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Article

ADULT
"Guys Read Guy Books"
Scouting Magazine
9/1/2008
Boy Scouts of America

GRADES 9-12
“"Reflections on a Dream Deferred"”
Teaching Tolerance
1/15/2008
Southern Poverty Law Center

GRADES 6-8
“"Facing The Lion"
National Geographic Extreme Explorer
3/1/2008
National Geographic Society

K-5
" “The Noisy Boys Band"
Ranger Rick
9/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

PRESCHOOL
"Animal Tongues"
Scholastic Let's Find Out
3/1/2008
Scholastic Inc.

 

Cover

ADULT
“"Worlds Apart"
Prism
11/1/2008
American Society for Engineering Education

GRADES 9-12
“"The Simple Life"
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
12/1/2008
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

GRADES 6-8
“"Mantis Cover"
National Geographic Extreme Explorer
5/1/2008
National Geographic Society

K-5
“"Hello, Baby Panda!"
Weekly Reader Edition K
11/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

PRESCHOOL
“"P is for Pockets and Pouches"
Sesame Street Magazine
3/1/2008
Sesame Workshop

 

Illustration

ADULT
“"I Didn't Know There Were Cities In Africa"
Teaching Tolerance
9/1/2008
Southern Poverty Law Center

GRADES 9-12
“"Dollar Bagel"
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
10/1/2008
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

GRADES 6-8
“"The Hound of the Baskervilles"
Scholastic Scope
11/10/2008
Scholastic Inc.

K-5
“"Suzie's Wacky Fall Freak-Out Adventure!"
OWL Magazine
10/1/2008
Owlkids

PRESCHOOL
"Keeee-runch!"”
Nick Jr. Magazine
11/1/2008
Nickelodeon

 

Photograph

ADULT
“"Some Disassembly Required”
Prism Magazine"
10/1/2008
American Society for Engineering Education

GRADES 9-12
“"Career World Looks Back"
Career World
2/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

GRADES 6-8
"Tibet on Fire"
Current Events
3/31/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K-5
“"Feeding The Hungry"
Weekly Reader Senior Edition
10/3/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

 

Visual Story

GRADES 6-8
"Snapshots From Around the World"
Junior Scholastic
10/13/2008
Scholastic Inc.

K-5
“"3 Billion Years in School"
Nickelodeon Magazine
10/1/2008
Nickelodean Magazines, Inc.

PRESCHOOL
"Hiding in Plain Sight"
Your Big Backyard
10/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

 

Whole Publication

ADULT
Suffolk Arts+Sciences magazine
9/10/2008
Suffolk University

GRADES 9-12
“"Big Two-Hearted River"
Hollister Kids
3/1/2008
Hollister Kids

GRADES 6-8
“"Wall Street Blues"
Current Events
10/6/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K-5
Ranger Rick Magazine
10/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

PRESCHOOL
Your Big Backyard
6/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

EDITORIAL

Department/Column

ADULT
“"Research and Practice"
Social Education
9/1/2008
National Council for the Social Studies

GRADES 9-12
"DISCOVERIES"
Current Science
1/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

GRADES 6-8
“"Grammar Slammer"
READ
2/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K-5
"Cool Science Jobs"
SuperScience
2/1/2008
Scholastic Inc.

PRESCHOOL
“"Explore the Big Outdoors"
Your Big Backyard
1/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

 

Editorial

ADULT
“"The "Quiet" Troubles of Low-Income Children"
Harvard Education Letter
3/1/2008
Harvard Education Publishing Group

GRADES 9-12
“"Reflections on a Dream Deferred"
Teaching Tolerance
1/15/2008
Southern Poverty Law Center

K-5
“"Eat Your Colors!"
Scholastic News Edition 1
3/1/2008
Scholastic Inc.

PRESCHOOL
“"Thanksgiving Table Manners"
Clifford the Big Red Dog magazine
11/1/2008
Scholastic Inc.

 

Feature Article

ADULT
"Has the Newbery Lost Its Way?"
School Library Journal 
10/1/2008
Reed Business Information

GRADES 9-12
“"Your Voice, Your Vote"
Scholastic Choices
10/1/2008
Scholastic Inc.

GRADES 6-8
“"The Hidden Music of Writing"
Writing
2/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K-5
“"The Noisy Boys Band"
Ranger Rick Magazine
9/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

PRESCHOOL
“"Hair: What's It Fur?"
Your Big Backyard
3/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

 

Fiction

GRADES 6-8
“"The War Dance"
Boys' Life Magazine
11/1/2008
Boy Scouts of America

K-5
“"Extreme Rollers"
chickaDEE Magazine
1/1/2008
Owlkids

PRESCHOOL
“"Fishy Poems"
Your Big Backyard
5/1/2008
National Wildlife Federation

 

How-to Feature

ADULT
“"No Free Lunch"
American School Board Journal
6/1/2008
National School Boards Association

GRADES 9-12
“"The Menu Maze"
Current Health 2
2/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

GRADES 6-8
“"On the Case"
National Geographic Extreme Explorer
10/1/2008
National Geographic School Publishing

K-5
"Draw Eye-Catching, On-the-Nose, Loud-Mouth Cartoon Faces!!"
Nickelodeon Magazine
4/1/2008
Nickelodean Magazine, Inc.

PRESCHOOL
“"Exercise Like Animals!"
Let's Find Out
2/1/2008
Scholastic Inc.

 

Interview/Profile

ADULT
“"Shut Down the Parental ATM"
Scouting Magazine
10/1/2008
Boy Scouts of America

K-5
“"Blind Ambition"
National Geographic Kids
11/1/2008
National Geographic Society

 

Learned Article

ADULT
“"Small Kids, Big Words"
Harvard Education Letter
5/1/2008
Harvard Education Publishing Group

 

News Story

ADULT
“"The Cost of Autism"
American School Board Journal
3/1/2008
National School Boards Association

GRADES 6-8
“"Tragedy at Little Sioux"
Boys' Life Magazine
10/1/2008
Boy Scouts of America

K-5
“"Bye Bye, Bus!"
Scholastic News Edition 3
9/8/2008
Scholastic Inc.

 

Newsletter/E-Newsletter

ADULT
“"Teacher Gazette"
9/1/2008
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

GRADES 9-12
“"Human Sexuality Supplement"
Current Health 2
1/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

PRESCHOOL
“"Animal Teeth, Dogs Have Doctors Too!, My Class Raised Butterflies"
Clifford the Big Red Dog magazine
Scholastic Inc.

 

Series

ADULT
“"Immigration and Diversity"
American School Board Journal
9/1/2008
National School Boards Association

GRADES 9-12
“"Crunch Time"
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
11/1/2008
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

GRADES 6-8
“"Nothing"
YES Mag: The Science Magazine For Adventurous Minds
9/1/2008
Peter Piper Publishing Inc.

K-5
“"Animal Rescue series"
National Geographic Kids
3/1/2008
National Geographic Society

PRESCHOOL
“"Wolves In Winter"
Let's Find Out
1/1/2008
Scholastic Inc.

 

WHOLE PUBLICATION

Anniversary or Commemorative Edition

ADULT
“"Twentieth Anniversary Issue"
Social Studies and the Young Learner
9/1/2008
National Council for the Social Studies

GRADES 9-12
“"Faces of the Future: Hispanics Who Will Influence the World"
Hollister Kids
9/15/2008
Hollister Kids

 

Most Improved

ADULT
“"Changing Schools, Everyday Innovations, Vol. 59/Fall 2008"
12/20/2008
Mid-continent Research for Education & Learning

GRADES 9-12
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
11/1/2008
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

 

One-Theme Issue

ADULT
“"The Collaboration Age"
12/1/2008
Edutopia
The George Lucas Educational Foundation

GRADES 9-12
“"Now What? Leaving the System: A Special Issue on Permanency"
Represent
3/1/2008
Youth Communication

GRADES 6-8
“"POETRY"
READ
4/18/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

K-5
“"Travel to the Arctic!"
chickaDEE Magazine
11/1/2008
Owlkids

PRESCHOOL
"Our Five Senses"
Weekly Reader Edition Pre-K
11/1/2008
Weekly Reader Publishing Group

 

Periodical of the Year

ADULT
The Penn Stater
Penn State Alumni Association

GRADES 9-12
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

GRADES 6-8
YES Mag: The Science Magazine For Adventurous Minds
Peter Piper Publishing Inc.

K-5
Scholastic DynaMath magazine
Scholastic Inc.

PRESCHOOL
National Geographic Little Kids
National Geographic Society

 

Sponsored Publication

ADULT
“"Let's Get Ready! Planning Together for Emergencies"
9/17/2008
Sesame Workshop

GRADES 9-12
“"Major League Baseball Players Trust - Sponsored Ad"
11/1/2008
The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

GRADES 6-8
“"Leonardo da Vinci: Man, Inventor, Genius"
Hollister Kids
10/1/2008
Hollister Kids

 


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