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LitLinks: No time for science? Try STEM nonfiction books!

LitLinks: No time for science? Try STEM nonfiction books!

Jan 10, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER ELIZABETH SHREEVE Teachers often struggle to find time for science in busy classrooms....

LitLinks: How to write winter poetry through animal eyes

LitLinks: How to write winter poetry through animal eyes

Jan 3, 2024

GUEST BLOGGER BUFFY SILVERMAN Walk outside on a winter day, and you might think that...

LitLinks: 8 easy ways to connect snowflakes and language arts

LitLinks: 8 easy ways to connect snowflakes and language arts

Dec 20, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER CYNTHIA ARGENTINE Let’s zoom in on the dazzling world of snowflakes! Thanks to...

LitLinks: 4 ways to combine rhyme with nature writing

LitLinks: 4 ways to combine rhyme with nature writing

Dec 13, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER FERRANTI KINSER Poetry and nature go together. Nature inspires us to describe...

LitLinks: ‘Tis the STEM season to float a boat

LitLinks: ‘Tis the STEM season to float a boat

Dec 6, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER ERIN DEALEY If your students live near a harbor that doesn’t freeze in...

LitLinks: 3 ways astronomer Vera Rubin will motivate your students

LitLinks: 3 ways astronomer Vera Rubin will motivate your students

Nov 29, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER SUZANNE SLADE Dark matter is everywhere! Did you know that dark matter makes...

LitLinks: Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

LitLinks: Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 22, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN Full of gratitude this Thanksgiving We’re taking the week off at LitLinks, to...

LitLinks: Now your students can be energy detectives

LitLinks: Now your students can be energy detectives

Nov 15, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JOAN RAMIREZ Power UP! Welcome! This is a STEM + Language Arts activity...

LitLinks: How to blend STEM and poetry about the deep ocean

LitLinks: How to blend STEM and poetry about the deep ocean

Nov 8, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER DONNA MCKINNEY This lesson plan combines the science with poetry as students learn...

LitLinks: Now your students can solve 3 mysteries using language

LitLinks: Now your students can solve 3 mysteries using language

Nov 1, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER ROBERTA GIBSON Putting language arts to work:  Forensic linguistics When a crime occurs,...

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  • 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
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