One sign of a wonderful book is that it draws us back into its pages again and again. In The Sound of Silence , Katrina Goldsaito and Julia ...

My students are responding What Elephants Know , by Eric Dinerstein, as an adventure story, a call to action and a window to a different p...

Many of my students are drawn to books with lots of illustrations. I've often wondered how these books appeal to readers, especially tho...

This year for the first time, every elementary school in Berkeley Unified School District is launching a Mock Newbery Book Club. The America...

Fourth & fifth grade students across Berkeley are telling me that What Elephants Know is the best book they've read all year. They ...

I've spent much of the past week stunned and saddened by the presidential election, but I've also been reflecting on what we can do ...