Featured resources from TeachingBooks.
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April 2025
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Poetry for Everyone!
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In honor of National Poetry Month, we invite you to browse the 4,000+ poetry titles on TeachingBooks and discover a wealth of resources to support them. Whether you are teaching a poetry unit, pairing poetry with nonfiction titles, or just diving into poetry for fun, we encourage you to...
- Browse the collection
- Filter down by grade level, cultural experience, and more
- Find resources like complete book readings, lesson plans, and author insights
You can also find specific ideas for engaging with poetry in rich ways from our Timely Topics: National Poetry Month!
Let us know how you're using TeachingBooks to celebrate poetry!
Our best,
The TeachingBooks Team
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Behind the Books: "The Making of a Native Environmental Scientist and Activist: How My Book Reflects My Personal Journey"
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For a chance to observe Earth Day, incorporate more neurodivergent or Native American content into your collection, or showcase an interesting career path, read our guest blog post from Brook M. Thompson about her new picture book, I Love Salmon and Lampreys (Heyday Books, 2025). Learn how a girl with dyslexia grew up to be a scientist, activist, and author.
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Meet-the-Author Recording: Respect the MIC: 20 Years of Poetry from a Chicagoland High School with Peter Kahn
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Listen to Peter Kahn discuss Respect the MIC (Penguin Random House, 2022), a book project that celebrates 20 years of a high school's spoken word club and the poetry that was created by current students and alumni.
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Listen To This Recording
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Featured Booklist: Black Is...2025
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Celebrate Black stories with Black Is...2025! This powerful booklist highlights 75 must-read titles for all ages, showcasing the richness of the Black experience. From joyful picture books to gripping fiction and insightful nonfiction, there's something for everyone. Dive in and bring these essential stories to your readers!
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Discover Sora: Where Students Read
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Save time selecting books for students of all ages by subscribing to this service of unlimited, simultaneous use ebooks and audiobooks to automatically add to your Sora collection. Then, easily increase engagement and deepen comprehension for these titles with resources from TeachingBooks.
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Learn About Sora
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Explore the TeachingBooks Sora Collections page
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Quartez Harris on Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer
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Debut author Quartez Harris shares the inspiration behind his new picture book, Go Tell It: How James Baldwin Became a Writer (Little, Brown, 2025), just in time for Poetry Month. Visit the tour to learn more and access a student activity.
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Virtual Book Tour posts
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Fred Estes on Teaching and Writing
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How can we convince students that STEAM fields are not only open to them, but can empower them to make a difference now? In this For Teachers, By Teachers post, Fred Estes draws on his own classroom experience as he describes his journey to write Design Thinking: A Guide to Innovation (Lerner, 2025). As a bonus, find examples of activities for various levels.
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Celebrate Award-Winning Books
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Each year many great books are recognized and celebrated through prestigious awards. Explore timeless and contemporary works that have shaped children's and young adult literature.
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TeachingBooks in Action posts
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Ready for Reading: Before, During, and After
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Join us to discover time-saving ideas to use before, during, and after reading a book. TeachingBooks offers an extensive collection of resources to incorporate into any read aloud, literature lesson, or book group.
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Wednesday, April 16, 12:00 CT
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Can't attend live? Sign up to receive a recording.
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Contests & Giveaways
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Check out our April Contests & Giveaways, accompanied by multimedia resources!
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- Survive this Safari by Natalie D. Richards (Penguin Random House, 2025)
- I Love Salmon and Lampreys by Brook M. Thompson (Heyday Books, 2025)
- Speaking on Climate by Rune Kier Nielsen (Lerner, 2025)
- And More!
See the April
Contests & Giveaways on our blog
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