7 Best Reads for Back-to-School
Our Educational Sales Manager, Sarah, shares her top picks for back-to-school. These books will allow you to start the year off with hope, empathy, curiosity and laughter!
Category: Literacy
Read a Sample Chapter from Weird Rules to Follow
Prince Rupert is well known for rain and fishing. I’ve never known anything but. Like rain, salmon has always been a part of my life—in the ocean, on the stove, in the refrigerator or in my belly.
Most people say they like summer for the sun, but for coastal Natives, summer means one thing—salmon. The sockeye salmon season. It’s an important time of year because that is how most Native people earn their living. It’s also when we preserve our food for the winter.
Exciting Fact and Fiction Book Pairings
What do fact and fiction book pairings do? Help readers understand the difference between the genres Reinforce new vocabulary Inform a compare-and-contrast discussion Deepen understanding by helping readers make connections Build kids’ excitement for learning! Wildfires & Life Cycles FACT This STEM-based picture book explains what wildfires are and how …
Top 5 Books for Teachers
Orca’s Education Sales Manager, Sarah, recommends these five fantastic books that are must-haves for your classroom library!
Q&A with Rina Singh: The story behind Grandmother School
Learn more about the true story that inspired Grandmother School and read a Q&A with author Rina Singh!
Guest Post: Students’ and my take—make that double-take—on the doppelgänger
The following post is written by Melanie Jackson, author of Death Drop. Everyone has one. That not-quite-double, that other self. A nicer other self, or a more sinister one. Possibly a deadly one. I’ve been exploring the idea of the doppelgänger with three classes of Grade 8 Creative …