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Incredible News!Yesterday, the American Association for the Advancement of Science announced the 2024 AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in...
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The Lowdown on the Smackdown by Renae NicholsFor the last couple of years, I've invited educators to share reflections of their students’ experiences during the Sibert...
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Revisiting Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep: Getting StartedYou remember 2020. Educators everywhere were completely overwhelmed just trying to make it through the day. And that means it...
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Happy Book Birthday to Shape Search!Today is the official release date for Shape Search , and I couldn't be more excited. This book was inspired...
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Text Scaffolding in Student Nonfiction WritingMarlene Correia and I included a section about how text scaffolding can help young readers in Chapter 5 of 5 Kind of...
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An Innovative Resource for Teaching Informational WritingNonfiction Writers Dig Deep: 50 Award-winning Authors Share the Secret of Engaging Writing has been out in the world for just...
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Children’s Fiction vs. Nonfiction Sales FiguresAround this time last year, I wrote a blog post that turned out to be very popular. In it, I used Bookscan data reported in...
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Best Nonfiction of 2023 RoundupNext Monday is a big day in children’s literature. The winners of the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards will be...
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10 Ways Nurture and Nourish Nonfiction WritersNow that most schools are in midst of their informational writing unit, it seems like a great time to share a School Library Journal...
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Narrative & Expository: Two Nonfiction Writing StylesOver the holiday break, I spent some time thinking about what I'd share on this blog over the next few months and decided to take a look at my...
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15 Favorite STEM Books of 2023Today I'm finishing up my posts for 2023 with my annual list of favorite STEM books. I usually try to limit it to 10 titles, but this...
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Wow!I'm both thrilled and astonished that Reading Rockets has included me on their list of 100 Children's Authors and Illustrators Everyone...
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Sibert Smackdown! There’s Still Time!The American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards are 6 weeks away. I can’t wait to find who the winners will be, can you? ...
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Featuring Nonfiction in One School, One Book ProgramsOne School, One Book programs are a terrific way to bring a whole school community together. You can find plenty of helpful...
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How Young Writers Can Avoid Plagiarism, Part 2On Tuesday, I shared a video in which I discuss how two personal experiences helped me develop the lens of gratitude...
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How Young Writers Can Avoid Plagiarism, Part 1Yesterday was the Full Beaver Moon, so it seems like the perfect time to share the video that accompanies my new book,...
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It’s Time for the Sibert Smackdown!The Sibert Smackdown is an activity intended to build enthusiasm for the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal ,...
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Two Conferences in the Boston AreaI’m heading to the Boston area for two upcoming conferences. On Saturday, November 4, I’ll be speaking at the Literacy for All...
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Moon Book Parade: An Interview with Jessica LananWelcome back to the Moon Book Parade, highlighting some fantastic 2023 picture books that feature the Moon. You can scroll down...
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Thank You, Moon: Making It PersonalOnce I had a plan for how to organize the animal examples in Thank You, Moon , I needed a beginning and an ending. In...
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Moon Book Parade: An Interview with Irene LathamWelcome back to the Moon Book Parade, highlighting five fantastic 2023 picture books that feature the Moon. You can scroll down...
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Thank You, Moon: Choosing a Text StructureLast week, I described how I decided to look at the role of the Moon in animals’ lives through the lens of gratitude. That was an...
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Moon Book Parade: An Interview with Kate Allen FoxWelcome back to the Moon Book Parade, highlighting five fantastic 2023 picture books that feature the Moon. You can scroll down...
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Thank You, Moon: Finding a HookToday is the official release date for Thank You, Moon: Celebrating Nature’s Night Light , and I couldn't be more...
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Moon Book Parade: An Interview with Susan Edwards RichmondWelcome back to the Moon Book Parade, highlighting five fantastic 2023 picture books that feature the Moon. You can scroll down to...
