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LitLinks: Best practices for making connections between kidlit and science

LitLinks: Best practices for making connections between kidlit and science

Mar 23, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER DR. CHRISTINE ANNE ROYCE Often a question may arise about how to best...

LitLinks: How peach pits + WWI history = a great science lesson!

LitLinks: How peach pits + WWI history = a great science lesson!

Feb 23, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER SHANA KELLER In The Peach Pit Parade, a World War I Story, Polly...

LitLinks: Climb into the minds of scientists with biographies

LitLinks: Climb into the minds of scientists with biographies

Jan 26, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER J. CARRIE LAUNIUS AND CHRISTINE ANNE ROYCE Science as a human endeavor: Biographies...

LitLinks: 3 easy steps for a far-out field trip to Mars

LitLinks: 3 easy steps for a far-out field trip to Mars

Jan 19, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE It seems everyone is fascinated by Mars. The exciting news about...

LitLinks: How a plunger on the butt of a chicken inspires an easy modeling lesson

LitLinks: How a plunger on the butt of a chicken inspires an easy modeling lesson

Jan 12, 2022

GUEST BLOGGER S. K. WENGER How modeling spurs inquiry I love science investigations that seem...

LitLinks: Voyager’s Golden Record: An easy classroom remix for your space unit

LitLinks: Voyager’s Golden Record: An easy classroom remix for your space unit

Dec 22, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER ALEXANDRA SIY The original Golden Record In 1977, NASA launched the twin Voyager...

LitLinks: 5 easy ways to make scientists relatable for your students

LitLinks: 5 easy ways to make scientists relatable for your students

Nov 3, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER DR. LAURA GEHL Who Is a Scientist? is about showing students that scientists...

LitLinks: Easy way to practice students’ primary source interview skills

LitLinks: Easy way to practice students’ primary source interview skills

Oct 20, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER KATHRYN HULICK I once spoke to an expert on parallel universes while he...

LitLinks: Measure twice, cut once–measurement as a math and science skill

LitLinks: Measure twice, cut once–measurement as a math and science skill

Oct 13, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER LAURA PURDIE SALAS In my picture book If You Want to Knit Some...

LitLinks: Can smoke be useful? A research challenge for students

LitLinks: Can smoke be useful? A research challenge for students

Oct 6, 2021

GUEST BLOGGER HENRY HERZ Pre-reading I Am Smoke is a spare, lyrical, “autobiographical” account of...

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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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  • Writer Resources
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  • Who is Patricia Newman?
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