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April 20th will mark the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the Gulf of Mexico Oil spill. I asked Elaine Landau to share a little of the story behind her book about the spill. I’m writing this blog post on a beautiful Florida beach. The sun is out, the sand is white, and the ocean […]Read more "Gulf Oil Spill—One Year Later"

Of course, one could ask far more than six questions about this conflict that ravaged our country and took the lives of so many men and boys, as well as some women. Our series Six Questions of American History tackles iconic events in American history and uses the journalistic six questions—who, what, when, where, why, […]Read more "Six Questions about the Civil War"

According to her memoir, this was the question Sarah Emma Edmonds asked herself upon hearing President Lincoln’s call for men to join the Union Army. This seems to be the beginning of one of the most unusual soldier’s stories among the millions of soldier stories in the history of the Civil War. And yet this […]Read more "“What part am I to act in this great drama?”"

I can trace my own interest in the Civil War (1861-1865) to a story on the maternal side of my mother’s family, who were from the border state of Missouri. The tale centers on a great-great-grand uncle who first saw the woman he would eventually marry on a train platform while rolling through the South […]Read more "Letters Home"

Not only is it the sesquicentennial of the beginning of the Civil War, April 9 also marked 146 years since General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant. How much do you know about the surrender? Until I read Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender, I completely misunderstood one part […]Read more "Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender"

“All were quiet, serious, and thoughtful, as we [went] back to our quarters to tell our children and our wives that all our hopes of peace were blasted and that our once happy and prosperous country was plunged into the horrors of civil war.” –a Union army officer At 4:30 AM on April 12, 1861, […]Read more "Civil War Week"

It’s a great Friday here at Lerner! The sun is shining, the temperature is finally above zero, and we just found out that Lerner Interactive Books™ has been named the Best Literacy Website in the Early Elementary category of the 17th Annual BESSIE Awards! Yahoo!In honor of our BESSIE Award, we want to give you […]Read more "Win a FREE School Visit with Author Brian P. Cleary"

We had a brutal winter up here in the North. Snowstorm after snowstorm. So believe me when I tell you, I’m in the mood for SPRING! With my mind on all things balmy and blossoming, I thought I’d show some love to a couple of my favorite Lightning Bolt BooksTM spring titles. Here goes. The […]Read more "Welcome Spring!"

One of New York City’s most unique, fun, and artsy comic conventions is around the corner! MoCCA Festival is this weekend, April 9th and 10th. Look for us at the Graphic Universe table (B2) and say hello! MoCCA Fest is an annual comic convention which attracts comics makers and comics lover from all over the […]Read more "See You at MoCCA Fest!"