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 The original song “Barbed Wire Between Us” by Daria Music won a Bronze Global Music Award in the category of Protest Music in July 2026: …
Please welcome my guest author today, Joan Schoettler, with her picture book biography list of 5 Scientists and Doctors Who Made the World a Better Place. We are giving away 3 signed and inscribed copies of A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivien Thomas by Joan Schoettler, illustrated by Steffi…
Inspired by her friend and mentor [Malcolm X], Kochiyama’s tireless activism would continue for almost 50 more years. POSTCARDS FROM MALCOLM X How Yuri Kochiyama Became a Civil Rights Activist Author: Mia Wenjen Illustrator: Keith Henry BrownReview Issue Date: August 15, 2026 Online Publish Date: July 20, 2026 Publisher:Red Comet Press Pages: 42 Price ( Hardcover ): $19.99 Publication…
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…