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Books to Welcome Fall
As the seasons change, our reading habits do too. Here are some books to help your students learn about fall, think about changing seasons, and prepare for a new school year. View →
Amazing Inventions: An Interview with Author Blake Hoena
Who played the the first video game? Where did the first electric guitar play on stage? The Amazing Inventions series will fly off the shelf as readers discover true stories of invention behind coveted pop-culture objects—from sneakers to smartphones. With high-interest graphic novel art, these books profile the products’ creators and innovators, as well as the scientific or technical developments that made the inventions possible. The books also cover social history, revealing how people’s needs in a particular period led to creative solutions.
Today author Blake Hoena shares insight into writing a graphic nonfiction series and his research process. Read on to find out more! View →
Lerner Publisher Services Announces New Distribution Agreement with Soaring Kite Books
Lerner Publisher Services, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, today announced a new distribution arrangement with Soaring Kite Books to be their exclusive book distributor beginning January 1, 2022. View →
Support Literacy for Remote Learners or Homeschoolers in Your Community With LightSail
As we enter a third school year disrupted by the pandemic, you may be looking for more resources to support remote learners or homeschoolers in your community or for parents looking for additional literacy tools to make up for learning loss. We’re proud to partner with LightSail, a leading ed tech provider for the classroom, as they extend their services to families around the country. View →
Books for Back to School
It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year! Some of you have already started back to school; some of you will be going back soon. Here are some books to welcome your students back to the classroom and library. View →
Lerner Publishing Group Announces New Read Woke™ Books in Partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke Librarian
MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Lerner Publishing Group is introducing Read Woke™ Books, a new brand which examines hard topics facing our society, created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian. Launching in Fall 2021 with the Issues in Action series, Read Woke Books are inspired by a belief that knowledge is power and seek to challenge social norms, give voice to the silenced, provide information about groups that have been disenfranchised, disrupt the status quo, and share perspectives from underrepresented or oppressed groups.
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Read Woke ™ Books Launches with the "Issues In Action" Series
In 2017 Cicely Lewis began developing a program called Read Woke that encouraged readers to explore books written by diverse voices and with diverse characters. Since that time the program has taken off and found great success with librarians across the United States. In 2020 Lewis won School Library Journal’s School Librarian of the Year for her ingenuity and resourcefulness. View →
Celebrate the Last Weeks of Summer
It’s the last few weeks of summer here in the northern US, and we have a list of books to help you and your readers make the most of it. Get outside, learn about nature, celebrate the things you find outdoors, make some neat projects, and soak up some sun! View →
Go Beyond the Printed Page
Page Plus™ takes readers beyond the book and connects them to online multimedia content – photos, videos, audio, and augmented reality that add to the reading experience. Readers simply scan a QR code or type in a URL to listen to elephants communicating, watch videos of vehicles in action, get extra step-by-step instructions for makerspace and coding titles, see augmented reality demonstrations, and more! View →
Happy Book Birthday: New Graphic Novels, YA, and Nonfiction
Check out August new releases from Lerner Publishing Group! View →
Books for Africa Celebrates New Warehouse Opening In Atlanta Under the Leadership of Board President Joni Sussman
Books For Africa (BFA) dedicated its new Atlanta warehouse with a grand opening on June 26, 2021. Millions of donated books from all over the country are sorted, packed and shipped each year from the Atlanta warehouse to the Port of Savannah, where they are sent by cargo ship to students throughout Africa. Approximately 10,000 volunteers pack books at the Atlanta warehouse each year. View →
Paired Fiction and Nonfiction for Beginning Readers
Help young readers build literacy skills with paired nonfiction and fiction series! View →
12 Great Series for Middle Grade Readers
Middle grade readers love to dive into a series and spend some time with the characters. Read on to find a list of great middle grade fiction series your readers can binge! View →
Fall Graphic Novel Preview
July is Graphic Novel Month, which is the perfect time to share some sneak peeks of our Fall 21 graphic novels from Graphic Universe. View →
10 Books That Will Help Students Write Better
Writing is an art and a science . . . and we’ve got books that can help your students become better at the both sides of the craft. Read on for 10 books that help with all parts of the writing process from research to putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard)! View →
Unparalleled: Floyd Cooper, A Literary Remembrance
“There is no greater gift than the truth.” -Floyd Cooper View →
Lerner Publisher Services Announces New Distribution Agreement with Cheriton Children’s Books
Lerner Publisher Services, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, today announced a new distribution arrangement with Cheriton Children’s Books to be their exclusive book distributor in the US and Canada beginning January 1, 2022.
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Not Just for Kids: Using Picture Books with Teens and Tweens
Are you pigeonholing your picture books, limiting them to just primary grades? Gain insights from librarians and literacy luminaries Betsy Bird, Cicely Lewis, and Susannah Richards as they discuss the benefits of and strategies for using picture books with older students—including middle grade and high schoolers. View →
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Books
It’s deep summer in the northern hemisphere, and what better way than to cool off than with books featuring ice cream? Read on for a list of titles that cover how ice cream is made, experiments that help you make your own, or stories that include everyone’s favorite sweet treat. View →
Multicultural Voices in Our First Avenue Classics Line
First Avenue Classics transform unabridged editions of literary staples into compelling digital layouts, making the books accessible from any digital device. We’d like to highlight some of the multicultural voices available from the First Avenue Classics line. View →
Travel Around the World From Your Living Room!
This week, we’re exploring our great planet from the comfort of our homes – via books! Read on for great series and titles that will take you around the world. View →
Books Celebrating BIPOC Joy
So often, “diverse books” seem to mean struggle. Oppression. Pain. We’d like to highlight some books that celebrate BIPOC life or show BIPOC characters having wonderful everyday experiences. Everyone deserves to see themselves in the pages of a book! View →
10 Books That Will Make You Say Whoa!
Each of the books in the list below will make you say to someone else, “Did you know . . .?” Did you know the 2014 World Cup had such bright lights astronaut Reid Wiseman was able to take photos of the stadium from space? Or that there might be life on the moon, since a spacecraft full of tardigrades crashed there in 2019? Check out our book list below to find more things that will make you say WOAH! View →
Free Teaching Resources From Lerner: eSource
Did you know we have oodles of free resources available to download, from lesson plans to activity sheets to discussion guides? We sure do! Summer is a great time to browse through these resources and find ways to get students more engaged with the books in your library. View →