My Weird Writing Tips

Zusatztext "With pitch-perfect humor and forthright! no-nonsense encouragement! it's an ideal writing and grammar guide for kids who typically wouldn't touch one with a 10-foot poll. Er! pole." Informationen zum Autor Dan Gutman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Genius Files series; the Baseball Card Adventure series, which has sold more than 2 million copies around the world; and the My Weird School series, which has sold more than 37 million copies. Thanks to his many fans who voted in their classrooms, Dan has received nineteen state book awards and ninety-two state book award nominations. He lives in New York City with his wife. You can visit him online at dangutman.com. Jim Paillot lives in Arizona (another weird place) with his weird wife and two weird children. Isn’t that weird? You can visit him on his weird website at jimpaillot.com. Klappentext In this book, you'll learn . . . when to use "its" and when to use "it's" how to come up with your own mind-blowing story ideas tips for writing sentences that aren't boring the difference between commas and apostrophes spelling tricks for difficult words why there's no ham in hamburgers and much, much more! Whether you're a kid who thinks writing is hard or an aspiring bestselling author, this funny, informative book by bestselling author Dan Gutman is the writing guide for you! Zusammenfassung With more than 10 million books sold! the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! The ability to put thoughts into writing is an essential skill vital to success in school—from elementary school through college. Bestselling author Dan Gutman helps kids master this important skill with his fun! informative writing guide! My Weird Writing Tips .   Dan offers tricks for spelling hard words! understanding the difference between similar words like “its” and “it’s!” and conquering grammar stumbling blocks like commas and apostrophes. He also teaches readers how to write an engaging story! in line with the grades 2–5 Common Core goals for writing a narrative.   With illustrated appearances from A.J. and Andrea! stars of his bestselling My Weird School series! and with his trademark wacky sense of humor! Dan makes learning the writing and storytelling basics so fun kids will forget they’re learning. ...

Product details

• Authors: Dan Gutman, Gutman Dan
• Assisted by: Jim Paillot (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.06.2013
• EAN: 9780062091079
• ISBN: 978-0-06-209107-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: My Weird School; My Weird School
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Languages; Language learning: reading skills, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Information resources, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Reading Skills, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: School & Education, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Games & Activities / Word Games, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Language Arts / Journal Writing, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Humor / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Reference / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Language Arts / Vocabulary & Spelling, JUVENILE NONFICTION: Language Arts / Grammar