The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults
Author | : Cheryl Klein |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2016-09-06 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0393292258 |
This master class in writing children’s and young adult novels will teach you everything you need to know to write and publish a great book. The best children’s and young adult novels take readers on wonderful outward adventures and stirring inward journeys. In The Magic Words, editor Cheryl B. Klein guides writers on an enjoyable and practical-minded voyage of their own, from developing a saleable premise for a novel to finding a dream agent. She delves deep into the major elements of fiction—intention, character, plot, and voice—while addressing important topics like diversity, world-building, and the differences between middle-grade and YA novels. In addition, the book’s exercises, questions, and straightforward rules of thumb help writers apply these insights to their own creative works. With its generous tone and useful tools for story analysis and revision, The Magic Words is an essential handbook for writers of children’s and young adult fiction.
The Art of Words
Author | : Robert Vescio |
Publisher | : EK Books |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2021-04-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781925820843 |
Words are everywhere! Come on this lively adventure to learn more about how they can be shortened, extended, and even switched around. Meet ugly words, colourful words, and words that just need a friend. The Art of Words is a unique, fun and interactive story about the magic of words. Two children and their adorable dog are illustrated playfully interacting with letters and words, and discovering myriad word functions and capabilities. Typography is a major feature and each page shows words that are scaled, coloured, and positioned to enhance their meaning and reflect the interplay of their verbal and visual aspects. At only 100 words, this 'language through adventure' book is intended to excite young children about language, especially the joy of words and their capabilities. Visually, it depicts an imaginative natural world with abundant greenery, stars, animals and flowers, and children engaging in sports, adventure and STEM! The illustrations aim to embrace and depict diversity in gender and race and cater to varied literacy levels. The font choices are simple and clear, to ensure beginning readers can engage confidently. Children, parents, carers and teachers alike will delight in this quirky celebration of the joy and power of words. Readers will come to appreciate the joy of making stories from words, and will be reminded that even books that teach can be fun!
Letting Go of the Words
Author | : Janice Redish |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2012-08-14 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 0123859301 |
"Learn how to have great conversations through your site or app. Meet your business goals while satisfying your site visitors' needs. Learn how to create useful and usable content from the master - Ginny Redish. Ginny's easy-to-read style will teach you how to plan, organize, write, design, and test your content"--
My Big Barefoot Book of Wonderful Words
Author | : Barefoot Books |
Publisher | : Barefoot Books |
Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 2019-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1782856609 |
Follow a bustling family through their busy day! Each scene is teeming with people, places and things, and you’ll meet people of all races, cultures, lifestyles and abilities as you go.
What Are Your Words?
Author | : Katherine Locke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2021-05-25 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780316542067 |
Ari knows a lot of words for neighbors, including the pronouns each prefers, and with help from Uncle Lior, who always asks "What are your words," figures out which pronouns--and other words--fit best today.
Words and Your Heart
Author | : Kate Jane Neal |
Publisher | : Feiwel & Friends |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2017-12-26 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250297273 |
This book is about your heart (the little bit inside of you that makes you, you!) The words we listen to can affect how we feel. Some words can do amazing things and make us happy. And some words can really hurt us (we all know what sort of words those are). Our words have power, and we can choose to use them to make the world a better place. Simple, direct, and emotive, Words and Your Heart’s message is that words have extraordinary power–to harm and to heal, to create and to destroy, and to spread love.
The Word Collector
Author | : Peter H. Reynolds |
Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2018-01-30 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 133825717X |
From the beloved bestselling creator of The Dot and our own Happy Dreamer comes an inspiring story about the transformative and profound power of words. Some people collect stamps.Some people collect coins.Some people collect art.And Jerome?Jerome collected words . . . In this extraordinary new tale from Peter H. Reynolds, Jerome discovers the magic of the words all around him -- short and sweet words, two-syllable treats, and multisyllable words that sound like little songs. Words that connect, transform, and empower. From the creator of The Dot and Happy Dreamer comes a celebration of finding your own words -- and the impact you can have when you share them with the world.
The Big Book of Words and Pictures
Author | : Ole Könnecke |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1776571355 |
This large-format boardbook contains the whole world of childhood. There's a kitchen, and all the things in it. There are planes and ships, plants and animals, colors and clothing . . . with enchanting small stories on every page. A perfect companion to the popular Big Book of Animals of the World.