“A powerful choice”: The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch featured on AASL’s Picture Books and Primary Sources

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By Chris Barton|2022-07-20T14:08:16-05:00July 20th, 2022|AASL, American Association of School Librarians, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Knowledge Quest, primary sources, Reconstruction, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, Tom Bober|0 Comments

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Activities for Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions and other books

Book activities, […]

By Chris Barton|2022-04-05T09:58:01-05:00March 22nd, 2022|activity guide, Alton Yates, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Charlesbridge, comprehension questions, curriculum guide, discussion guide, educator's guide, Eerdmans, Lonnie Johnson, Moving Forward, Simon & Schuster, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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How are educators using The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch?

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By Chris Barton|2016-11-27T17:34:09-05:00November 27th, 2016|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Reconstruction, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments

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Key steps on my journey with Don Tate (so far!)

Yesterday morning marked the debut of a new presentation with […]

By Chris Barton|2016-08-14T08:07:44-05:00August 14th, 2016|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Peachtree, Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton of Ch, SCBWI, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, Whoosh!|1 Comment

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Where I’ll be at ALA in Orlando

(Or rather, where I’m supposed to be during the […]

By Chris Barton|2016-06-20T08:26:43-05:00June 20th, 2016|ALA, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, HarperCollins, Mighty Truck, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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“Chris Barton pulls no punches when writing about the White resistance to change.”

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By Chris Barton|2015-11-01T07:31:11-05:00November 1st, 2015|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, K.T. Horning, Reading While White, Reconstruction, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, voting rights|0 Comments

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Amazing Age on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List

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By Chris Barton|2015-10-21T21:42:27-05:00October 21st, 2015|Chris Barton, civil rights, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Reconstruction, social justice, Texas Bluebonnet Award, Texas Book Festival, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, voting rights|0 Comments

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Elizabeth Bird on The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch

Elizabeth […]

By Chris Barton|2015-09-12T18:10:16-05:00September 12th, 2015|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Elizabeth Bird, Reconstruction, School Library Journal, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments

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See you soon, Mississippi! And thank you, Black History Channel!

I remember the excitement of the first Texas Book Festival […]

By Chris Barton|2015-08-17T16:29:57-05:00August 17th, 2015|Black History Channel, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Mississippi Book Festival, Reconstruction, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments

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Revisiting Reconstruction (Week of August 9, 2015)

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By Chris Barton|2015-08-09T11:19:20-05:00August 9th, 2015|Chris Barton, Don Tate, Eerdmans, Reconstruction, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch|0 Comments

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