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Baby & Toddler
Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween

Books That Help Kids Learn a New Language

We know the many benefits of speaking more than one language, so how can we support kids with learning a new language or reinforcing more than one language at home? One way is with bilingual children’s books.

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All Ages

The Best Children’s and YA Books of August 2020

From explorations into space to crucial talks on race and a queer love story sequel set in Iran, these exciting new titles for young readers will usher you through to cooler days ahead.

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All Ages

Ain’t Nothing But a Family Thing: Books About All Kinds of Families

From adoption to divorce to same-sex families, kids and parents can find books that explain how all sorts of families are formed in all sorts of ways.

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Tips & Advice

How to Get Kids Into a Learning Mindset at Home

This fall, it may help to think of distance learning as the epitome of growth mindset in action. Let’s set our students up for learning success with a growth mindset perspective, good organization, plenty of technology practice, and, most of all, empathy.

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Tips & Advice

Tips on Balancing Virtual Learning and Work for Parents

Julie Bogart, author of The Brave Learner, offers parents advice on how to balance working from home and virtual learning — based on her experience homeschooling her five children for 17 years.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader
Tween
Teen

Books To Help Kids Understand What It’s Like To Be a Refugee

Stories can facilitate dialogue and promote healthy communication around this difficult topic, and help to foster empathy and understanding.

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Pre-K
Growing Reader

Level 2 Readers for Growing Bookworms

Featuring rhyming text, short sentences, and subtle clues to help your child sound out new words, Level 2 readers provide a surefire way to keep your child engaged and progressing.

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Teen

Books on Growing Up for Teens

In a lot of ways, every young adult book is about growing up — finding yourself, finding love, leaving childhood, and its innocence, behind. But these nine books put the experience of growing up center stage.

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Tween

Books on Growing Up for Kids Ages 9 – 12

Kids can use all the help they can get as they navigate this transitional time, and books that address all the complexities of their lives provide a great refuge from the confusion and frustration of middle school.

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Growing Reader

Books on Growing Up for Kids Ages 6 – 8

These eight books on growing up are a great way to show kids ages 6 to 8 the magic of this journey, while also letting them know that growing pains are totally normal.