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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...

LitLinks: Design your new home — on Mars!

LitLinks: Design your new home — on Mars!

Aug 3, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER STEF WADE With the new developments of space rovers and telescopes, we’re learning...

LitLinks: 3 easy ways to wow your students with forensic science

LitLinks: 3 easy ways to wow your students with forensic science

Jul 20, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER CARMELLA VAN VLEET In Nothing Is Little, 11-year-old Felix uses his new-found skills...

LitLinks: How to celebrate diversity by using STEAM to mix colors

LitLinks: How to celebrate diversity by using STEAM to mix colors

Jul 13, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER NANCY CHURNIN In BEAUTIFUL SHADES OF BROWN, THE ART OF LAURA WHEELER WARING...

LitLinks: Introducing the STAR of our solar system. The SUN!

LitLinks: Introducing the STAR of our solar system. The SUN!

Jul 6, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER LINDA JOY SINGLETON As a kid, I loved sunny days outside playing games,...

LitLinks: The most popular STEAM posts for summer fun

LitLinks: The most popular STEAM posts for summer fun

Jun 29, 2022

COMPILED BY PATRICIA NEWMAN My kids and I loved summer. We swam, we baked, we...

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    • 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
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    • STEM + Literacy Activities
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  • Writer Resources
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