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Hey everyone, Things have been busy here in Lerner Digital land. We’re up to our knees in pixels that need pushing. Hey, speaking of pixels here are some interesting links culled from the finest internets. Enjoy! Lyubov Orlova: Ghost ship carrying cannibal rats ‘could be heading for Britain’  [The Independant] #SochiProblems Is More of An […]Read more "Web Gem Tuesday"

          Presidents’ Day, aka Washington’s Birthday, is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of February to honor the first president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is in February too, so the holiday, although officially limited to celebrating Washington’s birth, is in the popular mind a nod of recognition to […]Read more "Presidents’ Day 2014"

Congratulations to Jodi Meadows (@jodimeadows)! You are the winner of The Other Way Around by Sashi Kaufman! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your book in the mail. Love is in the air today! But is there an easy […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Valentine’s Body Language Edition!"

Production editor and Olympics fan Leesha Plante is guest blogging today about the Olympic Games and tennis great Maria Sharapova. Here’s Leesha! Last Friday I tuned into the opening ceremonies for the Sochi Games. I was fascinated by all the Russian history and culture that the opening ceremony featured. But I was even more intrigued […]Read more "Amazing Athletes at the 2014 Olympic Games"

I laughingly remember that when asked where I wanted to be, I once told my former boss that I wanted to learn it ALL! At that time, I was a new member of the art dept. Eventually came one or two new MAC computers. Where there used to be an art dept., an editorial dept., […]Read more "All Work and No Play!"

Congratulations to Teresa McKay (@tmckayathome)! You are the winner of our Bombs Over Bikini: The World’s First Nuclear Disaster by Connie Goldsmith from Twenty-First Century Books! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your books in the mail. Want to […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

How do you teach students about primary sources? Do you show photos? Talk about journals or government reports? Do you discuss how primary sources are different from secondary sources? Mention that newspapers, books, and magazines are secondary, but the writers of these often use primary sources? Today’s featured eSource file focuses on analyzing primary and […]Read more "Analyzing primary sources: Who gets a voice and why does it matter?"

Here are the brand-spankin-new Lerner Digital Interactive Books for Spring 2014! Amazing Athletes — Inspire sports fans with the success stories of Amazing Athletes. These attractive high-interest biographies include a description of a famous athlete’s career from the beginning through his or her current achievements. Just right for reluctant readers. Titles included in this series: Aaron […]Read more "New Lerner Interactive Books™!"

Congratulations to Paula Gillespie (@pgillesp1)! You are the winner of our new Bareknuckle series from Darby Creek! Please send us a DM on Twitter or an email to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing addresses so we can get your books in the mail. After seeing all of the great nonfiction at ALA Midwinter last […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"