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Welcome to the National Geographic Kids Dinosaur Atlas Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of the National Geographic Kids Dinosaur Atlas on September 20th, come along on a blog tour that spans the continents as we showcase not only the most awesome dinosaurs, but also highlight the geography, environment, and climate that supported these ferocious, fascinating, and fabulous creatures. This is a blog tour to really sink your teeth into! Africa Fewer dinosaur fossils have been found in Africa than in some other parts of the world. One reason is that some of the areas—like the harsh Sahara...

  Banned Books Week 2022 Banned Books Week 2022 (September 18-24) hosts its first event today with a conversation on youth activism, led by Banned Books Week Honorary Chair Cameron Samuels. The Kids Are Alright will talk about ways young people can fight censorship. Organizers have planned additional, free speaker events through September 24, including a discussion on Wednesday with YA and MG authors Angie Thomas and Jerry Craft. They will all be available live on Facebook–just join the Banned Books Week Facebook page to view the event. In addition to these Facebook events, a slew of libraries, bookstores, universities,...

October is bringing in a bounty of New Middle Grade Books – perfect for curling up on a crisp fall day.   Jeff Pennant’s Field Guide To Raising Happy Parents by Kelli McKinney Why don’t parents come with an instruction manual? Enjoy childhood, they say. I will. I do. Or,...

They say “extinction is forever” – but is it? These books address the very real threat of extinction of the living organisms that share our planet. They also show what we can do about it, how some species have recovered, and some even ask whether we should bring back “lost”...

Photo by Analise Lawson Jennifer Chambliss Bertman is the New York Times best-selling author of the Book Scavenger Series, fun and exciting middle-grade mystery stories. Her latest, The Sisterhood of Sleuths, a stand-alone novel, walks readers through the mysteries of friendship with none other than the original girl sleuth, Nancy...

Writing is tough. Writing is tough. At any level. From learning to put one word after another (and in order!) to construct one meaningful sentence to the classic high school essay to writing award-winning books, it isn’t easy. It’s a rewarding kind of tough, though. Challenging but rewarding as most...

Welcome to the National Geographic Kids Dinosaur Atlas Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of the National Geographic Kids Dinosaur Atlas on September 20th, come along on a blog tour that spans the continents as we showcase not only the most awesome dinosaurs, but also highlight the geography, environment, and climate that supported...

There’s a lot to learn, but the building blocks of Web3 publishing should empower authors, delight readers, and provide teachers with a cross-curricular bridge between STEM and Language Arts....