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How to Write an Adventure Story

Natalie Hyde (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427198709

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 ones own!

How to Write Science Fiction

Megan Kopp (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427198624

Science fiction stories incorporate science and technology that take readers into new worlds where anything can happen. In this fun title, key elements of science fiction are explored using sample texts. Step-by-step instructions help readers compose science fiction stories that are out-of-this-world!

How to Write a Drama

Megan Kopp (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427198686

A drama is a story that is experienced by an audience as a performance. In this engaging title, readers will explore acts, dialogue, stage direction, and other elements that define this genre. Mentor texts and writing prompts guide readers as they compose their own show-stopping dramas.

How to Tell a Myth

Robert Walker (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196927

A myth is a story that attempts to explain a natural phenomena - such as how the world was created. Myths often include supernatural characters who have extraordinary powers. How To Tell a Myth is an engaging title that introduces readers to myths from around the world and highlights the common elements that make up this genre. Step-by-step instructions help readers create their own myths.

How to Tell a Folktale

Carol Alexander (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196903

This exciting title introduces readers to the folktale genre. Readers will learn that folktales are often passed down and retold from generation to generation. Readers will discover the similarities and differences between folktales from around the world. The title also includes guided writing activities to help readers write their own folktales.

How to Tell a Fable

Suri Rosen (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196897

A fable is a short story that teaches the reader a lesson. The characters in a fable are often animals that speak and act like humans. How To Tell a Fable is an engaging title that uses fables from around the world to help readers identify the conventions of this genre. Readers are guided through a series of writing tasks to learn how to incorporate these same conventions in their own writing.

How to Tell a Legend

Janet Stone (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196910

A legend is a story about a hero, a people, or a natural phenomena. Popular legends include King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, Blackbeard, and Robin Hood. This exciting new title teaches readers about the common characteristics found in legends from around the world. Engaging writing activities guide readers as they use these characteristics to create their own legends.

How to Write a Fantasy Story

Natalie Hyde (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427198693

How To Write a Fantasy Story is an engaging title that identifies the common features that make this genre so imaginative and distinctive. Step-by-step writing prompts guide readers through the writing process as they create their own fantasy stories.

Read, Recite, and Write Free Verse Poems

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175205

In this informative book, readers will focus on figurative language and using all the senses to create vivid details. Students will also use brainstorming techniques to choose exciting topics and write their own free verse poems.

Read, Recite, and Write Narrative Poems

JoAnn Early Macken (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175229

This easy-to-understand book introduces young readers to poems that tell stories. Students will explore story elements in poem form. They will also learn how to break poetry into lines and stanzas to write their own narrative poems.

I can write a book about how to be healthy and happy

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179975

Writing this how-to book will not only motivate children to live healthier, happier lives but will also encourage them to share with others what they have learned. Children will learn how to eat a rainbow and be shown how to write healthy recipes for others to try. They can share how they play their favorite sports and games using point-form instructions. They will also share ways to be kind to their families, friends, and the planet. Writing a book is a great way to internalize knowledge. Children will learn and teach others how to live their best possible lives.

Physical Maps

Ellen Rodger (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427193186

Maps can show more than just cities - they can also show you what the landscape looks like in different areas. Physical maps use colors and symbols to identify landscape features like forests, plains, valleys, deserts, mountains, and bodies of water. Full-color maps and accessible text help readers understand the specific features of physical maps.

Atlas and Globe Skills

Ellen Rodger (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427193162

Take a globe for spin or explore the pages in an atlas these resources can provide a wealth of information about our world. This appealing title takes a visual approach to geographical inquiry. Readers learn about the history of globes and atlases and how they are created. Practical, hands-on activities help readers learn to use these important resources.

Climate Maps

Cynthia O'Brien (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427193179

Do you want to know what the weather is like in different parts of the world? Climate maps can help. In this book, readers will learn to read climate maps to discover different climate zones, microclimates, and the average temperature and precipitation levels of places around the world. They will also identify the features that characterize climate maps and how these maps can be used to track climate change.

I can write a book about my life

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179999

In this book, children will learn how to write an autobiography, a biography of a family member who has influenced their lives, a memoir of an event or special occasion, or even a creative journal on their possible future lives. Children will learn how to interview people and write and recite narratives. They will learn more about themselves through their wonderful stories.

I can write a book about Landforms

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179982

This book teaches children about mountains, volcanoes, coasts, valleys, islands, caves, and canyons. For their own books, suggestions for research will begin with the landforms around the children's homes and schools or ones they have visited. Writing their own landform book will offer kids some fascinating creative opportunities to take their own photographs, paint various landforms themselves, and learn how to research and write instructions for activities to add to their books.

I can write a book about History

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179968

This fascinating book shows children what to include in a book about history. Children are shown how to create a book about an event in history or about social history, such as life in a colonial city or a pioneer village. Suggestions for research include a visit to a nearby historic site, reading stories or watching television shows about children who lived during that time in history, and reading non-fiction books about the subject.

I can write a book about Countries

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179944

With the help of this book, children can write a book about different countries or concentrate on one country. Children will learn how to draw maps showing the continent on which the country is located, its capital city or cities, important regions, and proximity to oceans, polar regions, or the equator. Creating a book about a country's land, people, and culture will inspire kids to learn about other places and ignite a love for travel.

I can write a book about Butterflies

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179937

This fun book teaches children concepts, or big ideas, about butterflies, including metamorphosis, migration, symmetry, and pollination. Children are encouraged to draw their own butterflies, take photographs, or find butterfly photos on the Internet. The text styles taught in this book include informational text, using headings and different fonts, boxed info, and creative writing.

I can write a book about Culture

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427179951

Today, children in many communities come from different countries, speak more than one language, and practice different customs, celebrations, religions, and traditions. This colorful book helps children write a book about their own familys culture or about the cultures of their friends, highlighting foods, celebrations, dance, or traditional clothing.

A Visual Dictionary of Christmas Long Ago

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427194749

This illustrated dictionary introduces readers to early celebrations of Christmas in North America and around the world. Beautiful illustrations focus on Christmas customs and traditions in the Victorian era, especially those practiced by the early settlers in North America.

A Visual Dictionary of Victorian Life

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427194756

This illustrated dictionary introduces readers to life in North America during the Victorian era, between 1837 and 1901. Beautiful illustrations show how the way of life of the early settlers in North America was influenced by the customs and traditions of Victorian England.

A Visual Dictionary of Native Communities

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789338

This illustrated dictionary introduces the way of life of the early Native peoples who lived across North America. Different nations are featured in spreads that show their way of life in their particular region. Themes include homes, food, clothing, transportation, hunting techniques, and more.

A Visual Dictionary of a Pioneer Community

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789321

Similar in themes to A Colonial Community, this book illustrates a different kind of life in the early 1900s. A Pioneer Community shows different homes from the first dirt-floor house to the fancy Victorian-era home. A visual map of a pioneer community gives the young reader a quick overview of the buildings it contains. Other topics include: early transportation; craftspeople and their tools; clothing styles; and farm life.

A Visual Dictionary of a Colonial Community

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789307

This colorful dictionary is a treasure trove of illustrated information that will become a standard for readers of all ages. Topics include colonial houses, a plantation and its outbuildings, wood and metalworkers and their tools, shops and shopkeepers, transportation, the apothecary, milliner, wigmaker, and many more.