Unpacking the Common Core Standards Horizontally: Informational Text

May 20, 2013 – 7:00 am

Resident Literacy Expert Jaclyn DeForge unpacks one of the new Common Core standards horizontally.

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The biggest full moon of the year

May 4, 2012 – 5:18 pm

In our busy day-to-day life, certain things often slip by unnoticed. When is the last time you stepped outside to admire a full moon? If you can’t remember the last time you admired the moon, tomorrow night is the night to do it. Thanks to the fact that our lunar neighbor will be especially close […]

By Hannah | Posted in Holidays, Musings & Ponderings | Tags: , | Comments (1)

Earth Day 2012: Saving the Pufflings

April 20, 2012 – 1:35 pm

This is a post from our marketing intern, Maryann Yin: Everyone at the Lee & Low office has become quite enamored with pufflings since the release of our spring title, Puffling Patrol. Without this book, we probably never would have learned about these adorable baby birds because they don’t really appear alongside the pigeons of […]

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The Meaning of Diversity Becomes More Diverse

March 1, 2012 – 10:42 am

Since the company was founded in 1991, diversity at LEE & LOW has been defined by ethnicity. Our focus has always been on multicultural stories that explore racial and cultural diversity, from remembering the experiences of past generations to reflecting on the world in which we live today. For the first time in twenty-five years, […]

By Jason Low | Posted in Dear Readers, Publishing 101 | Tags: , , | Comments (1)

Free webinar with Jan Reynolds, live from Bali!

October 5, 2011 – 3:35 pm

Our very own author/adventurer/world record-breaker Jan Reynolds will be hosting a live, free webinar this Friday from Bali, the site of her award-winning book, Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life: A Story of Sustainable Farming. Tune in here at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 7 to explore the cycle of sustainable rice farming […]

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Remembering Wangari Maathai

September 26, 2011 – 1:14 pm

“We have tried to instill in [young people] the idea that protecting the environment is not just a pleasure but also a duty.” -Wangari Maathai This weekend marked the too-soon passing of Wangari Maathai. Maathai was the great mind behind Kenya’s Green-Belt movement, which trained women throughout Kenya to plant trees, addressing Kenya’s environmental problems […]

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What we’re doing to celebrate Earth Day

April 22, 2011 – 5:30 pm

Happy Earth Day, everyone! In celebration of the day, I thought I’d ask around the office to see what Lee & Low staff members are doing to keep things green, and got some great answers: “Tonight, I’m going to be unplugging my TV, laptop and phone and curling up with glass of certified organic wine […]

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Booksgiving!

November 16, 2010 – 1:55 pm

Turkey Day. Autumn Pie Day. American Gluttony Day. Thanksgiving. It’s coming. Are you ready? Have you picked out a book to get your kids in a spirit of thanks and appreciation for the natural world? Have you picked out a book to teach your kids the American origins of popular Thanksgiving foods like cranberries, potatoes, […]

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Five Ways to Green the Curriculum

October 18, 2010 – 4:22 pm

Jen Cullerton Johnson is an educator and the author of Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace, a biography of biologist, environmentalist, and activist Wangari Maathai. We asked her to blog about ways teachers can bring awareness of nature and environmentalism into the classroom; here are her five key suggestions. We hope you find […]

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This Week in Diversity: Oil, Russia, and Avenue Q

June 18, 2010 – 4:09 pm

The oil spill in the Gulf has been all over the news lately, and, frustrating though the lack of progress has been, there have been many efforts to stem the oil geyser. What about oil spills that don’t have a large impact on Americans? The Times looks at the Niger River Delta, which has seen […]

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