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LitLinks: How to practice critical thinking with engineering and cipher activities

LitLinks: How to practice critical thinking with engineering and cipher activities

Oct 11, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER BONNI GOLDBERG The STEM Off the page: Critical thinking The two activities that...

LitLinks: How to improve student writing with 3 unique lessons from nonfiction kidlit

LitLinks: How to improve student writing with 3 unique lessons from nonfiction kidlit

Oct 4, 2023

PATRICIA NEWMAN More ways to use nonfiction literature to improve student writing Continuing our occassional...

LitLinks: How a book can immerse students in the STEM of the rainforest

LitLinks: How a book can immerse students in the STEM of the rainforest

Sep 27, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER MARSHA DIANE ARNOLD There is a difference in knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge...

LitLinks: How to use your local watershed to investigate habitats

LitLinks: How to use your local watershed to investigate habitats

Sep 20, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER AIMEE ISAAC Planet Earth provides…habitats! This sample map shows part of the Chesapeake...

LitLinks: More ways students can play with metaphor in their writing

LitLinks: More ways students can play with metaphor in their writing

Sep 13, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER LESLIE BARNARD BOOTH In A Stone Is a Story, students follow a rock...

LitLinks: How to play with metaphor in nature writing

LitLinks: How to play with metaphor in nature writing

Sep 6, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER HEATHER FERRANTI KINSER The emotions and sensations inspired by our awe-inspiring natural world...

LitLinks: Where does dust come from? Investigate its surprise journey

LitLinks: Where does dust come from? Investigate its surprise journey

Aug 30, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JILANNE HOFFMANN A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and...

LitLinks: How to explain cancer to kids with kidlit

LitLinks: How to explain cancer to kids with kidlit

Aug 23, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER NANCY CHURNIN AND SHAYNA VINCENT When Shayna Vincent was diagnosed with breast cancer,...

LitLinks: The sneaky truth about sneakers

LitLinks: The sneaky truth about sneakers

Aug 16, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER JULIE DANNEBERG Athletic shoes, or sneakers, are everywhere, worn by young and old,...

LitLinks: How students can use codes to turn messages into secrets

LitLinks: How students can use codes to turn messages into secrets

Aug 9, 2023

GUEST BLOGGER MARISSA MOSS In Talia’s Codebook: How Codes Help Us Think and Communicate, Talia...

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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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