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Mercer Mayer

Children's Illustrator

Books by this illustrator

Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like

Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like

Joanna P. Williams

Illustrator:

Mercer Mayer

Age Level:

6-9

Genre:

Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales, Fiction

Recent blog posts

Book Life

Reading with Heart

preschool boy looking at book in library

Shanahan on Literacy

Is Print Awareness Part of the Science of Reading?

3 elementary students writing on flip chart in social studies unit

Shanahan on Literacy

My Problem with Teaching Text Organization

Elementary teacher discussing assignment with three students in media center

Right to Read

Classroom Observations: We Should Do Them, So Why Don’t We?

Illustration of young girl reading a book sitting on top of the world

Book Life

Learning to Read Around the World: Greece

Elementary teacher working with student during reading instruction

Shanahan on Literacy

Eight Ways to Help Kids Read Complex Text

Illustration of young girl reading a book sitting on top of the world

Book Life

Learning to Read Around the World: Bulgaria

Elementary teacher explaining social studies lesson to group of kids in classroom

Right to Read

The Standards Trap: Why Grade-Level Teaching Fails Our Students

Young girl smiling while reading Go Dog Go

Book Life

Learning During School Breaks

Latino first grader reading on tablet in classroom

Shanahan on Literacy

Is Comprehension Better with Digital Text? An Updated Post with New Research

elementary principal is school hallways with students rushing by

Right to Read

Getting Reading Right Is Messy: No One Has It All Figured Out

Young girl showing her model of insect parts

Book Life

Like a Fly on a Wall

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