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RODENT RASCALS by author/illustrator ROXIE MUNRO (STEM-aligned)
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Roxie Munro discusses and shows illustrations of the fascinating creatures in her new award-winning book, RODENT RASCALS: From Tiny to Tremendous - 21 Clever Creatures at their Actual Size. She also talks about the process of creating the book...
Audience:  Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



   based on 1 evaluation(s).


Anteaters, Bats & Boas The Animals of the Amazon Rainforest by Roxie Munro
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Based on Munro's beautifully illustrated award-winning book, "Anteaters, Bats & Boas: The Amazon Rainforest from the Forest Floor to the Treetops" (School Library Journal and Booklist starred reviews; American Scientist STEM Best Book 2021...
Audience:  Education: Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Teacher(s)/Educator(s), Homeschool/Family , Learning PodPublic Library: Library Patrons



This program has not yet been evaluated.


Hitler's War Against Children How One Boy Survived the Death Camps--by Andrea Warren--CCSS Aligned
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
In a nongraphic presentation,Andrea Warren, author of Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps, will introduce students to the story of one brave Jewish boy caught up in World War II and the Holocaust. She will discuss why the Holocaust...
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family Public Library: Library Patrons



  based on 9 evaluation(s).


The Orphan Trains Finding Families for Homeless Children--by Andrea Warren--CCSS Aligned
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Author Andrea Warren takes students along for the journey to study the orphan trains and their impact on homeless children in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In a program both compelling and educational, she'll discuss what happened and why to...
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family Public Library: Library Patrons



   based on 3 evaluation(s).


Wolves of Yellowsone Dorothy Patent Recounts the Wolf's Return to Yellowstone (STEM aligned)
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Wonder why ecologists are happy when a top predator returns to its old haunts? Take a look at Yellowstone National Park, where these predators were killed off in the 1920s. Since then the ecology of the park became unbalanced. Learn how the...
Audience:  Education: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



   based on 6 evaluation(s).


Vietnam War Orphan One Boy's Journey to America--by Andrea Warren--CCSS Aligned
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
This program, based on the author's book Escape From Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy, introduces students to America's participation in the Vietnam War and to the story of one Amerasian orphan caught up in the war's...
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family Public Library: Library Patrons



This program has not yet been evaluated.


How to Find Amazing Primary Sources Online with Nonfiction Author Carla Killough McClafferty
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
The real thing! Every great teacher knows the value of using primary source documents in their classroom. Today, high quality images of millions of original documents and objects are at our fingertips. There are so many in fact that it can be...
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



This program has not yet been evaluated.


Women War Reporters How They Wrote World “Herstory” with Author Kerrie Holllihan
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
When US reporters crowded into battle zones 100 years ago, women were forbidden. Young Peggy Hull took a train to Washington to plea with a general to win her press pass, the first American “girl” to report from the trenches in World War I. But...
Audience:  Education: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



   based on 4 evaluation(s).


The Courageous Chemistry of Dr. Percy Julian -- Author Kerrie Hollihan (STEM and NGSS aligned)
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) wanted to study chemistry so badly he left home in segregated Alabama to go to college in the North. All his life, he fought racism, even as he conducted a brilliant career in plant chemistry. Dr. Julian was George...
Audience:  Education: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



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100+ Years of National Parks and How They Almost Didn't Happen with Author Kerrie Hollihan
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Award winning author Kerrie Hollihan shares the story behind the founding of America's National Parks. Using research from her book Theodore Roosevelt for Kids: His Life & Times , Kerrie spins a tale of how the wily Roosevelt, a man of many...
Audience:  Education: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



   based on 3 evaluation(s).


Snakes! Bugs! Rats and Raptors! with Roxie Munro (STEM- aligned)
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
“Snakes! Bugs! Rats and Raptors!” Fascinating fun facts and dynamic full-screen realistic visuals about birds, bugs, snakes, and rodents by award-winning author/illustrator Roxie Munro. Find out about creepy crawly (and sometimes flying...
Audience:  Education: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



   based on 2 evaluation(s).


In the Fields & the Trenches with Young Folks of World War I--Author Kerrie Hollihan
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
<p style="line-height:150%">Wars are fought by young people, and young people fighting wars make history—in ways great and small. This program, based on Hollihan's award-winning book. shares the stories of men and women who met World War I,...
Audience:  Education: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons



   based on 2 evaluation(s).


Ape Escapes! by Aline Alexander Newman
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Orangutans are smart. Their abilities resemble those of a second-grader. And publishing is tough. It takes persistence to succeed. Using her Nat Geo chapter book, APE ESCAPES, and an interactive, multi-media program, the author brings these...
Audience:  Education: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5



This program has not yet been evaluated.


DIVE IN Coral Reef Critters with Author/Illustrator Roxie Munro (STEM-Aligned)
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Join award-winning author/illustrator Roxie Munro as we "dive in" to a lush beautiful coral reef, full of fascinating creatures. Program based upon Munro's new nonfiction picture book: "DIVE IN: Swim with Sea Creatures at...
Audience:  Education: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons, Library Staff



This program has not yet been evaluated.


Alexander Hamilton Find Out More From Primary Sources with NF Author Carla Killough McClafferty
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Alexander Hamilton is famous--again!  And there still more to learn in this interactive session with nonfiction author Carla Killough McClafferty.  Let’s blow your students away as they discover how to conduct primary source research using...
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons, Library Staff



This program has not yet been evaluated.


Red, White and Spy
- by International Spy Museum
Reporting to General George Washington, students will travel back in time to 1781 and craft a deception operation. Their methods: covert communication, invisible ink, and codes and ciphers.  Integrating primary documents into a live action...
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, Homeschool/Family , Learning Pod



   based on 1 evaluation(s).


What Would You Have Done? Andrea Warren's Books About Brave Children--CCSS Aligned
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Introduce students to the works of award-winning author Andrea Warren, who writes about ordinary children caught up in challenging historical events, calling upon them to find the extraordinary within themselves.
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family Public Library: Library Patrons



   based on 2 evaluation(s).


Charles Dickens One of History's Greatest Writers and Reformers--by Andrea Warren--CCSS Aligned
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
We all know Charles Dickens was a great novelist, but did you know that he was also one of history's greatest reformers? Andrea Warren takes students back to Victorian London, where a gifted author penned stories that would inspire the upper...
Audience:  Education: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family Public Library: Library Patrons



   based on 10 evaluation(s).


What Children Experienced in the Civil War The Siege of Vicksburg by Andrea Warren
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
Author Andrea Warren shares the stories of children caught inside Vicksburg during the 47-day siege that helped determine the course of the war, and also follows Ulysses Grant's son, who was with him at Vicksburg. Based on the award-winning book...
Audience:  Education: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Homeschool/Family Public Library: Library Patrons



  based on 5 evaluation(s).


How Much Is a Million?Place Value and Exponents Come to Life (CCSS and STEM-aligned)
- by Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank
The author of over 50 math and science books (including HOW MUCH IS A MILLION?) uses an abundance of props and personal stories to make essential concepts come alive, tying them to children’s lives and the books they read.
Audience:  Education: 3, 4, 5Public Library: Library Patrons



  based on 4 evaluation(s).


 

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