| By Gale Staff | From Jerusalem to Gaza to the West Bank, the people of Israel and Palestine are living amid a decades-long clash over borders, settlements, security, and statehood. This seemingly intractable dispute has claimed thousands of lives while defying resolution. As education providers, all of us strive to approach this profoundly complex … Read more
| By Gene Hannon Jr. | Basic vehicle awareness consists of simple things we can do that might help us avoid a bad situation, like a flat tire. We count on our vehicles to get us where we want to go safely. Most vehicles are reliable, but extreme weather and busy schedules can mean trouble … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Social studies helps students develop a sense of place within the world. They learn the value of citizenship, democracy, and culture; they acquire the skills to think critically about our interconnected and exceptionally diverse society. Social studies teaches young people to question and appreciate modern society’s complexities. It’s a foundational … Read more
| By Roger Strong, Jr. | As expected, Barbie was the most popular costume this Halloween. Less than two weeks later, Veterans Day will pay homage to the people who fought in America’s wars, including scientists like J. Robert Oppenheimer. And so, even though the summer movie season is over, the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon is still … Read more
| By Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, RN | For some time, just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic taking center stage, which dominated both the research and clinical scenes for more than three years, scientists were beginning to make progress on another widespread health threat that can affect people of all ages—sepsis. Now, as we enter the … Read more
| Written by a High School ELA Teacher | Getting my high school students invested in English class can be a challenge. Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre may be fundamental reads, but it’s hard to compete with the flashy world of TikTok or an alluring vampire romance novel (no offense to the Brontës). As a … Read more
| By Gale Staff | There are dozens of ways that people in the United States celebrate the start of a new year. Whether watching the ball drop in New York City, attending a parade in Philadelphia, or plunging into frigid water in Michigan, different regions have their particular, treasured customs to welcome the new … Read more
| By Thorndike Press Staff | Flip through large print books, visit with special guests, and grab a free book while supplies last when you visit Thorndike Press at this year’s NCTE Convention. Thorndike Press is excited to join the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in Columbus, Ohio. Will we see you there? … Read more
| By Thorndike Press Staff | Will we see you at NCTE? Thorndike Press is looking forward to this year’s National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Convention. We’ve got large print books for you to flip through and special guests for you to meet! Don’t miss our author-signing event with New York Times and … Read more
| By Tamara Butler | Readers looking for something different will be thankful this season for the wide variety of titles that Thorndike Press is offering in November. In Vampires of El Norte, a young girl whose heart was broken years ago is reunited with her former love. Only her anger at his abandoning her … Read more