Give readers a leg up in the writing of family biographies, history and animal reports, and other explanatory tests. This guide is full of suggestions on where to start your research, how to structure a text, and how to present information clearly. It even includes chapters on incorporating illustrations and graphic organizers and on using technology to write, edit, and distribute your work. An…
If you can't resist shouting out "Who's there?" on cue, The Everything Kids' Knock Knock Book is for you! Features hilarious sections such as: Once Upon a Knock Knock When Fun Comes a Knockin' Tied Up in Knock Knocks Knock Knock Your Socks Off Who's That Knockin'? Packed full of puzzles, games, and activities, The Everything Kids' Knock Knock Book proves that laughter really is the best m…
The important thing is that you've picked up this book and are ready to explore writing haiku, tanka, and other forms of short poetry. Good for you! The suggestions in this guide will help you start experimenting with that wonderful thing called language. Grab a pen and a writer's notebook you're on your way!
Presents a guide to writing various types of essays, including persuasive, comparative, personal, and descriptive as well as innovative essays for the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
Hundreds of jokes, by category, aimed at primary level.
Legends are riveting tales that are based on real events, but exaggerated so that they are not completely true. In this book, readers will learn the most important aspects of what defines a legend, as well as how to tell fact from fiction in these semi-historical tales.
With bright photographs and illustrations, this volume explains the concept of a fable—defining the genre, detailing its characteristics, and reproducing some of the most famous examples of these stories from cultures around the world. Included in the Common Core Reading standards, the fable is an irrefutably fundamental genre that allows young readers to learn universal morals by using anima…
A sprightly text and colorful illustrations follow two creative people-and a talkative dog and cat-through the writing process step by step, from the inspiration for a story to the satisfaction of sharing the book with readers. Eileen Christelow based this instructive picture book on questions children asked during her classroom talks around the country. Simple enough for young children to unde…
A witty anthology of poems from around the world about things that creep, crawl and fly. The illustrator, Alan Baker, won four "Children's Books of the Year" awards in 1989 and a Campaign Press Silver Award and Creative Circle Gold Award in 1990.
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together: With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, The Children's Book of Virtues brings together timeless stori…