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Diane Stanley on Resist! Peaceful Acts That Changed Our World

October 6, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Diane Stanley talks about her new title Resist! Peaceful Acts That Changed Our World.

Jessica Kim on Teaching and Writing

October 1, 2020 in For Teachers, By Teachers

Jessica Kim reflects on her journey from teacher to writer and on the themes she wished to explore in her first book.

Amy Timberlake on Skunk and Badger

October 1, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Newbery Honor Book author Amy Timberlake talks about her new title Skunk and Badger.

Trung Le Nguyen on The Magic Fish

September 29, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Trung Le Nguyen talks about his debut graphic novel The Magic Fish.

Writing Prompts: Put the Pieces Together

September 28, 2020 in Featured Resources, TeachingBooks in Action, Tips for Using TeachingBooks.net

Encourage students to take their new ideas and organize them into a story. Learn about the creative approaches these authors and illustrators have to organizing details. Does a story always start at the beginning?

Joseph Bruchac on One Real American: The Life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War General

September 24, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, award-winning author Jospeh Bruchac talks about his new title One Real American: The Life of Ely S. Parker, Seneca Sachem and Civil War General.

Kalynn Bayron on Cinderella Is Dead

September 22, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Kalynn Bayron talks about her debut novel Cinderella Is Dead.

Tessa Allen on Sometimes People March

September 17, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Tessa Allen talks about her debut picture bookSometimes People March.

Claribel A. Ortega on Ghost Squad

September 15, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Claribel A. Ortega talks about her debut novel Ghost Squad.

John Hare on Field Trip to the Ocean Deep

September 10, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, author adn illustrator John Hare talks about his new wordless picture book Field Trip to the Ocean Deep.

Rina Singh on 111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl

September 8, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, author Rina Singh talks about her new title 111 Trees: How One Village Celebrates the Birth of Every Girl/i>.

Contests & Giveaways | September 2020

September 4, 2020 in Contests and Giveaways

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.

Raúl Colón on Child of the Universe

September 3, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Raúl Colón talks about his artwork in the new picture bookChild of the Universe, written by astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana.

Anne Nesbet on Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen

September 1, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Anne Nesbet talks about her new novel Daring Darleen, Queen of the Screen.

Writing Prompts: Inspire New Ideas

August 31, 2020 in Featured Resources, TeachingBooks in Action, Tips for Using TeachingBooks.net

Spark imagination and find those ideas that are just waiting to be written. These authors share their own sources of inspiration. Learn what inspires them and go hunting for your own story beginnings.

Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera on Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks

August 27, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera talk about their new picture-book biography Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks.

Alex Gino on Rick

August 25, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

Traci Chee on We Are Not Free

August 20, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, besteselling author Traci Chee talks about her new YA novel We Are Not Free.

Saadia Faruqi on A Thousand Questions

August 18, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, author Saadia Faruqi alks about her new novel A Thousand Questions.

Jon Scieszka on AstroNuts Mission Two: The Water Planet

August 13, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Jon Scieszka talks about his new title AstroNuts Mission Two: The Water Planet.

Lucy Knisley on Stepping Stones

August 11, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, Lucy Knisley talks about her new graphic novel Stepping Stones.

Guest Blogger: Scot Ritchie

August 10, 2020 in Guest Author Blog Posts

Stopping to smell an orange or closing our eyes to notice a spring rainfall are things everybody can enjoy and learn from – no matter our age.

Contests & Giveaways | August 2020

August 7, 2020 in Contests and Giveaways

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.

Pam Muñoz Ryan on Mañanaland

August 6, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours

The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan talks about her new novel Manañaland.

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