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Free Book Friday!

Congratulations to Jennifer! She is the winner of our new Summer Camp Science Mysteries series! Jennifer, please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we will get your new books in the mail…just in time for summer camp season! This week, one Lerner fan will win our new Martial Arts Sports Zone series! This action-packed, fun, […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"
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Today’s Random Thought

So here’s something I really don’t get: Why do we so often hear literary/editorial types decrying the shorthand that’s sometimes known as Internet slang? This includes terms like LOL, BFFL, FTW, IRL … you get the idea. I’d also include emoticons in this category (think symbols such as 🙂 and O_o). As someone who’s passionate […]Read more "Today’s Random Thought"
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April isn’t always cruel

<img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tDxQsX3sxKI/T5hU6dgl7CI/AAAAAAAABCw/lIPTkvRlqvw/video2fa28a9f296b%25255B20%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('68435cba-ccdd-4cdc-8cbe-7aa8b97babff'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = " http://www.youtube.com/v/3tqK5zQlCDQ?hl=en&hd=1“;” alt=””> Old Possum himself. I’ve peeked (and in a couple cases, done much more than peeked) at several of the pieces I’ve gotten in response to my April call for manuscripts. I can say they are much, much more than a heap […]Read more "April isn’t always cruel"
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Save the Frogs Day

Do you know about Save the Frogs Day? It’s coming up on Saturday, April 28. This day is the world’s largest day of amphibian education and conservation action. I knew nothing about it until author Sandra Markle called it to my attention. How did Sandra find out about it? Well, she wrote a book about […]Read more "Save the Frogs Day"