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Hi! I'm Mia Wenjen. I blog at PragmaticMom.com, run nonprofit ReadYourWorld.org, and write children's books (MiaWenjen.com). Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MiaWenjen

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · May 6

Today is My Book Birthday for The Traveling Taco & 10 Book GIVEAWAY!

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#ReadYourWorld #picturebook #giveaway #immigrant #food

Today is My Book Birthday for The Traveling Taco & 10 Book GIVEAWAY! - Pragmatic Mom

Today is my book birthday for The Traveling Taco! To celebrate, I’m giving away 10 signed copies! Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter! The Traveling Taco by Mia Wenjen, illustrat...

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

I made a FREE Geography Game for The Traveling Taco

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#ReadYourWorld #FoodHistory #picturebooks #game

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

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160 Chinese American Children's Books (ages 2-16)

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#ReadYourWorld #KidLit #ChineseAmerican

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

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16 Wonderful Picture Books Related to Taiwan

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

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20 Diverse Soccer Books for Kids

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#ReadYourWorld #soccer #KidLit #picturebooks #middlegrade #chapterbooks

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

First grade teacher's fierce 'private parts' song is shifting the way we talk about abuse

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#privateparts #abuse #song #educators

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

Retail Prices Were Heading in the Right Direction—Then Tariffs Hit

Analysis of coffee and other goods by Business School’s Alberto Cavallo looks at levies through the eyes of consumers.

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#tariffs #prices #inflation

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

Spelling instruction found to boost reading skills

A meta-analysis published in the Journal of Learning Disabilities shows that formal spelling instruction has a significant effect on students' spelling and reading abilities.

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

US sees steep drop in foreign students

International student arrivals to the U.S. fell 19% in August amid visa delays, new travel bans, and heightened scrutiny under the Trump administrationn w/ steep declines from India, China, and African nations

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 1d

85M children worldwide lack access to education

Of the 234 million children around the world who struggle to access quality education, 85 million are not attending school at all, UNICEF reports, noting that 52% of those affected are girls.

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

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78 Great DIVERSE Early Chapter Books

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#ReadYourWorld #chapterbooks #diverse

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

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12 Children's Books to Teach Idioms

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#ReadYourWorld #idioms #KidLit

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

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30 Great Children's Books on World Religions

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#ReadYourWorld #WorldReligions #KidLit

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

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62 Great South Asian American Children's Books

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#ReadYourWorld #SouthAsian #KidLit

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

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18 Wonderful Picture Books about the Arab World

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#ReadYourWorld #Muslim #KidLit

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

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27 Wonderful Ramadan Books for Kids of All Ages

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#ReadYourWorld #Ramadan #Eid #KidLit

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

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50 Contemporary #OwnVoices Jewish Children's Books

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#ReadYourWorld #Jewish #KidLit #contemporarystories

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

Union sues Education Dept. over altered furlough emails, alleging that it altered furloughed employees' out-of-office emails to blame Senate Democrats for the government shutdown.
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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

5 Picture Books about Libraries Around the World & Signed Book GIVEAWAY!

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#ReadYourWorld #giveaway #picturebooks #library #bannedbooks

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 2d

A year in the life of a middle schooler buff.ly/bYrCQXZ via A Kid's Book A Day #ReadYourWorld #KidLit #middlegrade #graphicnovel

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 4d

Newly Updated! 30 Great Children's Books on World Religions buff.ly/Mc1li4W via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #WorldReligions #KidLit

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 4d

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64 Physical and Developmental Challenge Books for Kids

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#ReadYourWorld #disability #KidLit

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 4d

Newly Updated! 32 Books About Cancer For Kids and Teens buff.ly/ISpp5JB via @pragmaticmom #ReadYourWorld #cancer #KidLit

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 5d

"History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes."--Mark Twain kennn.com/Jbqsqj via @poetweatherford #ReadYourWorld #KidLit #picturebooks #biography #BlackHistory

“History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.”–Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s words resonate with me not because I am a poet and a history buff but because today’s headlines sometimes feel ripped from the past. My poetic books on historical subjects …

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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Together by Chloe Douglass - PPBF buff.ly/T12Dijx via @phtilton #ReadYourWorld #picturebook #newrelease

Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 5d

Learning from the past buff.ly/wqPfvvI via A Kid's Book A Day #ReadYourWorld #KidLit #Constitution #History