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Thisissand is a unique playground for creating and sharing amazing sandscapes on your computer or mobile device. Start pouring away to experience this special sand piling on your screen!

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This program restarts April 29. Sign up for updates. 2 free audiobooks each week for 14 weeks accessible through the Sora app.

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Roxana Ortega and Christian Barillas return to narrate the conclusion to Stork's previous book, DISAPPEARED. Having escaped the cartel in Mexico and illegally entered the United... Read More

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Collections by Follett is a new, collaborative way for educators to collect and share resources from anywhere, at any time, and with anyone.

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Science, Technology, Engineering, Math with stuff around your house.

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STEM/STEAM activities you can do with items found around your home. Fun for kids of all ages!

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Draw an iceberg and see how it will float.

(Inspired by a tweet by @GlacialMeg)

Icebergs are less dense than water, so they always float with about 10% of their mass above the water. But which way up? An iceberg wouldn't float exactly like on this page in reality. Its three-dimensional distribution of mass and its relative density compared to the water are both significant factors that are only approximated here.

Inspired by a tweet by @GlacialMeg:

Today I channeled my energy into this very unofficial but passionate petition for scientists to start drawing icebergs in their stable orientations. I went to the trouble of painting a stable iceberg with my watercolors, so plz hear me out.

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- Megan Thompson-Munson (@GlacialMeg) February 19, 2021

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This interactive illustration will help users identify and listen to 24 birds common to Minnesota.

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Do you ever get the sudden urge to scream? Well, now there is a hotline where you can do exactly that.

I do not need to express how rough this year has been, lockdowns and restrictions have left many of us feeling isolated and trapped in limbo. However, there is no denying that a simple scream can be the best outlet for all frustrations.

A new hotline, Just Scream, is now helping make this happen. The phone isn't manned by anyone: all you have to do is call +1-561-567-8431, wait for the beep, scream, and hang up.

And to add the cherry on top of this scrumptious scream sandwich, all screams are recorded and uploaded to their website every day, so you can wallow in the cries of strangers from all around the world. Honestly, I have never laughed harder.

This incredible scream hotline was created by teacher, occasional artist, and introvert Chris Gollmar. Just Scream encourages users to participate "in public, except not perhaps in a crowded theatre".

You can also send a text to this miraculous scream void and you will receive a "friendly text back", according to Gollmar.

So whether the duct tape holding your Converse shoes together has broken, you keep losing your Opal card (seriously I'm on Opal card number 6 this year), or you're just downright fed up with this shitty year, be sure to call +1-561-567-8431 and have your screams heard in the bountiful void of this strange, but very needed hotline.

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I do not need to express how rough this year has been, lockdowns and restrictions have left many of us feeling isolated and trapped in limbo. However, there is no denying that a simple scream can be the best outlet for all frustrations. A new hotline, Just Scream, is now helping make this happen.

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People enjoy farting. They enjoy farting and farts, fart paraphernalia, the films of Adam Sandler, farting's premier chronicler. People enjoy animals. People enjoy animals and watching animals, stuffed animals on their desk, the documentaries of David Attenborough, the animal kingdom's premier chronicler, a beloved national treasure who may or may not smell of farts.

And now here we are, the two worlds joined - the new and the old, the fart and the animal - and people are bombarding scientists on Twitter with questions over which animals are farters and which animals are not farters with the hashtag #DoesItFart. Scientists obliged, seeing as there's nothing else so important in the world as levity, animals, farting.

Thanks to University of Alabama Ph.D candidate Nicholas Caruso, we now have (pretty much) all of the responses in one, shared Google spreadsheet.

"I figured the best way to find out if a particular animal farts would be to ask the people who spend the most time with them. Which includes people who study them, or maybe people who keep them at home, or just happened to hear one fart," Caruso told Gizmodo in an email.

The spreadsheet itself is a joy to behold. Here's a quick round up of some animals that can and cannot fart:

The Sonoran coral snake - a farts. (via Flickr)

SNAKES - YES, SOME OF THEM FART
And they use it 'Cloacal popping', as it is referred to, occurs in North American burrowing snakes the Sonoran coral snake and the western hook-nosed snake and is used as a defensive warning, much like the rattlesnake's rattle. According to research, "each pop lasts less than two-tenths of a second, may be repeated several times, and can be heard from up to two metres away [and] sound very much like human farts."

The pyxie frog - a farter. (via Wikipedia)

FROGS - MAYBE FARTERS
Splitting the science of farting world: some say they can't fart due to their weak sphincters (at least not audibly) whereas others say the pyxie frog and the horned frog can and do fart often

The millipede - a farter and, here, also a lover. (via Wikipedia)

MILLIPEDES - SOMEHOW, YES THEY ALSO FART
Not sure how but millipede farts are, according to the spreadsheet, "of the silent but deadly variety" as they contain both methane and hydrogen sulfide.

The spider - maybe a farter. (via Wikipedia)

SPIDERS - MAYBE FARTERS
Nobody knows! But their digestion does take place OUTSIDE the body, the creepy little fucks, so it's probable that gases escape immediately.

The bat - a farter. (via Wikipedia)

BATS - YES, THEY FART
While updated versions of the sheet do agree that yeah, bats can do farts, the updater does not necessarily agree with the earlier assumption that, when it comes to bats, "the bigger they are, the harder they fart."

The cockroach - a farter; here, farting all over this dude's hand.

COCKROACHES - YES, ALSO COCKROACHES FART
And they do it loads, too. The average cockroach can give off up to 35g a year of methane - which is more than 43 times their average body weight.

The sea anemone - sort-of not a farter. (via Public Domain)

SEA ANEMONE - NO, BUT BURPS REAL BAD
Which is basically the same thing, I guess, since the anemone's mouth is also its arsehole.

The bird - not a farter even though it looks like it is here. (via Wikipedia)

BIRDS - NOPE. THEY JUST DON'T.
This last one made us dig a little deeper and we found the blog of Dr. Laura Rickson, Ph.D in ornithology, the study of birds. In her blog "Do birds fart?" she writes:
While studying them, I spent many, many hours in extremely close quarters with nighthawks, paying an inordinate amount of attention to sounds and smells, and never once detected anything resembling a fart.
But why, Dr.? Why can't my bird fart?

She writes: Mammalian intestines are very long, digestion slow, and fecal contents can remain in the intestines for quite a while. Gases erupting from any point in mammalian intestines can build up before they reach the end, and are going to pass through a bunch of malodorous stuff along the way, picking up additional odors. Birds get rid of any gases as quickly as they do the other material in their guts, and so there really isn't time for huge buildups of the kind that 10-year-old children (of both sexes, in my experience both as a former kid and as a former teacher) delight in and squeamish, oh-so-proper adults (again, of both sexes) recoil from.​​​

She also raises an interesting question: why are humans intrigued by farting? Well, as she states, pretty much every mammal farts and many of them are attracted (or at least intrigued by) the smell of an arse and so it's a perfectly natural inquisitivity and nothing weird at all.

And they're funny. "Humor occurs when the brain recognizes a pattern that surprises it," said the 2008 research paper, Mechanism And Function Of Humor Identified By New Evolutionary Theory by Pyrrhic House. It became clear that it was "not the content of the stimulus but the patterns underlying it that provide the potential for sources of humour."

"It's when we recoil from asking natural questions," writes Rickson, presumably with the window cracked open just a smidgen, "that we are least human and most like animals."
(Main Image: 'Argentine Horned Frog' by Max Gross / WikiCommons)

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No sunlight is able to reach this deep.

Many deep-sea creatures cope by creating light themselves - also known as bioluminescence.

Narwhals dive to this depth up to 15 times a day in search for food.

The Japanese Spider Crab is the largest known crab with a maximum leg span of 3.8m.

Coelacanths were thought to be extinct until found alive in 1938.

Leatherback Sea Turtles are the oldest sea turtle species.

Giant Oarfish can grow up to 11m long.

Sixgill Sharks spend the day in deep waters and the night in shallow waters. They can be found all over the world.

Telescope Octopus are almost completely transparent and have unique protruding eyes.

Barreleye Fish have a transparent head that allows their eyes to collect more light.

Black Swallowers can swallow entire fish whole - even those vastly larger than themselves!

Vampire Squids eat marine snow - organic material that falls from shallower waters.

Headless Chicken Fish are sea cucumbers with wing-like fins that allow them to swim.

Colossal Squid are the largest known squid species. They can reach a length of 10 meters and weigh up to 700 kg.

The Orange Roughy can live up to 200 years. Deep sea life often have elongated life spans.

Meals are rare in the deep sea. Deep sea creatures have adapted to this - one Giant Isopod in captivity went five years without eating.

Many deep sea species use the color red as camouflage since it's the first color to leave the spectrum as you dive deeper.

Goblin Sharks are known as "living fossils" because they're the only living species of a lineage that has existed for 125 million years.

Is it a squid, or a worm? It's a worm.

Sea Angels are majestic sea slugs that use wings to propel themselves.

The Scaly-Foot Snail gets its name from the iron plates on its foot and the iron shell it makes out of Iron Sulphide.

Anglerfish have a large bioluminescent lure used to attract prey in the darkness.

Giant Tube Worms get their nutrients from hydrothermal vents.

Hydrothermal vents are formed from seawater passing through extremely hot volcanic rocks. They release heavy metals that are toxic to most animals.

But even in those extreme conditions specialized life finds a way to survive.

Yeti Crabs live on hydrothermal vents.

This is the average depth of the ocean.

But in some places it goes deeper.

Cuvier's Beaked Whales are the deepest diving mammals.

On April 14th, 1912 the Titanic sank to its final resting place at a depth of 3,800 meters.

This is the deepest point of the Manila Trench in the South China Sea.

Patagonian Toothfish have antifreeze proteins in its tissues to prevent freezing in sub zero temperatures.

Megamouth sharks are one of the largest growing shark species with some reaching 7 meters long.

The temperature here is near freezing and very few animals can survive the extreme pressure.

This shark takes cookie-shaped chunks out of its prey.

You have scrolled the height of Mount Everest.

Comb Jellies have been around for 500 million years. Despite looking like jellyfish, they are not closely related.

This is the lowest point of the Puerto Rico Trench.

This is the deepest point of the Java Trench in the Indian Ocean.

The USS Johnston sank in WWII and is the deepest shipwreck ever found.

More people have been to the Moon than the Hadal Zone.

Most of the Hadal Zone takes place in deep sea trenches.

Deep sea trenches form by a process called "subduction" where the Earth's tectonic plates meet and push together.

The deep sea can be a lonely place.

Life here is sparse - the extreme conditions make survival difficult.

But still not impossible.

So little is known about life in these deep environments. Almost every expedition uncovers something new.

Many probes and submarines have been lost trying to reach the deepest parts of the ocean.

On January 23rd, 1960, about 9 years before the moon landing, humans went where they never had before.

Two men, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh, onboard the submarine Trieste slowly descended into the Mariana Trench.

Their goal was to reach The Challenger Deep - the deepest point in the ocean.

The submarine used a re-breather system that would later be used in spacecraft. There was barely enough space inside the pressure sphere for both of them.

The immense pressure of the deep sea means any mistake would mean certain death.

During the descent, one of the window panes cracked and shook the entire vessel.

Nevertheless, they continued.

Even at these unfathomable depths, Jacques and Don could still see life out the window. Life can survive unimaginable environments.

After 4 hours and 47 minutes of anxiety and claustrophobia...

They succeeded and became the first humans to reach the deepest point in the ocean.

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Translate you English text into runes.

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Here you will find a couple of programs I wrote to convert text to and from runes. Now as stated on the old Rune Translator page I'm not any kind of authority on runes and the programs presented here don't do any kind of translation, they just change one-for-one the english letters with their runic counterparts (or vice-versa).

The runes I have used are mostly the Germanic ones, as found in the Cambridge encyclopedia of language. I have added a few runes from other variations of the Germanic set to cope with some modern sounds and letters.

The graphics I have used are very sad and should probably be put into a paper bag and left in a public lavvy. Shame. You could always copy my scripts from this page, make your own rune page and replace my sad rune graphics with some nicely drawn or rendered ones of your own. It's up to you.

So, How does it work? Well, quite simply, for the Rune Converter type something into the box, then click the button and just like magic your text as runes will appear before your eyes.

Any punctuation you use in your english text other than spaces will be converted to newlines in the rune version and some pairs of letters will become one, like th and just to keep it interesting some single letters will be converted into two runes, for example Q will become CW.

The second part of the program, the Rune Translator is even simpler to use. Just click on the runes and see the english letters appear from the ether in the box underneath. Cool huh?

Oh, BTW there some alternative runes for J, K and N. Tick the boxes!

The Rune Converter

The Rune Translator

Time to change it back!

See the links page for some links to other rune resources.

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On a clear night, see a satellite!

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Satellites 🛰️ are visible in the night sky, no telescope required, if you know where to look. Find out here.

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PRE-K -12 RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FROM THE MONTICELLO PUBLIC LIBRARY

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This YouTube channel has a variety of outdoor sounds.

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Yoga for any emotion you may be dealing with

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REI | A Breath of Fresh Air: 5 Minute Outdoor Meditation

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How to savor that walk in your neighborhood.

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Time Required

20 minutes daily for at least one week.

How to Do It

Set aside 20 minutes to take a walk outside by yourself every day for a week. Try to stick to this schedule unless the weather is extremely bad. You can still do this exercise in a light rain-provided you have a decent umbrella and rain jacket.

As you walk, try to notice as many positive things around you as you can. These can be sights, sounds, smells, or other sensations. For example, you could focus on the breathtaking height of a tree you never really noticed before, the intricate architecture of a building on your block, the dance of sunshine off a window or puddle, the smell of grass or flowers, or the way other people look out for each other as they navigate crowded streets.

As you notice each of these positive things, acknowledge each one in your mind-don't just let them slip past you. Pause for a moment as you hear or see each thing and make sure it registers with your conscious awareness, really take it in. Try to identify what it is about that thing that makes it pleasurable to you.

Try to walk a different route each day so you don't become too accustomed to any of these things and start to take them for granted.

Why You Should Try It

In our daily lives, we don't always notice or acknowledge the pleasant and positive things around us. We may be in a rush, distracted by other thoughts, or busy checking our phones. As a result, we miss opportunities for positive experiences and positive emotions-the building blocks of long-term happiness.

Research suggests that we can maximize the benefits of the good things around us by consciously savoring them rather than letting them pass us by or taking them for granted. This exercise offers one basic way to start savoring the bounty of goodness around us-not by going to some exotic destination but by paying more careful attention to the sights, smells, and sounds we often neglect.

Why It Works

Taking the time to "stop and smell the roses"-what researchers call "savoring"-can enhance happiness and boost feelings of appreciation and gratitude. Savoring helps us deepen the impact that positive events have on our emotional lives-rather than just slipping from our awareness, or failing to register in the first place, these events sink into our minds and stay with us long after they are over. By becoming more attuned to our surroundings, we may also be more likely to connect with the people around us, even if it's just to share a smile

Evidence That It Works

Bryant, F. & Veroff, J. (2007). Savoring: A new model of positive experience. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Participants who were encouraged to maintain a positive focus during daily walks for one week reported a greater increase in happiness at the end of the week, compared to participants who were encouraged to maintain a negative or neutral focus during their walks.

Quick Description

We often walk without seeing the sights and sounds around us, but a Savoring Walk invites us to pay attention to them. Are you attuned to the present moment? Take our Mindfulness quiz to find out:

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Quite relaxing watching the sea life.

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2020 has been a lot. And we're barely halfway through.

Luckily, there's Iceland. Or... lookslikeyouneediceland.com.

The Web app lets you release any pandemic-pent up frustration in the form of a scream, then broadcasts it from speakers in the Icelandic wilderness.

The ad campaign is from the group Promote Iceland, a collaboration between the government of Iceland and private institutions. It's designed to provide a little light-hearted relief and a gentle reminder of all the country has to offer (when it's safe to travel again).

As the site explains:

You've been through a lot this year and it looks like you need the perfect place to let your frustrations out. Somewhere big, vast and untouched. It looks like you need Iceland. Record your scream and we'll release it in Iceland's beautiful, wide-open spaces.

Once you've recorded your scream (or any audio really) you can send it to one of the seven speakers placed around the empty Icelandic countryside.

There are also some "screaming tips" from a mental health consultant on how to make the most of your therapeutic scream. For more serious issues, the site urges users to seek the support of a mental health professional.

And while Iceland is encouraging screaming (albeit virtually), there's a time and a place in the midst of a global pandemic. A newly reopened Japanese theme park suggests you " scream inside your heart" while on its rides, to avoid spreading coronavirus-carrying droplets.

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App Lets You Destress By Screaming Into Icelandic Wilderness

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2020 has been a lot. And we're barely halfway through. Luckily, there's Iceland. Or... lookslikeyouneediceland.com. The Web app lets you release any pandemic-pent up frustration in the form of a scream, then broadcasts it from speakers in the Icelandic wilderness. The ad campaign is from the group Promote Iceland, a collaboration between the government of Iceland and private institutions.

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Some Good News with John Krasinski

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Location: Live Online via Zoom
In response to many of your suggestions, we have expanded our community offerings to once a day. All sessions are live-online, free and open to the public.

All programs are through Zoom video conferencing, which includes the option of joining from your phone. If you have questions about using this platform, here are instructions.

All program times are Eastern Time. To convert to Eastern Time go here and choose Providence, RI as the time you are converting to.

A Mindful Pause
PLEASE NOTE: To support the safety of this event, we "close the room" 10 minutes after it begins.

Prácticas de Mindfulness en Español
TENGA EN CUENTA: para respaldar la seguridad de este evento, "cerramos la sala" 10 minutos después de que comience.

What People Say about these sessions

"I have been wanting to...share how meaningful these community meditations are. It's a wonderful avenue to feel connected to the center there, to others in the ever growing Mindfulness community as well as providing a space in which to simply be. I am grateful!" - CF

"It's always so nice to be at the Monday night community sit! What a wonderful experience you provide for the public. Thank you!" - KM

Please Note: Brown is closed the following dates and no sessions will be held.

New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 20, 2020
Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2020
Independence Day, Friday, July 3, 2020
Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2020
Indigenous Peoples Day, Monday, October 12, 2020
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2020
Day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 27, 2020
Holiday Break: Thursday, December 24, 2019 through Friday, January 1, 2021

Program Type: Community Event

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Community Mindfulness Sessions Available Live Online or by Telephone

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Multiple Location: Live Online via Zoom In response to many of your suggestions, we have expanded our community offerings to once a day. All sessions are live-online, free and open to the public. All programs are through Zoom video conferencing, which includes the option of joining from your phone.

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How To Make a Paper Fortune Teller - EASY Origami

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How To Make an Easy Origami Butterfly (in 3 MINUTES!)

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Personal Story Project

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Teen Health & Wellness offers teens an opportunity to share their personal stories about COVID-19 for online publication.

How are you coping with COVID-19? Sharing your story is an important way to connect with other teens, and it can provide comfort and encouragement during these uncertain times. No matter how you're feeling, you are not alone. If your story is accepted for publication, it will be published online in Teen Health & Wellness. All published authors will also receive a certificate of achievement from Rosen Publishing.

Getting Started

See real examples of teen personal stories in the menu to the left. You can view all stories on our archive page.
What would you like to tell other teens who are dealing with the same fears, challenges, and concerns about COVID-19? Write from your personal experiences. Here are some ideas to get you started:

What is helping you cope with the COVID-19 outbreak?

How have things changed for you, your friends, and your family?

How do you and your friends stay in touch?

How are you helping to support others in your school or local community?

Guidelines

Suggested story length: 250-1,000 words.

You must be 13-19 years old to be published. Authors will be identified by first name only-unless you request anonymity.

Choose your words wisely. We can't publish slurs or profanity.

We can't return submissions, so keep a copy for yourself.

We need parent/guardian permission if you're under 18. We'll send you a form to include with your submission if it's accepted. Just fill it out and send it back, even if you get published anonymously or under a pseudonym.

Include the following originality statement at the end of each submission: "This will certify that the above work is completely original," followed by your full name to affirm this is your work.

Request anonymity. If you don't want your name published, due to the personal nature of a piece, we will of course respect your request, but you still must include name and address information.

Writing may be edited, and we reserve the right to publish our edited version without your prior approval.

All works submitted become the property of Rosen Publishing and all copyrights are assigned to Rosen Publishing. We retain the non-exclusive rights to publish all such works in any format.

Download the Personal Story Project Guidelines flyer here.
Submissions

Submit a personal story here. New personal stories are added to Teen Health & Wellness on an ongoing basis. Teens can send us a personal story at any time.

If an essay is selected for the database, teen writers will receive a certificate of achievement from Rosen Publishing.

Please contact us if you have questions or want additional details about the Personal Story Project.

Promotion & Programming Ideas For Educators/Librarians

Promote the Personal Story Project via email or on your school or library website by linking to the Share Your Story page.

Share this Personal Story Project Flyer with your teens, which includes complete details of the program, guidelines, and submission instructions.

Apply this lesson plan on Editing and Writing for Publication to our Personal Story Project, so students can learn how to write and edit material for publication, based on specific submission requirements.

Use the Personal Story Project to support a variety of teen programming activities such as:

journaling exercises

empowerment workshops

preparation for college application essays

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Every week, they post 2 books free to download on the Sora app. The books are your to keep even though the app has you "borrow" them. Register at the link, then follow the direction for Sora.

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SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+. AudiobookSYNC gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks each week.

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MackinVIA is a complete eResource management system providing easy access to eBooks and educational databases. With just one login, users can view, utilize, and manage all of their eResources.

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Junior Library Guild offers access to popular fiction and non-fiction, elementary, middle and high school streams.  Good through May 31.

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Experience Interactive Nonfiction Categories for Elementary Readers

Help your readers immerse themselves in learning with categories featuring media-enhanced titles! The All About Animals, Sports Essentials and About Our World categories help nonfiction topics come to life with animated illustrations, live videos, slideshows, and quizzes. And, our new World Languages category allows your readers to read and listen to books in 11 different languages! From Spanish to Mandarin, your readers will hear stories in their own language and learn new ones, all while studying everything from space to geography!

Each category brings you one new print book every month that contains a multi-use code allowing an unlimited number of readers simultaneous online access to the media-enhanced/multi-language version of the book-driving comprehension, retention, and enjoyment!

Explore all 4 categories
Plus, find out about the promotions available when you add one or more of these categories to a new or existing subscription! View all JLG categories for grades K-12 Need help choosing the best categories for your library?
Contact your account rep or call us at 800.491.0174 for personalized guidance.

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Interactive Nonfiction Library | Interactive Elementary Reader

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Experience Interactive Nonfiction Categories for Elementary Readers Help your readers immerse themselves in learning with categories featuring media-enhanced titles! The All About Animals, Sports Essentials and About Our World categories help nonfiction topics come to life with animated illustrations, live videos, slideshows, and quizzes.

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to your future self. This could be very interesting in this time of quarantine to document your life right now.

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FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Self

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Write a letter to the future and read the public (but anonymous) letters from others. FutureMe has been delivering letters to the future for millions of people since 2002.