Features from the current issue

Author Interview

Carl Hiaasen: "Delightfully Juvenile" By Jessica Rae Patton, Associate Editor From funny adult whodunits to environmentalist teen thrillers, this best-selling author's books provoke the conscience and excite new readers. See other Author Interviews...

School Story

A Museum You Can Touch By Katherine Pierpont, Senior Editor With a classroom museum that's packed to the rafters, Keil Hileman is putting history into the hands of his students See other School Story articles...

Articles

History Detectives
By John Fuchs

Asking your students to weigh the evidence from events in history can strengthen their critical thinking and analyzing skills

Good Advice
By Lisa S. Dryden

Letter writing in a "Dear Abby" format can encourage your reluctant writers to dig deeper into books by dispensing advice to troubled characters

Falling Out of the Tree of Life
By Peter Sís

A masterful author and illustrator shares some of the interesting background material that didn't make it into his biography of Charles Darwin

Our Finest Moments
By Paula Carter

A school concert unites a diverse community in a common bond – love for their children.

Digital Storytelling
By Flora Iacchia

This introduction to digital painting will encourage your students to illustrate a story of their very own

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