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The Wonder of Paper Butterflies

By Alix Reid, Editorial Director of Carolrhoda Lab™ I knew from the first few paragraphs of Carnegie Medal nominee Paper Butterflies that I wanted to publish the novel in the US.Read more

Learn about Your Incredible Brain in the New Mind Games Series

By Lerner Publications Editorial Director Ashley Kuehl I’m super excited about our new Mind Games series, which covers high-interest topics from astrological signs to dreams. It’s packed with fun facts, quizzes, personality tests, and more! I’ve highlighted a few of the titles below, and you can find out what your learning style is by taking […]Read more

Encourage Reluctant and Struggling Readers with Audisee® eBooks with Audio

Special thanks to Spencer Hanson for the following post! Lerner Digital developed Audisee eBooks with Audio® to assist struggling, reluctant, and remedial readers, and we are excited to announce that our new whitepaper is now available for download.Read more

STEM on Parade: 5 New Teen Nonfiction Books

By Twenty-First Century Books Editorial Director Domenica DiPiazza As TFCB’s editorial director, I love seeing each new season’s books on parade, and Fall 2017 is no exception. This season, the imprint has a fantastic lineup of STEM teen nonfiction books. STEM integration is a vital part of K-12 education, and helping students discern fact from […]Read more

Growing Maker Education in the Midwest: A Making Spaces Story

This post originally appeared on the Maker Ed blog on June 6, 2017. “Okay, you two. You have to leave. Your 5th hour teacher will blame me if you’re late class,” I urged Jake and Karina. “Just one more minute. I have to glue on this last truss,” replied Karina with hot glue gun in […]Read more

Collections

Happy Book Birthday! New Picture Books, Middle Grade, and YA

Discover great new books to read this September.Read more

Hello, Melon My Old Friend: Rediscovering Crayola® Colors While Designing Books

By School & Library Art Director Laura Rinne A few months back, Crayola made headlines with the news that they were retiring the crayon color Dandelion, and a colleague of mine marveled at how much attention this seemingly minor decision was receiving. After all, products come and go all the time. So why was retiring […]Read more

Little Wolf’s Book of Badness Now on DVD

The classic kids’ book Little Wolf’s Book of Badness is coming to DVD on September 5!Read more

Introducing Alternator Books, a New High-Interest Nonfiction Brand for Grades 3-6

By Lerner Publications Editorial Director Ashley Kuehl Have you seen our new upper elementary brand? It’s called Alternator Books, we just launched it this month, and it is super cool. Fascinating information merges with cool design and gripping imagery to create excellent high-interest nonfiction books that will fly off the shelves. Well, fly into young […]Read more

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