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Melissa Stewart
@mstewartscience.bsky.social
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Writes science books for kids. Cares deeply about literacy and science education. Nonfiction advocate. She/her https://melissa-stewart.com
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I'm looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
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@ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz
@ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
February 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
What a treat!
Thank you to the librarian who sent me photos of her students presenting projects related to Mee the Mini-mammals.
@brianlies.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@simonkids.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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scbwiepa.bsky.social
Don't miss the first two in the series— @mstewartscience.bsky.social l & www.alanbarillaro.com
and the March and April Webinars with @corinnaluyken.bsky.social & @erinentrada.bsky.social
If there's no hook, there's no book: Tips and Tools for Writing Nonfiction with Melissa Stewart (author photo) Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 5pm MST (graphic bear with glasses reading a book) part of The Path To Publishing 2026 series form the Rocky Mountain Chapter of SCBWI The Long Game: Why Great Stories Take Time (and That's Okay)with Alan Barillaro (author photo) Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7pm MST (graphic bear with glasses reading a book) part of The Path To Publishing 2026 series form the Rocky Mountain Chapter of SCBWI
February 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
What a treat!
Thank you to the librarian who sent me photos of her students presenting projects related to Mee the Mini-mammals.
@brianlies.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
You can register here:
tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz
@ncte.org
@nctecla.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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macappiello.bsky.social
Looking forward to this conversation, and this amazing conference!
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
You can register here:
tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz
@ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibraries #TLchat #edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
February 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Looking forward to this virtual conference on Feb 20.
You can register here:
tinyurl.com/9rc9d4yz
@ncte.org @nctecla.bsky.social
@juanamartinezn.bsky.social @macappiello.bsky.social
#edsky #kidlit #nonfiction
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
ICYMI: I made a book trailer for MONARCH AND MOURNING CLOAK! It's very soothing. @mstewartscience.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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xeniahadj.bsky.social
Looking forward to the CLA Online Research Conference and this featured session with Lesa Cline-Ransome, Candace Fleming, @juanamartinezn.bsky.social, @mstewartscience.bsky.social, Nancy Johnson, @macappiello.bsky.social, Grace Enriquez, and Courtney Shimek.
CLA Online Research Conference, February 20, 2026. Featured session: Book creators and ed researchers in conversation. Registration Link
February 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
It's Western Monarch Day!
The perfect time to preorder our upcoming book. Signed copies available via
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #bookrecommendation
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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exlibrismrhunt.bsky.social
“A LLM assembles a product that looks like the product humans create when we write, but the process is completely different.”

I’ve read AI sentiments similar to this, BUT, as I read @mstewartscience.bsky.social just now, I put internally voiced emphasis on
*looks like* …

A thought solidified…

1/3
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
It's Western Monarch Day!
The perfect time to preorder our upcoming book. Signed copies available via @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
#TLsky #Skybrarian #edusky #bookrecommendation
February 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
The Act of Writing and the Rise of AI
tinyurl.com/xyxczxwm
#edusky #nonfiction #kidlit #TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
The Act of Writing and the Rise of AI
tinyurl.com/xyxczxwm
#edusky #nonfiction #kidlit #TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
The Act of Writing and the Rise of AI
tinyurl.com/xyxczxwm
#edusky #nonfiction #kidlit #TLsky #Skybrarians #SchoolLibraries @steamteambooks.bsky.social
The Act of Writing and the Rise of AI
Last  week, as I was writing this post , about the importance of writing in my life, I began thinking about how AI might rob young people of...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:28 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Writers! Librarians! Teachers!
Looking forward to this virtual presentation.
Register: www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2...
@scbwi.bsky.social
@scbwirockymtn.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social
@tcbrbookreview.bsky.social
#kidlit #edusky
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Writers! Librarians! Teachers!
Looking forward to this virtual presentation.
Register: www.scbwi.org/events/rmc-2...
@scbwi.bsky.social @scbwirockymtn.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @tcbrbookreview.bsky.social
#kidlit #edusky
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Reposted by Melissa Stewart
sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
Monarch and Mourning Cloak: A Butterfly Journal will be published on March 3! @mstewartscience.bsky.social and I are so proud of this book and we are eager to share it with the world! Here's a sneak peek. @simonkids.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
and I are SO excited about this upcoming book. Preorder via
@silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
for books signed by both of us.
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@simonkids.bsky.social
@steamteambooks.bsky.social

#TLsky #Skybrarian #Schoollibrarians #edusky #TLchat #kidlit
February 2, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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kirstenwlarson.bsky.social
I learned so much speaking with Deborah on the podcast. Thanks for sharing this episode, Melissa!
mstewartscience.bsky.social Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience.bsky.social · 8d
Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
Don't miss this amazing interview about nonfiction craft.
tinyurl.com/554v86nk
@kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @dheiligman.bsky.social offer so many pearls of wisdom.
#TLsky #Skybrarians #kidlit #nonfiction #edusky
February 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
Don't miss this amazing interview about nonfiction craft.
tinyurl.com/554v86nk
@kirstenwlarson.bsky.social @dheiligman.bsky.social offer so many pearls of wisdom.
#TLsky #Skybrarians #kidlit #nonfiction #edusky
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Hooray! There's nothing quite like the moment you get a brand-new book. What a heart-warming treat on a frigid winter day.
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social
#TKsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #edusky #kidlit
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
mstewartscience.bsky.social
Hooray! There's nothing quite like the moment you get a brand-new book. What a heart-warming treat on a frigid winter day.
@sarahsbrannen.bsky.social
@ssedlib.bsky.social
@simonkids.bsky.social
#TKsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #edusky #kidlit
January 31, 2026 at 5:37 PM