EditorialMichelle Liwacz reads her first grade class a book called “If Sharks Disappeared,” at Slackwood Elementary in Lawrence Township, N.J. on May 31, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialMichelle Liwacz reads her first grade class a book called “If Sharks Disappeared,” at Slackwood Elementary in Lawrence Township, N.J. on May 31, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialMichelle Liwacz reads her first grade class a book called “If Sharks Disappeared,” at Slackwood Elementary in Lawrence Township, N.J. on May 31, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialMichelle Liwacz reads her first grade class a book called “If Sharks Disappeared,” at Slackwood Elementary in Lawrence Township, N.J. on May 31, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialMichelle Liwacz reads her first grade class a book called “If Sharks Disappeared,” at Slackwood Elementary in Lawrence Township, N.J. on May 31, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialMichelle Liwacz reads her first grade class a book called “If Sharks Disappeared,” at Slackwood Elementary in Lawrence Township, N.J. on May 31, 2023. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)