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One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin
One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin
By Kathryn Lasky and Matthew Trueman
The lively text and captivating images in One Beetle Too Many: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin tell the story of the ever-curious boy who grew up to make one of the most significant discoveries of our time.

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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Geography Activities for Middle School

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Geography Activities for Middle School

Help students explore the world and develop their geography knowledge with this packet of geography activities for middl...

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Q&A with David Ellwand on Fairie-ality Style

Learn how nature inspires David Ellwand's fairy fashions and designs by reading this Q&A with the author.

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Myths About Explorers

Most people think ...... Christopher Columbus discovered America.

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Q&A with Kate DiCamillo and Yoko Tanaka on The Magician's Elephant

Learn more about the process of writing and illustrating The Magician's Elephant with this Q&A with author Kate DiCamill...

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Q&A about The Dragon of Trelian with Michelle Knudsen

Share this author interview with your so they can learn what motivates and inspires Michelle Knudsen to write fantasy b...

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Q&A with Roxane Orgill on Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire

Discover how the story of two talented siblings inspired Roxane Orgill to write Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele As...

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Q&A with Vivian French: Author of The Robe of Skulls

Read this interview to learn about author Vivian French's inspiration and writing process for The Robe of Skulls.

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