Fall Novel Preview
It may just be June, but we’re looking forward to curling up with a great book this fall. Check out our fall middle grade and YA novel highlights from Carolrhoda Books and Carolrhoda Lab.Read more "Fall Novel Preview"
Fall Picture Book Preview
Summer’s here and you know what that means, right? FALL PREVIEWS! Take a look inside to get the scoop on all our forthcoming illustrated and photographic picture books from Carolrhoda and Millbrook Press.Read more "Fall Picture Book Preview"
Real-Life Recipes from A HOUSE DIVIDED Series
With each volume of A House Divided, a captivating and creative fantasy graphic novel series, Haiko Hörnig and Marius Pawlitza have invited readers to make some creations of their own. The books follow Henrietta Achilles, a big-hearted orphan who inherits the sizable and magical estate of her uncle, a notorious wizard. While Henrietta finds all […]Read more "Real-Life Recipes from A HOUSE DIVIDED Series"
Books about How Things Work
By Lerner Editorial Life is pretty amazing when you look at it with childlike wonder. We harnessed that wonder in creating the Step by Step and Food Field Trips series, both of which focus on the amazing ways that everyday things are made, produced, or grown.Read more "Books about How Things Work"
Extend Learning with Picture Books
This is a guest post from Jane Moore, a teacher for more than 26 years. Jane attended our recent webinar about using picture books with tweens and teens, then reached out to share some of her rich experience both in the classroom and from her trainings with teachers. Thank you, Jane! What a wonderful webinar […]Read more "Extend Learning with Picture Books"
The Design of Natural Satellites
If you ever wonder if a designer really looks at every single aspect of a book when designing….yes. Yes we do. For this post I asked designer Lindsey Owens to give us some insight on choices behind the design elements in our new Twenty-First Century Books title Natural Satellites: The Book of Moons by Ron […]Read more "The Design of Natural Satellites"
How to Use Picture Books with Tweens and Teens: Q&A with Literacy Experts
In March 2021, we hosted the webinar Not Just for Kids: How to use Picture Books with Tweens and Teens with powerhouse panelists Betsy Bird, Collection Development Manager of Evanston (IL) Public Library (@FuseEight); Cicely Lewis, Media Specialist, Meadowcreek High School, Norcross, GA (@CicelyTheGreat); and Susannah Richards, Associate Professor, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT […]Read more "How to Use Picture Books with Tweens and Teens: Q&A with Literacy Experts"
Social and Emotional Learning roundup
With Spring rolling in and the weather warming up, we better start discussing social and emotional learning before the kids (safely, of course) fill the playgrounds back up! How can we, as adults, show the youth around us the importance of friendship, kindness, and acceptance? These themes are fundamental to our daily interactions and it’s […]Read more "Social and Emotional Learning roundup"
Exploring North American Biomes
Cones from a spruce tree crunch under your boots. You pause to rest on a rock covered in green moss and colorful lichens. From a nearby treetop, you hear the high-pitched song of a magnolia warbler. To an experienced explorer, the signs are obvious. You’re in a boreal forest!Read more "Exploring North American Biomes"
