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LitLinks: How to share our ocean connections with kids and teens

LitLinks: How to share our ocean connections with kids and teens

Apr 14, 2021

Planet Ocean is about connections. Academy Award-winng actor and environmentalist Jeff Bridges calls Planet Ocean...

LitLinks: When figuring out the answer to math problems means life or death

LitLinks: When figuring out the answer to math problems means life or death

Apr 7, 2021

Have you ever seen math problems like this on a standardized test and immediately felt...

LitLinks: Explore the STEAM in mixing colors in art projects

LitLinks: Explore the STEAM in mixing colors in art projects

Mar 31, 2021

In Isabella Artist Extraordinaire, the main character imagines her family in many famous works of...

LitLinks: The math and science of sorting helps kids make sense of the world

LitLinks: The math and science of sorting helps kids make sense of the world

Mar 24, 2021

In THE ANIMALS WOULD NOT SLEEP, Marco must put away his vast collection of stuffed...

LitLinks: Exploring STEM Habits of Mind Through Characters in Stories

LitLinks: Exploring STEM Habits of Mind Through Characters in Stories

Mar 21, 2021

GUEST BLOGGERS DR. CHRISTINE ANNE ROYCE AND CARRIE LAUNIUS A special Sunday edition of the...

LitLinks: Why does it rain? 5 ways to explore rain

LitLinks: Why does it rain? 5 ways to explore rain

Mar 10, 2021

What makes rain? Talk to students about rain. The heat from the sun causes water...

LitLinks: Let’s learn to decode photos in STEM nonfiction

LitLinks: Let’s learn to decode photos in STEM nonfiction

Mar 3, 2021

Most of my nonfiction books are illustrated with photos of real people doing real work...

LitLinks: How to make spiders lovable with scientific classification

LitLinks: How to make spiders lovable with scientific classification

Feb 24, 2021

Do you think that spiders are big, hairy, and horribly scary? Or maybe spiders are...

LitLinks Sunday: 3 ways students can explore small matters in life

LitLinks Sunday: 3 ways students can explore small matters in life

Feb 21, 2021

A special Sunday edition of the popular LitLinks blog series Small matters We live in...

LitLinks: How to help students ask meaningful questions

LitLinks: How to help students ask meaningful questions

Feb 10, 2021

Hello Educators and Parents! Thank you for reading The Owl Who Asks Why. I’ve always...

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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?
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