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Donate to Read Your World Auction - Pragmatic Mom Our Read Your World Online Auction is next month, and we need your help. Please donate artwork, services, books, and handcrafted items.

Please Donate to our Read Your World Online Auction

Here are some suggestions: artwork, services, books, handcrafted items, gift baskets, concert or event tickets, and more!

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What’s the most powerfully useful underground website that most people don’t know about? 10 of the Internet’s best places, from image editors to background noise customizers.

What’s the most powerfully useful underground website that most people don’t know about?

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#websites #helpful

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Royal families The Six Queens of Henry VIII by Honor Cargill-Martin, illustrated by Jaimee Andrews (Sourcebooks Explore, 48 pages, grades 3-8). “A Word from the Author” kicks things off by giving a br…

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7 Picture Books Featuring Oak Trees & JUST ONE OAK Giveaway! - Pragmatic Mom Please welcome author Maria Gianferrari and her picture book list of 7 picture books featuring oak trees. We are giving away a copy of Just One Oak! To enter, please leave a comment below.   Just One ...

7 Picture Books Featuring Oak Trees & JUST ONE OAK Giveaway!

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FAIRY WALK by Gaia Cornwall. Perfect for April's Earth Month or anytime of the year, this lovely picture book encourages kids to get outside and find wonder in nature, sparked by their imagination. #picturebook #nature #wonder #imagination #outdoors #EarthMonth

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Learning About Native Americans at Plimoth Plantation Plimoth Plantation: Learning About Native Americans. Joseph Bruchac and his connection to Plimoth Plantation.

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Learning About Native Americans at Plimoth Plantation

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Butterfly Books for Kids Your Child Will Love - Pragmatic Mom Does your child love butterflies? Explore these 20 butterfly books for kids, from the metamorphosis of a caterpillar to nonfiction facts.

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Butterfly Books for Kids Your Child Will Love

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Painted Lady Butterfly Migration is AMAZING! - Pragmatic Mom Painted Lady Butterfly Migration is AMAZING! We saw the butterfly migration in Southern California, in Torrance, CA.

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Painted Lady Butterfly Migration is AMAZING!

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BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US is #1 New Release in Prejudice & Racism Children's Books - Pragmatic Mom Thank you to everyone who has supported Barbed Wire Between Us! It was the #1 New Release on Amazon in the category of Prejudice & Racism in Children’s Books! If you want to leave a review for Barbed ...

BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US is #1 New Release in Prejudice & Racism Children's Books

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Three books for Earth Day Into the Wilderness by Haven Iverson, illustrated by August Zhang (Roaring Brook Press, 32 pages, ages 4-8). The narrator describes family backpacking trips into the wilderness that started when th…

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In Conversation: Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez Mia Wenjen and Jolene Gutiérrez both grapple with the cruelty of internment and family separation in their new picture books 'Barbed Wire Between Us' and 'Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an...

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“This too shall pass” is an adage attributed to ancient Persians and a retelling of the story that included King Solomon. This version, featuring a young boy, makes the story accessible to young readers. #bookreview #Persia #KingSolomon

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Courageous kids from the past Red River Rose by Carole Lindstrom (Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 224 pages, grades 4-7). Rose loves her Métis community that she, her parents, and her younger sister are part of. When she hea…

Courageous kids from the past

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Children’s Books by Iranian Authors

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Why Is Autism More Common in Males? In new research on the female protective effect in autism, Harvard and MIT scientists reveal how sex-based genetic differences influence risk and open new doors for targeted therapies.

Why is autism so much more common in males?

Harvard Ph.D. probes genetic underpinnings of risk disparity.

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#autism #AutismAcceptanceMonth

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Today is BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US book birthday! - Pragmatic Mom I’m thrilled to celebrate the book birthday of Barbed Wire Between Us today! It’s the story of my heart. I wanted to tell the story of a Japanese grandmother standing outside the Kids in Cages ever si...

Today is my BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US book birthday!

Violeta Encarnacion‘s remarkable and powerful illustrations tell the story of two girls separated by barbed wire and 80 years of history.

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The Traveling Taco wins California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award - Pragmatic Mom The Traveling Taco by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Kimberie Clinthorne-Wong wins California Eureka Nonfiction Book Award.

The Traveling Taco wins California Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award

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The Clock and the Boulder by Karin Fisher-Golton – Marvelous Middle Grade Mondays The Clock and the Boulder Karin Fisher-Golton, Author Pacific Dogwood Press, Fiction, 2025 Pages: 168 Suitable for ages: 9-12 Themes: Family, Friendship, Sweden, Time travel Publisher’s Synop…

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How does your garden grow? The Weedy Garden: A Happy Habitat for Wild Friends by Margaret Renkl, illustrated by Billy Renkl (Greenwillow Books, 40 pages, ages 4-8). Fifteen animals plus one child enjoy a wildflower garden in…

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Kite Fighting for Kids through Books and More Kite Fighting and kite flying has Asian roots but can be enjoyed by everyone. We explore all things kites though chapter books for kids.

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A couple of cool cats The Rare Bird by Elisha Cooper (Roaring Brook Press, 40 pages, ages 4-8). After studying the pages of several different books, a cat decides he will spend the day as a rare bird. The Rare Bird flie…

A couple of cool cats

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#ReadYourWorld #cats #picturebooks

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Celebrating Easter with Pysanka Eggs: Video, Picture Books and GIVEAWAY Celebrating Easter with Pysanka Eggs: Video, and Picture Books. This is a book list and activity guide for Easter.

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Celebrating Easter with Pysanka Eggs with Videos and Picture Books

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Children's Books by Iranian Authors - All Done Monkey These children's books by Iranian authors are an excellent way for children to build empathy by centering Iranian voices and stories.

Children's Books by Iranian Authors

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Classroom Connections: Secrets of the Broken House by Taryn Souders - Caroline Starr Rose An honest-to-goodness murder mystery for kids. I love it! Secrets of the Broken House is a southern-fried humdinger of a whodunit.― Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Heroes Taryn Sou...

Classroom Connections: Secrets of the Broken House by Taryn Souders

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BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US featured on Dr. Susannah Richards Books to Ignite and Delight Young Readers - Pragmatic Mom Dr. Susannah Richards conversation starters using Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen

BARBED WIRE BETWEEN US featured on Dr. Susannah Richards Books to Ignite and Delight Young Readers

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45 Great Dinosaur Books for Kids 50 Great Dinosaur Books for Kids. This is a list of fiction and nonfiction books about dinosaurs for children.

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Whale Watching in Maui & Whale Book List - Pragmatic Mom Whale Watching in Maui & Whale Book List for Children who might enjoy learning more after their whale watching tour.

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Whale Watching in Maui & Whale Book List

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Series starters Phoenix (Ride On, book 1) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Dial Books, 176 pages, grades 5-8). 11-year-old Harper refers to the event that blew her life up as the Bomb–her mother discovered that…

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Happy Spring! Is It Spring? by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books, 32 pages, ages 3-6). The titular question is answered in the affirmative by the flowers, buds, and birds. The wind, sleepy animals, and gray clouds…

Happy Spring!

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Stories About Remarkable Girls and Women - All Done Monkey This Women's History Month, enjoy these stories about remarkable girls and women, both fictional and real.

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