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LA City Council President Nury Martinez facing calls to resign over racial slurs – Press Telegram dailynews.com/2022/10/09/nur…

I just signed a @theactionnet petition: DEMAND COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO RESIGN AS LA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/nury…

In leaked audio, L.A. council members make racist remarks, mock colleagues latimes.com/california/sto…

Using Student-Generated Questions to Promote Deeper Thinking edutopia.org/article/using-…

When Reading Logs Backfire, What Can Teachers Do Instead? edutopia.org/article/when-r…

In Hispanic Stars, a brand-new biography series for kids by Claudia Romo Edelman, learn about the lives of Celia Cruz, La Reina de la Salsa and MLB superstar Roberto Clemente! The first two books are out in English and Spanish this Tuesday: bit.ly/3zsaBuw

Today on #TeachingAuthors , Zeena M. Pliska continues our series on books we've learned from this year. Charlesbridge Lindsay H. Metcalf pre-order NO WORLD TOO BIG 🌍 Jeanette Bradley Keila Dawson preorder NO WORLD TOO BIG 🌏 #kidlit #poetry
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Caitlin Collins Lindsay H. Metcalf pre-order NO WORLD TOO BIG 🌍 Jeanette Bradley Have you seen the trailer? Jeanette created it and it is so inspiring! youtube.com/watch?v=rNUDTa…

Enter for a chance to win our Fall 2022 picture book, What the Bread Says by #author vanessa garcia (illustrated by TIM PALIN CREATIVE) via Goodreads: bit.ly/3OQ9xWE
(Must be US resident.) #WhatTheBreadSays #BakingWithFamily #roots #love

DAY 21: PB Character

Little One, a monarch caterpillar from HELLO, LITTLE ONE, longs for a friend. One day an orange butterfly lands nearby & makes a connection. Although embarassed, Little One is brave & responds, making a new friend.

~by Zeena M. Pliska, art by Fiona Halliday

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Bugs on a hike #drawing #animaladventuresweek

Emotional acceptance champion Kitty Black Kitty Black teams up with the spectacular Jess Ross in an emotional literacy series through Affirm Press

Read & comment on Sharon's blog post and you might win a copy of either LUCY AND SAD or MAX AND WORRY!
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The guns in Parkland, Buffalo, El Paso, didn't come from Mexico. They came from the US, and the shooters were inspired by racist, anti-black, anti-immigrant manifestos that rhyme with GOP talking points.

WOOT! It's a cover reveal for NO WORLD TOO BIG! Didn't @jeanettebradley and designer Diane Earley do an amazing job? TY, The Tiny Activist - Redefine Your Read-Alouds, for hosting! Pre-order now for delivery in March: tinyurl.com/2p5kkp3b

Charlesbridge Keila Dawson preorder NO WORLD TOO BIG 🌏 Soaring20sPB

So excited for this book!

Officials have presented the deed to prime California oceanfront property to the heirs of a Black couple who were stripped of the land nearly a century ago. It was the final step in addressing the long-ago wrong suffered by Charles and Willa Bruce. apnews.com/article/califo…