 16, 2012

Lori Mortensen remembers dashing through the pouring rain to her mother’s Chevy after school. “We’d...

Kids on  #KidLit review by Kamryn (age 11) #literacy #elemed #lrnchat #edchat

Kids on #KidLit review by Kamryn (age 11) #literacy #elemed #lrnchat #edchat

Apr 13, 2012

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney The thing  I like about the book...

Shocking #literacy stats–#librarians needed! #k12 #lrnchat

Mar 30, 2012

“In 2010, 57 percent of California State University freshmen required remediation in English or mathematics....

School kids connect with Nugget on the Flight Deck #militaryfamilies #SupportOurTroops #literacy #elemed

School kids connect with Nugget on the Flight Deck #militaryfamilies #SupportOurTroops #literacy #elemed

Mar 13, 2012

Last month, I read Nugget on the Flight Deck to several students at the Alhambra...

Getting Books To Young Readers #preschool #literacy #parenting

Getting Books To Young Readers #preschool #literacy #parenting

Feb 28, 2012

My goal as an author has always been getting books into the hands of young...

Do books have power? Here’s proof! #militaryfamilies #literacy

Do books have power? Here’s proof! #militaryfamilies #literacy

Feb 1, 2012

  Dear Ms. Newman, I just had to write to tell you how much I...

The Sobering Fate of Book Stores

Jul 7, 2011

Have brick and mortar stores become places where we browse, only to purchase online? Teresa Rolfe...

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    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
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    • 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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