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    • Planet Ocean
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    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
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LitLinks: How To Inspire Empathy And Critical Thinking Skills With Stories From History

LitLinks: How To Inspire Empathy And Critical Thinking Skills With Stories From History

Jul 15, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER LISA L. OWENS Nonfiction history stories can help young readers think and care...

LitLinks: Easy lessons to inspire students to think like an architect

LitLinks: Easy lessons to inspire students to think like an architect

May 27, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER JEANNE WALKER HARVEY Dream it! Design it! Do it! “Success is a collection...

LitLinks: 5 easy steps to help students dig deep when they research

LitLinks: 5 easy steps to help students dig deep when they research

May 20, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER MICHELLE CUSOLITO Students are often assigned research papers or projects, yet they might...

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LitLinks: SEL skills connected to successful student outcomes in any of the STEM fields

Apr 8, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER ERIN DEALEY I think my fascination with shadows began in elementary school. When...

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LitLinks: Have fun with light with 3 easy experiments

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LitLinks: How to make a carousel, an engineering design lesson

Mar 11, 2026

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LitLinks: How to observe like a scientist and write like a poet

Mar 4, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER MARY BOONE When the first humans sailed across unknown oceans or descended deep...

LitLinks: How to creatively present science vocabulary

LitLinks: How to creatively present science vocabulary

Feb 11, 2026

GUEST BLOGGER KATHRYN HULICK Scientists and engineers use a lot of tricky vocabulary. Learning what...

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LitLinks: 12 incredible women who put men on the moon

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GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE Moon or bust! Our moon is amazing. For centuries, curious earthlings...

LitLinks: An easy way to explore levers using STEM kidlit

LitLinks: An easy way to explore levers using STEM kidlit

Jan 21, 2026

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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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