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LitLinks: Give students an up-close look at astonishing animal adaptations

LitLinks: Give students an up-close look at astonishing animal adaptations

Sep 15, 2021

Animals have all sorts of amazing adaptations that allow them to find food, move, withstand...

LitLinks: Easy lessons on biomimicry and robot design that WOW! students

LitLinks: Easy lessons on biomimicry and robot design that WOW! students

Sep 8, 2021

Objective Students will learn about biomimicry and be able to design and write a story...

LitLinks: Match, sort, classify – Proven activities that captivate students

LitLinks: Match, sort, classify – Proven activities that captivate students

Sep 1, 2021

Sorting—shapes, colors, sizes—it’s a classic activity for preschoolers. It engages the eye, the hand, the...

LitLinks: Show students how to invite nature closer

LitLinks: Show students how to invite nature closer

Aug 11, 2021

Jayden’s Impossible Garden is about a young nature lover who wants others to see what...

LitLinks: Follow the evidence, develop supporting arguments with these 3 easy activities

LitLinks: Follow the evidence, develop supporting arguments with these 3 easy activities

Jul 21, 2021

In the midst of climate change and ecosystem destruction, it can be helpful to pause...

LitLinks: 5 ways to teach biodiversity using categories and habits of mind

LitLinks: 5 ways to teach biodiversity using categories and habits of mind

Jun 30, 2021

In Whole Whale, one hundred animals gather in the pages of the book to play,...

LitLinks: How to engage diverse learners with STEAM + social emotional learning

LitLinks: How to engage diverse learners with STEAM + social emotional learning

Jun 16, 2021

Combining STEAM and social emotional learning As a teacher librarian at a school for diverse...

LitLinks: STEAMing up 8 ways to octopus art

LitLinks: STEAMing up 8 ways to octopus art

Jun 6, 2021

When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time at the kitchen table...

LitLinks: Un-bee-lievable STEAM activities to make students wild about insects

LitLinks: Un-bee-lievable STEAM activities to make students wild about insects

Jun 2, 2021

How to Build an Insect by Roberta Gibson and illustrated by Anne Lambelet (Millbrook Press...

LitLinks: How nature makes students feel connected to their world

LitLinks: How nature makes students feel connected to their world

May 26, 2021

Insiration for urban nature poems Being in nature connects us to our base of humanity...

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    • Beatrice and the Nightingale
    • 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
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