We’re giving away a copy of The Bunker Diary, Kevin Brooks’s Carnegie Medal-winning, three-starred young adult novel that has everyone talking. (Seriously. Google it.) I can’t believe I fell for it. It was still dark when I woke up this morning. As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was. A low-ceilinged rectangular building […]Read more "THE BUNKER DIARY Free Book Friday!"

With snow melting and sunshine in the forecast, I’m finally starting to believe spring is on its way!  Trees and flowers might not start blooming for another few weeks, but I can’t get visions of butterflies and wildflower fields out of my head. It should come as no surprise then that one of my favorite […]Read more "Free Teaching Guide: FSN Pollination"

Over the weekend, I read a fascinating article by Jill Lepore about the Internet and the challenges in archiving its content. The Internet was not built to preserve content—and you can see that every time you follow a link and get nowhere. This is more than mere inconvenience, however. Lawyers and judges include Web pages […]Read more "Eeeew . . . Link Rot"

This week, enter to win Running Dry: The Global Water Crisis. As the planet’s population explodes, so does the demand for water. About one out of every nine people in the world does not have access to safe drinking water, while one out of every five—almost 1.5 billion humans—lives in a region where water demand […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Running Dry"

In case you missed it, we have some big news to share this week! We are thrilled to welcome Egmont USA authors and illustrators to the Lerner Publishing Group family! Lerner Publishing Group Acquires Egmont USA List Nearly 100 Egmont USA Titles Find a New Home at Lerner Publishing Group MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Lerner Publishing Groupannounced today […]Read more "Lerner Welcomes Egmont USA!"

The world lost a great marine scientist yesterday. Dr. Eugenie Clark studied sea creatures by swimming in the oceans with them. This piece from the New York Times tells about her life better than I could. I think a key quote, though, for anyone who has or works with kids, is this:Her mother worked in […]Read more "In honor of marine scientists"

Do you have a pet? Watch TV during dinner? Spend at least nine hours working and commuting to work every day? If so, you’re in good company. More than half of Americans own pets (with dogs being far and away the most popular); sixty-seven percent of us usually watch TV during dinner; and, on average, […]Read more "Americans through Infographics (aka, Are You Normal?)"

The Swoop List, our latest Darby Creek high-low series, now has a book trailer created by author Stephanie Perry Moore and her daughter Sheldyn! Stephanie’s also been hitting the road to promote this series. The five-book Swoop List series is available now! Read a free sample chapter here, check out our website to order, and download […]Read more "The Swoop List Book Trailer"

At eight years old, I fancied myself an entrepreneur. I sold tickets to the family circus, drew up plans for an at-home jewelry business and peddled my artwork in my driveway. I fashioned rakes out of sticks I found in the yard and started a lively friendship bracelet business, hawking my embroidery floss creations on […]Read more "Free Teaching Materials: How Do We Use Money?"