Show; Don't Tell!: Secrets of Writing - Hardcover

NOBISSO J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0940112132 ISBN 13: 9780940112131

Publisher: GINGERBREAD HOUSE, 2004

Synopsis

American Booksellers Association "Picks List" Winner of a 2004 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner of the Best Trade Book with Educational Application award from Global Learning Initiative, a partnership of The Bologna Children's Book Fair and The Association of Educational Publishers Selected for The Original Art exhibition at the Museum of Illustration Winner of a Children's Choices Award from the International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Winner of the National Parenting Publications Honors Award Innovative yet accessible writing strategies appropriate for both fiction and nonfiction are presented in this enchanting tale of a writing lion who holds court for a cast of animal friends. Aspiring writers learn the essential nature of nouns and adjectives and how to use them to express their individual visions so that they "show and don't tell" every time. Writing lessons are cleverly integrated into a tale that incorporates a sound chip, a scratch-and-sniff patch, and a tactile object to engage the aspiring writer's five senses in fun proofs.

About this title

About the Author:

Josephine Nobisso is a writing consultant and the author of Grandpa Loved, Grandma's Scrapbook, and Shh! The Whale Is Smiling. She lives in Quogue, New York. Eva Montanari is an artist who has both written and illustrated several books in Italian.

Synopsis:

Intended for ages 9-12, this work presents creative writing exercises that focus on the use of adjectives and nouns. It features scratch and sniff pages, electronic sounds, comic book spreads, and Greek chorus characters.

About this edition

• Publisher: GINGERBREAD HOUSE
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0940112132
• ISBN 13: 9780940112131
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40