Here is the Teacher’s Guide for Barbed Wire Between Us: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación This is a free and downloadable guide: Barbed Wire Between Us Teacher’s Guide Related Barbed Wire Between Us Videos Interview with illustrator Violeta Encarnacio: Original song music video for Barbed Wire…
Here is my round-up of resources for September’s Banned Books, Hispanic Heritage Month, Hawaiian History Month, National Deaf Awareness Month, and Roald Dahl Day. September 11 is Patriot’s Day (US) and National Day of Service (Canada) 14 Books for Kids About 9/11 10 Amazing Multicultural Picture Books About Helping Others September 13 is Roald…
My Book News! How To Coach Girls books are back in print! Teacher’s Guide for BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US in Read Across America calendar 9 Outstanding Poetry Collections for Young Readers and Teens from School Library Journal School Library Journal reviews POSTCARDS FROM MALCOLM X Thank You to Discover Nikkei…
Read Your World’s newest Classroom Kit is now available: Beyond Screens: Teaching Kids to Think Critically in a Digital World. Inside, you’ll find 18 curated children’s books on media literacy and fake news, free fact-checking tools, hands-on games, ready-to-use lesson plans, and podcast episodes with SEL guides and printable worksheets, a screen-free way to build…
“Teens struggle to distinguish news from opinion and advertising, making intentional news and media literacy instruction a key part of preparing students for civic engagement.” School Library Journal What is critical thinking? It means being skeptical. It means wondering about things. It means questioning what you are reading instead of automatically assuming that it’s true….
I didn’t keep up with all the changes at Harvard’s art museum. The Sackler Museum’s art was moved to the Fogg Art Museum after the Fogg Art Museum’s extensive renovation. I don’t think this was related to the Sackler scandal. The Sackler scandal refers to the Sackler family’s orchestration of the U.S. opioid crisis through…
Alison Goldberg convinced Kathy Choi and me to squeeze in the Jane Addams Hull House Museum Tour and Jane Addams Peace Association Children’s Book Awards during our trip to ALA. Kathy and I took the same flight from Boston to Chicago. We landed at 2:30 pm, thinking there was plenty of time to get to…
My middle daughter did her study abroad in Singapore, so she was able to visit Malaysia a few times. I, sadly, was only able to see her in Singapore, but Malaysia is on my bucket list. I started making book lists for Asian countries a decade ago. At that time, I could only find two…
One of the highlights of our trip to Kauai was visiting the botanical gardens. These two gardens, the Allerton and the McBryde Botanical Gardens, are side by side, so you can purchase a ticket to see them both. There are several options. We took the bus tour version, but I would have liked to return…
My husband and I have been empty-nested for a few years now. At first, it was a little sad not to have the kids at home. Over time, though, we have enjoyed the freedom of just doing whatever we want. We’ve recently discovered traveling without kids, something we never did when the kids were at…