The school break is getting closer, and amidst all the excitement, many of you have gotten in touch with us as you prepare your students to continue their important listening work outside of school.…
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Investigations into Journalism
Investigative journalists take deep dives into a specific event or topic. Often, these long term projects become significant reports or books. Journalists spend months and years researching and…
Celebrating American Indians
Every November, we celebrate the history and stories of Native Americans. Originally supported by Seneca Indian Dr. Arthur Parker, what started as American Indian Day in 1915 has evolved into a whole…
Listen with Your Hands?
For hundreds of years, medical professionals, scientists, and educators have recognized the impact of physical activity on learning. In modern education, the arguments in favor of recess, physical…
One unfortunate reality of educator life is that funding is limited, and it often takes a little creativity in finding ways to finance the necessary resources for students. We hear your frustrations…
Spooky Stories
Each year, the United States Library of Congress celebrates books and literacy in a multi-day event called the National Book…
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Celebrating family and heritage is such a nice way to start the school year. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, temperatures are starting to dip and that also has us…
New School Year, New Books
So much new! New school year, new classes, new friends, new books! If you follow us on social media, you may have noticed that we've been announcing a lot of title drops lately. That's because part…