Writing For Children

Adapted from the New York Times best seller by Random House's longtime copy chief, this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience, entertains as well as instructs.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade five, is based on the real-life events of the Spanish fleet commanded by Ferdinand Magellan in the early 1500s. It follows the adventures of Juan de Zubileta, a young boy who serves as a page aboard one of the ships. In addition to the story, this audio study provides a full lesson on the importance of setting in a story, the three most utilized points of view, and features key vocabulary words.

This book is your guide to preparing your child from age 2 to 5, to make them ready for school. It gives you reading, writing, math and craft activities essential for early learning. There are book, rhyme and song lists. The book is linked to a website which gives you worksheets, friezes and extra craft activities. The book is based on proven learning strategies used in an English Pre-School/Nursery School and written by Sarah Giles who has over 30 years experience in this field. The book will help you select activities suitable for your child's age and help them learn every step of the way...

Willow Tree Moon's investigation of a child abduction snowballs into many abductions and missing children from the town of Mercy. The local mayor is becoming an interesting suspect. In an out of body experience, Willow Tree gets all the evidence she needs to put the mayor away if she can make it out alive. Eno ni Esrith, a lieutenant in the Vaedran Star Force takes down a grey's ship but suffers damage to his own ship. He helps a local police officer rescue two little girls and soon discovers a different kind of war going on planet-side and decides to help Willow Tree in her search for ...

Fun-loving, mischievous Fox is late for lunch, so he hops on his skateboard. Go, Fox, go! What is this winning trickster character doing, zooming over and under and around on his skateboard? His animal friends follow him home to find out—and get a big surprise!

It's Christmas and school has broken up for the holidays. Overnight it snowed, which Mason is thrilled with. Together with his parent's he's off to visit his nana. Mason loves her house, because it's huge and old, and there are lots of places for a boy to hide. While his parent's and nana are watching television, Mason sneaks up to the attic. There he finds a chest full of marvels and what appears to be a treasure map. Another fabulous story from award winning author, Robert E. Kearns Now with a Five Star editorial review from Readers' Favorite.

This is the third of a series of second-grade spelling books. Research studies have shown that writing makes your brain process information in a more detailed way and optimizes memory. Sight Words for 2nd Graders books are broken down into smaller segments to build self-confidence in your child. Your child will gain confidence by completing the whole book and will be motivated to continue learning.

Spelling Six is the sixth in the Spelling for Kids interactive spelling workbooks series, which features spelling words that will quickly improve vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling skills. It makes a great addition to any school or home-school curriculum! Our fun and enabling spelling system can be used by your whole family at home, and it can also be used by schoolteachers for all children. They can start their practice one year earlier and at their own pace.

Fun-loving, mischievous Fox wishes he were a tiger. Tigers are big and fast and sneaky. So he decides to become one! Soon Turtle and Rabbit are joining in the fun. But will Fox want to be a tiger forever? In Fox the Tiger, this winning trickster character and his animal friends learn that the best thing to be is yourself. Fox the Tiger is a My First I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child.

What could be worse than living in a tiny house in the tiny town of Wisteria with twin brothers who believe they’re superheroes? Answer: the voices in Jett’s head. They buzz with bits of a bad memory, and they’re getting louder every day. A friend recommends a book sure to unscramble her confusion, but it’s disappeared, and nobody wants to talk about it. Enraged, Jett and her friends rally up a team to fight the censorship, even enlisting her clever pet bunny, Felix, one-eared Grey Cat, and the ghosts of a few authors known for shaking things up.

If the book tells a true story, you're listening to nonfiction. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you get the facts on nonfiction.

You can take audiences to faraway places. You can make giraffes burp and hippos sing. You can turn the sky purple and make audiences wonder what’s coming next. You can write awesome stories!

If words describe a feeling or some words rhyme, you're listening to a poem. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the beauty of poetry.

You can write about the zombie in your dream. You can collect facts, maps, and ticket stubs. You can jot down thoughts that make you giggle or scream. You can write an amazing journal!

Do you wish to help your child improve their grammar, vocabulary, as well as spelling skills, to help them in an upcoming spelling bee or simply help them improve their performance in language? If you’ve answered YES, You’ve Just Discovered The Perfect Spelling Bee Guide, With over 400+ Words (level 2) to Help Your Kid Master Comprehension, Writing, Spelling And Usage Of Each Word! Learning spelling can greatly give your school-going child an edge, not just in a spelling bee but in other aspects of their school life.

A naïve plan to run away and cruel misfortune puts twelve-year-old Robert and his best friend Michael on a British naval vessel. When the boys are found huddling at the bottom of a lifeboat, they are forced into service and their hopes for an easy passage are crushed. Now they must figure out how to survive in this harsh maritime world and find a way out, without getting shot as deserters. Horrible squalls, a mysterious initiation at the Equator, and and untimely death during a perilous rounding of Cape Horn fill the months with adventure.

In this heartwarming holiday tale, bestselling author Sylvia Price brings to life the importance of family, forgiveness, and second chances. As the holiday season approaches, Beth Campbell's bed and breakfast is quiet, and she's looking forward to a little downtime with her boyfriend Sean Pennington. But when unexpected visitors arrive, including her son Brian, his wife, and their children, Beth's plans are turned upside down. Brian is determined to convince his mother to leave Nova Scotia and return home to Ottawa with him, but Beth has other ideas. Meanwhile, Beth’s daughter Lillie is ...

Perfect Pronunciation: The World Ocean taps into kids’ passion for the wonders of the ocean and its resident animals to turn English instruction into a pause-resister. While using modern pedagogy to ensure a proper foundation and sequencing of material, it wraps the lessons in fun detail. Kids get to use their newly-acquired English skills to find out more about bodies of water covering 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Creating material and lessons that tap into children’s innate motivation has been shown time and again to increase commitment to language learning.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, composer, essayist, and adventure writer. "The Silverado Squatters" is a travelogue of his honeymoon in the Napa Valley. "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes" (1879), one of his earliest published works, is considered a milestone of outdoor literature. The short story "A Lodging for the Night" (1877) was Stevenson's first published fiction, at the age of 27, while Kidnapped (1886) is an historical novel set in 18th-century Scotland, about the Appin Murder.

Some schools don't even teach spelling as part of their curriculum, so how can you give your child that helpful boost that can propel them to succeed? At-home spelling practice is the answer! Inside this book, you will find 36 weeks of spelling practice, designed for your Grade 2 child. Each week covers 10 new words, and when appropriate the definition is given as the sentence example to aid with vocabulary. At the end of the week, your child will be tested on each of the 10 words, so you can gauge their mastery.