Mary Ann Cappiello
@macappiello.bsky.social
PORTRAITS OF ELEANOR (Holiday House), narrative YA bio of medieval queen Eleanor of Aquitaine releases June 22, 2027. Rep’d by Eve Adler, Red Fox Literary Agency Reading with Purpose (Teachers College Press, 2024),Text Sets in Action (2021), and more.
Portraits of Eleanor: Medieval Warrior Queen, my YA debut, is available for pre-order! Eleanor of Aquitaine may have lived in the 12th century, but tween and teen (and grown-up) readers will recognize our world in hers. Link in the comments! #kidlit #booksky #biography #medievalsky
Lesley University alum @lorrainemleddy.bsky.social has created the amazing History’s Kids podcast. Brilliantly designed and executed, it features interviews with adults who experienced historic events in their childhoods. Ideal for families and classrooms! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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Kids & Family Podcast · Where the past meets the present! Episode of History's Kids tell listeners all about historical events - through interviews with people who were really there as children. Episo...
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I haven’t seen this mentioned yet: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has a bilingual English-Spanish option. She supported the literacy of young Spanish-language readers at a time when Spanish and Spanish-speakers were increasingly being demonized in politics. imaginationlibrary.com/bilingual-pr...
Investigations are ongoing but just four corporations control 54% of the fresh-cut salad industry, including Taylor Fresh Foods. Market concentration —> more pricing power —> higher profits —> more spending on lobbying and campaign donations —> more deregulation See the dangers of monopolization?
Katie Drummond@katie-drummond.bsky.social · 3mo agoTaylor Farms, the lettuce supplier at the center of our explosive diarrhea outbreak, has spent millions to oppose food regulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans:
Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it. www.nature.com/articles/d41... h/t @maartenp.bsky.social
Meet the academics refusing to use generative AI
Researchers say they have their reasons for avoiding AI tools — and they’re sick of arguing about it.
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The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.
Environmental ed has a fear problem. We show kids what's broken, then wonder why they feel hopeless. There's a better way & #noaasanctuaries gave me a platform to prove it. My Teach the Hope webinar is now archived and free. Watch it. Tag an educator 🌊 bit.ly/4n2WYuc @eastwestlit.bsky.social
Every American who has been out in the streets protesting this administration and standing up to ICE is thousands of times braver than 90 percent of Congress. What a sad state of affairs.
A question for #medievalsky, @lucyworsley.bsky.social, and @tracyborman.bsky.social: has research dated the garderobes in the White Tower to Henry II’s reign versus Henry I’s? Or are they just known to be 12th century additions? Thanks for any help anyone can offer!
Even the conservative Wall Street Journal understands the havoc wealth inequality is wreaking on our economy and society. It’s far past time to unrig the system. https://www.wsj.com/finance/billionaires-low-taxes-are-becoming-a-problem-for-the-economy-27a560ca
A question for #medievalsky. Is there any extant evidence of what a 12th century English “baby carriage” might look like? If the translation is correct there is a pipe roll reference for one purchased for Matilda, daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine & Henry II, in 1156.
Have you seen @slj.com 's coverage of this year's #OutstandingInternationalBooks list? www.slj.com/story/usbby-...
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The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) announced its 2026 Outstanding International Books list, featuring 41 exceptional titles for children and young adults published in 2025 and o...
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Come up to Maine next week!!
I'm Your Neighbor Books@imyourneighbor.bsky.social · 8mo agoFreeport Oyster Bar is stepping up for Maine’s #immigrant community! Any drinks, #oysters or other menu items will benefit I’m Your Neighbor Books. PLEASE JOIN US❤️ 43 Main St, Freeport, ME 04032 For every donation made, the nonprofit will give a book to Freeport Community Services’ youth programs.
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Since Trump & the GOP let the Affordable Care Act tax credits expire, more than 1 million Americans have dropped their healthcare coverage–and millions more are set to follow suit because costs are too high. More from @protectourcare.org. www.protectourcare.org/new-report-a...
NEW REPORT: As Open Enrollment Ends, GOP Price Hike Pain Begins for Working Families — Protect Our Care
Read the Report Here Watch Creator Jess Craven’s Exclusive Video Explainer Here Washington, D.C. – Today, Protect Our Care is releasing a new report highlighting declining Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
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For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. n.pr/4ayRPUJ
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
Looking forward to this conversation, and this amazing conference!
Melissa Stewart@mstewartscience.bsky.social · 9mo agoLooking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20. You can register here: tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz @ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social @juanamartinezn.bsky.social @macappiello.bsky.social #edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
As a teacher educator, I ❤️ when multiple books on the same figure or topic come out. 👏🏻👏🏻 to @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for seeing these books as a text set from which we all can learn about Eunice Foote, carbon dioxide, women’s rights, AND nonfiction writer’s craft!
Children's B🎃🎃kshelf@pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 9mo ago“It was Eunice’s innate curiosity and ability to question accepted knowledge and norms that sprang forth”: Jen Bryant in conversation with Rebecca Donnelly and Lindsay H. Metcalf on what inspired them to write works for young readers about scientist Eunice Newton Foote buff.ly/dorMEXT
Grateful to have our work on early 19th century children’s nonfiction out in the world! Then and now, kids want to know things. They deserve high quality books that inform them about the world they live in.
Xenia Hadjioannou@xeniahadj.bsky.social · 10mo agoWhat did early 19th century nonfiction books for children look like? Probably different than you imagine! Delighted that a slice of the work @macappiello.bsky.social and I have been doing on the history of nonfiction children's literature is in the most recent issue of The Dragon Lode.
Bang head into wall……
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 11mo agoIn American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK
Day #11 of 31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Message (SEL) Books. These titles have something to say to kids, and not only are they unafraid to say it, they do it in the best possible way. #31Days31Lists #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/11/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Books with a Message (Social & Emotional Learning)
Possibly the most difficult books to typify in a given year. What, exactly is a “message” book for kids? What typifies SEL (Social & Emotional Learning) titles? No idea. To be frank with you, when I e...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Book Readalouds afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/02/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Picture Book Readalouds
Whether you want to pep up your average storytime session or you're just starting out and in need of inspiration, here's a list of those picture books that just beg to be read out loud to large groups...
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Transcendent Holiday Children’s Books afuse8production.slj.com/2025/12/04/3...
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Transcendent Holiday Children’s Books
It may be the winter holiday season, but this list looks at EVERY season and every holiday it can. Bask in them!
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This a fascinating initiative from NCTE, for middle and high school ELA teachers to shape a national framework for AI usage.
National Council of Teachers of English@ncte.org · 11mo agoPRESS RELEASE: ELA classroom teachers will lead the creation of a scalable framework for responsible AI use in the discipline through a new initiative led by #NCTE, courtesy of a national grant from Google.org, the company’s philanthropy. https://ncte.org/blog/2025/12/ela-ai-framework-press-release/
