This Saturday at the New World Deli in Austin from 2-4 pm. Come hear us play some home made tunes!
Katie McEnaney
@katiemcenaney.bsky.social
Teacher. Writer. Lover of words and history. One-time archaeologist. Nonfiction Ninja mentee. SCBWI. 12x12. #amquerying #5thgrade She/her. https://katiemcenaney.com/ and https://www.thelogonauts.com/ for book rec's
🏺With the solar eclipse in the news here in the UK, it’s probably worth noting that we have archaeological evidence of eclipses. Like this cuneiform tablet from Mesopotamia circa 900-600 BCE forecasting a solar eclipse. Now at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology. 📜 n2t.net/ark:/21549/h...
It’s launch day for Lots and Lots of Ocelots: A Skip Counting Book, illustrated by Angel Chang, with Workman Kids! Filled with rhyming text and animal facts, this book introduces counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s. vickyfang.com/books/lots-and-lots-of-ocelots/
My fav (grown-up) book to give as a gift is A Comfort of Crows. It’s given me such gratefulness for the natural world and the change of seasons! #SunWriteFun Thanks to @kmgreenwald.bsky.social, @buchetbooks.bsky.social, #kidlit www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 1/2
This was my fav place to write on retreat with my crit group! I’m a needs-silence drafter. #SunWriteFun Thanks to @kmgreenwald.bsky.social, @buchetbooks.bsky.social, @swildmansf.bsky.social, @hilarymargitich.bsky.social @jpuglow.bsky.social #kidlit www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26
My fav nonfiction picture book is WOVEN OF THE WORLD by Katey Howes & Dinara Mirtalipova. I love how facts are skillfully woven into the text and illos. Thanks for #SunWriteFun... #kidlit www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 1/2
Thank you #SunWriteFun donors: @gnomeroadpub.bsky.social @12x12challenge.bsky.social @churnin.bsky.social @writerjolene.bsky.social & @jyotigopal.bsky.social Thanks to @kmgreenwald.bsky.social #kidlit www.karengreenwaldcontests.com/sunwritefun26 1/2
Save the date! COURAGEOUS COWGIRLS Austin book launch will be November 7 at 11 am at @birdhousebooksatx.bsky.social. I cant wait to share these trailblazing ladies’ stories and Katie Howerton’s stunning illustrations with kids everywhere. Preorder your copy with the QR code.
I wish I knew how to get other parts of Bluesky to check out #KidLitArtPostcard days Not only is it great for finding a children's illustrator... it's also filled with lovely, heartwarming, human-made art that anyone can just enjoy, esp. in these not-so-great times.
Today is a very special book birthday for TAKE IT APART by @kateywrites.bsky.social and Elizabet Vukovic. Katey worked SO hard over so many years to write a manuscript she felt would be a worth companion to BE A MAKER.
I am so excited to announce that #SunWriteFun is back! Check out the rules before the contest starts at its new address. www.karengreenwaldcontests.com. @kmgreenwald.bsky.social @buchetbooks.bsky.social
Such a gorgeous glimpse of Ice Age creativity and skill! #archaeology4kids 🏺
Marc Kissel@marckissel.bsky.social · 2w agowww.nature.com/articles/d41... "We can almost look through the eyes of the Aurignacian people and see how they viewed the environment around them,” says Amy Clark, a palaeolithic archaeologist at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts."
WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years. The tiny carvings, about the size of a thumbnail, depict two birds, rendered with remarkable attention to detail. Snow grouse, buzzard, or...🧵1/2
If you watched The Odyssey and you want to learn more about the historical world in which it's (kind of) set, the last quarter of my book Lost Worlds is all about the late Bronze Age and how it fell apart: www.harpercollins.com/products/los...
Lost Worlds
"Lost Worlds convinces us of the value of slowing down to recognize the tremendous diversity of the human past. But he presses hard against the conclus...
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Happy One Year Birthday to SPARK! What an amazing year for this adventure story about best friends forced to escape a terrifying wildfire and find their way back! Thank you to educators, friends, bookstores, conferences, and of course readers everywhere! Paperback coming soon!
#amquerying writers, don't miss this advice and opportunity!
Mindy Alyse Weiss@mindyalyseweiss.bsky.social · last mo.Enter for a chance to win a picture book query critique + 30 minute Zoom with agent @joycekay.bsky.social! You'll also find awesome tips from Joyce and author Rob Sanders. Plus...the July #PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train is here! mindyalyseweiss.com/pb-opportuni...
Chaco Canyon is an incredible archaeological treasure. The idea of sacrificing it for development is reprehensible. Please consider commenting. Toolkit/templates here: apcg.org/chaco/ Link to public comment below. 🏺 #archaeology #iteachsocialstudies
Preserving Chaco Canyon and the Greater Chaco Region – All Pueblo Council of Governors
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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨@kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 4w agoPlease blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
USA citizens- residency not required- can submit comments. Link in the threaded post!
Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨@kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 4w agoPlease blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
The shark doctor is in, and hosting a special Shark Awareness Day edition of “ask me anything!” For the next two hours, if you have questions about sharks, shark science, or shark conservation, ask away! (If you ask later I’ll try to get to it later)
We can finally let the cat out of the bag! THE NEW CAT has its first review and it's sparkling! Thank you, Kirkus! www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Paul Revere didn't shout "The British are coming!" He never finished his midnight ride. And GW never chopped down that cherry tree either. Smashing myths is a great way to mark America's 250th birthday, don't you think? bookshop.org/p/books/hist...
History Smashers: The American Revolution
Check out History Smashers: The American Revolution - <b>Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth behind the Revolutionary War with beloved educator/author Kate Messner. The fun mix of sidebars,...
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Such a thrill to see the descendants of Molly Goodnight’s buffalo herd at Caprock Canyon State Park! Molly rescued orphaned calves when the buffalo were being hunted to extinction. She’s one of 12 trailblazers featured in COURAGEOUS COWGIRLS, coming 10/27 from TCU Press. #kidlit #picturebook
My Odyssey and Iliad translations are available as audiobooks, read/ performed by very talented real people: Claire Danes and Audra MacDonald. They do a much better job than the robots! www.audible.com/pd/The-Iliad...
The Odyssey
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Acclaimed actress Claire Danes burnishes an epic story of heroes, gods, and monsters in a groundbreaking translation of The Odyssey, the first great adventure story in the Western literary tradition. When the wily warrior-king Odysseus sets off for home ...
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Sharing my new favorite idea for sharing book recommendations with students: bookmarks! 📚👍 Over at @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social #BeAnAmbassador #teachersky fromthemixedupfiles.com/bookmarks/
From the Classroom: Book Recommendation Bookmarks - From The Mixed Up Files
SummaryGet your students reading with custom book recommendation bookmarks! As a classroom teacher, I am always looking for new ways to reach readers. Here at From the Mixed-Up Files, our From the Cla...
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