Picture Book Biographies: Teaching Tools Full of Possibility
+ #educatorresources! ✍️
+book bundle #giveaway! 🥳
from @kl4gm.bsky.social 😍
#edusky #librarians #educators #NFforkids #bios
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Especially for #Educators #backtoschool series. Back Matter Bounty for the Classroom: Part 1. Student connect to self, author, world, texts.
And don't miss the GIVEAWAY! 🥳📘🩷
#edusky #librarians #parents @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social #NFforkids
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My latest piece for @patricianewman.bsky.social's #LitLinks blog offers imagination-sparking ideas for extending classroom study of my #nfforkids title PLUTO AND OTHER DWARF PLANETS.
#STEM #STEAM #kidslovenonfiction #pluto #dwarfplanets #poetry #literacy
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National Catfish Day is June 25th. A screenshot of the page "Some fish zap" from the picture book FREAKY, FUNKY FISH is displayed along with author Debra Shumaker's website www.debrashumaker.com.
Today is #nationalcatfishday! Did you know catfish that live in African freshwater rivers can zap! They have electric organs they use to stun prey. For more fun facts about fish, grab a copy of FREAKY, FUNKY FISH, published by Running Press Kids, illustrated by Claire Powell.
#nfforkids
What a #joy it was to pop in to my #WRAD class, a mere 15 minutes away. I dropped off bookmarks & briefly talked to the kids. The tech savvy #library media specialist quickly located the awesome #robot video I mentioned & the kids danced to it. So much fun!
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#Robo-Motion🤖🐆 #STEM #NF4kids #NFforkids
Thrilled to see CREEP, LEAP, CRUNCH! A Food Chain Story @jodywrites4kids.bsky.social @csneal.bsky.social on the master list for the Donna Narvell award from @oklibs.bsky.social! This #nfforkids picture book has a surprise ending that kids love. @randomhousekids.bsky.social
Graphic with covers of my picture books WIND IS A DANCE, PECULIAR PRIMATES, and FREAKY, FUNKY FISH and text stating the story time at 12:00 pm on February 15 at Barnes & Noble in One Loudoun, VA.
Northern Virginia—join me for a Story Time at @barnesandnoble.com in One Loudoun (Ashburn, VA) this Saturday, 2/15 at 12:00 pm. Bring the little ones and we'll have some fun!
#nfforkids #stemforkids #picturebooks #storytime @kidscanpress.bsky.social @runningpressbooks.bsky.social
Here's a collection of captivating, quirky, and entrancing stories. Great books!
#Nonfiction #NF #❤NF #NFforKids #ReadNF
He's making a list (no, he isn't)
And checking it twice. (He's not doing that either.)
#Santa is preoccupied with Robo-Motion🤖🐆, so Xmas is on hold right now.
Sorry!
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#gift #Holidays #GiftABook #Christmas #ChristmasGift #ChristmasPresent #Robots #RobotLover #bots #animals #NFForKids #KidLitNF
Congrats to STEAMTeam Members @sarahalbee.bsky.social, Jonathan Roth, @bandersonwriter.bsky.social, and @lesliebarnardbooth.bsky.social on having their #picturebooks listed as Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2024! Don't miss these incredible books!
#stemforkds #nfforkids #kirkusreview
Congrats to STEAMTeam Member Michelle Schaub for her
#PB LEAFY LANDMARKS: TRAVELS WITH TREES being named as an #NCTE 2025 Notable Poetry Book. LEAFY LANDMARKS is illustrated by Anne Lambelet and published with Sleeping Bear Press.
#nfforkids #stemforkids #nature #poetry
Congrats to STEAMTeam Member @debrakshumaker.bsky.social on her #PB WIND IS A DANCE being named as an #NCTE 2025 Notable Poetry Book. Amazing news! WIND IS A DANCE is illustrated by Josée Bisaillon and published with Kids Can Press.
#nfforkids #stemforkids #teachers #librarians #poetry
A starred review from School Library Journal for WIND IS A DANCE!
I'm beyond honored and excited for my first starred review. They love Josée Bisaillon's art as much as I do. "A first choice for any library."
#nfforkids #stemforkids #wind #weather @steamteambooks.bsky.social @kl4gm.bsky.social
#Teachers going to #NCTE: I'll be signing copies of WIND IS A DANCE at the Kids Can Press Booth 935 on Sunday, 11/24 from 9 - 9:30 am. Hope to see you there!
#stemforkids #nfforkids #ncte2024 #edusky
Thrilled to be on Kerry Aradhya's blog, "Picture Books and Pirouettes". I chat about my inspiration for WIND IS A DANCE, my revision process, & why I love Josée Bisaillon's art.
Check it out:
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#nfforkids #stemforkids #weather @steamteambooks.bsky.social
Happy Book Birthday to STEAMTeam Member @sarahalbee.bsky.social and her book BOUNCE!: A SCIENTIFIC HISTORY OF RUBBER! It's illustrated by Eileen Ryan Ewan.
This book is amazing! Be sure to check it out!
@charlesbridge.bsky.social #stemforkids #nfforkids #kidlit
Did you know today is Hagfish Day? It's one of my favorite fish in my #PB, FREAKY, FUNKY FISH.
Hagfish have more than 100 slime glands on their tubular bodies that they excrete slime from when threatened. Check out the art from Claire Powell. So much fun!
#stemforkids #nfforkids
Had a great time celebrating my launch of WIND IS A DANCE at Scrawl Books. Kids had fun making ribbon "dance" like the wind and the wind cooperated by dancing, too.
So grateful for writing friends who came to celebrate with me!
#stemforkids #nfforkids #weather
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
I have a fun and busy October planned as I launch my next #PB, WIND IS A DANCE, illustrated by Josée Bisaillon, publishing with Kids Can Press.
If you live in Northern VA, hope to see you at one of my events!
@steamteambooks.bsky.social #nfforkids #stemforkids #weather #wind
Don't miss this terrific classroom activity + GIVEAWAY from @shreevebooks.bsky.social ❤️📚🥳
There's no denying it - oddball animals are fascinating!
and engaging!
#edusky #educators #librarians #NFforkids @steamteambooks.bsky.social
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Another starred review for STEAMTeam Member @buffysilverman.bsky.social and her upcoming book, STARLIGHT SYMPHONY. Congrats!!!!!
#stemforkids #nfforkids #picturebooks
Did you know Saturday, August 17th is National Honey Bee Day! A perfect way to celebrate these important creatures is to read BEE CATASTROPHE by STEAMTeam Member @martamagellan.bsky.social.
#stemforkids #nfforkids #honeybees #nationalhoneybeeday #savethebees
Just a reminder that this #backtoschool #giveway for WIND IS A DANCE goes until August 23rd.
#picturebooks #edusky #teachers #librarians #kidlit #weather #stemforkids #NFforkids
DC area friends: I'm doing a Story Time Sunday morning at the People's Books in Takoma Park, MD, at 9:30 am. If you have little ones who love weird and fascinating facts about animals, stop on by!
#nfforkids #stemforkids #picturebooks
Happy Book Birthday to STEAM Team Member @rsonenshine.bsky.social and her book THE DEN THAT OCTOPUS BUILT, illustrated by Anne Hunter. Don't miss this book!
#stemforkids #picturebooks #kidlit #nfforkids
Today is the day velcro was patented. An invention most people can't imagine living without!
What's your favorite #kidlit #biography written about an inventor? We'd love to hear about it!
#nfforkids #stemforkids #steam #inventors #pb #mg #YA
Are you a fan of #planetoftheapes? Enjoy the new movie this weekend!
After the movie, read about fun adaptations that #apes and other #primates have by reading PECULIAR PRIMATES with the little ones in your life!
#nfforkids #stemforkids @steamteambooks.bsky.social
My latest for @patricianewman.bsky.social's #LitLinks blog features a set of creative activities paired w/my #nfforkids book THE LIFE CYCLE OF A CLOWN FISH.
#writingcommunity #kidlit #STEMeducation #STEAM
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I launched a #substack today called This Writing Life. Click to check out my first post. lisalowens.substack.com/p/as-i-live-...
#kidlit #WritingCommmunity #memoir #nfforkids #writing #authorlife
