Unpacking the Common Core Standards, Part 3: Thinking Horizontally

May 13, 2013 – 7:00 am

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

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Poetry Friday: Marilyn Singer’s Favorite Poems

April 19, 2013 – 9:30 am

Poet Marilyn Singer shares a few of her favorite poems for National Poetry Month.

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Spring into Multicultural Children’s Books!

March 20, 2013 – 11:02 am

A poem and image from the book “Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems” to celebrate the first day of spring.

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Guadalupe Garcia McCall on how writing heals

July 25, 2012 – 12:28 pm

In this excerpt from her 2012 Pura Belpré acceptance speech, Under the Mesquite author Guadalupe Garcia McCall shares how writing the book helped her heal and brought her closer to her father: My life with my mother was full of love and acceptance. I was blessed to be her daughter, even if for a little […]

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California’s new poet laureate!

March 22, 2012 – 5:29 pm

Congratulations to Juan Felipe Herrera, who has just been appointed California poet laureate! Herrera is the author of 28 volumes of poetry and other works, including several award-winning children’s books. In honor of Juan Felipe Herrera, here’s a poem from his book The Upside Down Boy: After a week of reading a new poem aloud […]

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A Full Moon Contest!

September 1, 2011 – 4:19 pm

In celebration of our new book A Full Moon is Rising, we’re having ourselves a little contest! A Full Moon is Rising, by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by Julia Cairns, shows readers how people across the globe celebrate the full moon. Take a peek: Now we’d love to see how the moon looks from where […]

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Happy Father’s Day from Lee & Low!

June 16, 2011 – 1:47 pm

This Father’s Day, remember that you will always have your dad’s love and protection. Promises Dear Daddy, I’m sorry I did not do what you told me to do. If I do better Can I still be your little boy? Dear Son, You will be My little boy For all of your little-boy days. And […]

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Tips for Reading Out Loud During Poetry Month

April 11, 2011 – 1:38 pm

Since Poetry Month is in full swing, we asked some of our poets at LEE & LOW  to provide tips for reading poetry to your kids or students. There were so many great answers that we’re going to break them up for you. Our first response is from Pat Mora, author of Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué […]

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Amazing Stories

May 25, 2010 – 3:12 pm

Amazing Faces, one of our new spring books, is a collection of poems celebrating the amazing people and faces that surround us every day. We asked the poets to share the stories behind their poems. Here are some of their responses: Jane Yolen, “Karate Kid” A number of years ago, Lee Bennett Hopkins asked me […]

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And we’ll go where the chalk-white arrows go*

April 12, 2010 – 4:15 pm

It’s poetry month! What better time to share our favorite poetry? Mine skews towards narrative poetry, and especially toward works written before the development of the novel: Beowulf — particularly the Seamus Heaney translation, which combines beautiful words and flowing language with the exciting, bloody story. Sir Gawain and the Green Night — especially the […]

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