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Learner Engagement Part 1 (of 5) I have been a student of adolescent literacy for almost 20 years–dedicated to reading about the science behind what motivates and engages our youth in [...]

Before we started working at Mackin, most of us were quite ignorant of the entire process of making a book. We all read extensively, some of us even write, and a couple might realize that getting [...]

Margarita Engle has received multiple Pura Belpré Awards, a Newbery Honor, and several other accolades; and she is currently serving a two-year term as The Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet [...]

Black History month, always celebrated in February, is coming up soon. These nonfiction titles, for students from preschool to adult, were published in 2017 or will be released early in 2018. [...]

I’m doing this backward. I get it. I’m writing about a tech hiatus after the fact, but I’ve dug deep and realized that I am likely not alone in this. Others may benefit from my [...]

Update your popular series with these books that will be published in January. Enjoy! PRIMARY SERIES & SEQUELS            Bob and Joss Take a Hike! by Peter McCleery (ill. by Vin Vogel). [...]

Take a look at these exciting nonfiction titles that were published in December. Enjoy and learn! ELEMENTARY NONFICTION        50 Wacky Things Humans Do : Weird & Amazing Facts about Humans! [...]

Check out these exciting easy and fiction titles published in December. Happy reading! ELEMENTARY PICTURE BOOKS            Dear Girl, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Paris Rosenthal (ill. by Holly [...]