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Commemorating Native American Heritage Month
Commemorating Native American Heritage Month November is Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor and learn about the history and culture of native peoples across the country. Scholastic Reading...
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Author Wednesdays: Nancy Cavanaugh (Part 1)
A few weeks ago we received a lovely email from author Nancy J. Cavanaugh. She saw a copy of the 5th Graders flyer and learned that her book This Journal Belongs to Ratchet had been selected as the...
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Author Wednesdays: Nancy Cavanaugh (Part 2)
After I read Nancy J. Cavanaugh’s blog post about her lifelong relationship with Scholastic, I wanted to know more! I immediately picked up This Journal Belongs to Ratchet and read it quickly—loving...
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Telling Stories About Disability
Today is the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Across the world, events and observations are focused on changing attitudes about disability and giving disabled people...
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It’s Almost Newbery Time!
In just four days, at 8:00 in the morning in a small room in Philadelphia, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature will be announced. The oldest and most well-known of these is the John...
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Happy Take a Walk in the Park Day!
Yesterday was Take a Walk in the Park Day, so I celebrated by taking a stroll through one of my favorites: Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY. Nothing too extraordinary happened; I didn’t meet any goblins...
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