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LitLinks: How to BUST caricature and BUILD realism

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

GUEST BLOGGER DR. DIEUWERTJE KAST Representation matters. The data shows that representation of yourself in...

LitLinks: 5 ways to use nonfiction kidlit in the classroom

LitLinks: 5 ways to use nonfiction kidlit in the classroom

Mar 8, 2023

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Many of the teachers I speak with are not finding the info-licious...

LitLinks: How to connect biomimicry problem-solving and tanka

LitLinks: How to connect biomimicry problem-solving and tanka

Feb 1, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER CHRISTY HALE In Copycat: Nature-Inspired Design Around the World illustrations of plants and...

LitLinks: How to invent your own constellations to understand the night sky

LitLinks: How to invent your own constellations to understand the night sky

Jan 25, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER KATHRYN HULICK What constellations do you recognize? If you live in North America,...

LitLinks: Time to give thanks for our amazing bloggers and readers

LitLinks: Time to give thanks for our amazing bloggers and readers

Nov 23, 2022

BY PATRICIA NEWMAN Today we give thanks for YOU! Your industrious LitLink bloggers are taking...

LitLinks: 2 ways to practice observation and perspective with kids

LitLinks: 2 ways to practice observation and perspective with kids

Oct 26, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER SANDRA NICKEL In BIG BEAR AND LITTLE FISH, Bear believes she has nothing...

LitLinks: Surprise! Fast fashion is a top 2 polluter

LitLinks: Surprise! Fast fashion is a top 2 polluter

Oct 19, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER JULIE DANNEBERG The Science of Fashion dispels the idea that fashion designers and...

LitLinks: The 6 most popular MATH + ELA activities

LitLinks: The 6 most popular MATH + ELA activities

Sep 28, 2022

COMPILED BY PATRICIA NEWMAN When I taught remedial mathematics to students in grades eight to...

LitLinks: How to design an invisible jet like Wonder Woman’s

LitLinks: How to design an invisible jet like Wonder Woman’s

Aug 17, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER KIRSTEN W. LARSON Did you know that Wonder Woman has her own invisible...

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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
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    • Writers write all kinds of things
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