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It's a great time to write that book, so why not join for some short, cosy, insightful episodes with a published children's author. Check out apwinterauthor.com for assistance with your own writing projects. Send a donation to support the podcast here: https://paypal.me/WritingChildrensFict A supporting book 'Writing Children's Fiction: Sceneplay' is now available here: amzn.to/31gC45h

Adelaide loves writing. Bear loves writing. But Theo does NOT love writing. Thankfully, Adelaide and Bear are ready to team up and persuade the entire class, including Mrs. Fitz-Pea, that Bears make the best writing buddies. After all, who better to teach you how to fish and forage for new ideas than a bear? This third book in Carmen Oliver's Bears Make the Best...series is sure to encourage even the most reluctant writer to write a story.

Emma enters a writing contest. She loves writing and is confident that she will win. But when that doesn't happen, will Emma want to keep writing?

Poetry is more than rhyming words on a page. A poem is crafted by carefully selecting each word and rhythm. But how does a poet get started? Finding inspiration is as easy as looking at a picture.

If a boy flies or a dog goes to school, you're enjoying fiction. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the make believe of fiction.

Books in the Hide and Seek series provide an entertaining introduction to some of the words that tell us where things are. This book looks at "Inside" and “Outside”.

A companion book for young listeners based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking best seller by Charles C. Mann.

""Funny, relatable fiction for anyone who thinks they're above the fray but still want to read all about it.""—People ""Heavenly hilarity for readers.""—Good Housekeeping A whip-smart, satirical romp through the minefield of modern motherhood, in the vein of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and...

The internationally acclaimed author harnesses his brilliant imagination and masterful storytelling ability to create a catalog of new words inspired by stories of real people in this wondrous book reminiscent of Italo Calvino's mesmerizing Invisible Cities. How many times have words not been...

Written in 1831, Irving's dreamlike description of the Alhambra, the beautiful Moorish castle that defined the height of Moorish civilization, and the surrounding territory of Granada remains one of the best guidebooks to the region and one of the most entertaining travelogues ever written.

Uma Brincadeira Rimada de Humor e Diversão com as Letras do Alfabeto. Nesta obra, Simão de Miranda convida as crianças pequenas para uma brincadeira rimada repleta de humor e diversão com as letras do alfabeto. Neste conto moderno, próximo à fábula, os personagens, sejam animais ou objetos, ganham vida através da imaginação das crianças. Com uma narrativa cativante e pontos de vista envolventes, o livro estimula a aprendizagem do alfabeto de uma maneira lúdica e divertida. Cada página traz uma nova história.

This book contains selections from some of the chief writings of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith. These passages convey the spirit of Baha'u'llah's life and teachings and bring together a cross-section of all of His writings.

A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the "old ones" still have powers beyond our understanding. In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten asylum that history has tried to hide, and complex, unforgettable characters.

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.

Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabber Walk? Can you write and draw and walk and journal all at the same time? If not, you're in luck: exuberant, blue-cheesy cilantro man Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States, is here to teach you everything he knows about being a real-life, bonified, jabberwalking poet! Jabberwalkers write and speak for themselves and others no matter where their feet may take them - to jabberwalk is to be a poet on the move.

The Nun's Priest's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by the 14th century Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Read in Middle English by Robert Ross.

You just read a wonderful book! Are you ready to share what you learned? How can you tell your friends what you loved about the story? This book will tell you all about writing and sharing a book report.

Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences make phonics fun!

Just what does an author do? How about an illustrator? And who can do these interesting jobs? Find the answers to these questions and more in this audiobook that is all about the people who create the books you read and listen to!

How can you find out things you don't know? What is a just-right question? What are sources? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this book about how to find, gather, and present information.