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    Monthly Archive for: "August, 2018"
    Kate DiCamillo Finds Her Way Back to Louisiana in Newest Novel
    By Amy Meythaler
    In Author Interviews
    Posted August 24, 2018

    Kate DiCamillo Finds Her Way Back to Louisiana in Newest Novel

    Two years ago, award-winning author Kate DiCamillo introduced readers to three unlikely friends. This year, she revisits the Three Rancheros in Louisiana’s Way Home (Candlewick Press, [...]

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    Great New Nonfiction Titles for August
    By admin
    In Experts, Library
    Posted August 21, 2018

    Great New Nonfiction Titles for August

    Take a look at these exciting nonfiction titles published in August. Enjoy and learn! PRIMARY NONFICTION          Cute as an Axolotl : The World of Weird Animals by Jess Keating. 9781524764470. [...]

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    New Books Inspired by Old Prints: Guest Post by Kevin McCloskey
    By Mackin Books in Bloom
    In Books in Bloom
    Posted August 20, 2018

    New Books Inspired by Old Prints: Guest Post by Kevin McCloskey

    We are excited to have Kevin McCloskey as our guest author today. When his first book, We Dig Worms, was published in 2015, I almost didn’t read it. Worms are gross! They haven’t always repulsed [...]

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    Great New Easy/Fiction Titles for August
    By admin
    In Experts, Library
    Posted August 20, 2018

    Great New Easy/Fiction Titles for August

    Check out these exciting easy and fiction titles published in August. Happy reading! ELEMENTARY PICTURE BOOKS          Attack of the 50-Foot Fluffy by Mike Boldt. 9781481448871. 2018. Gr PK-2. [...]

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    Celebrating Bookjoy and Wordjoy With Award-Winning Poet and Literacy Advocate Pat Mora
    By Amy Meythaler
    In Author Interviews
    Posted August 15, 2018

    Celebrating Bookjoy and Wordjoy With Award-Winning Poet and Literacy Advocate Pat Mora

    For more than 30 years, Pat Mora’s books have influenced and impacted readers of all ages. Mora knows the value of providing books that readers can relate to and understand—books that help [...]

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    Four Reasons to Tackle Flexible Learning Spaces
    By Ross Cooper
    In Classroom, Teacher Talk
    Posted August 10, 2018

    Four Reasons to Tackle Flexible Learning Spaces

    Since this past January, I’ve been the Elementary Principal of T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School (TBD) in the Old Tappan School District. And, as I’ve previously detailed in my blog post – [...]

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    Our 2017-2018 Annual Library Report
    By Stony Evans
    In Advocates, Digital, Library
    Posted August 10, 2018

    Our 2017-2018 Annual Library Report

    I have written about our journey with annual library reports many times in the past. If you have never shared an annual report with your library stakeholders, please, consider creating one this [...]

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