Writing For Children

Ready to build a fairy tale? First, you’ll need the right tools. Open this title in the Writer’s Toolbox series and discover plenty of tips and tools to get you started. Soon you’ll be writing magical adventures like a pro!

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 ...

Are your kids lagging in creative writing at school? Do your kids struggle with ideas for story writing? You are not alone, as many parents face identical challenges. This easy-to-understand, short story writing audiobook for kids is guaranteed to improve your child’s story writing skills. From idea generation, to elements of a story, to picking up a title - parents and teachers, we have you covered.

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!

Are you worried about your English skills? Do you want to sound like a native speaker each time you open your mouth? Overcoming your accent and mastering the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation can be challenging, depending on your native tongue. Listening and practicing vocally are the best ways to perfect new language skills, regardless of your current level.

Discover the power of second chances in this heartwarming series of love, loss, and a fresh start from bestselling author Sylvia Price. Beth Campbell is on a journey to rediscover her roots and find happiness in the simple things. She has returned to her hometown in Nova Scotia and has decided to start a bed and breakfast. With the help of her friends and newfound inspiration from a diary she finds, she also begins writing a book. When a young preacher and his wife come to stay at the bed and breakfast, Beth hopes that they will be the perfect guests. However, she soon discovers that the ...

This interactive spelling practice is all your first grader needs to excel at spelling. The follow-along style is optimal for the fastest learning and mastering of spelling. The audiobook includes 250+ words for first-grade level spelling, and more!

In Child of the Sun: Enroute to Enlightenment in India, author Birgitta Visser invites you on an extraordinary spiritual journey. As a Divine Channel and Soul Empowerment Coach, Birgitta recounts her profound experiences at the Art of Living Centre in Bangalore, offering listeners transformative insights into meditation, self-love, and divine healing. In a world filled with stress, burnout, and spiritual disconnection, this book serves as a beacon of light.

What will it take to stop gendered violence? What went wrong? Australian governments promised to end violence against women and children in a single generation. Instead, it is escalating: men have been murdering women at an increased rate, coercive control and sexual violence are becoming more complex and severe, and we see a marked rise in youth-on-youth sexual assault. Why? In Losing It, Jess Hill investigates Australia's National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children to find out what's working and what's not – and what we can do to turn things around.

Prompted by a neverending stream of letters pleading for advice on how to be a better writer, successful children’s authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter put their heads together to create this useful guide. With dozens of books and decades of experience between them, the authors brought their distinct personal styles to the advice they had to offer. Now they have done the same for this audio version, with each author narrating her own sections.

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 wish your cousin a happy birthday. You can share the latest news from school. You can ask your favorite basketball star for playing tips. You can write great letters and emails!

Spelling can be very challenging for kids, especially when more videos are being watched than books are being read these days. Luckily, spelling and reading comprehension are two things that can still be taught in a fun and interactive way that people of all ages can enjoy.

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...

You can tell listeners how much an elephant eats. You can reveal key moments in Babe Ruth’s life. You can list facts about Mars, airplanes, or Halloween. You can write excellent reports!

Have you ever wanted to captivate readers with a great opening, create fantastical creatures, realize a dastardly villain, or make your characters leap off the page? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Gail Carson Levine can help you achieve your goals. This companion to the popular Writing Magic teaches you how to become a world-class author. Drawing from her popular blog, the Newbery Honor author answers readers' questions and dives into how to make a story come alive.

Are you ready to accelerate your kids’ learning? With Spell, Pronounce & Speak! we aim to be the building blocks of early successful learning and prepare kids for a elementary-grade curriculum while helping children develop spoken language through listening and enhanced spelling and comprehension practices.

With the signature wit and humor that has garnered him legions of fans, Gantos instructs young writers on using their "writing radar" to find story ideas in their own lives. Incorporating his own misadventures as a developing writer, Gantos inspires listeners to build confidence and establish good writing habits as they create and revise their stories. More than just a how-to guide, Writing Radar is a celebration of the power of storytelling and an ode to the characters who - many unwittingly - inspired Gantos' own writing career.

If a story has magical creatures or a fairy princess, you're listening to folklore. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the magic of fairy tales, fables, and folk tales.

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