authorship

"A biography of American author Beverly Cleary, who is best known for her books featuring Ramona Quimby, plus a chapter of creative writing tips. Find out more about this remarkable writer and the amusing and unforgettable characters she created. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more" -- Provided by publisher.

An approachable guide to help master and apply the writing, speaking, and listening skills involved in conducting research projects, composing arguments, and conveying results.

Budding young poets will be introduced to poems that tell stories. They will learn how to break poetry into lines and stanzas and helpful techniques show them how to write their own narrative poems.

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.

"During a creative writing unit at Longfellow School, the students in Mrs. Brisbane's class practice using their imagination with their very own writing journals--and Humphrey finds out that writing from his imagination is harder than it looks"--Provided by publisher.

"In this lively nonfiction book for young readers, bestselling author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of journal entries written by award-winning author Gail Godwin, covering the period of her life between 1961 and 1963.

Kate Bogart, a travel columnist for a New York newspaper, keeps to a busy schedule, reporting back to family and friends on her adventures around the globe, and trying to decide which lucky man will get to share her life.

Follows the life of an aging Australian novelist best known for one of her works from the 1960s as she attends and presents lectures and poetry readings, each of which reveals something about her passions, obsessions, and conflicted personality.

Examines the life of A. A. Milne, a children's storybook author, and provides information on how the reader may compose their own biography.