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Do you know a young writer you’d like to encourage?
Here’s a great new resource: The I Love To Write Book, by Mary-Lane Kamberg, journalist and director of a summer camp for young writers in Kansas.
The I Love To Write Book offers lots of tips, activities, and guidance to encourage young writers to write better and with more enthusiasm and success.
by Mary-Lane Kamberg
preface by John Riddle, founder of national “I Love To Write Day” (Nov. 15, 2008)
October 2008 (Crickhollow Books)
Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / Composition & Creative Writing (ages 8-14)
$16.95, Original Trade Paperback, 136 pages, 7.5” x 9.25”
ISBN-13: 978-1-933987-05-7
A get-started guide to launch young writers on a journey to writing success . . . at home and in the classroom.
An instructional and inspirational guide for young writers, ages 8-14, to help them become successful, confident, and self-motivated writers. Features practical tips, techniques, and exercises ideal for use at home and in the classroom. Published in support of national “I Love To Write Day,” celebrated each year in mid-November in more than 20,000 schools and libraries. With many activities, worksheets, and examples for developing ideas, observing the world, writing different types of pieces (such as news articles, book reviews, thank-you letters, how-tos, and more) and best practices for writing poetry and fiction. Also covers the basics of revising work and submitting pieces for publication. While ideal for classroom use, the book focuses on writing for personal satisfaction, community impact, and publication.
Mary-Lane Kamberg is director of a summer writing camp in Kansas for young writers. She has a journalism degree from the University of Kansas and has authored eleven books, including Bono: Fighting World Hunger and Poverty (Rosen Publishing, 2008) and The “I Don’t Know How To Cook” Book (Adams Media, 2004). She has also published hundreds of articles, short stories, and poems. She lives in Olathe, Kansas, near Kansas City.
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