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March 2024 Edition
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Book Resumes to Support Title Selection
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New to TeachingBooks are Book Resumes—immediate, authoritative information about the children’s and young adult books in your collections. Now within seconds you can produce and share a consistent, comprehensive report that includes full professional reviews, information about state and national award recognitions, reading levels, book samples, and so much more. We heard from you that building support for your title selections can put a strain on already limited time and we hope that this can help.
To access Book Resumes, simply...
- Sign in to TeachingBooks with your email
- Search for a title, and select the "book resume" option
- View, print, or share—seamlessly giving community stakeholders documentation about your book selections
Learn more at: TeachingBooks.net/BookResumes
And, as always, reach out if we can be of any support.
Our best,
The TeachingBooks Team
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Behind the Books: "From Artist to Writer"
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Anu Chouhan overcame many obstacles on her way to publishing her debut picture book, Hair Oil Magic (Bloomsbury, 2024). "I started to doubt if anyone would make space for a story about a cultural tradition practiced by a multi-generational Punjabi-Canadian family," she recalls. Follow her journey to publication in her Guest Author Blog Post.
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Meet-the-Author Recording: We Can Be Heroes with Kyrie McCauley
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Kyrie McCauley introduces her novel We Can Be Heroes (HarperCollins, 2021) in which the protagonists employ art as a means of activism to highlight a common theme of women experiencing violence while often being sidelined in traditional narratives. McCauley uses her story, a finalist for the 2023 Walden Award, to challenge the conventional roles assigned to women and advocate for individuals to be the heroes of their own stories.
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Watch Varian Johnson Compete in the Author-Fan Face-off
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This month's Face-off features mega-fan Max and Varian Johnson answering questions about The Great Greene Heist (Scholastic, 2014). In this fast-paced novel, prankster Jackson Greene masterminds a mission to stop his nemesis and school principal from stealing the student council election.
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Lisa Rogers on Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage
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Lisa Rogers introduces young readers to the life and work of an unorthodox musician in her latest picture book biography, Beautiful Noise: The Music of John Cage (Penguin Random House, 2023). Listen to the author share the inspiration for this beautifully composed story that will encourage readers to stop and listen for the music, everywhere.
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Virtual Book Tour posts
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Supporting Beginning Readers with TeachingBooks
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Engage emerging readers as they build reading competence. Identify resources and tools to support fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Find titles that complement instruction and celebrate reading. |
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024 12:00 CT
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Don't worry if you can't attend live. Sign up and receive a recording.
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David Anthony Durham on Teaching and Writing
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David Anthony Durham reflects on the singular inspiration behind his middle grade solar-punk fantasy The Longest Night in Egypt (Lee & Low, 2023). Inspired by homeschooling his kids and their natural curiosity, Durham crafts a captivating narrative that not only entertains but also educates, bridging the gap between mythology and renewable energy while nurturing his children's learning journey and his own creative endeavors.
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Featured Booklist: Banned & Challenged Classics
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Uncover forbidden treasures in "Banned & Challenged Classics," a collection of enduring materpieces like The Grapes of Wrath and The Catcher in the Rye. These timeless narratives defy censorship, inviting readers to explore the rebellious spirit of literature that refuses to be silenced.
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New Year, New Lesson Ideas!
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TeachingBooks allows you to easily refresh lessons and create renewed excitement for readers during the second half of the school year. Discover new resources and activities for both classic and modern titles.
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TeachingBooks in Action posts
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Spring is in the Air
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Step into spring with free digital titles from the Sora Starter Collection. Combined with resources from TeachingBooks, you’ll find everything you need to march into a lesson.
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Get Free Books
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Contests & Giveaways
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Check out our March Contests & Giveaways, accompanied by multimedia resources!
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- The Imposter by Laura Bower and Kerisa Greene (Gnome Road, 2024)
- Superdads!: Animal Heroes by Jamie Harper and Heather Lang (Candlewick, 2024)
- The Wonderful Wisdom of Ants by Philip Bunting (Penguin, 2024)
- And More!
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