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Real or made up: Most kids need help learning how to read. (Real!) Real or made up: Kids born in the digital age instinctively know how to navigate sources of information. (Made-up!) Do your students know how to find information, either at the library or online? Or do they frequently demonstrate to you that they […]Read more "What’s real and what’s made up? How you can learn to find out"

I’ve always admired this quote, usually attributed to the novelist Henry James: “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” Knowing how to treat others.Following through on responsibilities.Learning how to navigate change. Being courteous yet respecting your […]Read more "Teaching Kindness and Beyond"

Are you familiar with the song “Strange Fruit”?  In 1999 Time magazine called this song, first sung by the legendary Billie Holiday, the song of the century. Last month, we published the picture book Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song written by Gary Golio and illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb. It tells the story of […]Read more "A Conversation Between Julie Danielson and Charlotte Riley-Webb"

Happy Read Across America Day! In honor of today as well as World Read Aloud Day, which was just a couple weeks ago, I thought I’d share a couple recent Millbrook picture books I’ve been enjoying reading aloud with my kids–along with a few thoughts on different ways to read the books. Porcupine’s Picnic, which […]Read more "Read Across America"

Special thanks to Jeff Mitchell and Spencer Hanson for the following post! Last week, two Lerner Digital members participated in a site visit hosted by Minnetonka Public Schools, a local school district here in Minnesota with a reputation for outstanding academics and classroom technology. Minnetonka holds this event annually to present the philosophies behind its […]Read more "Lerner Digital Goes to School"

Meet our editorial intern, Nikki Howard! 1. Tell us a little about yourself! What brings you to Lerner? I recently graduated from Briar Cliff University with bachelor degrees in English and writing. I’ve been in Iowa for basically my whole life, and I’ve never once lived on a farm. Reading and writing have been loves […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Nikki Howard"

Special thanks to Spencer Hanson for the following post!      Photo from: A Marked Man:       The Assassination of Malcolm X Today marks the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X. On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was shot before he was about to deliver a speech in Manhattan about his newly formed […]Read more "Malcolm X: A Voice for Freedom and Truth"