I wrote a book called INSECT SUPERPOWERS that's illustrated by @jillustration & out today from @ChronicleKids ! It all started because Charles Darwin used to put beetles in his mouth for safekeeping. True story. (thread)
One way to free up legislators from corporate interests is term limits. Right now legislators spend decades in DC trying to stay in power. With term limits you would be free to vote on behalf of your constituents because you are returning home soon anyway. https://t.co/qTj77p7WtX
The shooter who murdered my son, Dylan, brought 10 30-round magazines with him into Sandy Hook Elementary. In 4 minutes, he shot 154 bullets, killing 20 children and 6 educators. Sign our petition demanding Congress limit the size of gun magazines now. -Nicole
When I thought about running I thought about the downsides: money, time, reputation, time away from my family. Then the upsides: help the country understand and manage the 4th Industrial Revolution, end poverty, advance our society and our way of life. You have to do that.
The @globalreadaloud starts soon (9/30)! Are you joining classrooms around the world to read @padmatv's THE BRIDGE HOME? #GRABridge#GRA19
Get your copy here: https://t.co/zRxIDI75J8
HUGE News! I've got *two* brand new books out in the next TEN Days! So I've decided to give away 10 books - follow, comment, and tag a friend to enter!
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🎢HOW TO CODE A ROLLERCOASTER
📚A NIGHT AT THE BOOKSTORE: A BARNSIE 🧸 & NOBLE 🐕 ADVENTURE!
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5 #Gi… https://t.co/kglOUbDnT3
🚨 REMINDER: Our Classroom Libraries Giveaway closes Monday, 9/23! Make sure you enter for a chance to win a customized classroom library filled with titles valued up to $500 among other prizes: https://t.co/NrZ51saLVw
Here are a few of our favorite entries so far! 👏👏👏
"[A] chief factor [to becoming a lifelong reader] seems to be the household one is born into, and the culture of reading that parents create within it."
Unfortunately, so many kids across the US don't have books in their home. #WhyWeDoWhatWeDo
https://t.co/YJC6PwOXYA
Yesterday, a student sat with her book closed.
“Did you finish?” I whispered.
“No,” she said. “I just need a minute.”
And then the tears came. Her favorite character died and she felt like she’d lost a friend. The rest of the day, she talked to friends and teachers 1/2.
As summer break 2019 comes to a close, I say a little meditation for all my teacher friends out there. May our students find our rooms a safe, and peaceful place to grow their minds and hearts.