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Author Kelly Starling Lyons and the cover of her book Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freemon

Kelly Starling Lyons on Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon

June 16, 2020 in Virtual Book Tours 0

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, celebrated author Kelly Starlingn Lyons talks about her new picture-book biography Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon.

Contests & Giveaways | January 2020

January 10, 2020 in Contests and Giveaways 1

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.

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Nothing should get in the way of storytime, eh?! Thanks @NorthSouthBooks and Hans De Beer for this Friday smile.

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Fun Friday Preview Celebrate Insects with these poems for two voices! Paul Fleischman’s Joyful Noise teachingbooks.net/qlbjpt3

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Celebrate Insects with these poems for two voices! Paul Fleischman’s Joyful Noise
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Do you believe that anything is free? We talked to author @RexOgle about his powerful memoir FREE LUNCH - teachingbooks.net/ql3unng @wwnorton

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A Wish in the Dark is an adventurous middle grade novel set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. Author Christina Soontornvat joins our virtual book tour to share the novel’s inspiration and much more! Visit our blog for the exclusive interview & activities. forum.teachingbooks.net/2020/07/christ…

Christina Soontornvat on A Wish in the Dark

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Music and having your story told are important things that inspired @AndreaJLoney to create DOUBLE BASS BLUES - teachingbooks.net/qlpy8pu @randomhousekids

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There is still time for summer fun with this series of 20-minute webinars that showcase ways to connect readers to titles. If you missed our summer webinars or want to review them, below are the links for a few of the recordings. teachingbooks.net/support.cgi?f=…

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TeachingBooks 5 days ago

Middle school is tough, especially when you're in a new school. We talked to @JerryCraft about his Newbery winning title NEW KID - teachingbooks.net/ql5jp94 @HarperCollinsCh

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Fabulous news. @ALALibrary @ODLOS_News awarded 2020 Spectrum Scholarships to 61 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Congrats!! ala.org/news/press-rel…

TeachingBooks 6 days ago

Sometimes something in the background that you never noticed before is vitally important. @LoisLowryWriter talked to us about that happening with her childhood home movies and how it inspired ON THE HORIZON - teachingbooks.net/qltsrih @HMHKids

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Welcome Kate Messner to our Virtual Book Tour! The author shares how she hopes her latest book will inspire young people to find joy in writing stories. Visit our blog for a meet-the-author recording, activities, and much more! forum.teachingbooks.net/2020/07/kate-m…

Kate Messner on How to Write a Story

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Happy Birthday, Frida Kahlo! Author Yuyi Morales talks about this artist and her book Viva Frida! teachingbooks.net/qlfnt29

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Wanting to tackle big topics, @karalareau discusses THE INFAMOUS RATSOS CAMP OUT and toxic masculinity - teachingbooks.net/qlbfjv8 @Candlewick

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Thank you for continuing to fund California’s #K12OnlineLearningResources library.ca.gov/k12-covid-19 @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom @JenSiebelNewsom @SenToniAtkins @HollyJMitchell @AsmPhilTing @AsmKevinMcCarty @CAStateLibrary @GeneralRoth @SenatorLeyva @GregLucas20 @cslainfo @CADeptEd

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Author Tomi Adayemi describes her books as Black Panther with Magic. Listen to this thrilling excerpt from Children of Blood and Bone teachingbooks.net/qln4ahy.

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We loved learning about how traditional handcrafts influenced the art @weshoyot created for AT THE MOUNTAIN'S BASE - teachingbooks.net/ql99jst @penguinkids

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What kind of trouble do you get into? @karalareau discusses trouble and THE INFAMOUS RATSOS - teachingbooks.net/qlk2dh2 @Candlewick

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It's Virtual Book Tour day with author Varsha Bajaj! Visit our blog to hear the author talk about her latest middle grade novel, Count Me In. You'll also find an invitation to imagine activity, a view of a signed copy of the new book, and much more! forum.teachingbooks.net/2020/07/varsha…

Varsha Bajaj on Count Me In

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