"In this lively nonfiction book for young readers, bestselling author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing"--

"Students love to write about things that interest them! This helpful book teaches young writers about fiction and non-fiction styles of writing, different text structures, dialogue, similes, and metaphors, and formulating questions. Children are encouraged to write poems, songs, stories, projects, and simple books. They will also learn about the important parts of a book such as front and back covers, title page, contents, glossary, and index"--

In a humorous and entertaining guide, two-time Newbery Honor-winning author Patricia Reilly Giff breaks down the process of writing fiction into steps, all while trying to cope with the constant distractions from her exuberant seventy-pound golden retriever puppy, Rosie. Citing examples from her award-winning novels she explains how to proceed with each step in chapter sections titled Can You See What I Did? Young writers can find the inspiration...

Paint pictures with your words! From nursery rhymes and song lyrics to formal speeches and historical documents, figurative language makes any kind of writing come alive. The Figuratively Speaking series shows how metaphors, personification, sayings, and similes help tell a story in clever and imaginative ways.

Paint pictures with your words! From nursery rhymes and song lyrics to formal speeches and historical documents, figurative language makes any kind of writing come alive. The Figuratively Speaking series shows how metaphors, personification, sayings, and similes help tell a story in clever and imaginative ways.

"Book advocate Colby Sharp presents more than forty beloved, award-winning, diverse and bestselling authors and illustrators in a creative challenge! Colby Sharp invited more than forty authors and illustrators to provide story starters for each other; photos, drawings, poems, prose, or anything they could dream up. When they received their prompts, they responded by transforming these seeds into any form of creative work they wanted to share. The...

Adventure stories are exciting stories that take readers on a journey out of the ordinary and into the dangerous unknown. This action-packed book introduces young writers to the elements of an adventure story and provides fun ideas for writing a daring tale of one's own!