written communication

"Join Wang Li and her friends as they discover why writing clearly is important--and fun, too!"--Provided by publisher.

"Charts the milestones in the development of writing and publishing systems in a narrative timeline format. Features: glossary, additional resources, and index"--.

Contains over forty word lists for students in grades four to eight that provide synonyms for commonly overused words, as well as options for verbs, transitions, and sensory and emotion words. Reproducible for classroom use.

Printing words in books originated in China with the invention of movable type. But books aren't the only way we've communicated throughout history. Find out who invented the first radio, which complicated code took 267 years to crack, and how cloth weaving inspired computer programs. Learn more about the methods and machines people have used to communicate?from cave paintings and the earliest written alphabets to TVs and computers.

Teaches children about cultures by showing them how to write and design their own nonfiction books about them, covering information on the parts of a non-fiction book, how to write using different text styles, and more.

This authoritative book provides young readers with a solid foundation to help them formulate their ideas, embark on their research, complete the writing process, and properly cite sources.

Explores the significance of documents in the digital age, discussing how new technologies have transformed the ways people read and write documents.

Examines developments in the history of written communication, discussing prehistoric cave drawings, the invention of the alphabet, the creation of the printing press, early libraries, written communication for the blind, computers, and other topics.

Marko the Pencil improves writing skills with strategies for developing a hook, organizing sentences, using transitional phrases, writing dialogue, and much more. Also covers proofreading and multiple-choice tests.