The Lerner Blog

Congratulations to LibraryLady! All six books from our new Do You Dig Earth Science? series now belong to you. Email us at publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” to tell us your mailing address, and soon the mysteries of soil and fossils will be within your grasp. “You can examine me as soon as you […]Read more "Three Cheers for Free Book Friday!"

Hello, hello! It’s been a long while since I’ve contributed to our lovely blog here, and I’m glad to be back with news and tidings from the International Reading Association’s conference last weekend. It is so energizing to be around teachers who are excited about what they’re doing and excited about the sparks of reading—and […]Read more "Paired Texts, Close Readings, and IRA Inspiration"

Congratulations to Kerri Quinn! You’ve won a free copy of Your Pajamas Are Showing!, the first book in the new Where’s Leopold? series from Graphic Universe. Email us at publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and send us your mailing address so we can mail you your free book before it disappears (just like Leopold)! This week we’re taking readers on […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

I’ve waxed rhapsodic on here before about Lerner’s Pop Culture Bios. I’m going to do so unapologetically once again. Because not only are these books a lot of fun. And not only do they have the potential to inspire a love of reading in kids who might not otherwise have found a book that speaks to […]Read more "Books to Combat Bullying"

Aaron Mendelson is the author of American R & B: Gospel Grooves, Funky Drummers and Soul Power, one of the books in TFCB’s American Music Milestones series, a Booklist Top 10 Series Nonfiction selection. American R & B also received a starred review from Booklist in 2012. Aaron writes about music for Rockaliser.com, which he […]Read more "Making AMERICAN R & B"

Hmmm, somewhere in the country it’s actually sunny and warm! Make that San Antonio, Texas, host of this year’s National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) convention, which I attended last week. (I took a stroll through the city’s historic King William district one evening, with its gorgeous nineteenth-century homes and blooming gardens just like in this […]Read more "NSTA 2013"

Congratulations to Lela Nargi! You’ve won a free copy of The Long, Long Journey: The Godwit’s Amazing Migration. Email us at publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com with the subject line “Free Book Friday” and tell us your mailing address so this charming little bird can start flying your way. “FLY, MY PRETTIES! TO THE WINNER’S HOUSE!” Our next giveaway is an adventure of a […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

Over the past couple of weeks, one of my friends has taken to introducing me thus: “This is Amy. She has a 401(k).” Which, as of the past couple of weeks, is true. But I’ve gained more than just a retirement plan recently. I’ve also made several exciting discoveries about the realm of publishing. Including…. […]Read more "Dispatches from the Newbie Editor’s Desk"