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Children love listening to stories, and as soon as they learn to read, they dive into the imaginative world of children’s literature. Soon they become inspired to write their own tales. But what does it take to develop into an author of children’s books? This issue offers advice from three expert authors—Judy Blume, Jane Yolen and Sid Fleischman—who describe tips and tricks for creating award-winning narratives. You’ll discover it takes more than ideas, practice and imagination to create those heroes and heroines who solve problems and save the day. Have an idea for your own text? This issue will launch you on your own writing adventure.
In this issue students will:
- Learn techniques of creative writing
- Meet famous children’s authors
- Infer meaning to match text to illustration
- Write an original story
- Write descriptive text using details
- Use the newspaper to identify point of view
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