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Earth-Shaking News: Ten Years After the Fukushima Disaster

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Dr. Fred Bortz, author of Meltdown: The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future, returns to share his thoughts regarding the event’s impact on sustainable energy resources. To learn more about the disaster and subsequent clean up, find resources and articles at […]Read more

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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY: NEW PICTURE BOOKS, MIDDLE-GRADE, GRAPHIC NOVELS, AND NONFICTION

By Megan Ciskowski, Assistant Publicist Check out February new releases from Lerner Publishing Group!Read more

How To Do It Now Because It’s Not Going Away: On-Demand Study Skills Webinar for Educators

Whether your students are learning remotely or in-person, their study skills almost certainly need help. Learning to overcome procrastination is not just a study skill, it’s a life skill – and Leslie Josel is here to share her tips and tricks from more 15 years of helping students develop and master time management advice. Start […]Read more

5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Karen Latchana Kenney

On the final stop of this year’s 5 Kinds of Nonfiction tour, we visit Karen Latchana Kenney and her latest YA title Folding Tech: Using Origami and Nature to Revolutionize Technology. Researchers use folding technologies to create everything from nanobots to telescope lenses that unfold to the size of a soccer field. The engineers behind […]Read more

5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Jeff Fleischer

In preparation for election day, we explore Traditional Nonfiction with Jeff Fleischer, author of Votes of Confidence 2nd Edition: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections. This updated edition provides the next generation of voters with essential guidance about the past, present, and future of American elections. Continue reading to learn more about Jeff’s research […]Read more

Meet the Authors: Christy Mihaly and Sue Heavenrich

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books It’s not every day that you meet someone who says, “How about publishing this manuscript about eating bugs?” That’s exactly what happened when I met Christy Mihaly at a writers’ conference in New York a couple of years ago. She and her writing partner Sue […]Read more

Yep, I’m a Fan!

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books When I was a young girl growing up in Madison, Wisconsin, I was a big fan of reporter Brenda Starr. She was the protagonist of a comic strip by the same name, created by Dalia Messick (who went by the professional name of Dale Messick). […]Read more

Shark Talk

By Domenica Di Piazza, Editorial Director of Twenty-First Century Books The title of this blog entry should really be “Talking about Sharks,” because that’s exactly what science writer Karen Romano Young will be doing tomorrow on New England Public Radio’s Back-to-School Book Series program. Talking about sharks! And about her latest book for TFCB, Shark Quest: Protecting the […]Read more

The Evolution of the Prom

Editor Domenica DiPiazza discusses how proms have evolved from high-society debutante balls to modern high school celebrations.Read more

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