Books for Women’s History Month

March is Women’s History Month, which recognizes the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. Beginning as “Women’s History Week,” a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California in 1978, the movement spread across the country as other communities initiated their own Women’s History Week celebrations the following year.

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World Day of Social Justice

The United Nations recognizes February 20th as World Day of Social Justice. This year’s theme is a Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy. Read more about the importance of social justice for peace and security in today’s world. We’ve provided a few books centered on social justice issues including disability justice, antiracism and

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Comics Education in Conversation: Carol Tilley

Carol Tilley (she/her), a former school librarian, is currently an associate professor in the School of Information Sciences at University of Illinois. Tilley’s comics scholarship focuses on young people’s comics readership, especially in the US during the mid-20th century. Her research on Fredric Wertham was featured in the New York Times and other media outlets. She

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Penguin Random House ALA Midwinter Award Winners & Honorees for Secondary Education

The American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter announced their 2021 literary award winners and honorees at its virtual annual meeting. Below you can find which Penguin Random House titles appropriate for Middle School and High School students were among the winners.  To see which Elementary School titles were honored, click here. Printz Honor Every Body Looking

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Books for Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Find more on the

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Comics Education in Conversation: Rebecca Wanzo

Rebecca Wanzo is a professor and chair of the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of The Suffering Will Not Be Televised: African American Women and Sentimental Political Storytelling (SUNY Press, 2009), which uses African American Women as a case study in exploring the

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Introducing New Editions of The Great Gatsby from Penguin Random House

With the entrance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby into the public domain this month, Penguin Random House is thrilled to announce that we now publish a variety of new editions of the beloved American classic. Each features exclusive ancillary materials, including introductions by many of today’s foremost writers and thinkers that contextualize the

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How Success Academy Is Using DK’s History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day

History: From the Dawn of Civilization to the Present Day is a dynamic visual encyclopedia of world events that explores the fascinating story of the human race and more than 6 million years of global history. Mark Soriano, Leader MS and HS History Content, explains how Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City is

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Comics Education in Conversation: Lara Saguisag

Lara Saguisag is Associate Professor of English at the College of Staten Island-City University of New York. Her book Incorrigibles and Innocents: Constructing Childhood and Citizenship in Progressive Era Comics (Rutgers UP, 2018) received the Charles Hatfield Book Prize from the Comics Studies Society, the Ray and Pat Browne Award from the Popular Culture Association/American

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Comics Education in Conversation: Lan Dong

Lan Dong is the Louise Hartman and Karl Schewe Endowed Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Professor of English at the University of Illinois Springfield. She teaches Asian American literature, world literature, comics and graphic narratives, and children’s and young adult literature, and has published numerous articles and essays in these areas. She is

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Realistic Fiction: A Let’s Work Together Teaching Guide

At PRH Education we believe that all children can learn to read, and access to books is truly key to how students learn to read: proficiently and to read with joy.  Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent reading, Penguin

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Welcome to the Penguin Random House Education Virtual NCTE Booth!

We’re sad we can’t meet you in person this year, but we still have plenty of new and exciting resources for educators to explore! Browse the links below to visit all the different sections of our booth. NCTE Author Events Browse Our Collections & Catalogs Free Teacher Resources Penguin Random House Education Classroom Libraries Racial

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