Absolutely thrilled at #ALAAC26 — I’m filled with gratitude and awe for this community of book lovers. Thanks to @fuse8.bsky.social @jluss.bsky.social @mrschureads.bsky.social @kbiddle.bsky.social Martha Meyer @eastwestlit.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social Deborah Salyer +++! #LibrariesTransform

Tomorrow! 11am, McCormick W180 🌍 #ForOurLibraries #ClimateHope @fuse8.bsky.social #LibrariesTransform #ALAAC26

Where does your food come from? Guest blogger @darcypattison.bsky.social uses Thanks, Farmers to bring gratitude, agriculture & ELA together — with a song kids won't forget. This week on #LitLinks! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13442 #KidLit #ELAteacher #FoodLiteracy #AgricultureEducation #Education

At #ALAAC26? Join me, Betsy Bird + Martha Meyer for "Crush Climate Anxiety!" Sun 6/28, 11am–12pm, McCormick Place W180 Librarian superpowers for kids' eco-hope! 🌍📚 www.patriciamnewman.com/teacher-guid... #ForOurLibraries #ClimateHope @eastwestlit.bsky.social @fuse8.bsky.social #LibrariesTransform

"I love to explore the ways science connects us to our world." Thank you @deborahkalb.bsky.social for allowing Margaret Quinlin and I to share the amazing story of Beatrice Harrison. Her passion made the first broadcast of birdsong possible! @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Phenomena in ELA? Yes! Guest blogger @emilystarr.bsky.social shares how this science-inspired strategy transforms pre-reading routines for teachers, librarians & homeschool families. Now on #LitLinks! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13432 #ELAteacher #Phenomena #ScienceLiteracy #KidLit #Education

Whales in Manhattan — for real! Guest blogger bsky.app/profile/nanc... uses Whales in the City to explore the Hudson River's comeback & share 6 easy water pollution lessons for classrooms. This week on #LitLinks! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13422 #KidLit #WaterPollution #STEM #EnvironmentalEducation

My June Earth Day Every Day newsletter is live 🌊 6️⃣ Ocean books 🆓 Teach the Hope educator resources 🤝 ALA 2026 session deets 🏫 Fall school visit info Free to subscribe www.patriciamnewman.com/earth-day-ev... #EarthDayEveryDay #TeachTheHope #WorldOceanDay #OceanBooks #edusky @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Teach the Hope doesn’t stop after World Ocean Day 🌊 Free educator resources for all 6 ocean books at the link 👇🏻 At #ALAAC2026 in Chicago? Come to our session June 28, 11am, W180 — Crush Climate Anxiety! Fall school visits also open. #TeachTheHope #WorldOceanDay #edusky #TLSky @fuse.bsky.social

Happy World Ocean Day 🌊 6 books. 6 ocean heroes. 1 message: save our ocean, teach the hope, be the wave. Planet Ocean • A River’s Gifts • Sea Otter Heroes • Plastic, Ahoy! • Giant Rays of Hope • Sharks Unhooked Free educator resources 👇🏻 1st comment #WorldOceanDay #TeachTheHope #EarthDayEveryDay

A child read Plastic, Ahoy! and was concerned about plastic straws. She wrote a letter by herself . 🌊 That’s Teach the Hope in action. Swipe for more — including a 4th grader who isn’t afraid of sharks anymore. World Ocean Day is tomorrow. #WorldOceanDay #TeachTheHope #OceanBooks #edusky #TLSky

“After reading Cristina’s story, I’m not afraid of sharks anymore," 🦈 says a 4th grader who read Sharks Unhooked That’s what books do. #WorldOceanDay is Sunday. Sharks Unhooked + Giant Rays of Hope 🌊 Empathy, not fear! #TeachTheHope #OceanBooks #enviroed #edusky #TLSky

What makes writing come alive? Tension, movement & awe. Guest blogger @jilanne.bsky.social uses The Ocean's Heart as a mentor text to show students exactly how. This week on #LitLinks! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13410 #KidLit #MentorTexts #ELAteacher #WritingLesson #Education @carolhinz.bsky.social

Sea otters came back from near extinction & saved a coastal habitat 🦦 Student scientists sailed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to study plastic pollution up close 🛃 2️⃣ books 2️⃣ stories of people + animals fighting for the ocean & winning! 🌟 bit.ly/43Vwsv1 #WorldOceanDay #TeachTheHope #OceanBooks

🌊 World Ocean Day is June 8 & I’m celebrating all week w/ 6 ocean books + 🆓 #TeachTheHope resources for #edusky + #TLSky Kicking off with Planet Ocean + A River’s Gifts 🌊 Download resources www.patriciamnewman.com/teacher-guid... #WorldOceanDay @steamteambooks.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Invite students to think like architect I.M. Pei to spark design thinking and real-world problem solving. This week on #LitLinks! ➡️ www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13397 #KidLit #DesignThinking #STEM #EdChat #STEAMEducation @ssedlib.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @jeannewharvey.bsky.social

🦈 A kid at a school visit told me: "I'm not afraid of sharks anymore after reading about Cristina." That's the power of a great book — and a great author visit SHARKS UNHOOKED — because sharks deserve a better story Book an author visit — patriciamnewman.com/author-visit-programs #TLSky #edusky

Stepped outside my usual K–8 world today to visit an AP #EnvironmentalScience class, and 😮 High schoolers who are passionate about ecosystems, civic action, & protecting our planet give me so much hope 🌿 This is exactly why I do what I do ➡️ bit.ly/3ITgAOo #TeachTheHope #AuthorVisit #edusky #TLSky

Is a quick Google search passing as research in your classroom? Try this #LitLinks lesson w/5 easy steps to help students dig deeper & write like real writers! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13389 @mcusolito.bsky.social @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social @bookendsliterary.bsky.social @moonandbirdbooks.bsky.social

🎙️5.19.1924 Cellist Beatrice Harrison convinces the BBC to broadcast a wild nightingale duet to 1M listeners 🎻🐦 ➕️ simmering controversy 👀 ➡️ Book Flood Podcast E61 🎧 bookfloodpodcast.riverside.fm/e/patricia-newman-on-beatrice-and-the-nightingale-e61 #TLSky #NonfictionForKids #NatureAndMusic #edusky

102 yrs ago today, Beatrice Harrison played her cello in her Surrey garden, a nightingale sang back & the #BBC broadcast the duet to >1M listeners across the world The first nature broadcast in history! 🎻🐦 bit.ly/47BQr3a @ababirds.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social

A nightingale is only 6" tall - and migrates 1000s of miles Teachers, birds are your best 🆓 tool for nature literacy This month's newsletter has activities to prove it! 🐦 bit.ly/41xYwDK #NatureLiteracy #edchat #TLSky @steamteambooks.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Every day is Earth Day! Guest blogger @lucianaillustra.bsky.social shows how animal action verbs spark reading & writing. This week on #LitLinks! 🌍️ www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13367 #KidLit #ELAteacher #PictureBooks #EnvironmentalEducation #Education #edusky

Students become ocean advocates in this week's #LitLinks post! Inspire a class museum on ocean conservation. Rooted in Jane Goodall's powerful words. 🐬 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13352 @lmperdew.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social #KidLit #OceanEducation #STEM #OceanConservation #Education

Cristina Zenato removes fishing hooks from sharks by hand 🦈 because she doesn't wait for someone else to save the ocean. Sharks Unhooked is hope in action. Grab it on sale on Amazon! 🌊 #OceanHope #KidsBooks @lernerbooks.bsky.social @carolhinz.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social #TLSky #edusky

Curious: what do you do when students ask hard questions about the environment & you don't want to scare them? This is exactly what I explored in my #NOAAsanctuaries webinar. Free recording linked below. 🌿 → sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education/te... @steamteambooks.bsky.social @eastwestlit.bsky.social

April Book BDays Llama Llama @lucianaillustra.bsky.social @erindealey.bsky.social @zombietardis.bsky.social @staciawrites.bsky.social @apalessandri.bsky.social & @meganefreeman.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @kirkreedstrom.bsky.social mailchi.mp/eastwestlite...

Environmental ed has a fear problem. We show kids what's broken, then wonder why they feel hopeless. There's a better way & #noaasanctuaries gave me a platform to prove it. My Teach the Hope webinar is now archived and free. Watch it. Tag an educator 🌊 bit.ly/4n2WYuc @eastwestlit.bsky.social

One spring night in 1924, birdsong hit the airwaves for the first time ever. This week's #LitLinks connects music, science, history & ELA in one beautiful lesson. www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13330 #KidLit #MusicEducation #STEM #PictureBooks @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steateambooks.bsky.social #TLSky

SO grateful! 🌊 Giant Rays of Hope is a Green Earth Book Award Recommended Read! Huge thanks to The Nature Generation for 20 years of elevating books that inspire kids to protect our planet. Manta rays everywhere are celebrating. 🐟💙 #GiantRaysOfHope #GreenEarthBookAward #TLSky #educhat

This #EarthDay I Zoomed w/~1,000 Texas students & librarians. My message: HOPE IS REAL 🌍 Sea otters 🦦 elephants 🐘 sharks 🦈 manta rays 🐟 nightingales 🪶 & the people protecting them are all working alongside these kids So proud! #TeachTheHope #NonfictionForKids #TLSky #edusky @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Sacramento Book Festival was FAB! 🌊📚 Young readers discovering a famous cellist and nightingale, sharks, manta rays, sea otters, and the ocean. Books flying, conversations buzzing, hearts full. The ripple effect in real time. Hope lives in each child I met! 🦦 #KidLit @eastwestlit.bsky.social

Don't overlook the puddle! A 🆕 #LitLinks less that brings vernal pools into the classroom — a living system of wood frogs, fairy shrimp & wonder. 🐸 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13322 #KidLit #STEM #PictureBooks #NatureEducation #Education #edusky

Conservation heroes are protecting our planet every day — and their success stories grow hope. 🌍 Sharks saved. Rivers restored. Birdsong celebrated. This Earth Day, let's share the wins! 💙 💚 patriciamnewman.com 🧵 1/3 @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #TLSky #edusky #EarthDay

These kids asked big, bold questions about the ocean, science, & storytelling. Helping them see themselves as environmental changemakers is the 💙 of everything I do. Looking to bring that energy to your school? Let's connect! → bit.ly/3ITgAOo @[email protected] #TLSky #edusky #greensky

Teachers! Librarians! Parents! All these terrific books have been shortlisted for the Green Earth Book Award--just in time for Earth Day tinyurl.com/2vy9t78b @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social @patricianewman.bsky.social @kellycrull.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Flowers bloom in window boxes, fields, and sidewalk cracks This week's #LitLinks, guest blogger Mélina Mangal connects Flowers Bloom to descriptive language + nature observation for any setting. 🌻 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13313 @mirandapaul.bsky.social @thecatagency.bsky.social #UrbanNature

SEL + STEM = the whole child ✅ Connects #kidlit to problem-solving ✅ teamwork ✅ a shadow tracing activity with STEM + SEL components This week on #LitLinks! www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13303 @erindealey.bsky.social #SEL #STEM #PictureBooks #Education

From climate anxiety to action - simple steps & a sprinkle of hope 🌿 Clear up climate confusion w/weather vs climate 🌿 Color Your Feelings 🌿 Classroom resources 🆕 in the April issue of Earth Day Every Day 🌎️ bit.ly/41xYwDK Don't forget to subscribe! @eastwestlit.bsky.social #greensky #TLSky #edusky

How do sea creatures “bathe” without soap? 🌊 Try this #LitLinks lesson for a fun blend of literacy + science including skin cell observations + Venn diagrams! 🐢💙 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13294 @bonniekelso.bsky.social #STEMEducation #EnvironmentalLiteracy #SeaSuds #OceanScience #edusky #TLSky

🆕 #LitLinks lesson to help teachers move beyond climate doom w/real-world solutions, reducing student eco-anxiety + building agency Cultivate hope this #EarthDay 🌎️ 🌳 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13281 #ClimateEducation #EnvironmentalLiteracy #EcoAnxiety #TeacherResources #MiddleSchool #UpperElementary

New on #LitLinks 3 easy, kid-friendly experiments to explore #light using everyday objects—perfect for class or home. Read it here 👉 www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13267 @henryherz.bsky.social #ScienceEd #SciComm #NGSS #TeachersOfBsky #Homeschool #KidsScience #InquiryBasedLearning

🌊 Tired of depressing environmental headlines? Discover HOPE in education! Join Claire Fackler from @NOAA.gov and me, award-winning children's author & environmentalist, for environment ed with hope. 📅 April 21, 3:00 pm Pacific 🎯 Free! bit.ly/4rtYfuy #edusky #greensky

HERSTORY —from CBCBook The Black Mambas @kellycrull.bsky.social LernerBooks Sharks Unhooked: The Adventuresof Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger @patricianewman.bsky.social Illus. Becca Hall / Millbrook cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lis...

Students can tackle single-use plastics with impactful PSAs Every contribution counts toward a cleaner world 🌍 Current issue 👉️ www.patriciamnewman.com/earth-day-ev... @eastwestlit.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social #EarthDay #NoSingleUse #ClimateEducation #SustainableFuture #YouthAction

🆕 on #LitLinks: How to make a carousel, an engineering design lesson Students to work together to design and build their own carousel, encouraging them to: ✅ Think critically ✅ Solve puzzles collaboratively ✅ Explain their engineering choices logically www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13254 #edusky

Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth by exploring hidden stories through music + narrative 🎻 Discover the tale of Beatrice Harrison, a trailblazing cellist whose duet with a nightingale captivated the world 🌟 Inspire discussions on women in arts #WomenInArts @eastwestlit.bsky.social #TLSky #edusky

Join Claire Fackler and me on Mar. 10 as we bring HOPE to #environmentaleducation during this FREE @NOAA.gov National Marine Sanctuaries webinar 🌊 🦈 Registration: bit.ly/40hA9YT #EcoEducation @eastwestlit #edusky #TLSky

BEATRICE AND THE NIGHTINGALE by @patricianewman.bsky.social and #IsabelleFollath is an incredible true story about Beatrice Harrison, a cellist who played duets with nightingales in the 1920s. It's a really engaging read with beautiful illustrations. Highly recommend it! #edusky #TLSky

What happens when science meets poetry? 🌊 This innovative lesson merges STEM & ELA, fostering curiosity, observation, & creativity—just like true explorers 📖 Ideal for interactive & creative tasks in middle and high school ✨ www.patriciamnewman.com?p=13244 @boonewrites.bsky.social #edusky