Want to learn why I I felt compelled to tell this story? Check out via TeachingBooks Meet-the-Author Book Recording | This Is How You Know, Narrated by Kirsten W. Larson - school.teachingbooks.net/QLE6MG9
Exciting news: THE FIRE OF STARS is now available in Chinese! 🇨🇳✨
STAR FIRE: Astronomer Cecilia Payne and the Story of the Discovery of Stellar Ingredients (per Google Translate)
by me
illustrated by Katherine Roy
translated by Miao Qian
So grateful to see Cecilia Payne’s story reach new readers!
Thanks so much for sharing, Songju!
What if your next nonfiction project isn’t prose but a graphic novel?
I’m joined by @teresarobeson.com to talk about writing nonfiction graphic novels for kids: craft, scripts, and how to get started (no drawing required).
🎥 Watch: youtu.be/R_uSsNdRocA
#KidLit #AmWriting #WritingCommunity
Happy #nationalsuperheroday
Some wise words from Melissa Stewart on this whole fiasco. And I agree with her 100%.
Think you’ve exhausted your research? When Nancy Hudgins was writing about Ursula Nordstrom, she discovered new material by searching "Ursula Dixie" (her father's surname).
🎧 New podcast episode: youtu.be/niownBnAmIE
#kidlit #nonfiction #writingtips #research #amwriting
@nancyhudgins.com
Want to write nonfiction kids can’t put down? 📚
Join me for SCBWI's "Engaging Stories" Conference in WI, for a 3-hour intensive masterclass on writing compelling nonfiction that kids of all ages can't wait to read.
www.scbwi.org/events/octob...
#Kidlit #NonfictionWriting #ChildrensWriters
Another Aerospace Valley District Event on the books! Each year, my dad and I volunteer as queuers (me as lead queuer) for FIRST Robotics, making sure teams get to their scheduled matches on time. We managed 92 matches over 2 days. The volunteers, kids, mentors, & coaches are amazing #firstrobotics
What if the back pages of your nonfiction book were secretly its most powerful part? 🦎
I had the best conversation with @annettewhipple.bsky.social about back matter: how to plan it, write it, and make it work for readers AND publishers.
Watch here → https://youtu.be/Rtpdoa0wZmg
#KidLit
📚👍Happy #NationalSuperheroDay! 🦸♂️
Flashback to my '23 #PB review of A TRUE WONDER: THE COMIC BOOK HERO WHO CHANGED EVERYTHING by @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social & Katy Wu
#ClarionBooks #kidlit #picturebooks #whattoread #bookreview #kidsbooks #childrensbooks
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
Happy #independentbookstore Day! @twofriendsbooks ! ❤️ Check out this amazing book, This Is How You Know, by the talented @kirstenwlarson.bsky.social be inspired! ❤️📚🪴📚🎉 #k12 #pb
My Thinking on Mac Barnett's Crud Comment in Make Believe
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#tlsky #skybrarian #schoollibraries #edusky #kidlit
Songju Daemicke - Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope
Heather Stigall
Melissa Stewart
celebratescience.blogspot.com
I've been quiet about Make Believe until now because I really wanted to read the book before commenting, but I refuse to buy the book and t...
