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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Are You Looking for Books About the Role of Children and YAs in History?

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            Once again we owe a debt of gratitude to author Phillip Hoose for bringing us another true story about young...
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Testing, Testing, 123

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As you all may have seen, Arne Duncan, as Secretary of Education, has affirmed the role and importance of high stakes testing  HERE  And de...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Talking About the Founding Fathers

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            Ever since a fifth grader told me that she could only think of three of our four fathers [forefathers] and asked me ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

The Natural World in Winter: Nonfiction, Poetry, and the Common Core

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According to Intellicast, at least half of the country if not more is covered in snow right now. For specific depth of snow coverage, you ca...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Rethinking Accuracy

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           Accuracy—one of the criteria for both the Orbis Pictus Award and the Sibert Award for nonfiction—is up for recon...
Sunday, December 21, 2014

If We Encourage POV in NF, How Are We To Know Which Is Right?

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The title of this post is a question that often comes when I make presentations about the new place of nonfiction for K-12. I claim that in...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Decision Making in Action: Beetle Busters by Loree Griffin Burns

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        This is one fabulous book! I admit that I am partial to books that highlight decision making and problem solving—books that I ...