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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…
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…
My oldest, Zoe Lee, who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and studied Industrial Design, won a National Science Foundation grant for graduate school. She will be starting her Master’s Program at MIT this fall. This fellowship will also fund her PhD. We are so excited for her to begin this new…