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Last month, I shared some of Millbrook’s fabulous nonfiction titles coming out in Fall 2015. And has promised, here’s a sampling of new picture books! A Spectacular Selection of Sea Critters is a collection of concrete poems, which are poems that take the shape of the object they describe. The author is Betsy Franco, who […]Read more "New Picture Books for Fall"

Many of you remember what happened fourteen years ago today. Where you were when you found out, who you were with. The hours spent watching coverage of skyscrapers collapsing. And you won’t forget any of that anytime soon. And yet fourteen years ago today, most middle schoolers weren’t even alive. School Library Journal shared this […]Read more "Remembering 9/11"

Let’s kick off the school year with some good old-fashioned election politics. It’s fall of 2015, which means that campaigns for the 2016 presidential elections are well under way. We have two excellent new nonfiction series to help you navigate politics and elections with students. For a younger crowd, we have First Step Nonfiction: Exploring […]Read more "Elections and American Politics"

Happy Friday, everyone! Congratulations to Samantha Kolber (@SamanthaKolber), who’s won Feeding the Flying Fanellis. DM us your address or send it to publicity@lernerbooks.com, and we’ll get your book in the mail.How about another giveaway to celebrate five years of Carolrhoda Lab™? This week, enter to win The Anatomy of Curiosity, cowritten by acclaimed YA authors Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa […]Read more "Free Book Friday: The Anatomy of Curiosity"

Teachers, are you ready to engage your students this fall? Reading books with your class is a great way to spark discussion and critical thinking. With that in mind, Lerner provides materials to go along with our books to take engagement deeper. We have teaching guides available for our series nonfiction, discussion guides for the […]Read more "Fall 15 eSource Materials"

Junior Library Guild has selected three of TFCB’s Fall 2015 titles. Take a look at all three for your YA nonfiction selection. They’re amazing books! Great for displays and reports, browsable, high interest, and more. In alphabetical order, by book title, the three books are these: Bioluminescence: Nature and Science at Work, by world-renowned green […]Read more "TFCB Top Fall 2015 Picks"

It’s Friday! Congratulations to Crystal Brunelle, who’s won Out of Darkness. Send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com, and we’ll get your book in the mail.Time for a picture book giveaway! This week, enter to win Feeding the Flying Fanellis: And Other Poems from a Circus Chef, written by award-winning author Kate Hosford and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Cosei […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Feeding the Flying Fanellis"

Okay, so this very well may just be me, but does anyone else notice how the wording of certain expressions and phrases sometimes suddenly changes—like, almost overnight? Case in point: the phrase “by accident.” I don’t hear people say this much anymore. It seems like everyone’s now saying “on accident.” Not that this difference matters […]Read more "Say What?!"