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The School & Library team is matching readers with their book soulmate! Would you like to read a middle grade dystopian debut or a Young Adult queer romantic comedy? One of these Spring 2020 books could be your perfect match!
Read our February newsletter for new releases, a spotlight on author Tricia Levenseller, and our sweepstakes for a chance to win a copy of fictionalized The Librarian of Auschwitz and the nonfiction biography, A Delayed Life, which follows Dita Kraus upon whom The Librarian of Auschwitz is based! Sign up for the School & Library newsletter here.
Sally M. Walker spoke with TeachingBooks.Net about two of her books: Deadly Aim: The Civil War Story of Michigan’s Anishinaabe Sharpshooters and the Orbus Pictus honor book Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut Tree.
Click here to listen to her interview about DEADLY AIM!
Click here to listen to her interview about CHAMPION!
More and more, young people are getting involved in their communities. For those who want to do so, but don’t know where to start, or if you want to encourage your students to become involved, this helpful guide is for you!
Download the guide here →
Emily Carroll spoke with TeachingBooks.Net about the creation process and backstory of Speak: The Graphic Novel, written by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Click here to listen to Emily’s interview!
Download a PDF of our new 13-month calendar (August 2019 – August 2020), featuring some our favorite Macmillan authors!
To request a printed calendar (available while supplies last), please email: kidsschoolandlibrary@macmillanusa.com
Download the calendar here →Social emotional learning (SEL) units “foster mindful, engaged behavior among students. Recognizing the value of emotional awareness for any student population, the core SEL competencies include self- and social awareness, relationship skills, decision-making, and self-management,” says School Library Journal in a recent article.
Find books to support your SEL units here!
Find the perfect STEM book for every young reader and learn fascinating facts with our new nonfiction poster! This double-sided poster gives you two display options for your classroom or library, packed with new STEM reads!
Download our new National Poetry Month poster, featuring HOME RUN, TOUCHDOWN, BASKET, GOAL! — a rhyming picture book, perfect for little sports fans! Plus, find a full list of our favorite poetry books on the back. We’re celebrating all month long on social media with our favorite poems and poets–follow along at #mackidspoetry!
Need ideas for your next storytime event? Download our Storytime Activity Guide for planning tips, book-specific activity ideas, best practices for storytime reading, and more!