“Lessons from Abuelo: History of Cuba” is a children's book written by Cuban-American scholar Andy Gomez. Andy Gomez built a career trying to explain Cuba to adults. He dedicated most of his life to ...
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British author Martin Amis, in his usual adorable self-depreciating way, recently managed to insult a great many children and those who write for children. He is quoted as having said (on the BBC's ...
Miriam Udel's "Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature" shows how stories shaped a Jewish identity ...
The author always wrote thank-you notes as a child, and is making her kids (not pictured) do the same.Peter Dazeley/Getty Images I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My ...
Recently, at one of the writing workshops that I teach at three juvenile lockups in and around my hometown of St. Louis, one of my students posed a provocative question: “Why should I write about ...
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Studies find many elementary school teachers have had little-to-no preparation in how to effectively teach handwriting, and a University of Iowa special education professor has developed a free tool ...
As owner and music educator at her Songwriting for Kids studio in Brunswick, Maine, Josephine Cameron takes her students through different musical genres and eras, teaching them how to play ...