…or, Why Research Is Important …or, How Common Core Became Confusing for a British Tabloid To quote a fantastic ’90s rap song, “let me clear my throat.” Why? Because I need to take a deep breath so I can rant effectively about the Telegraph UK’s recent shoddy reporting job. This article has been generating concern, […]Read more "Don’t Believe Everything You Read"

[This blog post comes to you from Lisa Bullard, author extraordinaire of the Cloverleaf Holidays and Special Days and Fall and Winter Holidays sets.] During the winter holidays of 2010, I was hard at work on a new challenge from the Millbrook editorial staff: to write one book a month for twelve months. Each of […]Read more "We Wish You a Merry Halloween?"

Congratulations to Twila Claycomb! You are the winner of our new American Music Milestones series from Twenty-First Century Books! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! This week all of the buzz has been about Prince William and Duchess Kate! In honor of their baby-to-be one lucky […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

In my last post, I talked about a relatively new language development that I’ve been noticing lately—the use of hashtags as social commentary in both writing and speech. Well, with the holiday season upon us, I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandparents and other beloved older adults in my life and the artful, beautiful, […]Read more "As My Grandma Used to Say"

There’s a magical fairyland that all children dream of visiting… A land where the best ideas are plucked like golden apples from the tree of imagination and turned into wonderful digital content to be enjoyed by all. I’m speaking of Product Management Land, of course. Rejoice! The good-looking denizens of Product Management Land have been […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 12/4: Finishing Touches"

[I posted this just before Thanksgiving when hardly anyone was reading the blog. So, here’s another whirl to give our fans another chance to engage in the Common Core discussion. Great implementation map at the bottom of the blog, too.] My neighbor Mindy has a great son, Ned. He’s nine years old, and his best […]Read more "Partnered Reading"

Congratulations to @GeoLibrarian! You are the winner of The Paranormalists, a brand new series from Darby Creek! Please send your mailing address to publicityinfo@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail for you! This week we’re getting back into the groove of Free Book Friday by giving away our American Music Milestones series from Twenty-First Century […]Read more "Free Book Friday!"

  Photo by Mainuddinhaque and available through the Creative Commons When I turned on NPR Monday morning I learned that Joseph Murray had died at the age of 93. Back in in 1954, he had performed the first successful kidney transplant. I had never heard of the man until this year, when some research brought me across his story. […]Read more "Learning More About Transplantation Pioneer Joseph Murray"

The holidays are here, and I know eReaders are all the rage, so here is a holiday gift guide courtesy of TeleRead. I’ve posted a few device reviews in the past, and even written a couple myself, but this guide is especially useful. Rather than trying to discern what the best device is, this guide […]Read more "Digital Potpourri 11/27"