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Author Highlight: Drew Daywalt
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Author Highlight: Drew Daywalt

Crayons - those colorful commodities found almost everywhere. Stores. Classrooms. Libraries. Homes. Even though each box of crayons has the same colors, not all colors are used the same. Favorite-colored crayons are worn down to nubs, while other...

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What’s a “Decodable” anyway?
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What’s a “Decodable” anyway?

If you've clicked on this post, there’s a chance that you might be asking yourself “What is a Decodable?” If you're looking for an answer, well, you’ve come to right place! Decodables is a non-fiction book series created by Jump! This series has...

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Author Highlight: Jan Brett
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Author Highlight: Jan Brett

Mittens. Hats. Gingerbread babies. Snowy settings. What do they have in common? Winter and Jan Brett! Jan Brett, born in early December, is an American children’s author and illustrator with more than 44 million books in print. Her most well-known...

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LOTE4Kids is Here!
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LOTE4Kids is Here!

If you’re working on learning a new language, (or practicing one you already know) LOTE4Kids is for you! LOTE4Kids is an online database that provides over 8,000 books in languages other than English. Here, you can pick the language of your story,...

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Fun Facts and Famous Foxes
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Fun Facts and Famous Foxes

Did you know that there are 23 living species of foxes? Foxes belong to the Canidae family, which means that they’re closely related to animals like dogs and wolves! These animals are hunters and they eat both meat and veggies, this makes them...

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Thanksgiving and Turkeys
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Thanksgiving and Turkeys

Turkey - the portly poultry that’s synonymous with Thanksgiving. While you’ve probably heard the story that Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird, you might be less familiar with Sarah Hale. Sarah Hale was known as “the mother of...

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Author Highlight: R.L. Stine
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Author Highlight: R.L. Stine

Reader beware, for this month's author highlight…you’re in for a scare.  Robert Lawrence Stine - better known as R.L. Stine, an American kids’ and teens’ horror author. Today, R.L. Stine is best-known for his iconic series, Goosebumps, but he spent...

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Importance of Play in Childhood 
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Importance of Play in Childhood 

Keep playing around - it’ll help you with your future! That’s right - playing cultivates five components in child development. The benefits will stay with children for their entire lives.  The 5 Key Components of Play:  Social and Emotional...

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