Don’t you hate when you just miss something? One hundred free tickets and you’re number 101, last yogurt in your favorite flavor and the person ahead of scoops it off the shelf, a lottery ticket that’s off by one digit—well, drat! As I work on Learning magazine, sometimes I have those “just missed it!” moments…
A robo-chef, a zoo in the lobby, pods that zoom you to your room—those are just a few of the features in the dreamed-up school in If I Built a School (Dial Books for Young Readers), by Chris Van Dusen. If you’d like a chance to win my copy of the book, submit a comment…
Some songs just seem like summer—”Summer Nights” from Grease, the Bryan Adams classic “Summer of ’69,” “School’s Out,” and so many more. There’s a whole playlist! (Update: Congratulations to Becky, our lucky winner!) Submit a comment to this blog to share your favorites, and you’ll be entered in a random drawing to win these sunny summer…
Poor Dust Bunny. He’s floating around, looking for pals, with no luck. (Apparently he doesn’t live at my house or under my desk. I know he’d find lots of friends in either of those places!) Want to find out if Dust Bunny discovers a buddy? To win this book, submit a comment to this blog…
You’ve heard of Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; now it’s time to meet Jovita Idar, Inez Milholland, Mary Church Terrell, and others who helped win the right to vote for American women. Learn about all of these women in Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to…
For a procrastinator like me, tomorrow often seems like the best time to do something. With this book, tomorrow really IS the time to do something—like being brave, trying something new, being curious, or being adventurous. And you can win this book! To enter our random drawing, submit a comment letting me know what you’ll…
Can you imagine an octopus at school? What fun! Who or what would you bring to school if you could? It could be a person, animal, imaginary creature, object, anything! Submit a comment to this blog by Tuesday, November 6, and let us know. One lucky teacher will be randomly selected to win this…
Kids love dinosaurs. So get ready to roar about this week’s giveaway! Dinosaur Number Crunch (Barron’s) is packed with stats, pictures, and graphics to make you an instant paleontology pro. Submit a comment to this blog to let us know what your favorite dino is. The classic brontosaurus? The terrifying T-rex? That crazy-looking stegosaurus? Or…
It seems all good blockbusters must come to an end. The final book in the Ladybug Girl series is out, and I have a copy you could win. In this book, Ladybug Girl and her Bug Squad friends pitch in to help find homes for rescue dogs. I give it two paws, I mean thumbs,…
April is National Poetry Month, and we’re ready to celebrate. Since rhymes often come in pairs, this week on the blog we’re giving away two books that are too good to miss: The Word Collector by Peter J. Reynolds. Your students will love hearing how Jerome collects words–and how he decides to share them. Jabberwalking…