It is widely known that education is an extremely demanding field. Educators work well beyond their school days in order to make sure that every student is taken care of and every need is met. [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager and Maker Specialist at Mackin There’s an old saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” This saying is very hard to follow, especially for [...]
Her ears were buzzing. Her knees were buckling. Her mouth was babbling. Author Meg Medina remembers that much about the morning she received “the” call from the Newbery Committee telling her that [...]
“Being a published author is something I wanted since I was a kid,” shares award-winning author Alan Gratz. However, it took the birth of his own child to make that desire a reality. “I was just [...]
Recently, my dad asked me “Katy, where were you when the U.S. landed on the moon?” I laughed out loud, reminding him I wasn’t born … yet. I was born just a few months after we landed on the moon, [...]
Take a look at these exciting nonfiction titles published in May. Enjoy and learn! ELEMENTARY NONFICTION Birds of a Feather : Bowerbirds and Me by Susan L. Roth. 9780823442829. Neal [...]
As May draws to a close, we are wrapping up National Foster Care Month! There are over 442,000 children in the foster care system in America1. The kids in foster care range from newborns to older [...]
