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Serve these titles up as part of units on life science, health and nutrition, community workers, ecology, and the conservation of natural resources.
In Paul B. Janeczko’s latest anthology, 50 poems explore an equal number of objects from Rumi’s “just-finishing” candle to William Carlos Williams’s red wheelbarrow.
Two new handbooks remind teachers and librarians that poetry needn’t be relegated to a single unit or a particular time of year.
In an interview, Alice Hoffman talks about her new middle grade novel, "Nightbird," and the power of fairy tales.
Following the enormous success of Suzanne Collins’s "Hunger Games" trilogy, action-packed novels with powerful female protagonists have become a mainstay of young adult lit.
What does a whole-school author visit look like? P.S. 110 in New York City's Lower East Side can tell you. Under the leadership of Principal Karen Feuer, the entire community gets involved when an author comes to town.
Most elementary-aged children have already met Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood in their literary travels—try introducing them to some modern retellings that mingle familiar elements with fresh and imagination-stretching innovations.
Where else would Ötzi the Iceman, Ibn Battuta, Hildegard of Bingen, Bruce Lee, and Malala Yousafzai sit side by side but in a collective biography? These recently released books featuring fascinating figures and graphic art are guaranteed to appeal to teens.
Environmental awareness, and problem solving, begins with foundational knowledge about Earth’s biomes, including freshwater and saltwater ecosystems such as estuaries, oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds, and coral reefs. This list offers a cluster of recent resources for elementary collections that underscore the idea that kids can be citizen scientists, too.
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