Contests & Giveaways | April 2022
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.
Guest Blogger: Kate Hannigan
"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."
Marcella Pixley on Teaching and Writing
Author Marcella Pixley talks about her classroom Writers' Guild and how it, and her students, have inspired her own writing.
Support Writing Skills in Sequencing and Plot Development
Graphic novels often convey complex stories in a visual way. By exploring sequencing and plot development methods in graphic novels, students can gain understanding of these writing elements across genres. Explore the examples below for ideas!
Edeet Ravel on A Boy Is Not a Ghost
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 Edeet Ravel talks about her new novel A Boy Is Not a Ghost.
Contests & Giveaways | September 2021
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.
