Sophia Honeypaw

The Wild Elephant in the Room Conservationists seeking to restore elephant populations in a Malawian national park inadvertently upended human lives, revealing the risks of large-mammal translocations.

After 263 African elephants were moved from one national park to another, the animals began wandering out - destroying property and killing people. My latest for @biographic.bsky.social, on the complexities of conservation in an increasingly crowded continent.

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Why Did These Authors Have Their School Visit Canceled? They Were Talking About Their Book About Book Bans. Country Club Elementary School in California's Bay Area canceled an author visit moments before it began. Why? It covered book bans.

If you and your children are not ready for a particular book, that is okay. It is not okay to limit the access to books, stories, and experiences for other families. Every book is not for everyone, but every book is for someone.

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#BannedBooksWeek is the perfect time to add a challenged book (or two) to your shelf. We’re partnering with @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social to offer you 20% off select challenged titles from now until October 19: bookshop.org/info/banned-...

Nurses To Picket At Major South SF Hospital, Protesting Layoffs And A.I. In Medical Care Union nurses will protest outside 22 facilities across California, claiming the hospitals are putting profits and politics before patients.

“Instead of looking to these untested technologies being pushed by corporate executives, Kaiser management should be working with us to ensure that issues like safe staffing and wage theft aren’t impacting patients and nurses.”

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SF budget left out increase for senior services, including free meal program Tenderloin senior center struggling with running out of food for people

This year's billionaire's budget defunded people's basic needs. $3 million from the Dignity Fund means seniors go hungry. It's unconscionable.

Middle Grade Books By Latine Authors From magical adventures to novels in verse, these middle grade books by Latine authors touch on themes of loss, identity, and friendship, and more.

In case you missed it: @bookriot.bsky.social featured DANILO WAS HERE by #SerendipityLit author Tamika Burgess on a recent list highlighting middle-grade reads by Latine authors!

Read it here: bookriot.com/middle-grade...

DANILO WAS HERE is available now from @harperkids.bsky.social.

TK is my favorite Korean-English translator right now. Consider a follow & check out this giveaway!

3 Titles About Tweens Living with Incarcerated Parents | Middle Grade Spotlight These three titles feature tweens with parents navigating incarceration and detention in the United States.

3 Titles About Tweens Living with Incarcerated Parents | Middle Grade Spotlight

Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine Climate activist Bill McKibben said solar power’s rapid growth is good news, even if it could be bad news for Houston’s petrochemical-reliant economy.

Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

BIG NEWS!
I've moved my Imagination Soup newsletter with all my new book reviews to Substack! If you’re a children’s book-loving literacy advocate parent, grandparent, teacher, or librarian, join me for good books, printable resources, giveaways, and more!
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42 Stellar Middle Grade & Hi-Lo Titles | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far From rollicking fantasy to heartbreaking realism, these excellent additions to the middle grade and hi-lo genres will have something for every tween to enjoy.

42 Stellar Middle Grade & Hi-Lo Titles | SLJ 2025 Stars So Far
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MOVING BEYOND SURVIVAL MODE by Ann Braden When I was fifteen-months old, my dad died in a plane crash. I was in the plane crash, too. So was my mom. My mom saved my life.  It was winter, after sunset, when we crashed into a heavi…

Love this post from @annbraden.bsky.social. #EduSky

"When life shows you how fragile it can be, it shapes you as a person.

This is what I explore in my newest book INTO THE RAPIDS. It’s a survival story, but it’s also about how there’s more to life than just survival."

Book cover CAMP MONSTER has bubbly orange font. Book cover art shows a large white and blue yeti with arms raised in celebration and a cast of other monsters - an ogre, vampire, more yetis, goblins, and werewolf - in the background. Text above it says BARNES & NOBLE PREORDER SALE.

So illustrator @falynnk.bsky.social & I have our first graphic novel coming out in March, and there are YETIS!!

You can pre-order CAMP MONSTER as part of this week's @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale if you'd like! Just use the code PREORDER25 through 9/5. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/camp-monst...

The wonderful @colbysharp.bsky.social giving the sweetest shout-out to my forthcoming middle grade novel, BIRDY (out 2/17/26)
#lbyr
#readbirdy
#bookposse
#christyottavianobooks
#lbyrfacultylounge
#authorsofbsky

Snackable Manga: Quick Reads That Hit the Spot | Mondo Manga Here’s a look at manga that feature short chapters, perfect for a quick, fun read—whether to dip in for just a few minutes or to get hooked and binge.

Snackable Manga: Quick Reads That Hit the Spot | Mondo Manga
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*GIFT BOX* The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon Signed Book w/ Sprayed E Pre-order now to receive an exclusive sticker! In this beautifully illustrated tale by award-winning author Grace Lin, join Jin the Stone Lion on a quest to return the Sacred Sphere to the spirit worl...

Guess what?? The Gate, the Girl and the Dragon GIFT BOX is now available!

Great for a holiday gift (be an early bird) or a special present—this box is VERY limited, so order yours now:

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Early chapter books

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#ReadYourWorld #chapterbooks #reading #newrelease

Federal court says copyrighted books are fair use for AI training Anthropic didn’t break the law when it trained its chatbot with copyrighted books, a judge said, but it must go to trial for allegedly using pirated books.

I once had a fight with my publisher's lawyer over what constitutes "fair use." He said reprinting 4 lines of a poem without the poet's explicit permission was too much. But AI gobbling up whole books now counts as "fair use." Something is definitely wrong with US copyright law.

Screenshot of article excerpt: The Education Department also was concerned about other words in the application, said Adrian Klenz, who works with deafblind adults in the state. He said he has talked with state officials about the discontinuation of the grant. “I was told that apparently the administration is going through past grants and two words were flagged: One was transition and one was privilege,” Klenz said. “Transition — transitioning from childhood to adulthood. Privilege came up because a parent wrote a glowing review of staff that said what a privilege it was to work with them.” ProPublica obtained a copy of the grant application and confirmed that those words were included.

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss.

A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Simple Teacher Moves to Improve the Classroom (Opinion) Educators suggest ideas that can easily be incorporated into daily lessons without disrupting the flow of instruction.

Educators suggest ideas that can easily be incorporated into daily lessons without disrupting the flow of instruction. @larryferlazzo.bsky.social

I’m seeing reports that they have settled at $3,000 per work, and if so, I need to see the settlement amount

"But, Matthew, what is "acting right" when it comes to books?"

Here's a handy guide adapted from Ranganathan:

1. Every book its reader
2. Every reader its book
3. Don't like a book, don't read it
4. Let other people read what they want
5. Libraries are for everyone

Comfort and Discovery: 35 Picture Book Fiction Series These bright additions to picture book series will allow children to go on new adventures with familiar characters.

These bright additions to picture book series will allow children to go on new adventures with familiar characters.

Climate change tests the resilience of people and desert-adapted wildlife in Namibia SESFONTEIN, Namibia ­­­— “I want my children to see a rhino with their own eyes — not only in Etosha [National Park],” says Sofia /Nuas, a member of the Sesfontein Conservancy Committee, located in…

A key to Namibia's wildlife recovery is the model of community-based natural resource management.

But a recent 11-year dry spell has tested the resilience of the model and the people and natural systems that depend on it.

Global brands join drive for deforestation-free palm oil in Indonesia’s Aceh JAKARTA — Some of the world’s biggest consumer brands are banding together to tackle deforestation in one of Earth’s richest biodiversity hotspots in Indonesia. The companies, including Nestlé,…

Major brands launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Working Group to align with a road map for deforestation-free palm oil in the Indonesian province.

The initiative aims to boost the livelihoods of farmers, protect high conservation value forests, & help producers comply with new global rules.

Unmasking the Sea Star Killer After a decade of carnage, we finally know what’s devastating sea stars along North America’s West Coast. Does that mean scientists can save them?

I've loved sea stars my whole life. So when I found out that @biographic.bsky.social was getting exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the scientists tracking a notorious sea star killer, I knew we had to send the best of the best. Enter @craigwelch.bsky.social. A must read:

Aardvark Burrows Could be Ground Zero for the Next Pandemic - bioGraphic Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.

I first pitched this piece as a story on how aardvark burrows are like the airports of the zoonoses world, with all sorts of creatures (and their microbes) mixing and mingling in tight spaces www.biographic.com/aardvark-bur...

New K-Pop Books You Have to Read This Year Whether K-Pop Demon Hunters launched you into the fandom or you've been here for years, you need to pick up these new K-pop books!

New K-Pop Books You Have to Read This Year bookriot.com/new-k-pop-bo...
Feat. The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams, I'll Love You Forever by Giaae Kwon, and ASAP, Axie Oh's sequel to XOXO.

Jin live in London: a refreshing, charisma-filled concept that’s not without spectacle The BTS singer’s first solo tour puts him in the role of variety show host, delivering emotionally rich performances between fun and games

NME gives ‘RUNSEOKJIN_epTOUR’ 4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Jin live in London: a refreshing, charisma-filled concept that’s not without spectacle.”

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#진 #Jin #BTS #방탄소년단 #DS_BTSJin #music #RunSeokJin_EPTour #musicsky

Jin live in London review: BTS star offers solo stardom and silliness This solo show from the BTS star proves a more than satisfactory alternative before the group make their grand return next year.

Jin live in London review: BTS star offers solo stardom and silliness www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/jin-li...