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May 2023 Edition
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Summer Reading Fun
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It's summer reading time! High-quality summer
programs foster creativity, promote reading
skills, and help to prevent the summer slide. And,
of course, reading in the summer often provides
additional opportunities to read for enjoyment and
discover new favorites. TeachingBooks is ready to
enhance your summer reading activities with
thoughtful digital resources curated to engage
readers and connect them to the books and programs
enjoyed in your community.
Check
out resources for these fabulous
programs. And, if you're still looking
for more, explore our booklist tools—have each
student build their own! Enjoy, and email
me if we can be of any assistance.
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Founder & Head
TeachingBooks and Book Connections
nick@TeachingBooks.net
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Featured Booklist: Sora Sweet Reads
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Enjoy hundreds of resources for the titles in OverDrive's
Sora Sweet Reads program, running May 15 - August 28. This
summer reading program includes a collection of 50+ free and
simultaneous-use juvenile, young adult, and adult-level
ebooks and audiobooks to be enjoyed in the Sora reading app.
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Explore this
Booklist
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Learn
more about the Sora Sweet Reads Program
Enjoy
through the Sora reading app
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Lesléa Newman and Maya Christina Gonzalez on I
Can Be...Me!
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Multi-award-winning book
creators Lesléa
Newman and Maya Christina
Gonzalez visited our
Virtual Book Tour to talk
about their latest
picture book, I Can
Be... Me! (Lee
& Low, 2023). Visit
our blog to hear the duo
share the inspiration for
this title that
celebrates individuality
and acceptance.
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Read This
Post
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all
Virtual Book Tour posts
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Meet-the-Author Recording: This Light Between Us
with Andrew Fukuda
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In honor of Asian
American and Pacific
Islander Heritage Month,
listen to author Andrew
Fukuda describe how a
spontaneous visit to the
Manzanar internment camp
became the inspiration
for creating his novel,
This Light Between
Us (Tor,
2020)—an Asian/Pacific
American Award for
Literature winner. He
describes his extensive
research process and how
he realized readers find
different meanings in the
book.
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Listen To This
Recording
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Browse
all
TeachingBooks Meet-the-Author Recordings
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Behind the Books: "Climate Warriors"
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Can more information help
kids overcome their
climate anxiety? In our
new guest blog post,
Laura Gehl explains her
strategy for inspiring
future scientists—the aim
of her new book,
Climate Warriors
(Lerner, 2023).
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all
Guest Author posts
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Scott Reintgen on Teaching and Writing
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In this For Teachers, By
Teachers post, author
Scott Reintgen shares how
he thinks teaching,
learning, and writing are
all collaborative
processes. As his book
A Door in the
Dark (Simon
& Schuster, 2023)
hits the shelves, read
more aboout how he feels
students improved his own
writing as he hopes he
has improved theirs.
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all For
Teachers, By Teachers posts
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Featured Booklist: BCALA Best of the Best Booklist, PreK
through 4th grade, 2022
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The BCALA Best of the Best Booklist for 2022 features an
outstanding selection of African American picture books that
celebrate diversity and cultural heritage. With beautiful
illustrations and engaging storytelling, these books are
sure to captivate young readers and foster a deeper
understanding of African American experiences.
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Explore this
Booklist
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Explore
all
Booklists on TeachingBooks
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Watch Zanib Mian Compete in the Author Fan Face-off
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This month's Face-off features mega-fans Samuel and Ruby and
Zanib Mian answering questions about Planet Omar:
Accidental Trouble Magnet (Penguin, 2020). Dive
into the world of Omar, who relies on his wild imagination
and goofy family to navigate going to a new school, making
friends, and dodging a Big Mean Bully in this funny and
relatable story.
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Watch This Video
Face-off
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Explore
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet on
TeachingBooks
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Enjoy
all Author
Fan Face-off Episodes
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Quick Teaching Ideas
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TeachingBooks offers
Ready-to-Use Teaching
Ideas designed to make
your life easier! Whether
you’re brainstorming
thematic lessons, feeling
pressed for time, or
looking for something fun
between testing sessions,
TeachingBooks has quick
ideas ready to go. Enjoy
some of our favorites and
tips for using them.
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all
TeachingBooks in Action posts
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Get Ready for Independent Reading with TeachingBooks
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Independent readers need
time, practice, and
selection skills to
choose books wisely.
Learn new strategies to
prepare students for
summer self-selection and
beyond.
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Thursday, May 25, 2023 12:30 CT
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Register
Now
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Don't worry if you can't attend live. Sign up and receive a
recording.
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Contests & Giveaways
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Check out our May Contests & Giveaways, accompanied by
multimedia
resources!
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- Abeni's Song by P. Djèlí Clark (Tor,
2023)
- My Indigo World: A True Story of the Color
Blue by Rosa Chang (Astra, 2023)
- Superpower?: The Wearable Tech Revolution
by Elaine Kachala and Belle Wuthrich
(Orca, 2022)
- The Weight of Everything
by Marcia Argueta Mickelson (Lerner, 2023)
- And more!
See the May
Contests & Giveaways on our blog
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