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NEVER GIVE UP: AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR DEBBIE DADEY AND ILLUSTRATOR JULIANA OAKLEY
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NEVER GIVE UP: AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR DEBBIE DADEY AND ILLUSTRATOR JULIANA OAKLEY

Meet Hungarian American biochemist Katalin “Kati” Karikó. She became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA—a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins—to help fight illness. Never Give Up: Dr. Kati Karikó and the Race for the Future […]Read more "NEVER GIVE UP: AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR DEBBIE DADEY AND ILLUSTRATOR JULIANA OAKLEY"
Diversify Your Shelf with New Spanish Nonfiction

Diversify Your Shelf with New Spanish Nonfiction

By Megan Ciskowski, Associate Publicist Whether Spanish is a reader’s first or second language, it’s important to provide engaging content and inspiring stories. This season Lerner is publishing Spanish-language versions of an award-winning nonfiction picture book, a graphic novel series, and three high-interest nonfiction series. Each title has been translated from Lerner’s English-language originals by […]Read more "Diversify Your Shelf with New Spanish Nonfiction"
Learning is Fun on Sesame Street®

Learning is Fun on Sesame Street®

By Alice Meichsner Welcome to Sesame Street®! Home of Elmo, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Grover and many more beloved characters, this neighborhood of fuzzy monsters has been teaching audiences for generations. Join your favorite furry friends this spring as they explore emotions, science, careers, and more! Young readers will learn essential life skills for […]Read more "Learning is Fun on Sesame Street®"
Stars of the Night: An Interview with Author Caren Stelson
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Stars of the Night: An Interview with Author Caren Stelson

On the eve of World War II, the Czech Kindertransport rescued 669 children from Nazi persecution. The new nonfiction picture book Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport by Caren Stelson and illustrated by Selina Alko sensitively tells the powerful true story of the children’s journey to safety from their collective […]Read more "Stars of the Night: An Interview with Author Caren Stelson"
Finding Family: An Interview with Author Laura Purdie Salas and Illustrator Alexandria Neonakis
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Finding Family: An Interview with Author Laura Purdie Salas and Illustrator Alexandria Neonakis

In May 2019, researchers on a lake in northern Wisconsin made a strange discovery: a pair of loons seemed to be raising a mallard duckling! Normally loons and mallards are rival species, but somehow these three—two childless parents and an orphaned chick—found each other. Finding Family: The Duckling Raised by Loons, by author Laura Purdie […]Read more "Finding Family: An Interview with Author Laura Purdie Salas and Illustrator Alexandria Neonakis"
Spring Sports Roundup
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Spring Sports Roundup

By Alice Meichsner Need more after Super Bowl Sunday? Learn about your favorite athletes, teams, and more with some top sports picks from Lerner! With titles for fans of all types: study the sports, the stats, the players, and learn more about your favorite games along the way! Do you know the story of the […]Read more "Spring Sports Roundup"

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