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    • 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
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Using my books in your classroom

standards-aligned curriculum guides to simplify your lesson planning

Cultural + environmental river lessons

A River's Gifts coverLessons include what is a watershed and how does it work?; how does a river form?; calling the salmon back; what makes a story?; identifying problems and solutions; who lives in our local river habitat?, and more.

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Aligned to CCSS, NGSS, Ocean Literacy Standards, Sustainable Development Goals

Planet Ocean coverLessons include our world ocean, ocean acidification, leadership skills, decoding photos, sustainability, storytelling, and more.

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A fun mixture of STEM and language arts
Eavesdropping on Elephants

Lessons include endangered species, conservation, sound, environmental responsibility, acoustic research.

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Two guides with language arts and financial literacy lessons

Neema's Reason To Smile coverGuide  #1: Lessons include global citizenship, character education; geography, cultural comparisons, comparisons of schools; comprehension, writing, literary devices.

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Guide #2: Financial Literacy (value of money, budgeting, international currency).

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Loads of curriculum connections
Zoo Scientists to the Rescue

Lessons topics cover current events, endangered species, conservation, climate change, environmental responsibility.

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Reading Guide: Summarizing Practice

Lessons include a pre-reading guide and a summarizing activity. Look for more Sea Otter Heroes activities on my STEM +  Literacy Activities page.

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Perfect for marine debris units
Plastic, Ahoy!

Lessons topics cover waste audit, language arts connections, environmental responsibility. ♦ Plus Mitigating Microplastics from Oregon Sea Grant

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STEM + Language Arts Ripped from the Headlines

Ebola:" Fears and Facts coverLessons include close-reading, building comprehension, examining cause and effect text  structures, and media literacy ♦ Plus, this Outbreak! Investigating Epidemics activity from the American Society of Microbiology.

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Investigate the age of steam
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Lessons include links to reading, social studies, science, math, art, and physical education ♦ Plus a Smithsonian National Museum of American History Activity Guide.

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Soar into the high blue

Lessons include response to reading, art and sorting activities, letter writing, alphabetizing, and math.

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Curriculum guides also available for the following books:

ARMY SPECIAL FORCES

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Energy Lab: Water Power

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Empowering young readers to act

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  • Home
  • Books
    • 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
    • STEM + Literacy Activities
    • LitLinks
    • Teacher Guides
    • KidLit creators who make kids want to read
  • Writer Resources
    • Manuscript or Proposal Critiques
  • Who is Patricia Newman?
  • Contact
    • Stay In Touch