Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
Win a copy of Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease by Gail Jarrow (Middle Grade)
An Orbis Pictus Recommended book, Blood and Germs explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses. The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers’ bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this nonfiction book reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives.
Boyds Mills & Kane is giving away 20 free copies of Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease. Email marketing@bmkbooks.com to enter for a chance to win.
Deadline: December 31, 2020 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
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Win a Pair-It! Twin Texts Take Home Pack (Elementary)
Our “Pair-It! Twin Texts Take Home Packs” include a set of our Pair-It! Twin Texts in a clear plastic tote. Each book contains a QR code that gives the child and educator access to a brand-new and exciting learning activity guide! These guides bridge concepts between the 2 books and are created specifically for our Pair-It! books by a professional educator. Pair-It! Twin Texts match our nonfiction Read and Discover books with our fictional Dear Dragon titles that focus on the same concept. The “Twin Texts” support the balance of reading nonfiction and fiction, which is an integral goal of the Common Core State Standards. Books range in reading levels from PK-2.
Norwood House Press is giving away 2 sets of their Library Pair-It! Twin Texts Take Home Packs. Submit an entry for a chance to win.
Deadline: December 31, 2020 (Open to U.S. Addresses)
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