“Human beings are built to be problem-solvers; it’s what we do best.”

“This […]

By Chris Barton|2023-02-08T19:15:30-05:00February 8th, 2023|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, STEAM, STEM, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Discussion guides & more for Moving Forward, Whoosh! & other titles

Last […]

By Chris Barton|2023-01-17T14:36:50-05:00January 17th, 2023|activity guide, Alabama, Alton Yates, Barbara Jordan, Black History Month, Chris Barton, curriculum guide, discussion guide, educator's guide, Florida, Georgia, Lonnie Johnson, Louisiana, Mississippi, Moving Forward, New Mexico, Texas, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That, Whoosh!|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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Ernie responds to Whoosh!

So, […]

By Chris Barton|2020-09-08T06:41:58-05:00September 7th, 2020|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Ernie, Lonnie Johnson, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Barbara Jordan, Lonnie Johnson, and John Roy Lynch in anti-racist reading

The […]

By Chris Barton|2020-07-23T11:07:28-05:00July 23rd, 2020|antiracism, antiracist, Barbara Jordan, Black Lives Matter, Children's Book Council, Chris Barton, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Lonnie Johnson, Penn Graduate School of Education, Publishers Weekly, The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, What Do You Do With a Voice Like That, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Whoosh! and the conversation about race in The New York Times

Earlier this […]

By Chris Barton|2020-06-11T09:50:12-05:00June 5th, 2020|Alia Jones, Chris Barton, Christine Taylor-Butler, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, race, The New York Times, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Reading Beyond with Whoosh! and What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?

Well, this is pretty neat: Every couple of years, the […]

By Chris Barton|2020-04-21T15:21:02-05:00April 21st, 2020|ALA, Barbara Jordan, Beach Lane, Charlesbridge, Children's Book Council, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Ekua Holmes, Lonnie Johnson, Reading Beyond, Simon & Schuster|0 Comments

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Ask me anything about Whoosh!

A […]

By Chris Barton|2020-03-18T16:37:30-05:00March 18th, 2020|Ask me anything, Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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Whoosh! subject Lonnie Johnson last month at Kennedy Library Forums

By Chris Barton|2019-08-01T07:16:29-05:00August 1st, 2019|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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An animated look at what’s inside a Super Soaker

Here’s a fascinating, captivating, three-minute stop-motion video composed of more […]

By Chris Barton|2019-06-07T05:45:28-05:00June 7th, 2019|Charlesbridge, Chris Barton, Don Tate, Lonnie Johnson, Super Soaker, Whoosh!|0 Comments

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