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Humanities Montana Grants
Grant money is available to book Heidi DeStefano as a speaker for Montana communities. Her program, Community Literacy Cafe , offers...
Heidi DeStefano
Mar 41 min read
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December Classroom Visits
Spending the day at a rural elementary school was a fabulous way to finish out 2024! In addition to helping first grade celebrate their...
Heidi DeStefano
Jan 201 min read
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Book Signing for Chickie Jurin's Zamboozie Stew at Teachers Corner
https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/living/article_84d15d72-87ad-56ca-9616-321f194a7428.html Thank you to Teacher's Corner in...
Heidi DeStefano
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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Recycling Center Visit
Photographers Christine and Ronda took students to visit their local recycling center. Students learned how the center works and how they...
Heidi DeStefano
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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Series Goes to Uganda
My friend Lila took the Meet the Applemans series to Uganda and uses it with some of the students she works with. I'm excited the books...
Heidi DeStefano
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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Rural School Visit
Students enjoy making applesauce to celebrate their completion of the Meet the Appleman series. We appreciate our friend Ronda. She...
Heidi DeStefano
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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Galloping Away
Thirteen-year-old Alex needs to prove herself a capable horse trainer if she hopes to keep her beloved colt. This is the perfect book for...
Heidi DeStefano
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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Perfect!
PERFECT is a contemporary middle grade novel featuring a strong protagonist with OCD. Unfortunately, Saloma's coping strategies for...
Heidi DeStefano
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Author/Photographer Visit
In January, Christine and I, along with our friend Rhonda, visited a rural school to celebrate the first grade's completion of the Meet...
Heidi DeStefano
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Heidi DeStefano
Dec 3, 20210 min read
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Welcome to the Ranch
"I like Welcome to the Ranch because it has rainbows."
Heidi DeStefano
Nov 19, 20211 min read
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Big and Little
Look at this horse. Horses are my favorite.
Heidi DeStefano
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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Dick's Funeral
I like Dick's Funeral because I like the casket and wagon wheels. Z-
Heidi DeStefano
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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Author/Photographer School Visit
It was an exciting afternoon of fun and learning during a recent author/photographer visit to a host of energetic learners in rural...
Heidi DeStefano
Nov 17, 20211 min read
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Maps in Children's Books
Using the ranch map included in the Meet the Applemans K-1 Reading Series has been an unexpected delight. I didn’t anticipate six and...
Heidi DeStefano
Nov 3, 20212 min read
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Book a Snow Day
Waking to a bright world of swirling white, I worried I had slept in. The windows were frosty around the edges and the landscape of snow...
Heidi DeStefano
Oct 13, 20211 min read
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Meet the Applemans Book Series Spanish Translation Project Completed
The thirty eight books in the Meet the Appleman series have been translated into Spanish by the Stocktrail Elementary School in Wyoming....
Heidi DeStefano
Jun 2, 20211 min read
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Using the Appleman Series in Schools
It was exciting to see the Appleman book series used in multiple ways in schools this year. Not only was it a resource for traditional...
Heidi DeStefano
Jun 1, 20211 min read
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Tall, Short, or Monkey Tailed?
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUmJnV2HZSLKiMxtN8V1_L0A This magnetic letter sort is my favorite because it helps students...
Heidi DeStefano
May 8, 20201 min read
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Don't Fall Off the Cliff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_4WUxDav9M&list=UUmJnV2HZSLKiMxtN8V1_L0A&index=2&t=0s Letter formation practice doesn't have to be...
Heidi DeStefano
May 7, 20201 min read
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