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LitLinks: Turn teens into COVID-19 investigators

LitLinks: Turn teens into COVID-19 investigators

Mar 25, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ANNA CROWLEY REDDING COVID-19: One of the biggest science stories of our lives...

LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

LitLinks: Tanka poetry brings scientific observations to life

Mar 18, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER MÉLINA MANGAL Observations and tanka Biologist Ernest Everett Just enjoyed reading and writing...

LitLinks: Magnification – an up close look at bugs, spiders, and math

LitLinks: Magnification – an up close look at bugs, spiders, and math

Mar 11, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY Up close with picture books Nonfiction trade books offer interdisciplinary opportunities...

LitLinks: The Poetry of Science

LitLinks: The Poetry of Science

Mar 4, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER LESLIE BULION Each of my science poetry collections is organized around one big...

LitLinks: Are You Too Plastic? Engage students in STEM design thinking to take action on a global issue

LitLinks: Are You Too Plastic? Engage students in STEM design thinking to take action on a global issue

Feb 26, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER TAMMY RINKENBERGER Students love to take action on global issues when they feel...

LitLinks: How observations can inspire poetry

LitLinks: How observations can inspire poetry

Feb 12, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER BUFFY SILVERMAN In February, I find myself longing for warm breezes, a hint...

LitLinks: Stretch students’ writing muscles with comparisons from STEM literature

LitLinks: Stretch students’ writing muscles with comparisons from STEM literature

Jan 29, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER JANET SLINGERLAND Writers often have to communicate places or things a reader may...

LitLinks: Growing background information about the ocean

LitLinks: Growing background information about the ocean

Jan 22, 2020

GUEST BLOGGER DR. RENA HAWKINS Don’t you love finding a book that connects science and...

LitLinks: Crane and Crane – a lesson in homonyms and habitats

LitLinks: Crane and Crane – a lesson in homonyms and habitats

Dec 18, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER LINDA JOY SINGLETON When my first non-fiction picture book, Crane and Crane, was...

LitLinks: Exploring animal adaptations leads to creative writing

LitLinks: Exploring animal adaptations leads to creative writing

Nov 27, 2019

GUEST BLOGGER JENNA GRODZICKI I See Sea Food: Sea Creatures That Look Like Food introduces...

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  • Home
  • Books
    • 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
    • FAQs
    • Calendar
  • Blog
  • Educator Resources
    • Teach the Hope
    • Earth Day Every Day newsletter archive
    • Teacher Guides
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • 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
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