Watch our Book Buzz event, first featured at ALA Midwinter 2021! Author Livia Blackburne and illustrator Julia Kuo introduce their latest book, I Dream of Popo.
Check out more about this title by clicking on the image linked below!
We are proud to share our 2021 ALA Award winners, honorees, and finalists from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, announced on Monday, January 25th at the Youth Media Awards!
Learn more about our winners & honors here →Discover your next favorite book with the MacKids School & Library Winter 2021 Preview! Hear from our team as they present some of our wonderful upcoming titles, including picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles!
Plus, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate joins us to reveal the cover of her new middle grade novel WILLODEEN (available in September 2021!)
Timestamps:
2:35 – Picture Books
16:20 – Middle Grade Books
33:36 – Katherine Applegate reveals the cover of WILLODEEN!
42:50 – Young Adult Books
Explore our virtual booth to learn about our ALA Midwinter author programs, request digital ARCs of upcoming books, and enter for your chance to win free finished copies of our new releases.
Visit our ALA Midwinter Virtual Booth →RSVP now to save your spot at our Winter 2021 Preview Event scheduled for Wednesday, January 13th at 3:30pm ET! We’ll be buzzing about our upcoming picture books, middle grade, and young adult titles. We’ll also be joined by #1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate to share an exclusive first look at the cover of her next standalone middle grade novel, Willodeen, coming to bookshelves everywhere next Fall.
Keep reading to learn about our NCSS author programs, download our catalog of Social Studies Books for Kids & Teens, request digital ARCs of upcoming books, and more!
Looking for hands-on activity ideas that reinforce curriculum concepts? Watch our Virtual Teacher Event to learn how you can use TinkerActive Workbooks in your classroom! Plus, hear about more great books for kids that encourage project-based learning!
Important Timestamps:
1:45 – Odd Dot’s Editorial Director Nathalie LeDu introduces TinkerActive Workbooks
11:35 – Author Megan Hewes Butler presents classroom activity ideas
29:10 – Nathalie LeDu buzzes about more Odd Dot books!
TinkerActive Workbooks are the perfect primers for young learners from kindergarten through second grade. Pre-K workbooks will be available in December 2020!
Kids will learn math, science, and ELA concepts through curriculum-based exercises and hands-on activities. These exercises can be easily incorporated into lesson plans and TinkerActive Workbooks also make ideal supplemental resources for at-home learning. Parents looking for fun after-school activities will love these simple and creative lessons!
Vetted by award-winning educators, each lesson is aligned to meet the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards, building foundational knowledge while encouraging students to think outside the box.
Keep reading to download free, printable worksheets + check our handy reference guide to find CCSS alignments for each activity!
Download free worksheets and more here →Join the MacKids team and authors Mike Curato, Adalyn Grace, April Henry, and June Hur for a game of bookish trivia. Test your knowledge of library history, young adult literature and more!
Fast forward to these timestamps!
3:00 – Meet the author contestants
13:50 – Trivia Game begins!
Each November thousands of literacy educators from across the country make the journey to the NCTE Annual Convention, a conference that inspires their practice and rejuvenates their profession. They leave with strong strategies and best practices for teaching literacy, language, and composition. They learn new ideas for delivering instruction that engages students and addresses the most pressing needs within the school and district. This year, attendees will have these dynamic experiences via our first ever virtual Convention.
Find all our NCTE resources here, including e-galleys, new and noteworthy books, teacher’s guides, giveaways, and more!
Visit Our NCTE Virtual Booth →
Check out our author panels, RSVP for MacKids Trivia Night, and request digital ARCs of Young Adult books here! Visit the YALSA Symposium website to register and view a full schedule of events.
Learn more here →