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Welcome to Platinum sponsor @jeannewharvey.bsky.social ! Ablaze with Color is a stunning celebration of art and imagination that tells the incredible and inspiring true story of pioneering artist Alma Thomas.

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This will be an excellent conference for anyone interested in climate data and data visualisation.

'All the Blues in the Sky' by Renée Watson Wins Newbery; 'Fireworks', illustrated by Cátia Chien, Earns Caldecott at 2026 Youth Media Awards | School Library Journal All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson wins the Newbery; Fireworks, illustrated by Cátia Chien, earns the Caldecott and Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories, an anthology edited by Cynth...

All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson Wins Newbery; Fireworks illustrated by Cátia Chien Earns Caldecott at 2026 Youth Media Awards
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The real breakthrough of the year isn’t AI.

It’s the explosive growth of renewable energy.

This Holiday, Give the Auntly Gift of Books Young nieces and nephews may not thrill to them—but there is virtually no better way of inviting them into the world of your own childhood imagination.

Sometimes you need a pusher in your life. Like, a book pusher.

The More We Study Forests, the More It Seems Like Plants Might Be Cooperating and "Talking" to Each Other Trees may look still and silent, but they’re engaged in a constant, complex dialogue—through air, soil, and even electricity.

Plant communication is not a fantasy; it's a biological response to specific cues.
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19 Ways to Help the Climate, Ranked Data shows the most impactful actions individuals can take to help cut carbon emissions are living car-free, flying less and using renewable energy at home.

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Thank you Camilo for your hard work

An illustration comparing a kingfisher beak to a high-speed train

An engineer wanted to make a quiet high-speed train. “The question then occurred to me — is there some living thing that manages sudden changes in air resistance as a part of daily life?” The answer: the kingfisher. See my story today for more tales of bioinspiration. Gift link: nyti.ms/4otNQyl

Solar and wind will generate 50% or more of the ANNUAL electricity in eleven nations by 2030.

Add hydro, other renewables and nuclear and the world will be ~50% non-fossil power by 2030.

Add rapid EV growth and Petrostate Politicos panic.

Their panic is for a good reason. #energysky

Meet the Women of the ‘Alt Food System’ In ‘Reaping What She Sows,’ author Nancy Matsumoto documents the women designing food systems that benefit communities and the environment.

In her new book, "Reaping What She Sows," author @nancymatsumoto.bsky.social documents the women who are working outside the industrial food system and creating short supply chains that consider factors other than profit.

Paul Cézanne ~ House and Tree, 1873

Our third episode of This is Wild is out! It’s on the incredible monarchs of Michoacán. Kristina Timon (IG: @hobopeeba) took these gorgeous photos which illustrate how the forests become totally blanketed in butterflies!

Please spread the words of Climate Justice advocate Charitie Ropati, who is Native (Yup'ik) and Pacific Islander (Samoan), with ties to both the Pacific and the Arctic.

This typhoon originated in the Pacific, then went upwards to Northern Alaska. We are all connected.

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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Nonfiction Mentors Texts to Guide Revision of Informational Writing
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Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years There’s been a revolution in children’s storytelling—and it’s not just that the stories are more diverse.

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Just look at what happened with solar investment - it’s astonishing.

Solar has seen the most rapid investment growth, soaring from $142 billion in 2015 to a projected $441 billion this year.

Reviving the Old Bay To undo centuries of damage in the Chesapeake Bay, six states are fixing forests, farms, city runoff, wetlands, rivers and oyster reefs across this massive watershed.

The U.S.’s largest estuary is showing signs of revival. Once written off as a dead zone, water clarity in Chesapeake Bay has improved, underwater grasses are expanding, and crab populations are steadier thanks to decades of pollution controls. Nature buff.ly/morNFth
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Wind and solar generated a monthly record high percentage of 26.3% of China's electricity in April 2025. They generated 25.7% in May 2025.

W&S gained a big 4.3 points of market share from July 2024 to July 2025.

W&S will soon generate 30% plus of China's electricity in multiple months. #energysky

China's July 2025 solar production was ~50% higher than its July 2024 solar output!

China's solar generated 839 TWh in 2024 and will likely exceed 1,200 TWh in 2025.

China's solar will generate in 2025 an amount of electricity equal to about 27% of USA's electricity demand. #energysky

Why Shop? In Maine, the Library of Things Has It All (Almost).

Lots of libraries are doing a bit of “thing” lending but this shows the way libraries should be moving forward: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...

Review of the Day: City Summer, Country Summer by Kiese Laymon, ill. Alexis Franklin A beauty, kid-friendly, fun, touching, and there’s just the barest hint of bittersweetness at its core. In short, the perfect summer picture book.

A beauty, kid-friendly, fun, touching, and there’s just the barest hint of bittersweetness at its core. In short, the perfect summer picture book. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/08/07/r...

Burrowing Owl standing on one leg

Today is International Owl Awareness Day 🦉 (Burrowing Owl)

It is the depths of summer and I am procrastinating from with article revisions, slowly losing my mind. So, for as long as I can be bothered to reply, 1 like = one book or article, presented without explanation that is a masterpiece of historical scholarship.

How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong Language is said to make us human. What if birds talk, too?

Scientists have been trying to understand the vocalizations of birds—and discovering that the animals have intellectual abilities far greater than most people had imagined.

The Most Common Reason Why Children Don’t Become Fluent Readers… And What We Can Do About It There are myriad reasons why a child might struggle to become a fluent reader: they might have extreme difficulties in learning to decode words relating to phonological issues, working memory or ot…

**New blog** - It's been a while so reposts hugely appreciated.

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This month marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

If you're looking for a way to introduce this defining moment to young readers, please consider sharing my picture book, MARVELOUS CORNELIUS, illus. by John Parra.

As Mr. Rogers taught us, in moments such as these, "look for the helpers."

NYC’s Urban Textscape Analyzing All of the Words Found on NYC Streets

This is an incredibly cool project to identify and map all the words that appear on the streets of New York City pudding.cool/2025/07/stre...