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Tracey Baptiste on African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History

January 27, 2022 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, Tracey Baptiste talks about new title African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History.

Margarita Engle on Light for All

January 14, 2022 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 Margarita Engle talks about her new picture book Light for All.

Guest Blogger: Kate Hannigan

January 10, 2022 in Guest Author Blog Posts

"Throughout the three books, I have my characters meet these key real-life figures and learn from them. So that as the superheroes demonstrate the best ways to punch out supervillains, the historical figures also show them real-life skills. I want to plant the seed with young readers that the things we're good at—math, puzzles, pattern recognition, languages, even flying—might actually become our own superpowers."

Contests & Giveaways | January 2022

January 7, 2022 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.

Elisa Sabatinelli and Iacopo Bruno on The Secret of the Magic Pearl

January 6, 2022 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, Elisa Sabatinelli and Iacopo Bruno speak about their new title The Secret of the Magic Pearl.

Jeanne Walker Harvey on Teaching and Writing

January 5, 2022 in For Teachers, By Teachers

Author Jeanne Walker Harvey talks about creating picture books with her 7th graders and how that inspired her own writing journey.

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