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    • 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
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#PictureBookMonth Theme: Holidays :|: Read Santa Claus the World’s #1 Toy Expert #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Holidays :|: Read Santa Claus the World’s #1 Toy Expert #literacy

Nov 24, 2011

When  Marla Frazee started Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert she  imagined Santa...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Cooking :|: Read Hasty Pudding…by Loretta Ichord #elemed #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Cooking :|: Read Hasty Pudding…by Loretta Ichord #elemed #literacy

Nov 23, 2011

Did you  know Loretta visits schools dressed as a colonial woman? During a visit to Colonial...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Travel :|: Read Jingle the Brass by Patricia Newman #railroad #literacy #elemed

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Travel :|: Read Jingle the Brass by Patricia Newman #railroad #literacy #elemed

Nov 22, 2011

Step back in time to Ruby’s hash house and put on the nosebag with the boss...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Folktales :|: Read Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Folktales :|: Read Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan #literacy

Nov 20, 2011

Ashley Bryan’s passion for poetry and the history of black people inform all of his work....

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Farm :|: Read Otis by Loren Long #literacy #reading #k12

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Farm :|: Read Otis by Loren Long #literacy #reading #k12

Nov 19, 2011

Did you know Loren Long wrote Otis from a story his sons made up? For...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: School :|: Read Miss Smith Reads Again! by Michael Garland #elemed #literacy

#PictureBookMonth Theme: School :|: Read Miss Smith Reads Again! by Michael Garland #elemed #literacy

Nov 18, 2011

Garland’s favorite character is Miss Smith, the perky red-haired heroine from Miss Smith’s Incredible Storybook and Miss...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Jungle :|: Read Over in the Jungle by Marianne Berkes #literacy #elemed

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Jungle :|: Read Over in the Jungle by Marianne Berkes #literacy #elemed

Nov 17, 2011

Did you know Over in the Jungle is part of a series? Over in the Ocean,...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Bedtime :|: Read A Nap In A Lap by Sarah Wilson

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Bedtime :|: Read A Nap In A Lap by Sarah Wilson

Nov 16, 2011

Sarah Wilson wrote and illustrated her first story at the age of four. She remembers putting it...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pets :|: Read Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pets :|: Read Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

Nov 15, 2011

One day a friend foisted a stray dog on Susan Meddaugh. Usually a soft touch when...

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pirates :|: Read How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long

#PictureBookMonth Theme: Pirates :|: Read How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long

Nov 13, 2011

Melinda Long used to play pirate. She buried her mom’s earrings and drew a pirate...

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    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
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    • 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
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