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This Month's Focus: STEAM Summer Reading
Use the featured resources below to extend summer reading with some of our most popular STEAM books that teach sustainability and encourage outdoor exploration!


⭐ Educator Partner Spotlight

Looking to build your outdoor education skills? Our partner Mass Audubon provides professional development workshops for early and K-12 educators, and adult learners.

We’re thrilled to announce that Barefoot Books Water is featured in Mass Audubon’s BRAND NEW Wondrous Water professional development workshop for early educators! This training is for children ages 0-8 and is available virtually (or in-person regionally) to educators everywhere!

Water is all around us and children are innately curious about this essential element. There are many ways to dive into the wondrous world of water: students can discover the importance of water across different cultures or through scientific exploration, geography, art, and more!

This unique training draws inspiration from two locally produced children’s books: Water by Christy Mihaly and Nature Smarts: All About Water by the educators of Mass Audubon, to help you learn how to implement rich learning opportunities and engage your students with hands-on, inquiry-based activities that get kids excited to learn more about water.


More for Educators

Classroom set of Diversity and Global Awareness books

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Wafa', author of Nour's Secret Library, holding her book and standing in front of a group of listening children

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Upcoming Events

Wednesday, June 19 - Sunday, June 23, 2024
Beijing Book Fair

Don't miss us as part of the UK Publishers Association at Beijing Book Fair! Visit us at stand E1.A12a

Thursday, June 27 - Tuesday, July 2, 2024
2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition

We're an exhibitor at the American Library Association's annual conference! "Join us for top-quality education and best practices; featured thought leaders; and special programming for library professionals looking to further develop their libraries, communities, and careers!"

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