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LitLinks: Where does dust come from? Investigate its surprise journey

LitLinks: Where does dust come from? Investigate its surprise journey

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GUEST BLOGGER JILANNE HOFFMANN A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and...

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LitLinks: The sneaky truth about sneakers

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GUEST BLOGGER JULIE DANNEBERG Athletic shoes, or sneakers, are everywhere, worn by young and old,...

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LitLinks: How students can use codes to turn messages into secrets

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GUEST BLOGGER MARISSA MOSS In Talia’s Codebook: How Codes Help Us Think and Communicate, Talia...

LitLinks: 4 cool ways to engage students with nonfiction kidlit

LitLinks: 4 cool ways to engage students with nonfiction kidlit

Jul 26, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN Did you catch my previous nonfiction kidlit post? In March of 2021, I...

LitLinks: 3 easy animal lessons to excite kids about nature

LitLinks: 3 easy animal lessons to excite kids about nature

Jul 12, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN I love animals. I’ve written several books about animals, including sea otters, rhinos,...

LitLinks: Now students decide the Mars Rover’s final chapter

LitLinks: Now students decide the Mars Rover’s final chapter

Jun 28, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY Go 303,000,000 miles The book Cars on Mars: Roving the Red...

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LitLinks: Let’s compare and contrast warm vs. cool colors

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GUEST BLOGGER JEANNE WALKER HARVEY ABLAZE WITH COLOR – A Story of Painter Alma Thomas...

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LitLinks: How to harness the fire of the stars to cook s’mores

Jun 7, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER KIRSTEN W. LARSON In my latest nonfiction picture book, THE FIRE OF STARS:...

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LitLinks: How to BUST caricature and BUILD realism

May 17, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER CARRIE A. PEARSON Caricature of President Barack Obama Caricature: ˈker.ə.kə.tʃʊr – “exaggeration by...

LitLinks: How to use diverse kidlit to model STEM careers for BIPOC students

LitLinks: How to use diverse kidlit to model STEM careers for BIPOC students

May 8, 2023

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    • A River’s Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn
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    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
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