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- All Categories19
- Young Adult (YA)
- family
- relationships
- dealing with grief
- geology
- mountaineering
- survival skills
- self-esteem
- peer pressure
- race & ethnicity
- religion
- tolerance
- cultural studies
- Middle Grade (MG)
- communication
- humor
- friendship
- honesty
- science
- writing
- literacy
- learning disabilities
- school
- desert life
- moving
- personal finances
- tarantulas
- competition
- fame
- math
- math: time and measurement
- single parenting
- divorce
- natural history
- Picture Book
- jumping to conclusions
- problem solving
- tooth fairy
- figurative language
- Appalachia
- Picture book
- patience
- hope
- Non-fiction
- global studies
- folk tales
- figurative language
- creative problem solving
- camping
- the power of imagination
- conquering fears
- forgetfulness
- perseverance
- forgiveness
- music
- Asian studies
- love
- folklore
- astronomy
- design and construction
- creative play
- following directions
- All Categories19
- Young Adult (YA)
- family
- relationships
- dealing with grief
- geology
- mountaineering
- survival skills
- self-esteem
- peer pressure
- race & ethnicity
- religion
- tolerance
- cultural studies
- Middle Grade (MG)
- communication
- humor
- friendship
- honesty
- science
- writing
- literacy
- learning disabilities
- school
- desert life
- moving
- personal finances
- tarantulas
- competition
- fame
- math
- math: time and measurement
- single parenting
- divorce
- natural history
- Picture Book
- jumping to conclusions
- problem solving
- tooth fairy
- figurative language
- Appalachia
- Picture book
- patience
- hope
- Non-fiction
- global studies
- folk tales
- figurative language
- creative problem solving
- camping
- the power of imagination
- conquering fears
- forgetfulness
- perseverance
- forgiveness
- music
- Asian studies
- love
- folklore
- astronomy
- design and construction
- creative play
- following directions
YOUNG ADULT:
family / relationships / dealing with grief / geology / mountaineering / survival skills /
family / relationships / dealing with grief / geology / mountaineering / survival skills /
YOUNG ADULT:
self-esteem / peer pressure / race / religion / tolerance / cultural studies / family
self-esteem / peer pressure / race / religion / tolerance / cultural studies / family
MIDDLE GRADE:
family / communication / humor
family / communication / humor
MIDDLE GRADE:
self-esteem / peer pressure / friendship / honesty / science / writing
self-esteem / peer pressure / friendship / honesty / science / writing
MIDDLE GRADE:
literacy / self-esteem / learning disabilities / friendship / school / desert life
literacy / self-esteem / learning disabilities / friendship / school / desert life
MIDDLE GRADE:
moving / family / peer pressure / personal finances / tarantulas
moving / family / peer pressure / personal finances / tarantulas
MIDDLE GRADE:
competition / friendship / honesty / fame / math: time and measurement
competition / friendship / honesty / fame / math: time and measurement
MIDDLE GRADE:
family / single parenting / divorce / natural history
family / single parenting / divorce / natural history
PICTURE BOOK:
jumping to conclusions / problem solving / family / tooth fairy / figurative language / Appalachia
jumping to conclusions / problem solving / family / tooth fairy / figurative language / Appalachia
PICTURE BOOK:
family / patience / hope
family / patience / hope
NON-FICTION:
race / ethnicity / tolerance / global studies / cultural studies
race / ethnicity / tolerance / global studies / cultural studies
NON-FICTION:
religion / tolerance / global studies / cultural studies
religion / tolerance / global studies / cultural studies
PICTURE BOOK:
folk tales, figurative language, Appalachia, creative problem solving
folk tales, figurative language, Appalachia, creative problem solving
PICTURE BOOK:
friendship / camping / competition / the power of imagination / conquering fear
friendship / camping / competition / the power of imagination / conquering fear
PICTURE BOOK:
folk tales / forgetfulness / perseverance / family / figurative language / Appalachia
folk tales / forgetfulness / perseverance / family / figurative language / Appalachia
PICTURE BOOK:
family / forgiveness / figurative language / Appalachia
family / forgiveness / figurative language / Appalachia
PICTURE BOOK:
friendship / figurative language / music / Appalachia
friendship / figurative language / music / Appalachia
PICTURE BOOK:
Asian studies, love, folklore, astronomy
Asian studies, love, folklore, astronomy
NON-FICTION:
design and construction / creative play / following directions
design and construction / creative play / following directions
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Martha Moutray
Director, Writing Works Center, University of Arizona,
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Donna Gwinnup
Librarian, IA
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Cecelia Solomon
Florida Association for Media in Education
- Ten years of teaching experience in both primary and intermediate grades
- Hundreds of presentations given nationwide and internationally.
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